Building Sealing Technician

Description of Profession

Building sealing Technician is defined as the manpower and technical staff who have the proper professional training to perform basic tasks, of sealing (waterproofing) and the supplementary to these tasks such as drywall construction, structure support and restorations of the colours and coatings protection components, in buildings, industrial plants and infrastructure projects.

Sealing (waterproofing) is one of the main tasks for the protection of buildings from weather conditions, improving the quality of life and reducing energy consumption.

Applicants wishing to participate in the certification process should have completed at least 18 years of age and meet the criteria of one of the following possible routes, which are presented in the table:

Potential Pathways Prerequisites

1st pathway: high school or vocational school – holder of a diploma from an IEK-1 year of professional experience.
2nd pathway: SEK EPAS holder of a corresponding diploma from an IEK-6 months professional experience.
3rd pathway: SEK EPAS holder of a corresponding diploma-1 year of professional experience.
4th pathway: compulsory education – 10 years of professional experience

Candidate obtains the certificate after passing the exam.

The certificate is valid for 10 years.

The certified professional obtains:

- Proof of professional qualifications
- Professional ID card, a globally work asset
- Self confidence

However it is worth noting that:

The European Accreditation Bodies have founded the European co-operation for Accreditation (EA), one of the main goals of which is to promote the international recognition of both the accreditation provided by its members and the accredited services by maintaining reliable multilateral agreements (MLAs). ESYD is one of the founding members of EA. Since March 2004, ESYD has become a signatory to the MLAs for Testing Laboratories, Calibration Laboratories and Inspection Bodies and since March 2005 for Certification Bodies for all provided services (persons, products, quality management systems, environmental management systems).

Through the co-operation between accreditation bodies at global level, accreditation recognition of MLAs signatories is expanded to most industrially developed countries, such as U.S.A., Canada, Japan, China, Australia etc.

ESYD regularly participates in the EA General Assemblies and in the meetings of the EA Committees for MLAs, Laboratories, Certification and Inspection Bodies. ESYD is a member of the International Laboratory Accreditation Collaboration – ILAC