Competent acoustic technician

Training organized by Join Academy & Consulting, a training body directly emanating from the region

Competent technician in acoustics

Valid throughout Italy for mutual recognition by virtue of European Directive 2005/36/EC implemented by the Italian State with Legislative Decree 206/2007

TCA ENABLING COURSE PROGRAMMING

Limited number of courses (max 36 participants)

For info and registration, contact the student secretariat on 081.193.195.67

Next programming:

Course starts 12 MARCH 2024 (180 HOURS: 120 hours of theory + 60 hours of exercises)

The theoretical lessons will be delivered as follows:

- 64 hours in Synchronous FAD

- 56 hours in presence

March 2024 : 12 - 19 - 22 - 26

April 2024 : 02 - 05 - 09 - 16 - 19 - 23 - 30

May 2024 : 07 - 10 - 14 - 24 - 31

June 2024 : 04 - 07 - 11 - 14 - 18 - 25 - 28

July 2024 : 02 - 05 - 09 - 16

September 2024 : 10 - 13 - 17 - 24 - 27

The figure of the Competent Technician in Acoustics (TCA)

The Competent Technician in Acoustics ( TCA ), according to Law no. 447 of 1995 " Framework law on noise pollution ", is the professional figure suitable for carrying out measurements, verifying compliance with the values defined by current regulations, drawing up noise abatement plans and carrying out the relevant control activities.

Legislative Decree 42/2017 , in force since 19 April 2017, has redefined the criteria for exercising the profession of Competent Acoustics Technician ( TCA ).

On 10 December 2018, the Ministry of the Environment (now the Ministry of Ecological Transition) established the National List of Competent Technicians ( ENTECA ).

Who can carry out the activity of Competent Acoustics Technician (TCA)?

According to the provisions of Legislative Decree 42/2017, the profession of Competent Acoustics Technician can only be carried out after registration in the National List of Competent Acoustics Technicians ( ENTECA ).

HOW TO BECOME A COMPETENT TECHNICIAN IN ACOUSTICS (TCA)

Those in possession of a technical or scientific degree or master's degree and at least one of the following requirements can apply to register on the TCA list:

have successfully passed the final exam of a university master's degree with a module of at least 12 credits on the subject of acoustics, of which at least 3 acoustic laboratories, in the topics covered by Law 447/1995 according to the course outline indicated in the Legislative Decree 42/2017;
have successfully passed the final exam of a course in acoustics for competent technicians authorized by a Region and carried out according to the course outline indicated in Legislative Decree 42/2017;
have obtained at least 12 university credits in the field of acoustics, of which at least 3 from acoustic laboratories, issued for exams relating to courses whose program incorporates the contents of the course outline indicated in Legislative Decree 42/2017;
have obtained the title of doctor in research , with a doctoral thesis in environmental acoustics.

Temporary time

Legislative Decree 42/2017 specifies, on a transitional basis until 19 April 2022 , that anyone who holds a technical high school diploma or scientific high school diploma and the following two can also apply to register on the Enteca national list. requirements:

have carried out professional activities in the field of applied acoustics for at least 4 years starting from the date of communication of the start to the region of residence, on a non-occasional basis, in collaboration with a competent technician or employed by public structures, attested by suitable documentation. The non-occasional nature of the activity carried out is assessed taking into account the duration and relevance of the services relating to each year;
have successfully passed the final exam of an acoustics course for competent technicians carried out according to the scheme reported in Legislative Decree 42/2017.

DEGREE AND MASTER'S DEGREE CLASSES ALLOWED

Class of degrees in:

L-17 - Architectural and building engineering sciences of architecture

L-7 - Civil and environmental engineering

L-8 - Information Engineering

L-9 - Industrial Engineering

L-30 - Mathematical sciences

L/SNT/4 - Prevention health professions

Master's degree classes:

LM-4 - Architecture and building engineering-architecture

LM-17 - Physics

LM-20 - Aerospace and astronautical engineering

LM-21 - Biomedical Engineering

LM-22 - Chemical Engineering

LM-23 - Civil Engineering

LM-24 - Building systems engineering

LM-25 - Automation Engineering

LM-26 - Safety Engineering

LM-27 - Telecommunications Engineering

LM-28 - Electrical Engineering

LM-29 - Electronic Engineering

LM-30 - Energy and nuclear engineering

LM-31 - Management engineering

LM-32 - Computer Engineering

LM-33 - Mechanical Engineering

LM-34 - Naval Engineering

LM-35 - Environmental and land engineering

LM-40 - Mathematics

LM-44 - Mathematical-physical modeling for engineering

LM-53 - Materials Science and Engineering

LM-75 - Sciences and technologies for the environment and territory

Training:

Qualifying course for Competent Technician in Acoustics (TCA)

Carried out according to the scheme reported in Legislative Decree 42/2017

Duration : 180 HOURS

Course program:

Fundamentals of acoustics (physical acoustics, elastic perturbations, fundamental quantities, sound waves, sound levels and the logarithmic scale - the auditory system, the effects of noise on humans, the audiogram, psychoacoustics);
The propagation of sound and the acoustics of confined spaces (the propagation of noise, the acoustics of confined spaces, sound absorption, reverberation time - sound-absorbing materials, sound insulation, the law of mass, the power soundproofing);
Instrumentation and measurement techniques (measuring instruments, the sound level meter, the frequency analyzer, the third octave - the FFT, the calibration, the calibration and the preparation of the instrumentation - the measurement processing software, recording systems, diffusion systems - techniques for measuring and detecting noise pollution);
The national, regional and municipal regulations (the framework law 447/95 and the implementing decrees, the Legislative Decree 42/2017, the TCA - the current legal limits, the competences of the Regions and Municipalities - the classification plan acoustics, the rehabilitation plan, municipal regulations, authorizations in derogation);
Noise from linear transport infrastructures (acoustic regulation of road and rail transport infrastructures - plans for containment and abatement of noise from linear infrastructures, EIA instructor, noise and vibration component);
The noise of airport transport infrastructures (methodology for measuring airport noise, regulations for the reduction of noise pollution produced by aircraft, anti-noise procedures and respect zones of airports, plan for the containment and abatement of airport noise);
Other national regulations and European Union legislation (acoustic regulation of motorsport activities, acoustic regulation of places of dancing entertainment or with electroacoustic systems - the European directives for acoustics, the directive on noise emissions from noisy machines, the directive on the management and determination of environmental noise);
The passive acoustic requirements of buildings (general principles of architectural acoustics, national legislation, criteria for correct installation - testing, acoustic classification of real estate units);
Executive criteria for the planning, rehabilitation and control of noise emissions (executive criteria for the measurement and evaluation of the acoustic contribution of individual sources, drafting and procedures for the municipal acoustic classification - drafting of the impact and acoustic climate assessment, design of acoustic improvements, verification of the effectiveness of interventions, mitigation of road/railway noise - monitoring of airport, road and large construction site noise, determination of acoustic requirements and limitation of sound sources);
Noise and vibrations in working environments (acoustics, evaluation of noise and vibrations in working environments, the effects of long-term exposure, vibrations, the physical phenomenon - sector regulations, vibration measurement, the prediction of vibrations, instruments and techniques for measuring noise and vibrations);
Forensic acoustics (private and public legislation, tolerability and acceptability, procedural aspects, official technical consultancy, electronic filing of the report, the reference legislation, technical issues, case studies, structure of the consultancy relationship
Practical exercises (use of sound level meters and acquisition software - use of construction design software - use of sound propagation software)

Course admission requirements:

See the section " admitted bachelor's and master's degree classes "

Delivery of the training course:

theoretical lessons : in the classroom at the Casalnuovo di Napoli (NA) headquarters
exercises : in the classroom

Final exam (consisting of three tests):

a written test to verify the technical-scientific skills necessary to deal with the most frequent situations in the professional field through a multiple choice test with 40 questions (39 closed-ended and 1 open-ended);
an oral test to evaluate general skills;
a practical test to verify the experience gained during the exercises, testing the learner's ability to organize and manage a measurement

Course teachers:

Eng. Massimo VISCARDI

Competent technician in acoustics since 1999

Associate professor of construction and aerospace structures at the University of Naples Federico II.

Holder of courses on the fundamentals of vibroacoustics and vibroacoustics of transport systems as part of the PhD in industrial engineering.

Teacher of various courses on acoustics and vibrations.

Eng. Gino IANNACE

Competent technician in acoustics since 2007

Associate Professor of Environmental Technical Physics at the Department of Architecture and Industrial Design of the Luigi Vanvitelli University of Campania.

Teacher of the first level university master's degree in acoustics and noise control at the Luigi Vanvitelli Faculty of Architecture of the Second University of Naples.

Teacher of the first level university master's degree in evaluation and control of noise in the environment and in the workplace at the Sapienza University of Rome.

Teacher of refresher courses in the sector of environmental acoustics and noise control at the order of architects of Naples, Avellino, Salerno and Benevento.

Engineer Valerio RAVEL

Competent technician in acoustics since 1987

Freelance professional and business consultant in the field of environmental and industrial acoustics (client companies include Snam, Italgas, Napoletanagas, Alcatel, Siemens, Rockwell, Cirio, Barilla, Arma dei Carabinieri, etc.).

Teacher of training courses for environmental and safety technicians managed by the Polytechnic of Engineering of the Federico II University of Naples.

Teacher of courses for acoustic environmental impact assessment promoted by the Ministry of Education.

Engineer Maurizio SANSONE

Competent technician in acoustics since 1999

President of the Order of Industrial Experts and Graduate Industrial Experts of the Province of Naples.

President of EurEta Italia - European Association of technical engineering professions.

Freelancer and business consultant in the field of environmental and industrial acoustics - monitoring of noise pollution on construction sites.

Teacher of various courses on acoustics and vibrations.

Arch. Umberto PALMIERI

Competent technician in acoustics since 2019

Member of the Environmental Acoustic Commission at the Order of Architects of Caserta.

Freelance professional and business consultant in the field of acoustics: acoustic survey with relative graphic/numerical restitution performed with suitable electronic instrumentation.

Owner of various publications in the field of acoustics, in Italy and abroad.

Arch. Ignazio SILVESTRINI

Competent technician in acoustics since 2018

Legal representative of the Join Academy & Consulting training organization.

Freelance professional and business consultant in the field of environmental and industrial acoustics.

Teacher of various courses on acoustics and safety in the workplace (among the client companies, on behalf of Join Academy, we mention the 21st engineer regiment, free municipal consortium of Trapani, Terna Spa, Mercadante theatre, Venchi Spa, CNR , Zucchetti, etc.).

Mandatory professional development for TCA

Legislative Decree 42/2017 introduced the obligation of professional updating for TCAs .

In particular, those registered in the national ENTECA list must participate, within 5 years from the date of publication in the list and for every subsequent five-year period , in refresher courses for a total duration of at least 30 hours, spread over at least three years.

Forensic acoustics. Evaluation of the normal tolerability of noisy emissions in a civil dispute

SCHEDULED COURSES:

Training:

Refresher course for TCA

Accredited with DD Campania Region

VALID THROUGHOUT ITALY

Acoustic defects in building design.

The possible depreciation of the asset.

Programming: 28.11.2023

Duration : 5 HOURS (12.00 - 17.30)

Course program:

Regulatory reminders
Parameters to be used for the evaluation of acoustic performance
Methodologies for calculating and measuring the required parameters
Evaluation of possible solutions
Final exam using multiple choice tests

Delivery of the training course:

In FAD SYNCRONA (online video lesson with the teacher)

CLOSED NUMBER COURSE

Training:

Refresher course for TCA

Accredited with DD Campania Region

VALID THROUGHOUT ITALY

Acoustic defects in building design.

The possible depreciation of the asset.

Programming: 01.12.2023

Duration : 5 HOURS (12.00 - 17.30)

Course program:

Regulatory reminders
Parameters to be used for the evaluation of acoustic performance
Methodologies for calculating and measuring the required parameters
Evaluation of possible solutions
Final exam using multiple choice tests

Delivery of the training course:

In FAD SYNCRONA (online video lesson with the teacher)

CLOSED NUMBER COURSE

Training:

Refresher course for TCA

Accredited with DD Campania Region

VALID THROUGHOUT ITALY

The figure of the TCE

Construction Acoustic Technician

Programming: 12.12.2023

Duration : 5 HOURS (12.00 - 17.30)

Course program:

The reference regulatory framework
The figure of the TCE (Building Acoustic Technician)
The administrative sanctioning system
The municipal acoustic classification
Evaluation of climate and acoustic impact
Vertical and horizontal insulation against airborne noise, facade insulation against external noise, noise from trampling of attics, noise from technological systems
The measurement of environmental noise
Final exam using multiple choice tests

Delivery of the training course:

In FAD SYNCRONA (online video lesson with the teacher)

CLOSED NUMBER COURSE

Training:

Refresher course for TCA

Accredited with DD Campania Region

VALID THROUGHOUT ITALY

The acoustic SCIA

Programming: 01.24.2024

Duration : 4 HOURS (1.00 pm - 5.15 pm)

Course program:

The reference acoustic legislation
Analysis of the SCIA building modules where the acoustic regulations are referred to
Exemplification of acoustic requirements
On-site checks for compliance with the Prime Ministerial Decree of 05.12.1997
Practical cases
Final exam using multiple choice tests

Delivery of the training course:

In FAD SYNCRONA (online video lesson with the teacher)

CLOSED NUMBER COURSE

Training:

Refresher course for TCA

Accredited with DD Campania Region

VALID THROUGHOUT ITALY

Acoustic design

of confined spaces

Programming: 02.24.2024

Duration : 4 HOURS (1.00 pm - 5.15 pm)

Course program:

Statistical models of reverberation
In-depth study of wave phenomena (scattering, diffusion, diffraction, refraction) and effects on the measurement of reverberation time in place
Characterization of the acoustic absorption of materials and intrinsic limits of current standards
Non-Sabinian environments, effects of baffles/screens on the spatial distribution of sound energy in work environments and offices (DL2, D2s)
Final exam using multiple choice tests

Delivery of the training course:

In FAD SYNCRONA (online video lesson with the teacher)

CLOSED NUMBER COURSE

Training:

Refresher course for TCA

Accredited with DD Campania Region

VALID THROUGHOUT ITALY

Lateral transmissions of

noise in construction

Programming: 03.20.2024

Duration : 4 HOURS (1.00 pm - 5.15 pm)

Course program:

Regulatory framework
Vibration reduction index (predictive models and laboratory measurements EN ISO 10848)
Forecast calculations (UNI EN ISO 12354)
Case studies: type A building (heavy buildings) and type B building (lightweight building)
Final exam using multiple choice tests

Delivery of the training course:

In FAD SYNCRONA (online video lesson with the teacher)

CLOSED NUMBER COURSE

Training:

Refresher course for TCA

Accredited with DD Campania Region

VALID THROUGHOUT ITALY

The measurement of noise: potential

and limitations of the instrumentation

Programming: 04.16.2024

Duration : 4 HOURS (1.00 pm - 5.15 pm)

Course program:

Noise descriptors and legislative decrees for measurement
The measurement instrumentation: technical characteristics, block diagram of the components, technical regulations and measurement uncertainty
Limits and potential of instrumentation and interface software
Practical applications of advanced analysis techniques
Intrinsic problems of the instrumentation
Final exam using multiple choice tests

Delivery of the training course:

In FAD SYNCRONA (online video lesson with the teacher)

CLOSED NUMBER COURSE

Training:

Refresher course for TCA

Accredited with DD Campania Region

VALID THROUGHOUT ITALY

Acoustic exemption authorisations: how, when and why

Programming: 05.22.2024

Duration : 4 HOURS (1.00 pm - 5.15 pm)

Course program:

Anatomy of the waiver request: rules, regulations and procedures
Overview of situations in which a waiver may be necessary
The role of the different objects involved: applicant, TCA, Municipality, ARPA
Noise impact prediction and related problems
The management of noise, communication, self-control
Final exam using multiple choice tests

Delivery of the training course:

In FAD SYNCRONA (online video lesson with the teacher)

CLOSED NUMBER COURSE

Training:

Refresher course for TCA

Accredited with DD Campania Region

VALID THROUGHOUT ITALY

The drafting of plans

acoustic classification

Programming: 18.06.2024

Duration : 4 HOURS (1.00 pm - 5.15 pm)

Course program:

Definition of municipal acoustic classification plans
Regional regulations and description of the proposed procedures
Information states useful for carrying out the work
Application examples and problems encountered
National regulatory references
Prime Ministerial Decree 14.11.1997 - Regulations regarding noise pollution
Final exam using multiple choice tests

Delivery of the training course:

In FAD SYNCRONA (online video lesson with the teacher)

CLOSED NUMBER COURSE

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