DIN-certified Coating Inspectors

To all as self-employed, employees, private persons, who are or would like to be active in the field of corrosion protection/coating or surface technology.

• Additional training courses with a final examination and confirmation by means of a certificate and an ID card by an independent third party
• Recognized further training courses with high qualification requirements and their safeguarding, which is increasingly called for it tenders
• With the internationally recognized and protected DIN mark you can stand out from the market In addition, you receive the right to use the mark „ DIN-Geprüft Beschichtungsinspektor“ (DIN-certified Coating Inspector)
• Inclusion in our online database as a “DIN-Geprüft Beschichtungsinspector” (DIN-certified Coating Inspector) including the representation of your company logo
• Due to the cooperation with IKS and OFI you have strong training partners and experts on your side
• DIN CERTCO as independent and neutral certification body confirms your qualification
• In addition to the Norwegian standard NS 476 is being used the international standard DIN EN ISO 12944 part 1 to 8, as well as the certification scheme
• Very good and high-quality alternative to the FROSIO coating inspector

In our certification scheme you find the requirements and the necessary documents being required for the submission. You can also contact us.

Upon receipt of the application documents and a positive evaluation of the submitted documents, you will receive a confirmation, including the date and place of examination. This acknowledgment of order shall also be considered an admission to the examination. The writing does not have to be brought to the examination.

If you have been working as a painter/spray-painter in the field of anti-corrosive paints, you can be admitted to the examination. We would be pleased to check your individual case.

The course is a recommendation for preparation for the examination, but no admission requirement. Participation in the examination without a course is possible, provided that you can submit alternative training certificates in advance.

The test is the same for all levels. The professional experience is decisive for the respective level (A, B, C), but not the examination contents

In case of non-participation, the next examination date can be taken. If three examinations were not taken, the procedure may be interrupted for the time being. The same also applies to repeat tests. However, we verify each individual case.

The training partner is, in principle, the contact person for the course content, course and billing of the course. The training partners inform DIN CERTCO about the registered participants so that DIN CERTCO can prepare the exam accordingly. As a rule, the course fees are billed in advance.

DIN CERTCO is the contact person for all aspects of testing and certification. The test preparation, performance and evaluation are carried out by DIN CERTCO. The certification fees are also invoiced exclusively through DIN CERTCO and only after completion of the procedure.

It is a personal certification. The contracting party and thus the holder of the certificate is ultimately the one who pays the bill. If the invoice is issued to a private individual, the latter is liable. When accounting for a company, the latter is responsible and must sign the application with a company stamp.

In principle, the certificate can also be issued to a private person with accounting to the company or vice versa.

The invoice will be sent with the certificate and the identity card (ID card) after completion of the procedure. Advance invoices are possible on request or in individual cases.

From the following year of initial certification onwards an annual fee for the certification mark “DIN-Geprüf” (meaning DIN-certified) is charged. For further services please see also our current schedule of fees.

Because the certification mark is provided by the DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V. (German Institut for Standardization) and license fees are required, we must pass them on the user of the mark (certificate owner).

The certificate can in principle be transferred to the new employer or to a private individual. The prerequisite for this is that the previous employer agrees to a transfer by means of a declaration of consensus. If the declaration of consent is not available, an initial certification with new register numbers is possible without re-examination.

If a private person is circumscribed to the company, a declaration of consent is not required.

In both cases, an application must be made for a description.

DIN CERTCO is the only certification body worldwide, which is commissioned by DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V. (German Institut for Standardization) to grant the right to use the DIN mark.

Advertising may be carried out using the „DIN-Gepürft” meaning “DIN-Certified“ mark awarded by DIN CERTCO e. g. on internet pages, advertising brochures, business cards, in e-mails or similar in connection with the corresponding registration number. The right to use the DIN mark and the registration number are granted with the certificate. In addition certified individuals (persons and/or companies) are included in our database and can thus be verified for everyone.

As an independent and neutral certification body DIN CERTCO carries out the written and practical examination of Coating Inspectors according to the fixed requirements specified in the standards with respect to the professional competence and experience of a coating inspector.

Both certifications are equivalent, since both refer to the Norwegian Standard NS 476. The grading system is also similar for both (DIN CERTCO offers certification in levels A-C, FROSIO: Level 1-3).

For the “DIN-Geprüft” coating inspectors (meaning DIN-Certified) of stages A-C, analogous to the FROSIO coating inspectors of level 1-3, it can be concluded that the stipulated requirements on coating inspectors are to be regarded as equivalent, including the associated inspection and verification processes.

We would be pleased to provide you with a letter of confirmation in German, English or French upon request, in which we confirm the equivalence.