HELP!
With the pandemic it seems like there is no end in sight. Usually I attend in person courses to get my training units. I get to network with other operators, I get a free lunch, and I really enjoy the class breakout sessions.
All that is not happening these days - because of COVID-19. As 2021 approaches, it is going on one year since we had traditional learning available to operators. Some may have expiration dates for their operator certificate quickly approaching. That means they need to get their Training Units (TUs) in another way.
Don’t panic! There are online options for getting TUs. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Local Assistance Unit provides virtual classroom style training and also one-on-one coaching that provide valuable TUs for certificate renewals. The upcoming classes and ability to request one-on-one training is online at the division Training Opportunities website. Do you have a sanitary survey coming up? Do you need to correct problems from a previous sanitary survey and need help? Confused by the Backflow Prevention and Cross Connection Control Rule paperwork? There is training and customized coaching to help you prepare for the sanitary survey, gain compliance with sanitary survey rule requirements and get those TUs!
Not sure if the online training you are interested in is eligible for TUs? Use the Colorado Certified Water Professionals (CCWP) Portal Course Catalog to search for training opportunities and their awarded credit values online at the CCWP portal. To search the catalog without logging into the portal, please navigate to the general CCWP Catalog and using this how-to guide for the CCWP catalog.
➽Tyson Ingels CWP, PE and Heather Young, CWP, PE.
