Subchapter H. CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Sec.

302.801.    Training and continuing education.
302.802.    Continuing education requirements for certificate renewal.
302.803.    Phased schedule for continuing education requirements.
302.804.    System security training requirements.

§ 302.801. Training and continuing education.

 (a)  The Department will designate all approved training and continuing education into one of the following categories:

   (1)  Wastewater.

   (2)  Water.

   (3)  Bioperable.

   (4)  Security training as established in §  302.804 (relating to system security training requirements).

 (b)  The Department may approve, deny, suspend or revoke any training sponsor, training program, training course or conference session.

 (c)  The Department may audit, examine, inspect, and review the activities and documentation of approved training sponsors, training programs, approved instructors, courses, course content, conference sessions, teaching materials and facilities as related to water operator training and wastewater operator training and continuing education.

 (d)  The Department will develop training approval process guidelines that define the standards for the approval of training providers as training sponsors, training programs, instructors, courses and course content, conference sessions and other teaching materials and facilities used for the development and delivery of water and wastewater operator training and continuing education.

 (e)  Decisions of the Department related to this section are reviewable by the Board.

§ 302.802. Continuing education requirements for certificate renewal.

 (a)  Only contact hours for training approved by the Department will be used by a certified operator to meet the continuing education requirements for certificate renewal.

 (b)  A certified operator is required to successfully obtain the designated continuing education contact hours as defined in §  302.803 (relating to phased schedule for continuing education requirements) for certification renewal for the appropriate class.

 (c)  Bioperable operators will meet the continuing education requirements for each water and wastewater certificate held.

 (d)  A certified operator may not apply excess contact hours to a subsequent 3-year renewal cycle.

 (e)  For the purpose of meeting the continuing education requirement, the contact hours associated with a Department-approved course may only be applied once within an operator’s 3-year renewal cycle.

 (f)  A Department-approved instructor holding an operator’s certificate may be granted continuing education contact hours for teaching a Department-approved training course provided the instructor delivers the course within the instructor’s 3-year renewal cycle and provides documentation to the Department that the course was completed, with the total amount of hours of training delivered. The contact hours for a specific course can be granted only once within the 3-year renewal cycle in which the course is taught.

 (g)  A certified operator is credited continuing education contact hours in the 3-year renewal cycle in which the training was completed, as documented by the training provider.

 (h)  Certified operators that have successfully completed the Department’s Drinking Water Corrosion Control Treatment Course or Bio-solids Management Course may be granted a one-time credit for the contact hours for continuing education during the initial renewal cycle, regardless of the date of completion.

Cross References

   This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §  302.306 (relating to certificate renewal); and 25 Pa. Code §  302.1005 (relating to grandparented operators).

§ 302.803. Phased schedule for continuing education requirements.

 (a)  The number of required contact hours of continuing education for certificate renewal is as follows:

   (1)  Contact hour requirements for wastewater system certified operators.

Operator Class	Contact Hours for First 3-Year Renewal Cycle	Contact Hours for Subsequent 3-Year Renewal Cycle
A	15	30
B	15	30
C	15	30
D	8	15
E	8	15
Grandparented	8	15

   (2)  Contact hour requirements for water system certified operators.

Operator Class	Contact Hours for First 3-Year Renewal Cycle	Contact Hours for Subsequent 3-Year Renewal Cycle
A	15	30
B	15	30
C	15	30
D	8	15
E	8	15
Dc	4	9
Dn	3	6
Grandparented	8	15

 (b)  The first 3-year renewal cycle is defined as either the first 3-year period in which a certified operator holds a valid certificate after being transferred from an annual renewal cycle, or the first cycle after receiving certification.

 (c)  The subsequent 3-year renewal cycle is every 3-year period after the operator’s first three-year renewal cycle.

Cross References

   This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §  302.303 (relating to issuance of upgraded certificate); 25 Pa. Code §  302.306 (relating to certificate renewal); and 25 Pa. Code §  302.802 (relating to continuing education requirements for certificate renewal).

§ 302.804. System security training requirements.

 (a)  Every certified operator shall successfully complete a Department-approved system security training course.

 (b)  A certified operator shall meet the system security training requirement in the certified operator’s first renewal period commencing on or after September 18, 2010.

 (c)  A certified operator shall successfully demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities contained in the Department’s system security training course using a Department-approved learning assessment method.

 (d)  The contact hours associated with the system security training also qualifies as approved continuing education within an operator’s 3-year renewal cycle.

 (e)  A Department-approved training sponsor may, upon written agreement with the Department, deliver the Department’s system security course that is approved to meet the requirements of this section.

 (f)  Bioperable operators need to successfully complete the Department-approved system security training course only once.

 (g)  The Department may require certified operators to attend and successfully complete additional Department-approved system security courses upon written notification when any of the following occur:

   (1)  The operator failed the Department-approved system security course required in subsection (a).

   (2)  There is a history of security issues at a water or wastewater system where the certified operators work.

   (3)  There is a history of security issues with the certified operator.

   (4)  New or updated security courses become available.

   (5)  The Department determines a situation or threat (Federal, State, local) exists that requires additional specific security courses.

 (h)  When establishing additional security training requirements as provided for in subsection (g), the Department will include the following in the written notification:

   (1)  Identification of the certified operators who must complete the training.

   (2)  The deadline for completing the security training.

   (3)  The amount and type of security training to be completed.

Cross References

   This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §  302.801 (relating to training and continuing education).

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