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Alaska Training Coalition Calendar

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  • If you are interested in a particular course, you must call the contact listed to register for the course.
  • Training classes may be canceled or rescheduled at the discretion of the instructor.
  • Per Board Policy 2016-01, training must be at least one hour long to be eligible for CEUs.
  • Yellow-shaded courses are introductory courses that "qualify" the attendee for a provisional level certification upon passing the provisional level certification exam and applying for certification. The Provisional Level exams may be administered on the last day of the course.
  • Green-shaded courses are those other than introductory courses that may have exams administered on the last day of the course.
  • Blue-shaded webinars/webcasts are NOT approved for CEU credit unless prior arrangements have been made with the Operator Certification Program.

2024

March

Date Course Location CEUs Sponsor Contact
March 1 Deadline for Exam Registration Forms for Written Exams for Communities with Online Testing Centers or the North Slope Oil Fields for the April 12th Written Exam
  • Locations: Anchorage (including Mat-Su Valley, Palmer, and Wasilla), Barrow, Bethel, Cordova, Fairbanks, Homer, Juneau, Kenai, Ketchikan, Prince of Wales Island, Kodiak, Sitka, Valdez, and Prudhoe Bay
  • Exam registration form.
  • The registration form and the $150 per exam fee must be in our office no later than March 1st.
Statewide N/A DEC Operator Certification Program

907-465-1139

March 4 - 29 Level 1 Water Treatment Virtual Training 
  • This class is intended for operators who have passed the Small Treated exam and need a Level 1 certification or higher.
  • The course will be held on the Zoom platform from March 4 to March 29, 2023 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. The instructors will also be available from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays for questions, review or to replay lectures.
  • At the conclusion of the course, operators can take their State of Alaska, Level 1 Water Treatment Exam in their home communities.
  • Please contact Brian Berube before February 2, 2024 to secure a spot in the class. Priority will be given to operators from rural communities.
Online 3.0 Core ANTHC Brian Berube 
March 5 - 6 RCAC Webinar: Achieve and Maintain Compliance with SDWA
Time: 9 am - 12:30 pm each day
Cost: Free
March 5th:
Regulatory Overview
Coliform Sampling
Contaminants of Concern: PFA
March 6th
Small System Resilience
Manganese
Disinfection/DBP Treatment Strategies
Register online
Online 0.3 Core per Day RCAC RCAC

919-447-9832, ext. 1439

March 5 - 7 Electrical Controls 1 (Introduction) 
  • Learn proper operation, troubleshooting methods, and electrical wiring techniques of common electrical control systems found in rural Alaska water treatment plants. Practice skills in a safe and active learning environment with hands-on activities using real-world components on operating circuits.
  • Please contact Jenny Pak by February 9, 2024 to secure a spot in the class. Priority will be given to operators from YKHC-served communities.
Bethel 2.0 Core YKHC Jenny Pak 
March 7 - 15 Elected Officials Management for Rural Utilities 
  • This training provides an overview of government for community leaders in rural Alaska. Topics include an official’s roles and responsibilities, the Open Meetings Act, parliamentary procedure, ordinances and resolutions, financial management, and sustainability.
  • For more information
  • Registration is closed
Online 3.2 Core RUBA Lynn Kenealy 
March 11 -   April 12 Water Treatment Operator | Level 2
  • Learn concepts and practices about conventional water treatment processes, membrane/UV processes, and basic laboratory and sampling skills. WTO Level 2 provides an in-depth understanding of surface water treatment, groundwater treatment, and the particular parameters that dictate the successful treatment of both sources.
  • For more information.
  • Register online
Online 6.0 Core AWWA AWWA eLearning
March 12 - 14

CANCELLED

Pump and Drive Training
  • Location: UAF Kuskokwim Campus, Bethel, AK
  • Time: 8 am - 5 pm
  • Learn about centrifugal, submersible, and suction lift pumps, drives, installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
  • Must be present all three days or 85% of class to receive CEUs. Limit 25 attendees, with preference given to water and wastewater operators from USDA RUS eligible communities. Attendees responsible for their own travel, lodging, and meals.
  • Call or email Mark Wuitschick for registration: 907-631-8148, mark@arwa.org.
Bethel 2.4 Core ARWA Mark Wuitschick

907-631-8148

March 13 Basic Electrical Controls - Virtual
  • Time: 8 am - 11:30 am AKDT
  • This 4-hour virtual training on electrical controls for water and wastewater pumping stations explores the basics of control signals as a water/wastewater operator
  • To register, go to https://www.ihs.gov/ehsc/classes/, login, and select the “Basic Electrical Controls - Virtual” from the class listings. Click on the class name and then select the Register button at bottom of the screen. Your registration will automatically be approved for this webinar. A few days prior to the webinar, you will be provided with a link for the actual class.
Online 0.4 Core IHS Marilyn Silver

505-537-2434

March 15

CANCELLED

Emerging Contaminants/PFAS/Microplastics Training
  • Location: UAF Kuskokwim Campus, Bethel
  • Time: 8 am - 11 am
  • A three-hour intro to emerging contaminants, Manganese, PFAS, and Microplastics and effects on Water and Wastewater industry.
  • Must be present all three days or 85% of class to receive CEUs. Limit 25 attendees, with preference given to water and wastewater operators from USDA RUS eligible communities. Attendees responsible for their own travel, lodging, and meals.
  • Call or email Mark Wuitschick for registration: 907-631-8148, mark@arwa.org.
Bethel 0.3 Core ARWA Mark Wuitschick

907-631-8148

March 15 - 16 2024 Pacific Northwest Ground Water Exposition Vancouver, WA Up to 0.6 Core CEUs PNGWA PNGWA

800-551-7379

March 19, 21, 36, 28, April 2, 4 Cross Connections Controls - Virtual
  • Time: 8 am - 11: 30 am AKDT
  • This course occurs over six days. These 4 hour webinars are intended for water utility personnel who want to develop or improve their knowledge of cross connection control program development, administration, and management to comply with drinking water regulations.
  • To register, go to https://www.ihs.gov/ehsc/classes/, login, and select the “Cross Connection Controls_Virtual” from the class listings. Click on the class name and then select the Register button at bottom of the screen. Your registration will automatically be approved for this webinar. A few days prior to the webinar, you will be provided with a link for the actual class.
  • You must attend 90% of the training to receive CEUs
Online 2.2 Core IHS Marilyn Silver

505-537-2434

March 25 - 29 Water Treatment Level 1
Anchorage 3.0 Core NTL Alaska Peggy Pollen

907-452-6866

March 26 USEPA Small Drinking Water Systems Webinar Series: Harmful Algal Blooms
  • Time: 10 am - 11:30 am AKDT
  • This webinar is for informational purposes only.
  • NO CEUs WILL BE AWARDED FOR PARTICIPATION.
  • Registration information
Online N/A EPA EPA
March 26 - 28 Electrical Controls 2 (Advanced) 
  • Learn proper operation, troubleshooting methods, and electrical wiring techniques of common electrical control systems found in rural Alaska water treatment plants. Enhance your skills in a secure and dynamic learning setting through hands-on activities, utilizing genuine components on operational circuits, including variable frequency drives.
  • Please contact Jenny Pak by March 1, 2024 to secure a spot in the class. Priority will be given to operators from YKHC-served communities.
Bethel 2.0 Core YKHC Jenny Pak 
March 26 - 28 Electrical Controls Training Class 
  • This 3-day course topics include electrical safety, basic electricity, electrical components, control system types and signals, electrical circuit basics, introduction to multi-meters, electromagnetism, inductance, and capacitance, maintenance and troubleshooting, control strategies, SCADA system overview.
  • Please contact Randy Walker by March 8, 2024 to secure a spot in the class. Priority will be given to operators from CUAP communities.
Kotzebue 2.4 Core CUAP Randy Walker 
March 27 USEPA Harmful Algal Blooms, Hypoxia, and Nutrients Research Webinar Series : Genetic Science Applications in Predicting Cyanobacterial Blooms
  • Time: 10 - 11 am AKDT
  • This webinar is for informational purposes only.
  • NO CEUs WILL BE AWARDED FOR PARTICIPATION.
  • Registration information
Online N/A EPA EPA

April

Date Course Location CEUs Sponsor Contact
April 1 - 12 Level 1 Water Distribution Virtual Training 
  • This class is intended for operators who require Level 1 Water Distribution certifications.
  • The course will be held on the Zoom platform from April 1-12, 2024 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
  • At the conclusion of the course, operators can take their State of Alaska, Level 1 Water Distribution Exam in their home communities.
  • Please contact Kelli Whelan before March 1st, 2024 to secure a spot in the class. Priority will be given to operators from rural communities.
Online 1.5 Core ANTHC Kelli Whelan 
April 8 - 12 Clerk's Management for Rural Utilities 
    • The course builds skills and knowledge needed to work effectively as a clerk with a small water and wastewater utility in rural Alaska. The instructors present seven lessons with topics that include the clerk’s roles and responsibilities, public relations, meetings, office and records management, elections, financial management, ordinances and resolutions.
Nome 3.2 Core RUBA Lynn Kenealy 
April 8 -12 Introduction to Wastewater Systems
Fairbanks 3.0 Core NTL Alaska Peggy Pollen

907-452-6866

April 9 - 12 Introduction to Small Treated Water Systems (Small Treated Exam) 
  • This class is good for operators new to water treatment, those that need small treated certifications, backup operators, those that have no certification, and those that have had trouble passing higher-level ADEC exams in the past.
  • Please contact Jenny Pak by March 15, 2024 to secure a spot in the class. Priority will be given to operators from YKHC-served communities.
Bethel 2.6 Core YKHC Jenny Pak 
April 12 Written Exams for Communities with Online Testing Centers or the North Slope Oil Fields
  • Locations: Anchorage (including Mat-Su Valley, Palmer, and Wasilla), Barrow, Bethel, Cordova, Fairbanks, Homer, Juneau, Kenai, Ketchikan, Prince of Wales Island, Kodiak, Sitka, Valdez, and Prudhoe Bay
  • Exam registration form.
  • The registration form and the $150 per exam fee must be in our office no later than March 1st.
Statewide N/A DEC Operator Certification Program

907-465-1139

April 15 -            May 10

Level 2 Water Treatment Virtual Training 
  • This class is intended for operators who hold Level 1 Water Treatment certifications and work at systems that require Level 2 Water Treatment certification.
  • The course will be held on the Zoom platform from April 15 - May 10, 2024 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
  • At the conclusion of the course, operators can take their State of Alaska, Level 2 Water Treatment exam in their home communities.
  • Please contact Brian Berube before March 15th, 2024 to secure a spot in the class. Priority will be given to operators from rural communities.
Online 3.0 Core ANTHC Brian Berube 
April 15 -           May 17 Water Treatment Operator | Level 3
  • WTO Level 3 offers a unique combination of advanced process troubleshooting knowledge and introductory preparation for supervisory responsibilities. Also, this course will also help you learn how to manage employees and the legal obligations for regulatory compliance.
  • For more information.
  • Register online
Online 6.0 Core AWWA AWWA eLearning
April 16 - 18 Electrical Controls 1 (Introduction) 
  • Learn proper operation, troubleshooting methods, and electrical wiring techniques of common electrical control systems found in rural Alaska water treatment plants. Practice skills in a safe and active learning environment with hands-on activities using real-world components on operating circuits.
  • Contact John Johnson, 907-269-7605 or john.johnson@alaska.gov  for more information or to register for the training.
Anchorage 2.1 Core ADEC John Johnson

907-269-7605

April 16 - 17 Activated Sludge/Wastewater Microbiology/Microscope Training
  • Location: Homer Water Treatment Plant
  • Time: 8 am - 4 pm
  • A two-day Activated Sludge/Microbiology/Microscope training, 1.4 Core CEUs. Must be present both days or 85% of class to receive CEUs. Limit 16 attendees, with preference given to water and wastewater operators from USDA RUS eligible communities.
  • Must be present all three days or 85% of class to receive CEUs. Limit 25 attendees, with preference given to water and ww operators from USDA RUS eligible communities. Attendees responsible for their own travel, lodging, and meals.
  • Call or email Mark Wuitschick for registration: 907-631-8148, mark@arwa.org.
Homer 1.4 Core ARWA Mark Wuitschick

907-631-8148

April 22 - 26 Water Distribution Levels 1 and 2
Anchorage 3.0 Core NTL Alaska Peggy Pollen

907-452-6866

April 23 - 25 Boiler Maintenance & Repair 
  • Boiler electrical controls troubleshooting, boiler gun setup, efficiency testing, common issues troubleshooting. Practice skills in a safe and active learning environment with hands-on activities using real-world components on boiler models.
  • Please contact Jenny Pak by March 29, 2024 to secure a spot in the class. Priority will be given to operators from YKHC-served communities.
Bethel 2.0 Core YKHC Jenny Pak 
April 24 USEPA Water Research Webinar Series: Development and Implementation of DNA-Based Biomonitoring to Support Assessment of Aquatic and Human Health
  • Time: 10 - 11 am AKDT
  • This webinar is for informational purposes only.
  • NO CEUs WILL BE AWARDED FOR PARTICIPATION.
  • Registration information
Online N/A EPA EPA
April 29 - May 3 Personnel Management for Rural Utilities
  • The course builds the skills and knowledge needed for the personnel management of a small water and wastewater utility in rural Alaska. The instructors present seven lessons with topics that include personnel policies and procedures, safety policies and resources, recruiting, interviewing, and selecting, orientation and training, regulations and the law, people, communication, and conflict, motivation and management skills.
  • Online registration link coming soon.
Anchorage 3.2 Core RUBA Lynn Kenealy 
April 30 - May 2 Electrical Controls 2
  • Learn proper operation, troubleshooting methods, and electrical wiring techniques of common electrical control systems found in rural Alaska water treatment plants. Practice skills in a safe and active learning environment with hands-on activities using real-world components on operating circuits.
  • To register download the registration form and it back to Deya Imdieke, BBAHC at dimdieke@bbahc.org
Dillingham 2.0 Core BBAHC Deya Imdieke

907-842-3396

Larry Small

907-843-3148

April 30 USEPA Small Drinking Water Systems Webinar Series: PFAS Treatment
  • Time: 10 am - 11:30 am AKDT
  • This webinar is for informational purposes only.
  • NO CEUs WILL BE AWARDED FOR PARTICIPATION.
  • Registration information
Online N/A EPA EPA

May

Date Course Location CEUs Sponsor Contact
May 9 - 17 Financial Management for Rural Utilities
  • The course builds the skills and knowledge needed for the financial management of a small water and wastewater utility in rural Alaska. The instructors present seven lessons with topics that include governmental accounting, chart of accounts, budgets, rate setting, collections, financial reports, and managerial reports.
  • Online registration link coming soon.
Online 3.2 Core RUBA  Lynn Kenealy 
May 20 - 24 Introduction to Small Water Systems Provisional
  • Time: 8:00 am-5:00 pm each day
  • Location: Bayside Fire Department
  • Cost: No charge for training, $150 per exam fee.
  • There is also a $100 fee for the two training manuals. The registration deadline is May 3, 2024.
  • To Register: Contact Kelly at kelly@arwa.org to register and make payment arrangements.
Kodiak 3.0 Core ARWA Kelly Comerford

907-357-1155

May 21 USEPA Small Drinking Water Systems Webinar Series: Technical Assistance for Lead
  • Time: 10 am - 11:30 am AKDT
  • This webinar is for informational purposes only.
  • NO CEUs WILL BE AWARDED FOR PARTICIPATION.
  • Registration information
Online N/A EPA EPA
May 22 USEPA Harmful Algal Blooms, Hypoxia, and Nutrients Research Webinar Series : USGS Measuring Progress Toward Nutrient Reduction Goals Set by the Hypoxia Task Force and Coastal Dissolved Oxygen Dynamics
  • Time: 10 - 11 am AKDT
  • This webinar is for informational purposes only.
  • NO CEUs WILL BE AWARDED FOR PARTICIPATION.
  • Registration information
Online N/A EPA EPA

June

Date Course Location CEUs Sponsor Contact
June 25 USEPA Small Drinking Water Systems Webinar Series: Climate Change
  • Time: 10 am - 11:30 am AKDT
  • This webinar is for informational purposes only.
  • NO CEUs WILL BE AWARDED FOR PARTICIPATION.
  • Registration information
Online N/A EPA EPA
June 26 USEPA Water Research Webinar Series: Ecosystem and Human Health Risks from Tires as a Complex Pollutant
  • Time: 10 - 11 am AKDT
  • This webinar is for informational purposes only.
  • NO CEUs WILL BE AWARDED FOR PARTICIPATION.
  • Registration information
Online N/A EPA EPA

July

Date Course Location CEUs Sponsor Contact
July 15 - Aug. 16 Water Treatment Operator | Level 1
  • Refresh your skills while learning how to prepare for the certification test. This course introduces the basic functions and responsibilities of Level 1 operators, as well as water treatment processes, their uses, characteristics, sizing, and calculations and analyses of these processes.
  • For more information.
  • Register online
Online 6.0 Core AWWA AWWA eLearning
July 30 USEPA Small Drinking Water Systems Webinar Series: Disinfection Byproducts
  • Time: 10 am - 11:30 am AKDT
  • This webinar is for informational purposes only.
  • NO CEUs WILL BE AWARDED FOR PARTICIPATION.
  • Registration information
Online N/A EPA EPA
July 31 USEPA Harmful Algal Blooms, Hypoxia, and Nutrients Research Webinar Series : Nutrients and Climate Interactions
  • Time: 10 - 11 am AKDT
  • This webinar is for informational purposes only.
  • NO CEUs WILL BE AWARDED FOR PARTICIPATION.
  • Registration information
Online N/A EPA EPA

August

Date Course Location CEUs Sponsor Contact
Aug. 27 USEPA Small Drinking Water Systems Webinar Series: PFAS Regulatory Updates
  • Time: 10 am - 11:30 am AKDT
  • This webinar is for informational purposes only.
  • NO CEUs WILL BE AWARDED FOR PARTICIPATION.
  • Registration information
Online N/A EPA EPA
Aug. 30 Deadline for Exam Registration Forms for Written Exams for Communities with Online Testing Centers or the North Slope Oil Fields for the October 11th Written Exam
  • Locations: Anchorage (including Mat-Su Valley, Palmer, and Wasilla), Barrow, Bethel, Cordova, Fairbanks, Homer, Juneau, Kenai, Ketchikan, Prince of Wales Island, Kodiak, Sitka, Valdez, and Prudhoe Bay
  • Exam registration form.
  • The registration form and the $150 per exam fee must be in our office no later than August 30th.
Statewide N/A DEC Operator Certification Program

907-465-1139

September

Date Course Location CEUs Sponsor Contact
Sept. 9 - Oct. 11 Water Treatment Operator | Level 2
  • Learn concepts and practices about conventional water treatment processes, membrane/UV processes, and basic laboratory and sampling skills. WTO Level 2 provides an in-depth understanding of surface water treatment, groundwater treatment, and the particular parameters that dictate the successful treatment of both sources.
  • For more information.
  • Register online
Online 6.0 Core AWWA AWWA eLearning
Sept. 24 USEPA Small Drinking Water Systems Webinar Series: Consolidation and Restructuring
  • Time: 10 am - 11:30 am AKDT
  • This webinar is for informational purposes only.
  • NO CEUs WILL BE AWARDED FOR PARTICIPATION.
  • Registration information
Online N/A EPA EPA
Sept. 25 USEPA Harmful Algal Blooms, Hypoxia, and Nutrients Research Webinar Series : Using Wetlands to Reduce Nutrient Loadings to Rivers and the Coast
  • Time: 10 - 11 am AKDT
  • This webinar is for informational purposes only.
  • NO CEUs WILL BE AWARDED FOR PARTICIPATION.
  • Registration information
Online N/A EPA EPA
Sept. 30 - Oct. 4 Water Distribution Levels 1 and 2 Fairbanks 3.0 Core NTL Alaska Peggy Pollen

907-452-6866

October

Date Course Location CEUs Sponsor Contact
Oct. 11 Written Exams for Communities with Online Testing Centers or the North Slope Oil Fields
  • Locations: Anchorage (including Mat-Su Valley, Palmer, and Wasilla), Barrow, Bethel, Cordova, Fairbanks, Homer, Juneau, Kenai, Ketchikan, Prince of Wales Island, Kodiak, Sitka, Valdez, and Prudhoe Bay
  • Exam registration form.
  • The registration form and the $150 per exam fee must be in our office no later than August 30th.
Statewide N/A DEC Operator Certification Program

907-465-1139

Oct. 14 - 18 Water Treatment Level 1 
Fairbanks 3.0 Core NTL Alaska Peggy Pollen

907-452-6866

Oct. 14 -          Nov. 15 Water Treatment Operator | Level 3
    • This course introduces water operations personnel to various analyses and applications of key water treatment processes and operations. The course curriculum is representative of the basic functions and responsibilities of Level 3 operators at most water treatment plants. The course builds upon the Level 2 course by focusing on troubleshooting operational problems along with analysis of conventional and advanced treatment processes.
    • This is an online instructor-facilitated class. You may structure the course to your own schedule but will be required to complete the course by a specific deadline and will submit homework to the instructor by given due dates.
    • For more information.
    • Register online
Online 6.0 Core AWWA AWWA eLearning
Oct. 22 - 23 Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities
  • Location: Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility (AWWU), 3000 Arctic Blvd., Anchorage
  • The Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities course is designed to provide training to water and wastewater professionals on issues concerning preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural or human-caused disasters that threaten water and wastewater facilities and systems.
  • To register contact George Cano
Anchorage 1.6 Core TEEX George Cano

956-792-6046

Oct. 29 USEPA Small Drinking Water Systems Webinar Series: Source Water Quality
  • Time: 10 am - 11:30 am AKDT
  • This webinar is for informational purposes only.
  • NO CEUs WILL BE AWARDED FOR PARTICIPATION.
  • Registration information
Online N/A EPA EPA
Oct. 30 USEPA Water Research Webinar Series: PFAS Treatment Using In Situ Groundwater Remediation Techniques
  • Time: 10 - 11 am AKDT
  • This webinar is for informational purposes only.
  • NO CEUs WILL BE AWARDED FOR PARTICIPATION.
  • Registration information
Online N/A EPA EPA

November

Date Course Location CEUs Sponsor Contact
Nov. 4 - 8 Introduction to Wastewater  
Anchorage 3.0 Core NTL Alaska Peggy Pollen

907-452-6866

Nov. 20 USEPA Harmful Algal Blooms, Hypoxia, and Nutrients Research Webinar Series : HABs Toxicity and Health Effects of Anatoxin-A
  • Time: 10 - 11 am AKST
  • This webinar is for informational purposes only.
  • NO CEUs WILL BE AWARDED FOR PARTICIPATION.
  • Registration information
Online N/A EPA EPA
Nov. 26 USEPA Small Drinking Water Systems Webinar Series: Emergency Response
  • Time: 10 am - 11:30 am AKDT
  • This webinar is for informational purposes only.
  • NO CEUs WILL BE AWARDED FOR PARTICIPATION.
  • Registration information
Online N/A
EPA EPA

December

Date Course Location CEUs Sponsor Contact
Dec. 2 - 6 Water Treatment Level 2 
Fairbanks 3.0 Core NTL Alaska Peggy Pollen

907-452-6866

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