PDCA Craftsmanship Forum
“The Pursuit of Excellence"

In the Painting and Decorating Industry, there is a lack of standard/benchmark by which to identify which painters have achieved the highest level of competence within their profession. Everybody who holds a brush can call themselves a “painter”. This condition creates the following problems:

1. It lowers the status of our profession in the market place.
2. It cripples our "career appeal" in the job market
3. It handicaps the training of painters in our companies, because of the lack of a clear picture of what the end product is supposed to look like.


Our Mission Is:

• To define the Skill Standard for a Master Painter.
• To establish and implement the assessment process for the Master Painter qualification.
• To develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for painting operations in the different sectors of painting.
• To provide a forum for the dissemination of craftmen's tips & tricks.
• To promote Craftsmen (present and future) and Excellence in Craftsmanship.
• Convince the youth of America that Painting is a worthwhile career endeavor.

"The Pursuit of Excellence"