The International Foundation for the Advancement of Nondestructive Testing, a 501(c)3 corporation, addresses the relevant needs of the nondestructive testing and evaluation industry in useful and meaningful ways that advance public understanding of NDT and NDE. The Foundation will support the development of specific curricula in schools that prepare qualified personnel for the future; it will support students pursuing careers in NDT/NDE with scholarships; and it will support applications research important to industry.
The Foundation can uniquely address some of the critical issues the NDT industry is facing. To achieve success, it will work to achieve the following goals:
- Position the Foundation with industry, the public and the media as the leading nonpolitical source of information relative to nondestructive testing and evaluation.
- Quantify the skill needs of the NDT industry and engage educational institutions in planning curricula to produce workers qualified in the required skills.
- Conduct applications research and provide a forum for sharing the results of new applications and techniques with those whose work can benefit from this information.
- Assertively pursue commitments of support for the Foundation through corporate sponsorship and grants from other foundations and individual donors.
- Create opportunities for special donor interests, such as scholarships, that will bring recognition to the donor and provide encouragement to pursue work in NDT for students and educational institutions.