Our purpose

We protect people and assets in industries where explosion risk exists. 

• We enable organisations to embed competent people at the heart their operations.
• We support hazardous area practitioners to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours to work safely and effectively.
• We work with training providers to assure high quality teaching, learning and assessing.

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What we do

We design and operate qualifications that define and test the knowledge and skills of people working in hazardous areas. Our qualifications and e-learning provide practitioners and their employers with a competency pathway from entry level through to duty holder and engineering roles, as well as CPD and recertification.

Our qualifications are regularly reviewed and updated to reflect changes to international standards and through feedback from our stakeholders. We strive to ensure that new technologies, energy sources and work practices are reflected in what we do.

CompEx today

CompEx is more than just a certification scheme; it’s about our commitment to support process safety, asset integrity, and the continuous development of people working in hazardous areas. We understand the importance of ensuring that individuals operating in safety critical industrial sectors have the required skills and knowledge to navigate hazardous areas safely and effectively – for themselves, colleagues, business operations and the wider community.

CompEx Certification is used by asset owners, contractors, service providers and manufacturers around the world as a credible, externally validated assurance that workers can complete tasks safely, efficiently and in accordance with international standards, local codes, and regulations.

Originally providing the UK oil and gas sector and has since expanded to support employers and their workforce in a broad range of industrial environments across the world including maritime, chemical, and petrochemical, pharmaceutical, food manufacturing, utilities, bioenergy, fuel forecourts, waste incineration and landfill.

Governance

The company is administered by a Board of Directors which is made up of a Chair, independent and JTL member appointed non-executive Directors and two executive Directors. The Board meets quarterly, with monthly updates provided on key projects and strategy matters as necessary.

The Board delegates the day-to-day operations of Compex Certification Limited to the Managing Director. The Managing Director reports to the JTL Chief Executive.

There are no formal Board sub-committees although three independent committees provide operational governance of the certification scheme. The Technical Advisory Council (TAC) provides subject matter expertise to the Board and management team. The Qualifications Committee provides independent scrutiny to ensure the validity and reliability of qualification and assessment design, methodology and performance evaluation. The Risk and Audit Committee (RAC) is responsible for monitoring internal audit outcomes, risk management, and compliance reporting.

Each committee has its own Terms of Reference that defines its purpose, scope and responsibilities. These are drafted by CompEx staff, agreed by the relevant committee and submitted for Board approval.

Assessment Registration Fees.

CompEx works with a network of independently operated, approved training providers. While we do not set course fees at individual centres, we are committed to maintaining clarity and transparency in the fees we do charge.

To support organisations, agencies, and individual practitioners in understanding the cost structure, we have outlined the official candidate registration fees here.

Your local training provider will be able to confirm the actual cost of the courses directly to you.

If you have any questions regarding the above candidate fees, please don’t hesitate to contact us directly or speak with your approved training provider.

Please note: CompEx reserves the right to change prices and will communicate the annual price increase which will normally happen at the beginning of August.