1. SPED Certification Program September 17, 2003 Houston, TX

2. Outline SPED Introduction Industry Need The SPED Certification Program Program Timetable Certification Process Call For Participation

3. Society of Piping Engineers and Designers (SPED) Established 1980 Non-Profit Educational Technical Society Hosted at Univ. of Houston, Downtown Worldwide Membership Exclusively Serving the Piping Professional

4. Target SPED Member Equally attractive to Petrochemical Plant Engineer, Constructor, Operator and Maintainer Involved with Plant Containment Integrity Throughout Plant Life Cycle.

5. SPED Membership Target Jobs Piping Design Plant Layout Plant Construction Maintenance Management Management of Change Fitness for Service (API 579)

6. SPED Members: Equally Attractive to Plant Engineer, Constructor, Operator and Maintainer

7. SPED Members: Broader Areas Of Employment Across the Plant Life Cycle

8. SPED Course Offerings Process Plant Layout –Targets Experienced Designers –O&M Considerations in Layout & Piping Intergraph PDS I, II, III –Targets Designers with Paper & 2D CAD skills –3D Plant Modeling and Data Management ASME B31.3 Code (Apr, 2003) –Targets Engineers with Mechanics & Matls Focus –Proper Application of B31.3 Code to Plant Piping

9. Industry Trends & Needs Domestic: Brownfield, not Greenfield Foreign: Local Content Required Front-End Engineering with Fewer, Smarter Staffers Detail Engineering to Low Cost Centers –Quality Varies –Financial Liability Retained Survival: Show Higher Quality, Competency, Efficiency at Bid Time, then Execute

10. Why Certification? The Case for Designers Documents Skills & Competency Increased Employability at Higher Pay Improved Professional Recognition Clear Professional Development Path

11. Why Certification? The Case for E&C Employers 3 rd Party Verification of Employee Skills & Competency Hiring Candidate Qualifier Competitive Advantage on Contracts Professional Development Guidelines

12. Why Certification? The Case for Owner/Operators 3 rd Party Verification of Resume Skills & Competency Contractor Differentiation Staffing Qualifier Indicator of Professional Commitment and Continuing Development

13. SPED Certification Program for Professional Piping Designer 1.Four Levels of PPD: –Level I: Basic PPD - Properly Trained –Level II: Advanced PPD - Organize Work –Level III: Senior PPD - Independent Producer –Level IV: Lead PPD - Manage, Assure Work Qualification through: –Testing –Acceptable Experience

14. Professional Piping Designer Level I Route, support, verify pipe within an existing layout of process equipment IAW: –Process Engineer’s P&ID –Agreed piping specification –Piping design standards –Fabrication and erection methods –Inspection and maintenance practices. Use both 2D & 3D representations/models Qualification through Testing or Acceptable Experience

15. Professional Piping Designer Level II Level I plus: –4 Years of Acceptable Experience –Design Impact of start-up, shutdown, vs normal operation –Information needed before work begins (P&IDs,etc.) –Determine when work is complete –Properly manages versions and releases –Properly extracts data as needed (BOMs, etc.) Qualification through Acceptable Experience

16. Professional Piping Designer Level III Level II plus: 8 Years of Acceptable Cumulative Experience –Space, layout and assure commonly used process equipment, supporting structures, site infrastructure and facilities, IAW: Process Engineer’s P&ID, Equipment spacing standards, Fabrication and erection methods Inspection and maintenance practices. –Document correctly on appropriate representation Qualification through Testing and Acceptable Experience

17. Professional Piping Designer Level IV Level III plus: 12 Years of Acceptable Cumulative Experience –Assess in others the skills listed for Level I, II and III Demonstrated ability to : Bid man hours on limited information. Document Client Requirements Staffing, Hiring & Termination procedures. Establish Schedules & Manage Change Qualification through Training and/or Acceptable Experience

18. SPED Certification Boards Governance - Final authority on all matters concerning certification Credentials - Developing and assuring certification criteria, tests and renewals Marketing - Explaining the business case for certification through the SPED Website, brochures, mailings and corporate presentations.;

19. SPED PPD Level I Certification Development Timetable Oct '03Initial Set of Test Items, Application Forms Drafted Dec '03Pilot Testing Begins Feb '04 Certification Board Approves Public Testing Mar '04Public Testing Begins July '04Online Testing Begins

20. What Can You Do To Help? Review Certification Criteria Drafts and Comment Sell Certification Inside Your Organization Become Certified Ask for Certification in RFPs & Job Postings Become a Sponsor

21. Why Sponsor SPED Certification? Sponsors Can Influence Requirements Prestige of SPED Certification Sponsor Logo on Website and Correspondence. Annual Test Seatings. –Closed pilot testing in Fall '03 –Open testing in Spring '04 Membership on SPED Certification Boards, Depending Sponsorship level

22. Sponsor Levels

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25. SPED Corporate Members: