Title: Which topics should be covered in a WT training manual for entry level professionals? Dear WTP community fellow members, I am currently i...

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Title: Which topics should be covered in a WT training manual for entry level professionals? Dear WTP community fellow members, I am currently in the process of putting together a training manual for Water treatment entry level professionals. Existing manuals cover a lot of information that can be overwhelming and may not pertain to specific plant layout, or are too technical that can be frustrating and confusing for entry level professionals. My focus is to cover the basics of plant treatment operation, in a user friendly way. This manual can also be used as a guide for studying for a certification exam or as a reference material. I would like to know from you all which topics I should be addressing in this manual. Some of the topics I want to cover are: ·         Operation of the water treatment ·         The instrumentation and controls ·         Chemistry that make the process work ·         The regulations that utilities are required to follow ·         Factors affecting the water quality ·         Lab testing procedures  Your feedback will help me to create a training manual for Waste water treatment entry level professionals.   Peter

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  1. Dear peter, how are you? i am a freelancer trainer for water and wastewater treatment projects , i conducted many training programs in dubai , Oman , kuwait , Egypt and many others , please send an email to Ahmedomer10@gmail.com , i will send to you some outlines that fits the entry level engineers , they will cover Chemistry that ​make the ​process work ​, Factors ​affecting the ​water quality ​ and Lab ​testing ​procedures ​. Best Regards

  2. Anything used for preparing for a certification exam will have to be reasonably complex. But an introductory primer might be worthwhile as an intermediate step to help prevent the needed learning from getting intimidating. OWP has reasonably priced manuals in both categories. Their intro for DW seems to get overlooked: https://www.owp.csus.edu/courses/drinking-water/basic-small-water-system-operations.php  It seems to be tailored to small systems, but I expect it could still be useful. Maybe you have in mind something similar but focused more on larger systems?

    OWP's videos might be helpful as well. A new effort could well be a good thing, but will be a lot of effort.

  3. I am the Wastewater operator trainer at City of Los Angeles. New trainee need some basic training.

    Basic Electricity, Basic math related to certification, Basic Piping, valves and schematics, Basic micro-biology, Basic Preventive maintenance, Basic rotating equipment. Plant hydraulics and Safety overview. Once all this trainings are done the need training for the existing equipment and process depend on the area. At city of LA it has been divided in the different section and we train operator by section and let them work in that area for a month before move to next one. Also need to make manuals  in simple language for to understand how equipment work. and operating Instruction like start and stop, troubleshooting, Lock out block out for maintenance. All this things need to enter in the manuals.

    Ashok