Section 327 IAC 5-22-15 - Continuing education requirements for wastewater treatment apprentices and certified operatorsAuthority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-18-11-13
Affected: IC 13-18-11
Sec. 15.
(a) A wastewater treatment apprentice shall fulfill continuing education requirements in amounts specified in Table 15(b) during each two (2) year period following the issuance of the apprentice classification and before achieving status as a certified wastewater treatment plant operator.(b) Continuing education credits required for eligibility in the following classifications of wastewater treatment apprentices are listed in the following table: Table 15(b)
Continuing Education Credits Required During Each Two (2) Year Period of
| Wastewater Treatment Apprentice Classification | Apprenticeship |
| Apprentice I-SP | 5 contact hours |
| Apprentice A-SO | 5 contact hours |
| Apprentice I | 10 contact hours |
| Apprentice A | 10 contact hours |
| Apprentice II | 10 contact hours |
| Apprentice B | 10 contact hours |
| Apprentice III | 20 contact hours |
| Apprentice C | 20 contact hours |
| Apprentice IV | 20 contact hours |
| Apprentice D | 20 contact hours |
(c) A certified wastewater treatment operator shall fulfill continuing education requirements in amounts specified in Table 15(d) during each two (2) year period following the issuance of the certification card and before having that certification card renewed.(d) Continuing education credits required for certification card renewal in the following classifications of certified wastewater treatment operators are listed in the following table: Table 15(d)
| Certified Wastewater Treatment Operator Classification | Continuing Education Credits Required for Renewal |
| Class I-SP | 5 contact hours |
| Class A-SO | 5 contact hours |
| Class I | 10 contact hours |
| Class A | 10 contact hours |
| Class II | 10 contact hours |
| Class B | 10 contact hours |
| Class III | 20 contact hours |
| Class C | 20 contact hours |
| Class IV | 20 contact hours |
| Class D | 20 contact hours |
(e) Continuing education credits required according to Table 15(b) and Table 15(d) must adhere to a distribution of subject matter according to the following: (1) A minimum of seventy percent (70%) of the required continuing education contact hours shall be obtained from the technical category of approved continuing education courses that address technical matters related directly to wastewater treatment plant and sewer system operations, maintenance, management, or supervision.(2) Not more than thirty percent (30%) of the required continuing education contact hours shall be obtained from nontechnical subject matter of approved continuing education courses that enhance the performance of the certified operator's responsibilities but are not directly related to wastewater treatment plant and sewer system operations, maintenance, management, or supervision.(f) A person having more than one (1) wastewater treatment operator apprenticeship or certification may be given continuing education credit from a single approved continuing education course for each wastewater treatment apprenticeship or certification to which the subject matter is applicable.Water Pollution Control Board; 327 IAC 5-22-15; filed Nov 20, 2000, 4:07 p.m.: 24 IR 970; readopted filed Aug 17, 2006, 10:31 a.m.: 20060830-IR-327060183BFA; filed Mar 18, 2008, 2:55 p.m.: 20080416-IR-327060179FRAReadopted filed Jul 30, 2014, 4:04 p.m.: 20140827-IR-327140189BFAReadopted filed 5/27/2020, 11:52 a.m.: 20200624-IR-327200186BFA