The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has expanded its training programme by teaming up with a new partner, Vincentz Network, to take the web-based Coatings Training worldwide.
An agreement was signed at the end of September at the CEPE annual meeting in Prague between Tom Bowtell, ceo at BCF, and publisher at Vincentz, Jürgen Nowak.

The Coatings Training Institute's web training, which will officially go live on November 1, is suitable for anyone who needs to know more about coatings technology, including anyone who is directly involved in coatings formulation and manufacture, but also those across the supply chain, including suppliers to the industry. Sales people, customer service staff, managers, people working in the lab, quality control, and production staff will all benefit.

For several years the BCF has marketed the "British School of Paint Technology" mainly in the UK. To reflect the new global approach, the name was modified to "The Coatings Training Institute" and now will reach many more potential students with Vincentz's backing.

More than 60 modules are offered at four levels of difficulty. Students can pick and choose those that best meet their needs. The wide range of modules extends from paint and ink application and manufacture and evaluation of paints.

"I am proud for the BCF to be teaming up with such a strong partner in the coatings industry, organiser of the leading European Coatings Show and publisher of the European Coatings Journal," said the BCF's Tom Bowtell. "Vincentz has a stellar reputation and an unparalleled reach in the coatings industry, and I'm looking forward to working together to help to educate the coatings industry around the world."