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