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Mission

The training center mission is to develop and provide wastewater training to increase the knowledge and skills of plant operators and maintenance personnel, to improve plant compliance, and to optimize treatment effectiveness, efficiency and reliability.

Training Center Advisory Committee

The Statewide Wastewater Operator Training Center (SWOTC) is administered by Wade Thode of the Wastewater Branch. An advisory committee listed below provides guidance on policies for the SWOTC.

Name Agency
Tomas See State of Hawaii
Allen Perry City and County of Honolulu
County of Hawaii
Edward Tschupp County of Kauai
Theodore Leong County of Maui
John Oka Lokelani Resort Corp.

Chapter 11-61 Hawaii Administrative Rules

Board of Certification

Get information about Board of Certification and Operator Certification requirements.

Certificate of Achievement

Numerous training sessions are conducted throughout the year at the Training Center and Counties for upgrading the knowledge and skills of the State’s wastewater operators, laboratory technicians and maintenance personnel, as well as new employees who enter these areas of work each year. In recognition of the dedication and effort of the operators who attend these training sessions, a SPECIAL WASTEWATER PLANT OPERATIONS CERTIFICATE will be presented to operators who meet certain minimum requirements.

  • Application for Certificate of Achievement | .pdf |
  • Instruction Sheet for Application for Certificate of Achievement | .pdf |

Faculty

The high quality of the faculty forms the nucleus of the Training Center. Professional engineers, university professors, laboratory specialists, operators, and maintenance specialists make up the more than 90 part-time instructors.

Training Program

The Training Center offers 63 different courses and conducts 95 sessions with 1,200 registrants participating in the program annually. Participants come from the counties, state and federal governments and private treatment facilities. The Training Center supports 460 wastewater treatment plant operators and 400 maintenance and supporting personnel such as pump station and collection system specialists, mechanics, electricians, inspectors, truck drivers and administrators.

  • Course Descriptions | .pdf |

Annual Training Calendar

The calendar lists all training sessions scheduled to be presented during the coming fiscal year. It is distributed in March of each year to all counties, federal agencies and private treatment facilities. It is an advance planning informational document only. Conditions can and do change. Therefore, the Training Center reserves the right to make any necessary changes in the training schedule.

  • Training Calendar FY 2007-2008 | .pdf |

  • Training Calendar FY 2008-2009 | .pdf |
  • Training Session Announcement

    A training session announcement for each course is sent to each county and private facilities at least two months prior to class start date. These announcements provide course descriptions, registration procedures and fee, dates of class, continuing educational unit points, location, time, instructor's name and any prerequisites required for the class.

    Registration

    Training sessions are "open" to anyone - public and private. The registration form should be mailed at least two weeks prior to class start date with a check or money order payable to the "State Department of Health." Cash is not accepted. Registration applications can be submitted prior to receiving Training Session Announcement for any classes that are scheduled on the training calendar.

    • Registration Application | .pdf |

    Newsletter

    The Training Center publishes a newsletter quarterly, Biosolids, to share information with the wastewater industry. Biosolids is distributed to all wastewater facilities throughout the state of Hawai'i. Articles and comments are welcome.

    Continuing Educational Unit (CEU)

    CEUs are awarded upon the successful completion of each course. The number of CEUs vary for each course as determined by the Board of Certification of Operating Personnel in Wastewater Treatment Facilities. Training session announcements and the annual training calendar indicate the number of CEUs for each course.

    Certificates

    A Certificate of Completion is awarded to those who successfully past the final examination. Those who attend all classes but elect not to take the final examination or do not successfully pass the examination, are awarded a Certificate of Attendance.

    Request for Public Records

    • Request for Public Records for Training Center and Board of Certification | .pdf |

    Contact

    Phone: (808) 832-5478
    Fax: (808) 832-3496
     
    Statewide Wastewater Operator Training Center
    1350 Sand Island Parkway
    Bldg. 3A
    Honolulu, Hawai'i 96819