Illinois Water Operator Continuing Education

Save with this 30-hour package intended for Class A and B Water Operators. Courses focus on technical aspects of water treatment and distribution. Includes:

• Pumps Part 1
• Pumps Part 2
• Introduction to Water Technology
• Piping Systems Part 1
• Piping Systems Part 2
• Fluid Mechanics
• Electrical Safety (NFPA 70E 2021)

Save with this 15-hour package intended for Class C and D Water Operators. Courses focus on technical aspects of water treatment and distribution. Includes:

• Pumps Part 1
• Pumps Part 2
• Introduction to Water Technology

This course introduces operators to piping systems and familiarizes them with the larger components that make piping systems function, including metallic and nonmetallic piping, tubing, and hoses.

This course introduces operators to pumping systems, hydraulics, basic pumping terminology, and pump curves. We will also look at a number of pump types, including end-suction centrifugal pumps, propeller pumps, turbine pumps, and rotary pumps. For each pump type, we will discuss internal parts, construction, and operation.

This course introduces operators to the hydrologic cycle and its effects on the structure and functions of water and wastewater systems. From there, we discuss water collection, treatment, and distribution, as well as the physical, chemical, and biological properties of water.

This course dives further into piping systems by discussing the smaller components that make piping systems function, including fittings, common and special valves, strainers, filters, traps, and accessories. Preventative and repair maintenance for these components are also discussed.

This course continues looking at additional pump types, including reciprocating pumps, metering pumps, and special purpose pumps. For each pump type, we will discuss internal parts, construction, and operation. We also discuss sealing devices, including packing and mechanical seals, bearings, lubrication, and installation.

This course equips electricians and other workers exposed to electrical hazards with knowledge needed to apply safety requirements from the NFPA 70E. We start by detailing the arrangement, scope, and purpose of the document, as well as define common terms. Then, we discuss securing an electrically safe work condition, lockout/tagout, energized work, grounding electrical equipment, arc flash and more. In summary, we clarify NFPA 70E safety practices used in the electrical industry. This course has no prerequisites.

Water operators in Illinois who take this course will get an introduction to the 2024 NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace publication. Course lessons discuss the electrical safety program, training requirements, troubleshooting equipment, PPE requirements, and more.

Illinois water operators can continue reviewing the NFPA 2024 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace publication with this course. Lessons touch on many topics like fuse types, hazards associated with electrolytic cells, battery room safety, capacitor safety requirements, and more.

This course will fulfill 2 of your required hours for Illinois water operators.

A membrane is a sheet of natural or synthetic material that is partially permeable to substances in solution. Membranes are used in various methods of water treatment. Students who take our Membrane Processes course will learn the uses and types of membrane processes including reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, and electrodialysis reversal.

This course will fulfill 2 of your required hours for Illinois water operators.

Our Disinfection course focuses on the critical role that pathogen destruction and inactivation plays in the surface water treatment process and how necessary it is in producing safe drinking water that meets EPA standards.

This course will fulfill 2 of your required hours for Illinois water operators.

This course is intended to provide water operators with information on basic electrical concepts they will need in their career.

This course explains how fluids behave, especially under pressure and in motion. This lesson is divided into two major parts. The first concerns fluids at rest and describes the properties fluids have when they are standing still. The second half treats the subject of fluids in motion.