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Nadcap and Acceptance of Examinations Under
Control of the UK NANDTB

• Presentation compiled by
• Jon Biddulph
• Chairman UK NAndtB
• 20.2.07

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Background

• During a Nadcap audit, the auditor is required to
  check examination papers for qualified
  individuals
• Number of questions, content, quality etc.
• The Nadcap NDT Task Group have been considering
  waiving the requirement for the auditor to check
  examination papers where examinations are under
  the control of a NANDTB.
• An Nadcap Auditor Advisory has been drafted but
  not issued.
• Outside Agencies are typically reluctant to make
  examination papers they administered available.
• Some Outside Agencies feel they no longer need to
  provide examination papers as they are BINDT
  accredited and therefore under the control of the
  UK NANDTB.

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Issue

• Requirement for a NANDTB to control examinations
  only applies to personnel operating under part
  145.
• Where an organisation operating under part 21 and
  subject to Nadcap accreditation uses an Outside
  Agency holding BINDT accreditation recognised by
  the UK NANDTB, is it acceptable for the Nadcap
  auditor not to review the exam papers?

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Concerns

• What if the organisation uses or switches to an
  Outside Agency not BINDT accredited?
• Then the examinations cease to be under control
  of the National Board, and the qualifications
  cease to be recognised under the regulations.
• Is the assessment of an Outside Agency conducted
  by BINDT equivalent to the audit of examination
  papers performed by the Nadcap Auditor?
• Yes, but of necessity the audit focuses on the
  systems of the outside agency rather than the
  employer

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Agreed Outcomes

• The 22 February 2007 meeting of the UK Board
  agreed that
• A part 21 organisation can only claim to have its
  examinations under the control of a NANDTB if it
  is stipulated within their quality management
  system.
• The BINDT accreditation scheme is to include more
  extensive checking that examination papers are
  compiled in accordance with customer contracts.