Testimonials

My experience studying was a positive one as I enjoyed researching information and writing my assignments. My studies have helped me in my career because I feel that what I have learnt links in to my career. I feel that I have a better understanding and increased knowledge since is studying.

This course has been a bonus in my career. I have now moved into the Quality Control team at Tor
Coatings, and I have goals to progress further with my career with Tor Coatings as my knowledge
increases.

The CTI courses help me to gain knowledge in coatings as I started my apprenticeship at PRA. Now I am finishing my apprenticeship and starting my career as a qualified laboratory technician.

I have gained a more thorough understanding which has made it easier to develop and formulate coatings as I am able to apply what I have learned from the CTI in my day-to-day role.

I decided to study with the Coatings Training Institute because I wanted to become more knowledgeable on the technical aspects of Coatings Technology, such as formulation, Quality Control, manufacturing and application of coatings. My line manager helped me on selecting the modules from the list to complement my initial knowledge.

Although some modules may not seem to have complete relevance to your industry or role, it is a good opportunity to learn and see the possible links between industries. In industry, things can change, and you never know when things you learned in the past may become useful. Each module is completed in your own time, so it can easily be fitted in and around busy times at work.

When PPG’s Susan MacDonald and a colleague decided they needed more of a technical background for their work as category managers, not only did the management get involved in sourcing the right modules from The Coatings Training Institute, they also established a template for future employees’ training.

Glenn Scott works as a technical assistant for International Paints in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, in the yacht division’s R&D department and, like so many of the people in the coatings industry, was told about the training modules of The Coatings Training Institute by his employer.

Once in a while, a company or organisation gets an employee or member who represents an archetype of everything it wants to be in terms of input and image. When it comes to The Coatings Training Institute’s training courses, this archetype is Phil Gerken, a quality control supervisor for Teal & Mackrill in Hull, Yorkshire.

We all know the (somewhat clichéd) marketeers’ rallying call that ‘failing to plan is planning to fail’ and, as is the case with most clichés, there is a good degree of truth in the phrase. There is also a good case for getting one’s self several steps ahead before one even needs to think about the next goal.

Although called the British Coatings Federation, The Coatings Training Institute has considerable reach outside the shores of our little islands, due in part to the international standing of some of the company members.

The idea that education is a lifetime’s work is still a fairly new idea, but sometimes you can come across people for whom the idea has been as natural as, well, getting up and going to work in the morning.