Caroline Bull, BINDT President Elect, chaired the event; and we had some fantastic guest speakers present information about a variety of topics prevalent within the NDT industry.

	First up, Nicole Banks, (Head of Certification (PCN), BINDT) gave a brief summary of recent changes to the PCN scheme…
Next, Joe Heigold (BINDT Vice President) presented a review of the principles behind new PCN examination development…
	John Moody (Technical Support Engineer, BINDT) then presented an overview of the three NDT Apprenticeship schemes that are available, as well as information about BINDT’s involvement…
Following this, Lavender’s Sam Cunningham (Business Development Manager) & Vicky Slater (Assistant Principal, Barnsley College) discussed the key aspects of the delivery of the NDT Apprenticeship…
	Joe Heigold presented his second talk about Positive Material Identification; which considered the physics involved with PMI as well as its benefits and limitations.
Dr John Wahlers (Managing Director at Stream Engineering Solutions LTD) presented an introduction to corrosion processes…
	Lavender’s Andrew Waller (Level 3 NDT Tutor) then talked about the design and various uses of Eddy Current Array technology…
Stephen Lavender (Co-Managing Director of Lavender International NDT) discussed a brief trip through the history of the company…
	Caroline Bull (BINDT President Elect; Manager in Systems Engineering at AWE) talked about what diversity is and what it means for NDT…
Bernard McGrath (Operations Manager, AMEC Foster Wheeler) presented a summary of human factors knowledge and suggested ways that operators could apply this knowledge to improve their professional skills and deliver reliable inspections…
	David Gilbert (Deputy CEO of BINDT; Head of Publishing, Media, Membership & Registration at BINDT) discussed the use of social media and the Social Media Cycle.

We would like to say a big thank you to Caroline for chairing the event; to all of the speakers who kindly gave their time and knowledge; to the exhibitors and to all individuals who attended.  We hope to hold another Masterclass in the future; but in the mean time, have a look at some of the pictures below from the day!

Please contact our Marketing Office, Amy Schofield, should you have any queries:
E: amy@lavender-ndt.com
T: 01226 765769