Course Offerings
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IMPORTANT TESTING INFORMATION
As of September 1, 2023, paper based exams will no longer be offered at TWUA Regional Schools. All tests are available at authorized Computer Based Testing sites. You can see the available sites here:
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Course Outlines
Use the drop-down “+” to view more details about the topics that will be covered each class day.
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TUESDAY, 8AM-5:30PM
• Introduction to Activated Sludge Process
• Tour of Exhibits (8:30 - 9:30)
• Basic Activated Sludge Theory
• Sludge Quality Indicators
• Interpretation of Laboratory Data
• Process Equipment
WEDNESDAY, 8AM-5PM
• Process Control Formula
• Operational Control Strategies
• Troubleshooting
• Process Problems
THURSDAY, 8AM-12PM
• Modifications of Activated Sludge Process
• Review and Discussion
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TUESDAY, 8AM-5:30PM
• Introduction to Water
Analysis
• Laboratory Equipment and Techniques
• Laboratory Safety
• Quality Assurance and Quality Control
• Water Chemistry and
Preparation of Solutions
WEDNESDAY, 8AM-5PM
• pH Analysis
• Alkalinity and Hardness
• Tour of Exhibits (9:30 - 10:30)
• Turbidity
• Jar Testing
• Bacteriological Analysis
• Chlorine Residual
THURSDAY, 8AM-12PM
Ammonia-TKN-TP-TOC
Secondary Constituents
Course Review
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TUESDAY, 8AM-5:30PM
∙ Goals of Wastewater
Treatment
∙ The Operator and the Law
∙ The Water Cycle
∙ Pretreatment of Domestic Wastewater
∙ Characteristics of
Wastewater
∙ The Collection System
WEDNESDAY, 8AM-5PM
• The Preliminary Treatment
• System and Flow Measurement
• Tour of Exhibits (10:00 - 11:00)
• Stabilization Ponds
• The Activated Sludge Process
• Sedimentation
• Fixed Film Treatment processes
THURSDAY, 8AM-12PM
∙ Sludge Processing
∙ Disinfection
∙ Safety
∙ Review
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TUESDAY, 8AM-5:30PM
∙ Goals of Wastewater Treatment
∙ The Operator and the Law
∙ The Water Cycle
∙ Pretreatment of Domestic Wastewater
∙ Characteristics of
Wastewater
∙ The Collection System
WEDNESDAY, 8AM-5PM
• The Preliminary Treatment
• System and Flow Measurement
• Tour of Exhibits (10:00 - 11:00)
• Stabilization Ponds
• The Activated Sludge Process
• Sedimentation
• Fixed Film Treatment Processes
THURSDAY, 8AM-12PM
∙ Sludge Processing
∙ Disinfection
∙ Safety
∙ Review
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TUESDAY, 8AM-5:30PM
• Intro to Cross-Connection
• Case Histories
• Backflow
• Cross-Connections
• Tour of Exhibits (3:00 - 4:00)
• Lead/Copper Issues
WEDNESDAY, 8AM-5PM
∙ Degree of Hazard
∙ Avenues of Protection
∙ Legal Basis for Cross Connection Control
∙ Responsibilities
THURSDAY, 8AM-12PM
∙ Videos/Slide Presentation
∙ Cross-Connection Control Assemblies and Devices
∙ Gauges
∙ Safety
∙ Testing/Tester Issues
∙ Evaluation, Remarks, Q&A
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MONDAY, 8AM-5PM
∙ Learning Beliefs
∙ Design a Lesson
∙ What Is Learning
∙ Operational Beliefs
∙ Mission Statement
∙ Process Approach
∙ Chapter Overviews
∙ Reviewing Design Activities
∙ Definitions
∙ Learning Theories
∙ Learning Principles
∙ Design Models
∙ Talking About Media
∙ Preliminary Id Model
TUESDAY, 8AM-5:30PM
• Review Homework
• Conceptual & Procedural Tools
• Designer Expertise
• Designer Competencies
• Reviewing Design Activities
• Moving into Analysis
• Intent Statement
• Needs Assessment
• Learner Profile
• Context Analysis
• Revised Mission Statement
• Reviewing Design Activities
• Taxonomies
• Tour of Exhibits (3:00 - 4:00)
• Learning Goals
• Learning Types
WEDNESDAY, 8AM-5PM
∙ Review Homework
∙ Learning Types
∙ Flexible Understanding
∙ Content Outline
∙ Learning Task Analysis
∙ Key Task Analysis
∙ Review Design Activities
∙ Definition of Assessment
∙ Assessment Purposes
∙ Learner Performance
∙ Assessment Possibilities
∙ Instructional Sequence
∙ Assessment Issues
∙ Assessment Plan
∙ Reviewing Design
∙ Instruction
∙ Instructional Frameworks
THURSDAY, 8AM-5PM
• Review Homework
• Instructional Repertoire
• Reviewing Design Activities
• Identifying Media Possibilities
• Technology and Learning
• Media Design Issues
• Developing Instructional Media
• Instructional Media Plan
• Design Activities Review
• Conditions of Learning
• Instructional Events
• Instructional Models
• Write a Prototype
• Continue Prototype
• Design a Syllabus
FRIDAY, 8AM-5PM
∙ Review Homework
∙ Syllabus Design (Continued)
∙ Review Design Activities
∙ Program Evaluation Value
∙ Formative Program Evaluation
∙ Summative Program Evaluation
∙ Review Design Activities
∙ Revised Instructional Design
∙ Learning from a Project
∙ Self-Assessment
∙ Mastering the Possibilities
∙ Feedback
∙ Exam Reviews
∙ Review and Evaluations
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TUESDAY, 8AM-5:30PM
• Introduction to Groundwater
• Tour Exhibits (8:30 - 9:30)
• Origins and sources of
Groundwater
• Characteristics of Groundwater
WEDNESDAY, 8AM-5PM
∙ Groundwater Treatment
∙ Disinfection
∙ Hydraulics
∙ Well Location
∙ Well Construction
∙ Well Problems
∙ Pumps and Motors
THURSDAY, 8AM-12PM
∙ Storage & Distribution
∙ Records, Maps & Reports
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TUESDAY, 8AM-5:30PM
∙ Introduction
∙ Pre-Test
∙ Centrifugal Pump
∙ Pump Nomenclature
∙ Couplings & Worksheet
∙ Replacement of Pump
Components
WEDNESDAY, 8AM-5PM
• Replacement Worksheet • Packing Worksheet
• Tour of Exhibits (9:00 - 10:00)
• Mechanical Seals
• Hydraulics
• Piping
• Hydraulics
THURSDAY, 8AM-12PM
• Normal Operations
• Lubrication
• Lineshaft Turbines
• Special Pumping Units
• Post Test
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MONDAY, 1PM-5PM
∙ Paperwork and Introductions
∙ Introduction to Surface Water
∙ Pretreatment
TUESDAY, 8AM-5:30PM
• Filter Operation and Maintenance
• Disinfection
• Turbidity and Nephelometers (Demo of Calibration & Measurement)
• pH and Ion Selective Electrodes (Demo of Calibration & Measurement)
WEDNESDAY, 8AM-5PM
• Coagulation
• Flocculation
• Sedimentation
• Filtration
• Tour of Exhibits (2:30 - 3:30)
• Filter Media
THURSDAY, 8AM-12PM
∙ Chlorine Chemistry and Measurement
∙ Records and Reports
∙ Math
∙ Course Review
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TUESDAY, 8AM-5:30PM
• Course Introduction
• Source Water Protection and Treatment
• Process Optimization
• Tour of Exhibits (2:30 - 3:30)
• Disinfection Byproducts Control
WEDNESDAY, 8AM-5PM
• Disinfection Byproducts Control (Conclusion)
• Specialty Filtration Methods
• Treatment for Special
Water Issues
• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
THURSDAY, 8AM-12PM
∙ Surface Water Treatment Rule
∙ Video “Ammonia Test by I.S.E. Method”
∙ Plant Records,
Requirements & Benefits
• Performance Initiatives & Recognition Programs
• Wrap Up / Review
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TUESDAY, 8AM-5:30PM
• Introduction
• Valve Purpose and
Classification
• Tour of Exhibits (9:30 - 10:30)
• Participant Activities
• Water Main Isolation Valves
• Block Map Legend
Presentation
WEDNESDAY, 8AM-5PM
• Wastewater Valves
• Automatic Control Valves • Participant Activities
• Backflow Prevention
Devices
• Backflow Presentation
THURSDAY, 8AM-12PM
∙ Fire Hydrants
∙ Fire Hydrant Presentation
∙ Review/Questions
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TUESDAY, 8AM-5:30PM
• Introduction
• State Requirements
• Tour of Exhibits (9:00 - 10:00)
• Exam and Need to Know Criteria
• Construction
WEDNESDAY, 8AM-5PM
∙ Lift Stations
∙ Sewer Maintenance and Operation
∙ Industrial Waste Monitoring
THURSDAY, 8AM-12PM
∙ Collection System Management
∙ Review
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TUESDAY, 8AM-5:30PM
• Laboratory Equipment
• Permits/Quality Assurance • Records and Reports
• Data Handling and Required Testing
• Laboratory Safety
• Sampling/pH Analysis
• Chlorine Residual/Review
WEDNESDAY, 8AM-5PM
• Total Suspended Solids (TSS)/Volatile Suspended
Solids (TVSS)
• Total Volatile Solids
(TVS)/Settleable Solids
• Tour of Exhibits (9:30 - 10:30)
• Laboratory Chemistry
• Dissolved Oxygen
(Iodometric and Electronic Methods)
• Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)
• Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
THURSDAY, 8AM-12PM
• Ammonia/Review
• Microscopic
Examinations/Fecal
Coliform/Bio-Monitoring
• Course Review
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TUESDAY, 8AM-5:30PM
• Introduction and Regulations
• Characteristics of Wastewater
• Preliminary Treatment
• Tour of Exhibits (10:00 - 11:00)
• Activated Sludge
• Review
WEDNESDAY, 8AM-5PM
• Sludge Digestion
• Sludge Processing and Disposal
• Oxidation Ponds and
Trickling Filters
• Modifications of Activated Sludge
• Review
THURSDAY, 8AM-12PM
∙ Laboratory Control
∙ Determinations
∙ Use of Chlorine
∙ Records, Reports, and Safety
∙ Calculations
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TUESDAY, 8AM-5:30PM
• Introduction
• Sources and Characteristics of Water
• Public Health
• Distribution Hydraulics
• Tour of Exhibits (10:00 - 11:00)
• Utilities Calculations
WEDNESDAY, 8AM-5PM
∙ Water Mains and Services
∙ Valves and Hydrants
∙ Storage
∙ Pumps and Motors
∙ Meters and Services
∙ Utilities Calculations
THURSDAY, 8AM-12PM
∙ Construction
∙ Operations and Maintenance
∙ Public Relations
∙ Review
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TUESDAY, 8AM-5:30PM
• Basics of Math
• General Water/Wastewater Math Operations
WEDNESDAY, 8AM-5PM
• General Water/Wastewater Math Operations (Continued)
• Tour of Exhibits (10:00 - 11:00)
• Specific Water/Wastewater Equations and Calculations
THURSDAY, 8AM-12PM
∙ Specific Water/Wastewater Equations and Calculations (Continued)
∙ Water/Wastewater
Calculations – Final Test
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TUESDAY, 8AM-5:30PM
• Transition
• Management Functions
• Change & Resistance to Change
• Goals and Objectives
• Communications
• Tour of Exhibits (1:30 - 2:30)
• Decision Making
• Delegation
WEDNESDAY, 8AM-5PM
∙ Time Management
∙ Record Keeping
∙ Budgeting & Rate Structure ∙ Privatization/Contracting
∙ Safety Programs
∙ TQM/Quality Control
∙ Job Classification
Interviewing
∙ Personnel Policies
THURSDAY, 8AM-12PM
∙ Education and Training
∙ Job Performance/Reviews
∙ Public Relations/Public Education
∙ Emergency Preparedness
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TUESDAY, 8AM-5:30PM
∙ Safety Programs
∙ Hazardous Communications Right to Know Act
∙ Chemical Safety
∙ First Aid
∙ Personal Protective
Equipment
∙ Confined Space Safety
WEDNESDAY, 8AM-5PM
• Tour of Exhibits (8:30 - 9:30)
• Confined Space Safety
• Working Safely
• Excavation & Trenching
• Biological Hazards
• Electrical Safety
THURSDAY, 8AM-12PM
∙ Worksite Protection
∙ Safe Vehicle Use
∙ Review