For Employers & Training Providers
Train the painter is an internationally recognised protective coatings training and certification programme, providing a consistent standard for developing workforce competence and raising coating application standards worldwide.
Why Organisations Choose Train the painter
- Develop & Verify Workforce Competence
- Establish Consistent Application Standards
- Support Quality Coating Application
- Promote Consistent Delivery Across Operations
- Maintain Critical Asset Performance
- Create Recognised Workforce Progression Pathways


A Flexible Approach to Workforce Competence
Train the painter works with organisations to implement recognised competence standards across workforces anywhere in the world. Depending on your requirements, the programme can be used to develop and certify your own workforce or deliver recognised Train the Painter training and qualifications.
Register Your Company
Internal Workforce Training
Implement Train the painter within your organisation to develop and certify your own employees. Ideal for asset owners, fabricators, contractors and organisations needing consistent competence across multiple sites or projects.
Become an Affiliate Training Provider
External Training Delivery
Designed for training providers, and industry organisations, deliver recognised TTP training to external customers, your own workforce, or both — creating new opportunities to build competence and expand your commercial training offering.

Train the Trainer
All Registered and Affiliate organisations must have an approved TTP Trainer in-house to deliver the programme. To become approved, nominated trainers must complete our two-day Train the Trainer course, equipping them to deliver training and assess students to the required standard.
One Framework. Every Workforce.
Train the painter can be implemented across your own teams, delivered to external customers, or both - providing a consistent framework for competence across sites and organisations.
Teams
Develop consistent workforce competence.
Sites
Apply the same standards across locations.
Projects
Maintain recognised certification requirements.
Regions
Scale implementation internationally.
Choosing the Right Train the Painter Solution
Develop Workforce Competence
Train your workforce in-house to meet global industry standards.
Deliver Recognised Training
Become part of our affiliate Train the painter provider network.
Find Out More
Talk to our team to find out how Train the painter membership can help grow your business.
Frequently Asked Questions
How can Train the Painter be implemented across multiple sites or countries?
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Can we train and certify our own workforce internally?
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Can we deliver Train the Painter training to external clients?
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What is required to become an approved Train the Painter organisation?
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How does Train the Painter maintain consistent standards across training providers?
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Can Train the Painter support client, tender or project competence requirements?
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What training facilities and equipment are required?
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Are funding options available for workforce training?
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