Thermography Category 1 Certification Course

September 21st - 25th

We are proud to be a leading provider of ISO 18436 thermal imaging training (the industry-standard for thermal imaging training), offering both accredited and certified options for students looking to add thermal imaging to their range of services.

As an active surveying team, we go above and beyond industry requirements by teaching up-to-date techniques and practices combined with exclusive industry insight. During this 5-day course, it takes you from the fundamentals of heat transfer and camera operation through to report writing, giving you the skills to add ground-based thermography to your services.

IMPORTANT: This hybrid live online course offers the flexibility to participate remotely from anywhere or attend our virtual classroom in Vaughan, ON, where support staff will be on hand to assist. Remote participants will need a hand-held thermographic camera, we can help you rent a hand-held E8 or E54 FLIR thermographic camera. Contact us directly if you need support.

academy@volatusaerospace.com

STARTING SEPTEMBER 21st

 Trainer: Steve Welland

 Level: Beginner

 Length: 5-Day Course

 Prerequisite: Hand-held E8 or E54 FLIR thermal camera
(if attending remotely otherwise cameras will be available in the office in Vaughan. Units can be rented for a small fee contact academy@volatusaerospace.com for more details.)

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?

The science behind thermal imaging, heat transfer principles, the electromagnetic spectrum and atmospheric attenuation

Mechanical, electrical and building survey basics, and how thermography applies to each


How to set up, calibrate and operate a thermal camera, including Range, Level & Span (R.A.T.) settings

How to capture a genuinely "good" thermal image and process it for accurate analysis

How to spot and avoid common errors, from emissivity variations to tricky operational conditions

How to write clear, professional thermal imaging reports

Who Should Attend?

This course suits anyone looking to add thermography to their professional toolkit. Surveyors, engineers, public safety, wildfire, and maintenance or facilities professionals wanting a new inspection skill; drone operators looking to expand into thermal work; and anyone working toward accreditation as a thermographer. No prior thermal imaging experience is needed.

WHY ATTEND THIS COURSE?

Choice of qualification 

Choose between Volatus Certification, or ask us about our BINDT PCN Accreditation, an internationally recognised standard for professional thermographers.

Taught by working surveyors 

We are an active surveying team, so you learn techniques and insight drawn from real jobs, not just theory.

A springboard to aerial work 

The skills learned here transfer directly into aerial thermography, opening up an extra service line.

Genuinely hands-on 

Practical exercises with thermal cameras, so you leave confident using the kit, not just reading about it.

A head start on accreditation 

Course completion counts toward 192 hours of logged experience required by certification awarding bodies.

Meet Your Instructor

Steve Welland

Director of Training & Remote Sensing | Volatus Aerospace Inc.

Steve is exceptionally well respected throughout the industry and is often referred to by our students and external colleagues as a walking encyclopaedia of knowledge with regards to drones and aerial remote sensing including:
-Lidar
-Multispectral
-Photogrammetry
-Thermal Imagery
-Acquiring, processing and presenting all types of data including GIS (Geographical Systems Information).

With over 25 years Remote Control flight experience, his firsthand experience enables him to link training to real-life drone operations, data collection, taking into account unique operational environments environments.

His wealth of teaching and operational experience and expertise, as well as being a BINDT Accredited Trainer (British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing) PCN & ISO 18436, CAA approved drone operator and certified training instructor, has made Steve a well-recognized and sought after trainer in the remote sensing and drone world for both civil and defense applications. 

His devotion to ensuring that every single one of our students, has the absolute best learning experience to enable him/her to achieve their goals, aims and outputs irrespective of their experience/education levels has been, and continues to be, a major catalyst in the development of our Training Academy. He is passionate in ensuring that every single student understands and achieves the course objectives, while having an enjoyable course experience irrespective of their aptitude.

Patrick Jones - Course author