Technical Competency Built
on Practical Engineering
Experience.
TES Canada supports industry competency through practical technical learning shaped by engineering assessment, inspection realities, integrity challenges, and operational infrastructure experience — not disconnected classroom theory.
Why Technical Competency
Matters More Than Ever
Canadian energy infrastructure is aging at a rate that requires not only engineering assessment — but a workforce capable of applying the engineering judgment that aging facilities demand. The gap between published standards and practical field application has never been wider.
Decades of practical judgment are leaving the industry faster than they are being replaced — in ways that no standard or procedure document can fully capture.
As infrastructure ages and regulatory expectations evolve, the workforce must develop deeper applied understanding — not just procedural familiarity.
Standards define minimum thresholds. Knowing when and how to apply them under real operational constraints requires a different kind of learning.
The competency to make defensible assessments under schedule and cost pressure is built through practical engineering knowledge — not memorised procedures.
"The most valuable competency in integrity engineering is not knowledge of the standard — it is the judgment to know when and how to apply it within the operational and regulatory environment where decisions must be made."
Knowledge Transfer,
Not Certificate Collection
Practical engineering context throughout
Every TES training programme is structured around how the knowledge is applied in real engineering and operational environments — not how it appears in standards documents.
Real integrity challenges as teaching cases
TES draws on the engineering assessment and inspection experience that supports TES services to provide practical context that conventional training programmes cannot replicate.
Standards connected to operational reality
Codes and standards are taught in the context of how they are applied under operational constraints — including where engineering judgment must fill the gap between code requirements and field conditions.
Competency for decisions, not certificate completion
The measure of effective training is not whether participants pass an exam — it is whether they can apply what they have learned to the integrity and operational decisions their roles require.
Seven Knowledge Domains
Connected to TES Engineering Practice
TES training programmes are organised around the same knowledge domains that underpin TES engineering services — ensuring that learning is directly applicable to the integrity and operational challenges participants face in practice.
Pipeline Engineering & Integrity
Applied knowledge for pipeline design, threat identification, integrity management planning, ILI interpretation, and regulatory compliance — grounded in actual pipeline engineering assessment practice.
RBI & Asset Integrity Management
Practical understanding of risk-based inspection methodology — probability of failure, consequence modelling, inspection interval development, and programme maintenance across static equipment and piping systems.
FFS, Damage Assessment & Remaining Life
Fitness-for-service assessment methodology, remaining life estimation, anomaly disposition, and engineering critical assessment — connecting code-based assessment to operational decision-making.
Welding, Materials & In-Service Repair
Welding engineering fundamentals, material selection, weld procedure qualification, in-service welding assessment, and repair engineering for pressure equipment and pipeline systems.
Advanced NDT & Inspection Technologies
Advanced non-destructive testing methods — phased array ultrasonics, TOFD, guided wave, radiography, and MFL — including technique selection, qualification, and effectiveness evaluation for integrity applications.
CUI & Corrosion Management
Corrosion under insulation fundamentals, assessment approaches, inspection method selection, and management programme development — one of the most consequential degradation mechanisms in aged Canadian infrastructure.
Standards, Codes & Engineering Practice
Practical application of ASME, API, CSA, and NACE standards — bridging the gap between code requirements and operational engineering judgment in regulated energy facility environments.
These seven knowledge domains are not just training categories — they are the intellectual framework that organises the full TES knowledge ecosystem: training programmes, Lunch & Learn sessions, technical insights, engineering advisory, and future resource libraries all connect through the same domains.
Full Course Catalogue
Advanced NDT & Inspection Technologies
2 programmesPhased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT) — Level 2
Blended PAUT Level 2 certification program aligned with ISO 9712 (PCN) covering phased array principles, equipment operation, scanning strategies, and data analysis through online theory and on-site practical assessment.
Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD) — Level 2
TOFD Level 2 certification program aligned with ISO 9712 (PCN) and SNT-TC-1A (ASNT), covering diffraction physics, equipment setup, scanning procedures, and data interpretation through online theory and on-site practical assessment.
Welding Inspection & Engineering
4 programmesCWB Welding Inspection — Level 2 (CSA W178.2)
Preparation for CSA W178.2 Level 2 Welding Inspector certification covering welding processes, codes, defect identification, and inspection techniques, with dual CWB and AWS CWI certification pathway available through reciprocity.
Welding Inspector — Level 1
Entry-level welding inspection certification covering welding process fundamentals, visual inspection methods, code interpretation, and quality documentation — the foundation for CSA W178.2 Level 1 certification and progression to Level 2.
CWB Welding Supervisor — Steel (CSA W47.1)
CWB Welding Supervisor certification preparation for steel — covering supervisory responsibilities, welding process knowledge, procedure qualification, defect control, and quality assurance requirements under CSA W47.1 for structural, pressure equipment, and pipeline fabrication.
CWB Welding Supervisor — Aluminum (CSA W47.2)
CWB Welding Supervisor certification preparation for aluminum, covering metallurgy, process selection, distortion, defect recognition, and CSA W47.2 quality assurance requirements for aerospace, marine, and industrial aluminum fabrication.
Integrity Management, FFS & RBI
4 programmesFitness for Service (FFS) — API 579-1/ASME FFS-1
A practical Fitness-for-Service course covering API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 assessment methods for damaged pressure equipment and piping, with an introduction to repair planning under ASME PCC-2.
Risk Based Inspection — API 580/581
A 3-day technical course on Risk Based Inspection using API 580 and API 581 principles for pressure equipment, piping, and process plant assets.
Engineering Critical Assessment (ECA) — BS 7910 / DNV OS-F101
Fracture mechanics course covering ECA of crack-like flaws using BS 7910 and DNV OS-F101, including FAD methodology, fatigue assessment, NDT input, sour-service ECA, worked examples from pipeline, pressure equipment applications.
Review & Prepare WPS/PQR — ASME Section IX
A 2-day course on developing, reviewing, and qualifying WPS and Procedure Qualification Records (PQR) to ASME Section IX, covering essential variables, mechanical testing, PWHT, impact testing, and ASME B31.3 interaction.
Pipeline Engineering & Integrity
4 programmesOnshore Pipeline Engineering
Onshore pipeline engineering course covering design codes, route selection, hydraulics, material selection, wall thickness design, pipeline crossings, cathodic protection, construction, and pipeline integrity, from concept to operation.
Subsea Pipeline Engineering
3 days subsea pipeline eng. course covering DNV OS-F101 design, wall thickness, local & global buckling, stability, free-span and VIV assessment, installation methods, and pipeline integrity for deepwater and offshore pipeline systems.
Pipeline Defect Assessment
Pipeline defect assessment course covering threat and anomaly identification, metal loss, dents and gouges, girth weld crack-like defects, ECA, fatigue, fracture, repair, and examples from onshore and offshore pipeline integrity practice.
Risk-Based Pipeline Integrity Management
Pipeline integrity management engineering principles covering threat identification, risk assessment, ILI, ECDA, ICDA, corrosion modelling, integrity assessments, mitigation, and repair — aligned with CSA Z662, ASME B31.8S, and API 1160.
Lunch & Learn:
Technical Knowledge Sharing
for Your Team
TES regularly supports operators, engineering teams, and integrity personnel through focused Lunch & Learn technical sessions — delivered at client facilities or virtually. These are technical discussions, not sales presentations.
Sessions are structured around topics that your team is actively working through — covering practical integrity, corrosion mechanism, inspection, and operational engineering topics relevant to Canadian energy infrastructure.
Request a Lunch & Learn SessionTechnical sessions led by TES integrity engineers — structured around knowledge that is directly relevant to your facilities and operational challenges.
Training Backed by
Technical Authority
TES training programmes are supported by the same professional registrations, technical certifications, and standards expertise that underpin TES engineering services — ensuring that what is taught reflects genuine engineering competency, not marketing positioning.
British Institute of NDT — internationally recognised non-destructive testing authority. TES NDT training programmes connect to recognised BINDT/PCN certification pathways where applicable.
Canadian Welding Bureau — welding engineering and inspection competency. TES welding training is grounded in CWB-recognised competency standards for pressure equipment and pipeline welding applications.
TES engineering training is structured around practical application of API 580, 581, 579, 510, 570, and 571 — taught in the context of operational engineering use, not code compliance memorisation.
TES training content is developed and delivered under professional engineering registration — ensuring that engineering knowledge transfer meets the competency standards of Canadian professional engineering bodies.
Knowledge Transfer Designed
Around Your Operational Reality.
Whether your team needs recognised certification training, applied engineering knowledge transfer, or a focused technical session on a specific integrity or operational topic — TES can structure a programme that connects directly to the challenges your organisation is working through.
Calgary · Vancouver · Onsite delivery available across Western Canada