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News Release from: ISA:Instrumentation Systems and Automation Society | Subject: Certified Industrial Maintenance Mechanic
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ISA announced today the Society is developing a Certified Industrial Maintenance Mechanic (CIMM) programme, which will provide recognition and advancement opportunities for maintenance mechanics
ISA announced today the Society is developing a Certified Industrial Maintenance Mechanic (CIMM) program The program will provide recognition and advancement opportunities for maintenance mechanics, a profession often learned on the job and one for which it is difficult to assess candidates
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 28 Jun 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new CIMM will offer employers of maintenance mechanics a tool to build skill and knowledge consistency and accountability based on an objective third-party assessment.
Employers will also have a way to qualify new hires and contractors, as well as a mechanism to pay for performance.
"The CIMM Program will foster the development of a well-rounded skill set for industrial maintenance mechanics," said Kim Dunn, vice president of ISA Professional Development Department.
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The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society (ISA) is accepting applications until September 1st for its new Certified Industrial Maintenance Mechanics (CIMM) programme
ISA certification testing available electronically
From 2006, the three ISA certification exams, Certified Automation Professional, Certified Control Systems Technician, and Certified Industrial Maintenance Mechanic, will be offered electronically
"Maintenance mechanics play a vital role in industries such as chemical, refining, auto manufacturing, pulp and paper, and food and beverage.
Yet, these industries have no standard to judge their work".
Rod Lincoln, a manager at Cytec Industries in Louisiana and chair of the CIMM steering team, explained that the first step in the development of the maintenance mechanic certification was to establish a blue ribbon panel of a diverse group of industry professionals representing a broad cross section of manufacturing industries.
The panel was charged with analyzing and defining key job responsibilities of maintenance mechanics.
This panel met in early February to define specific job tasks of the maintenance mechanic.
The next step will be to conduct a survey of potential certification program participants to validate the job tasks and responsibilities of the maintenance mechanic.
Once the jobs tasks are verified, a question-writing committee made up of subject matter experts will begin developing the exam.
In addition to passing a comprehensive exam, eligibility requirements for the CIMM will be a minimum of five years of education and experience combined, at least three of which must be working experience as an industrial maintenance mechanic in an industrial setting.
ISA will give credit toward education for relevant coursework completed in an accredited educational institution or through an apprenticeship program certified through the US Department of Labour or an accredited educational institution.
The coursework must relate to job tasks performed by a maintenance mechanic in industrial technology or mechanical maintenance.
Before moving forward with CIMM, ISA surveyed maintenance mechanics and their employers to gauge the level of interest in and value of a certification program for this field.
The results confirmed ISA belief that maintenance mechanic certification represented a gap among technical credentials currently available.
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