The Academy for Water Professional Development is a initiative of the Association to fill an industry training gap and advance the careers of participants. The program includes multi-year technical and soft-skill training courses, which have been developed based on input from industry leaders across North Carolina.

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Below is a list of courses required per ladder and level. Detailed descriptions and continuing education credit for each course are located in the course catalog.

LADDER: Distribution and Collection Systems

LEVEL: Apprentice

• Basic Utility Safety and Field Operations Safety Awareness
• Foundations of Leadership: Customer Service
• Foundations of Leadership: Effective Self-Management
  
• Support Systems Awareness for Collections and Distributions Operations
• Utilities Construction Skills - Level 1
• Electives (2) – Microsoft Office 101, Public Speaking, NIMS ICS 100, MIMS ICS 700

LEVEL: Journeyman 1

• Work Zone Traffic Control for Supervisors
• Supervision and Leadership Skills
• Conflict Management Skills – Verbal Judo
• Customer Service 2
• Environmental Awareness
• Utilities Construction Skills – Level 2
• NIMS ICS Tabletop Exercise
• Electives (2) – Microsoft Office 101, Public Speaking, NIMS ICS 100, MIMS ICS 700

LEVEL: Journeyman 2

• OSHA 10 Hour Class
• Construction Inspection Processes
• Supervision Leadership 2
• Business Writing
• Problem Solving and Decision Making
• Public Speaking 2
• CMMS Systems
• Trenching and Shoring Competent Person
• ISO 14001 and EMS Systems Awareness
• Electives (2) – Pipe Condition Assessment (Awareness), CMMS Systems, Principals of Asset Mgmt.

LEVEL: Master

• Writing and Maintaining Safety Policies and SOPs
• NC Purchasing Laws
• Leadership Level 3
• NIMS IMS 800
• Public Speaking 3
• Senior Completion Project
• CMMS Systems
• Electives (2) – Governmental Budgeting Processes, ISO 14001 EMS Systems, Planner Schedule Skills