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Water Treatment Operator Level 1

60.0

Drinking Water

American Water Works Association

Sarah Abeyta

sabeyta@awwa.org

3037343472 Ext.

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Facilitated by an instructor, paced over course of 10 weeks. Students expected to complete 6 hours of online learning activities each week. Activities include presentations, videos, interactions, quizzes, discussion boards, weekly tests, homework, etc. Students will also be able to interact with the instructor and other water professionals from across the United States and internationally on a regular basis, and may earn 6 CEUs* for the completion of this program. This class introduces water operations personnel to the industry and educates them in the basic functions and responsibilities of Level 1 operators at most water treatment plants. While applicable to all treatment facilities, the concepts are geared to new and small-system operators. This course is designed to teach the skills and knowledge that an operator at this level needs to know to perform his or her job. There is an assumption that the persons taking this class have a high school education and can conduct basic math with a calculator. Experience is not required. This program takes into consideration the Association Board of Certification national Need-to-Know criteria for Level 1 water treatment operators, industry practices, and AWWA member criteria. LEARNING OBJECTIVES There are 5-6 learning objectives each week of the 10 week facilitated online course.

Basic thru Intermediate

This class introduces water operations personnel to the industry and educates them in the basic functions and responsibilities of Level 1 operators at most water treatment plants. While applicable to all treatment facilities, the concepts are geared to new and small-system operators. This course is designed to teach the skills and knowledge that an operator at this level needs to know to perform his or her job. There is an assumption that the persons taking this class have a high school education and can conduct basic math with a calculator. Experience is not required. This program takes into consideration the Association Board of Certification national Need-to-Know criteria for Level 1 water treatment operators, industry practices, and AWWA member criteria. The class is facilitated by an instructor, and it’s paced over the course of 10 weeks. Students are expected to complete 6 hours of online learning activities each week.

Water industry professionals, operators, engineers, etc.

Virtual Asynchronous