Section 327 IAC 5-23-14 - Continuing education requirements for apprentices and certified operatorsAuthority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-18-11-13
Affected: IC 13-18-11
Sec. 14.
(a) Prior to receiving a license as a certified operator, an apprentice shall earn cumulative contact hours based on the number of years the apprentice classification is held as follows:(1) An Apprentice I-SP and Apprentice A-SO must earn the following minimum contact hours, including the portion required to be technical contact hours: | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 |
| Total Contact Hours | 2.5 | 5 | 7.5 | 10 | 12.5 | 15 |
| Technical Portion Contact Hours | 2.0 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
(2) An Apprentice I, Apprentice A, Apprentice II, and Apprentice B must earn the following minimum contact hours,including the portion required to be technical contact hours: | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 |
| Total Contact Hours | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
| Technical Portion Contact Hours | 3.5 | 7.5 | 11 | 14 | 17.5 | 21 |
(3) An Apprentice III, Apprentice C, Apprentice IV, and Apprentice D must earn the following minimum contact hours, including the portion required to be technical contact hours: | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 |
| Total Contact Hours | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 |
| Technical Portion Contact Hours | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 42 |
(b) Prior to renewing a certification card, a certified operator shall earn the following minimum number of contact hours, including the portion required to be technical contact hours, during the period of time between the effective date and expiration date of the certification: | Certified Operator Classification | Total Contact Hours | Technical Portion Contact Hours |
| Class I-SP | 8 | 6 |
| Class A-SO | 8 | 6 |
| Class I | 15 | 11 |
| Class A | 15 | 11 |
| Class II | 15 | 11 |
| Class B | 15 | 11 |
| Class III | 30 | 21 |
| Class C | 30 | 21 |
| Class IV | 30 | 21 |
| Class D | 30 | 21 |
(c) A person having more than one (1) apprenticeship or operator certification may receive contact hours from a single approved continuing education course to be applied to each apprenticeship or operator certification to which the subject matter is applicable. Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 5-23-14; filed 11/6/2023, 10:44 a.m.: 20231206-IR-327180365FRA