WQA is offering instructor-led training based on the Certified Installer Training Pathway. The15-week course is taught live through Zoom for one hour once a week plus an additional 30 minutes to one hour of homework each week. Two sessions are available to accommodate the different time zones.
Instructor-led training offers two main advantages:
- It helps keep learners on track and progressing through the training
- It is better for those who learn by doing rather than reading
WQA instructors have real-world experience in POU/POE water treatment that they bring to the course. The course is also structured to allow for discussion, questions, and sharing of ideas. Additional weeks may be scheduled to accommodate participants’ questions.
Water treatment installers who complete the 15-week course and all associated homework and have at least six months field experience in installation will be eligible to take the Certified Installer exam. So get your team together and consider which session works best for you!
(For best results, learners’ schedules should be adjusted to allow for the weekly Zoom sessions and an additional hour immediately afterward to complete homework. They’ll be on their way to certification in just a few short months!)
Please choose one of these concurrent sessions:
| Session 1A | Session 1B |
| When: Thursdays at 8 a.m. Mountain (7 a.m. Pacific) | When: Tuesdays at 8 a.m. Eastern (7 a.m. Central) |
| Start date: Thursday, January 20, 2022 | Start date: Tuesday, January 25, 2022 |
| Instructor: Jason Jackson | Instructor: Paul Friot, MWS |
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| Jason, a professor at Fleming College, has worked more than 20 years in the water/wastewater and energy sectors. He is a licensed plumber, a licensed pump installer and a Canadian WQA Master Water Specialist.He has served as President of the Canadian Water Quality Association, a CWQA Education Consultant and Chair for the Canadian Hydronics Council. With experience in nearly all aspects of water delivery – from well drilling to municipal systems operation – he offers an extensive and broad range skill set in both trades and technology automation. | Paul has 45 years of experience in water treatment as an independent dealer in Massachusetts. He is a WQA Master Water Specialist and holds a U.S. patent for an arsenic removal process. He recently started a new business, Get Water Answers, which provides consumers and water treatment dealers with help understanding water test results or water problems they find challenging. |
| REGISTRATION FORM | REGISTRATION FORM |
| Course Competencies |
| Understanding and applying a safe workplace, including appropriately using Personal Protective equipment.Installing equipment according to Local, State, Federal Plumbing Codes and manufacturer instructions.Identifying water softeners, filters, disinfection equipment, reverse osmosis; their basic application, installation, and start-up procedures as per manufacturer and code requirements.Installing equipment in the correct direction of flow and treatment train sequence.Verifying equipment performance is to spec and training end-user on operation and maintenance.Using selected tools to measure, create piping connections, fastening supports and hangers.Using water test reports, manufacturer manuals and related plumbing code references.Identifying product certification standards and claims.Applying the guidelines in the WQA Code of Ethics. |
The Cost*
$685 WQA Core/Premier Members | $840 WQA E-Members | $1,535 Non-members
*If you are already enrolled in the mentored-MEP version of the installer course and have 6 or more months remaining on your subscription, the cost of the MEP will be credited toward the instructor-led course. Subscribers with less than six months remaining are eligible for a reduced fee for the instructor-led course. Please email education@wqa.org for details.
The Curriculum
Click here for a printable PDF listing the course curriculum and course policies.