25 Pa. Code § 963.19 - Continuing education of system operators
(a) An applicant for financial assistance
shall include a 5-year operator training plan as part of the assistance
application. The operator training plan shall be reviewed and updated at 5-year
intervals-or more often if appropriate-and shall be submitted to the Authority
for approval within 3 months of the end of each 5-year cycle. The 5-year
training plan shall specify the education programs in which identified system
operators or supporting staff plan to participate each year. The minimum level
of educational topics included in the training plan shall correlate to the
classification of the treatment facility being operated.
(b) Education sources to be included in the
5-year training plan may include the following:
(1) Water and wastewater treatment facility
operator training courses conducted or certified by the Department of Community
Affairs or equivalent courses conducted or approved by the
Department.
(2) Appropriate related
courses provided by an accredited university or institution or approved by the
Department.
(3) Specialty courses,
professional seminars or operator outreach training programs conducted or
sponsored by State or Federal agencies, organizations such as the Water
Pollution Control Federation, the Water Pollution Control Association of
Pennsylvania, the American Water Works Association, the American Society of
Civil Engineers and the National Rural Water Association.
(4) Reasonable substitutions or modifications
may be made to the plan if projected training courses are unavailable or become
inappropriate.
(c)
Certification or other documentation demonstrating participation in the
education programs, as identified in each 5-year training plan, shall be
submitted as support to training plan renewals.
(d) Failure to submit, maintain, update or
follow the approved operator training plan may result in the Authority ceasing
financial assistance and recovering prior payments including, but not limited
to, the immediate repayment of outstanding loans and interest and
grants.
Notes
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 963.4 (relating to applicant eligibility).
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