1. Technical and Professional Training • Started in mid 80s in response to market needs • Teaches the performance, use, and application of ASTM Standards, other standards, and standards-related issues. • 90 participants first year; more than 1500 per year now. • Public classes and on-site classes.

2. Training Venues • Public Classes • Open to Anyone • Private Classes • Held at a Client’s Site • Save on Travel Costs • Lower Per Student Cost • Less Time Away from the Job • Training Customized to the Client’s Needs

3. Petroleum Products (D02) • Aviation Fuel: Specification and Test Methods • Gasoline: Specifications, Testing, and Technology • Marine Fuels: Specifications, Purchase, Testing, and Use • Crude Oil: Sampling, Testing, & Evaluation • Diesel Fuels: Specifications & TestMethods

4. The Environment (E50) • Risk Based Corrective Action (RBCA) • Environmental Site Assessments for Commercial Real Estate—Phase I and II • Asbestos Control (E06/D22) • Property Condition Assessments • Activity & Use Limitations • Environmental Site Assessments for Military Deployments • Vapor Intrusion

5. Textiles (D13) • Regulatory Compliance for the Flammability of Wearing Apparel • Regulatory Compliance for the Flammability of Children’s Sleepwear • Textiles: Quality and Performance Standards • ASTM Textile Standards for Yarns and Sewing Threads • Flammability of Mattresses, Bed Clothes, & Furniture

6. Additional Courses Available • Major Testing Techniques for Plastics (D20) • Precision and Bias in Standards (E11) • Test Method Development (E11) • Coal Chemistry Technician Training (D05) • Rubber Testing: Selecting, Performing, and Interpreting ASTM Rubber Test Methods (D11/D24) • Continuity of Care Record (E31) • Risk Mitigation Planning (E06)

7. Additional Courses Available • Retroreflective Materials (E12) • Corrosion Testing (G01) • Weathering and Durability (D01/G03) • Fire Hazards in Oxygen Systems (G04) • Oxygen Systems Operations and Maintenance (G04)

8. How Are Courses Developed? • Noticing a trend in inquiries or sales • Members approaching us directly • Proposal submitted and evaluated. • General committee agreement on content and instructor • Marketing efforts • Course launched

9. Proposal Process • Proposal to Technical and Professional Training Staff for review and evaluation. • Includes: target audience, suggested topics to be covered, lesson plan • General agreement from committee • Work with staff manager, marketing, PR • Need to demonstrate market for both public and private classes.

10. Development and Instruction • Course developers can be paid a consulting fee • Instructors are paid a daily fee plus all expenses • Doesn’t have to be same person to develop as to teach

11. Australia Bahrain Belgium Canada China El Salvador Ecuador France Germany Guam India Indonesia Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Korea ASTM TRAINING OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES

12. Mexico Panama Peru Philippines Qatar Saipan Saudi Arabia Singapore South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Trinidad and Tobago United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Venezuela Vietnam ASTM TRAINING OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES

13. International Training Partners • Japan—Environmental Courses • Korea—Environmental Courses • India and Sri Lanka—Textiles Courses • Saudi Arabia and the Middle East—Petroleum Courses • Peru and South America—Environmental Courses and Corrosion Courses • Puerto Rico and the Caribbean—Environmental Courses • Taiwan—Environmental Courses • China—Textiles Courses • Vietnam—Gasoline

14. Take These Ideas Home with You • Could your committee sponsor a TPT? • Would there be a market need for training on any of your committee’s standards? • Are there any new activities going on with your committees that represent an opportunity for training? • Any regulatory use of your standards? • We are always looking for new ideas…staff is here to support you!

15. Contact Information • Technical and Professional Training Presenter: Scott Murphy • Phone: (610) 832-9685 • Fax: (610) 832-9668 • Email: smurphy@astm.org • Training web page: www.astm.org/TRAIN/