Bringing SPED to a wider audience

pipingdesigners.com are pleased to announce that we are teaming up with SPED - the Society of Piping Engineers & Designers.

The Society of Piping Engineers and Designers (SPED) is an international society established to promote excellence and quality in the practice of piping engineering and design. SPED emphasizes education and training to advance the employability and competitiveness if its members.

SPED has established 4 levels of skill. Two based on testing and two through work experience. The proven SPED testing scripts can be offered to individuals and in-company groups. The test ensures that each designer has the knowledge required to layout piping efficiently at Level I or to connect to main plant items correctly at Level III.

In conjunction with pipingdesigners.com and 20cc.co.uk, SPED are expanding their reach outside of the US and Canada, where the programme has gained widespread recognition.

There are a number of ways they do this.

• There is membership which the employer can organise and this automatically enrols all their pipers.
• The Society certifies 4 skill levels and publishes the names of those achieving them. A valuable addition to your corporate skills on qualification documents and your CV / resume.
• Training via the Internet, face to face and by video is also offered.
• SPED membership is also offered on an individual basis, to piping designers, and is recommended to any designers looking to add that extra edge to their CV / resume.

Details are on the www.20cc.co.uk website, click Piping Design Services.

Further details on SPED PPD Certification can be found on www.spedweb.com.

Benefits of a SPED Membership

The Society of Piping Engineers and Designers (SPED) is the only professional organization devoted exclusively to the betterment of Plant Design and Piping Professionals. It advances the profession through publications, training, and other professional development activities.

A partial list of the benefits of a membership follows:

1. Access to the members only area of this website which includes ...

• Hundreds of pages and pictures of technical information on piping layout and plant design.
  
• Hundreds of links to outside sites that pipers will find useful including employment sites, technical sites, and piping reference sites.
  
• A database of piping layout design tips that is searchable by equipment type. You can rate individual tips, and sort the tips by those rated the highest ... or submit your own tips!
  
• Tutorials on subjects such as project management techniques and ways to win in an interview.
  
• Links to the SPED bulletin board where technical advice is requested and offered, and where employers post requests for pipers.
  

2. Substantial discounts on all SPED products including ...

• Plant Layout Course
  
• Plant Layout Course Videos
  
• Intergraph PDS I
  
• Intergraph PDS II
  
• Intergraph PDS III
  
• ASME B31.3 Code
  

3. Regular newsletters discussing the latest SPED news