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REVIEW COATING FAILURE PREVENTION AND COATING IMPROVEMENT (42 HOURS)

introduction

Coatings are applied on most products across the industry: from precision engineering through electronics, building and construction to machinery and even food as well as food packaging. These may be decorative, corrosion prevention, wear-resistant, or other functional properties. However, there is usually a wide range of effects that can compromise the coatings, such as variation in material composition, changes in application procedure, contaminations, and exposure to certain chemicals/materials or wear conditions during application or use. Ultimately, these effects may lead to coating failure during the manufacturing process. This reduces yield, or in more serious cases, an early breakdown may occur during use and result in a perception of low product quality. Hence, it is essential to understand the factors that lead to coating failures and methods to prevent or mitigate such failures so as to improve product yield and achieve better long term quality.

This module highlights frequent coating failures and methods of recognizing them. Various failure types will be discussed in detail through examples. Participants will be trained on the general framework of coating failure analysis to acquire the skill of identifying the root cause of specific coating defects. The course will also cover various approaches to mitigate the coating failures once the root cause is identified. Wet chemical coatings, paints, electro-deposited and vacuum process deposited coatings will be discussed. In-depth learning will be aided by discussions of case studies and laboratory practice which will be customised to the field of work or interest of participants.

Why This Course

Designed specifically to upskill the local industry or can be adapted to reskill engineering talents
Highly practical and intensive
Latest knowledge and up-to-date technologies
Project-based with real-world industrial application case studies
Expert trainers in the field with many years of industry project experience

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for managers, engineers, researchers, and coating applicators from the precision engineering, aerospace, automotive, marine, energy, electronics and other industrial sectors to enhance their knowledge and skills on improving coating processes by understanding potential problems with the coating and taking appropriate actions to mitigate coating related failures.

What you will learn

Coating failures: Identification and mitigation

Effect of substrate on coating quality (physical and chemical properties, surface roughness, thermo-mechanical properties)
Effect of coating-substrate interface
Causes of low wear or scratch resistance
Coating problems due to process variations
Coating failures resulting from formulation variation

Project work for coating failure evaluation and coating improvement

Paints and wet chemical coatings
UV cured coatings
Electrochemical deposited coatings (plating, anodizing)
Vacuum process deposited coatings for wear resistance

Upon Completion of this Course

Electronic Statement of Attainment (SOA) certificates (in OpenCerts Formats) will be issued by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) to participants who have attended and attained competency in the Singapore Skills Framework training modules.

Participants must also meet the following criteria to receive their SOAs:

Achieve at least 75% course attendance;
Take all assessments; and
Pass the course.

Find out more about the WSQ SOA certificate.

Note: Trainees will have to bear the full course fee upon failure to meet either one of the criteria.

Sample: Statement of Attainment (SOA) Certificate SSG SOA

Pre-Requisites

Applicants should possess a degree in any discipline or a diploma with a minimum of 3 years of related working experience.
Applicants who do not have the required academic qualifications are still welcome to apply, but shortlisted candidates may be required to attend an interview for special approval.
Proficiency in written and spoken English.

Full Course Fee

The full course fee for this course is $3,000 before funding and prevailing GST.

Nett Course Fee

International Participants	Singapore Citizens aged 39 years and below, Singapore Permanent Residents and LTVP+ Holders	Employer-sponsored and self-sponsored Singapore Citizens aged 40 years and above (MCES) ²	SME-sponsored local employees (i.e Singapore Citizens, Singapore Permanent Residents and LTVP+ Holders) (ETSS) ¹
$3,270	$981	$381	$381

All fees are inclusive of GST 9%.

Please note that fees and funding amount are subject to change.

LONG TERM VISIT PASS PLUS (LTVP+) HOLDERS

The LTVP+ scheme applies to lawful foreign spouses of Singapore Citizens with (i) at least one Singapore Citizen child or are expecting one from the marriage, or at least three years of marriage, and (ii) where the Singapore Citizen sponsor is able to support the family.
All LTVP+ holders can be identified with their green visit pass cards, with the word ‘PLUS’ printed on the back of the card.

ENHANCED TRAINING SUPPORT FOR SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISE (SMEs) SCHEME (ETSS)

The ¹Enhanced Training Support for Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) scheme (ETSS) is for company-sponsored participants who are subject to the eligibility criteria shown below:

SMEs that meet all of the following eligibility criteria:

Registered or incorporated in Singapore
Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million

SME-sponsored Trainees:

Must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents.
Courses have to be fully paid for by the employer.
Trainee is not a full-time national serviceman.

Further Info: This scheme is intended for all organisations, including non-business entities not registered with ACRA e.g. VWOs, societies, etc. Only ministries, statutory boards, and other government agencies are NOT eligible under Enhanced Training Support for SMEs Scheme. Sole proprietorships which meet all of the above criteria are also eligible.

SKILLSFUTURE MID-CAREER ENHANCED SUBSIDY (MCES)

The ²SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES) is meant for employer-sponsored and self-sponsored Singapore Citizens aged 40 years old and above.

SkillsFuture Credit

All Singaporeans aged 25 years old and above are eligible for SkillsFuture Credit (Opening SkillsFuture Credit and One-off SkillsFuture Credit Top Up) which can be used to offset course fees (for self-sponsored registrations only).

For more information on the SkillsFuture funding schemes you are eligible for, please visit www.skillsfuture.gov.sg

Note:

This course is eligible for SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career) only if you sign up and enrolled under the SkillsFuture Career Transition Programme (SCTP).
If you are applying only for this module, you can still use your Opening SkillsFuture Credit and One-Off SkillsFuture Credit Top Up to offset the course fee as a self-sponsored participant.

How course fees are calculated

TYPE	CATEGORY OF INDIVIDUALS
	International Participants	Singapore Citizens aged 39 years and below, Singapore Permanent Residents and LTVP+ Holders	Employer-sponsored and self-sponsored Singapore Citizens aged 40 years and above	SME-sponsored local employees (i.e Singapore Citizens, Singapore Permanent Residents and LTVP+ Holders)
	FUNDING SOURCE
	Not applicable for SkillsFuture Funding	SkillsFuture Funding (Baseline)	SkillsFuture Mid-career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES) ²	SkillsFuture Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS) ¹
Full Course Fee	$3,000	$3,000	$3,000	$3,000
SkillsFuture Funding	Not Applicable	($2,100)	($2,700)	($2,700)
Nett Course Fee	$3,000	$900	$300	$300
GST 9%	$270	$81*	$81*	$81*
Total Course Fee Payable to Training Provider	$3,270	$981	$381	$381

* Based on 30% of Full Course Fee

Contact Us

For technical enquiries, please contact:

Dr Sandor NEMETH,
Email: sandorn@SIMTech.a-star.edu.sg

For general enquiries, please contact:

Mr GOH Chee Chien,
Email: gohcc@SIMTech.a-star.edu.sg

Registration

Please register for this course through our Course Registration Form for Public Classes.
For the first question, please select "Modular Programmes".
Applicants will be placed on our waiting list if the course does not have an upcoming scheduled intake.
Once the next intake is confirmed to commence, SIMTech will contact the applicants to share the class information.

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Schedule

Module	Skills Course Reference Number	Next Intake(s)'s Training Period (Click on the dates to view its schedules)	Registration Status
Review Coating Failure Prevention and Coating Improvement (42 hours)	TGS-2020513212	14 Oct 2024 - 2 Dec 2024 The Oct 2024 intake is postponed. We will publish a new schedule soon.	SIGN UP Now

Note: SIMTech and ARTC reserve the right to change the class/schedule/course fee or any details about the course without prior notice to the participants.

Announcement:

From 1 Oct 2023, attendance-taking for SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG)'s funded courses must be done digitally via the Singpass App. More information may be viewed here.

Sessions

: Full day