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Deadline looms for CIMM programme registration

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Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Aug 10, 2004

The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society (ISA) is accepting applications until 1st September 2004 for its new Certified Industrial Maintenance Mechanics (CIMM) programme.

The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society (ISA) is accepting applications until 1st September 2004 for its new Certified Industrial Maintenance Mechanics (CIMM) programme.

The first CIMM exam will be held on 7th October at the 2004 ISA Expo in Houston Texas.

Subsequent exams will be given on 9th October and 11th December at select locations.

CIMM is the first certification programme for industrial maintenance mechanics in the USA.

The programme represents what could be a major shift in the maintenance mechanics field.

According to Rod Lincoln, a manager at Cytec Industries' Louisiana operation and Chair of the CIMM Steering Team: "In the old days there was an apprenticeship programme".

"If someone wanted to do something they would work under a skilled craftsman, and when they completed their apprenticeship they had the credentials and everyone recognises those credentials".

"We don't have anything like that now".

Lincoln goes on to state that companies create infrastructures that say whether someone qualifies as a mechanic.

"CIMM gives a mechanic in one company the opportunity to compare his or her credentials to everyone else".

ISA provides additional information about the CIMM programme on its website.

Available information includes eligibility requirements, exam dates, key knowledge and skills, a detailed programme handbook, and a study guide that's available for purchase.

Anyone interested in taking the CIMM exam on 7th October can apply through the CIMM website.

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