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Education & Professional Development Committee

David Tanzi
tanzidj@cdm.com
CDM, Raritan Plaza 1, Raritan Center, Edison, NJ 08817
732-225-7000 x656 Fax: 732-225-7851

Priority tasks (from Strategic Plan)

  1. Regularly solicit input from Section members on educational and training needs as a basis for developing seminars, workshops and other educational and training programs.
  2. Oversee, coordinate, and implement educational and training programs in the Section.
  3. Solicit input and assistance from all Section committees and other agencies in developing program topics and agendas.
  4. Work with other educational groups and organizations in the State to make use of all available resources for education and training.
  5. Manage the Section’s Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) and Training Contact Hours (TCHs) program. Maintain the Section’s continuing education policy in order to improve the effectiveness of all education and training programs developed by the Section.
  6. Obtain available funding for Section training programs from NJDEP and other sources.
  7. Plan and coordinate operators’ workshops and customer service seminars, and encourage manufacturers/vendors to provide technical papers at annual conferences.
  8. Identify and/or develop independent study and webcast education programs for the water industry.
  9. Develop seminars on non-traditional topics such as rate structure, customer service, laboratory issues, etc.
  10. Consider the use of paid speakers for appropriate topics.
  11. Interact with AWWA and other organizations to establish a utility management program targeted at utility personnel who wish to develop management skills (e.g. Cook College, UNC-Chapel Hill, AWWA.org/Leadership Center, AWWA Management Institute).
  12. Open a dialogue with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to establish Training Contact Hours for Committee Chairs and active Committee members.
  13. Investigate CEU reciprocity program for water and PE licensing between NJ, NY and PA.
  14. Develop strategies and mechanisms to coordinate Training Contact Hours and disseminate data to DEP.
  15. Investigate ways to cross train regulatory personnel.