2020-2021 Training Course Catalog for Tribal Water and Wastewater Operator Certification
The ITCA National Tribal Water & Wastewater Operator Certification Program is pleased to provide this updated listing of free operator training and certification events. Please note: due to public health and safety concerns, ITCA Tribal operator certification training events are currently provided in a high-quality, student-focused online learning format. A detailed listing of all online training courses for 2020, through March 2021, is provided in this downloadable Online Course Catalog.
A listing of online training courses for the full 2021 calendar year is coming soon.
Click Here: 2020-2021 Online Training Course Catalog
Each course consists of sequential lessons that are provided in a series of live online classes that are each 3-hours in duration. Some courses are offered more than once to provide operators with options. Courses that occur more than once are labeled with “Section” numbers. A person that registers for a course should only attend a single course Section. Instructors may vary from one course section to another.
The terms “lesson”, “class”, and “course” are defined in the ITCA Standards for Contact Hour Credit from Virtual Training Events document.
Click here: ITCA Standards for Online Training Contact Hours.
Specified Regional or Area Designations
Most of the online training courses are listed without any specified region or area and are therefore, open without restriction. However, some training courses are listed for certain regions or areas. Such training courses are made possible by funding agencies for the express purpose of serving certain geographic areas. When a course is listed for a specific region or area, two different registration options are available—Priority Registration, and General Admission Waiting List.
- Priority Registration
If you work on Tribal lands in the region or area specified for the course, please use the “priority registration” option. Priority registration will be monitored and tracked based on the work address provided during registration.
- General Admission Waiting List
Online training course size is limited to preserve the high quality of student-focused instruction. A general admission waiting list is available for personnel working on Tribal lands that are outside of the region or area specified for the particular course. Selection for the course will be first come, first serve based on seats available after the priority registration seats are filled.
Click Here: USEPA Regional Map
Click Here: IHS Area Map
Table of Events
The table below provides a summarized listing of all ITCA Program training and certification events (past and upcoming) for 2020, through March 2021. Click on the individual course listing for details and registration instructions specific to a particular upcoming course. Events that have already occurred are shown in gray and the links are no longer active.
Training Format | Operator Training/Certification Event | Start & End Date | Region/Area |
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In-Person | Computer-Based Testing | 2020 year-around | Open/Not Specified |
In Person | Program Advisory Committee Meeting | February 26, 2020 | Phoenix, AZ |
Online | Operator Workgroup Meeting | March 30-31, 2021 | Open/Not Specified |
Online | Safe Drinking Water Act 101, Section 1 | January 19-February 25, 2021 | Open/Not Specified |
Online | Safe Drinking Water Act 101, Section 2 | March 17-April 14, 2021 | Open/Not Specified |
Online | Regulations for Wastewater Operators | February 1-10, 2021 | Open/Not Specified |
In Person | Small Wastewater Treatment Lagoons Training | January 29-30, 2020 | Ft. Wingate, NM |
Online | Tribal Utility Management Training, Section 1 |
August 18-September 17, 2020 | Open/Not Specified |
Online | General Module & Very Small Water System, Section 1 | July 27-August 24, 2020 | Open/Not Specified |
Online | General Module & Very Small Water System, Section 2 | September 16-October 19, 2020 | Open/Not Specified |
In Person | Water Distribution – Level 1 | February 10-14, 2020 | Sloan, IA |
In Person | Water Distribution – Level 1 | March 9-13, 2020 | Laughlin, NV |
Online | Water Distribution – Level 1, Section 1 |
July 27-August 24, 2020 | Open/Not Specified |
Online | Water Distribution – Level 1, Section 2 |
October 26-December 7, 2020 | Priority Registration Region 9 |
Online | Water Distribution – Level 1 Section 3 |
January 6-February 12, 2021 | Open/Not Specified |
Online | Water Distribution – Level 2 Section 1 |
January 11-February 19, 2021 | Priority Registration Region 9 |
Online | Water Treatment – Level 1, Section 1 |
July 27-August 24, 2020 | Open/Not Specified |
Online | Water Treatment – Level 1, Section 4 |
October 14-November 20, 2020 | Priority Registration Region 7 |
Online | Water Treatment – Level 1, Section 5 |
November 30-December 18, 2020 | Open/Not Specified |
Online | Water Treatment – Level 1, Section 3 |
January 5-February 25, 2021 | Priority Registration Great Plains Area |
Online | Water Treatment – Level 1 Section 6 |
February 1-March 10, 2021 | Open/Not Specified |
Online | Water Treatment – Level 1 Section 2 |
February 17-March 24, 2021 | Priority Registration Region 9 |
Online | Water Treatment – Level 2 Section 1 |
October 7-November 12, 2020 | Open/Not Specified |
Online | Wastewater Collection – Level 1, Section 1 |
September 17-October 15, 2020 | Open/Not Specified |
Online | Wastewater Collection – Level 1, Section 2 | November 30-December 16, 2020 | Open/Not Specified |
Online | Wastewater Collection – Level 1, Section 3 | February 22-March 10, 2021 | Open/Not Specified |
Online | Wastewater Collection – Level 2, Section 1 | February 2-March 25, 2021 | Open/Not Specified |
Online | Wastewater Treatment – Level 1, Section 1 |
July 27-August 24, 2020 | Open/Not Specified |
Online | Wastewater Treatment – Level 1, Section 2 |
January 5-February 25, 2021 | Priority Registration Great Plains Area |
Online | Wastewater Treatment – Level 1, Section 3 |
January 6-February 10, 2021 | Open/Not Specified |
Online | Wastewater Treatment – Level 2, Section 1 |
February 17-March 24, 2021 | Open/Not Specified |