Editor's Note: Each month, we'll be posting an updated listing of educational opportunities around the country. If you have an event, conference, webinar or seminar coming up and would like to have it included here, please email kyle.rogers@colepublishing.com.

NASSCO trainer Eric Sullivan, principal at Sewer Knowledge Services, will be hosting a course Dec. 5-7 in Spokane, Washington, featuring PACP (mainline) certification during the first two days, with an optional third day for MACP (manholes) and LACP (laterals). Those interested should contact Sullivan at 206-457-7610 or sewerknowledge@gmail.com.

There will be a Waste-to-Energy workshop at 10 a.m. Dec. 1 at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. It will focus on the emerging market of small-scale organic waste-to-energy systems for campuses and facilities, food processors and breweries, as well as small farms and wastewater treatment plants.

The event is free and open to those in related industries or academic studies. A discussion and networking luncheon will follow the seminar.

Speakers will include Dr. John Pisciotta of the Pisciotta Lab at West Chester University, who has developed microbially based platforms for bioremediation of waste streams into fuels and useful products. Ken Smith of SeaB Energy, which produces modular digesters, and Jill Santos and Dan Sodomsky of Duryea Technologies, a manufacturer of brushless motors and gensets for biogas applications, will present new commercial technologies for small-scale waste-to-energy.

For additional details, directions and to register, visit wcuwastetoenergy.eventbrite.com.

Alaska

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is offering:

Dec. 4-8 — Financial Management for Rural Utilities, Anchorage
Jan. 8-12 — Personnel Management for Rural Utilities, Anchorage
Feb. 5-9 — Organizational Management for Rural Utilities, Anchorage

British Columbia

The British Columbia Water and Waste Association is offering:

Dec. 4-8 — Water Treatment 1, Kelowna
Dec. 4-8 — Water Treatment 2, Kelowna
Dec. 4-8 — Water Distribution 1, Kelowna
Dec. 4-8 — Wastewater Collections 1, Kelowna
Dec. 4-8 — Wastewater Collections 2, Kelowna

California

The California Water Environment Association is offering:

Nov. 29 — Collections System Workshop, Redding
Dec. 6 — Collections System Workshop, Vista
Dec. 12 — Collections System Workshop, Coachella
Jan. 10 — Collections System Workshop, Sacramento

Florida

The University of Florida, Training, Research and Education for Environmental Occupations is offering:

Dec. 5-7 — Introduction to Electrical Maintenance, Gainesville
Jan. 22-26 — Wastewater Class A Certification Review, Gainesville
Jan. 29-Feb. 2 — Water Class A Certification Review, Gainesville

Kansas

The Kansas Water Environment Association is offering:

Nov. 30 — Stormwater Management, Garden City
Dec. 5 — Introduction to Corrosion, Garden City
Dec. 8 — Introduction to Groundwater and Wells, Pratt
Dec. 12 — Introduction to Conveyance, Hays
Dec. 12-15 — Cross Connection/Backflow Prevention (Full Certification), Topeka
Dec. 13-14 — Water Certification Preparation, Emporia
Dec. 13-14 — Wastewater Certification Preparation, Emporia
Dec. 14-15 — Cross Connection/Backflow Prevention (Recertification), Topeka
Dec. 15 — An Examination of Your Safety, Hays
Dec. 19 — An Examination of Your Ethics, Hays
Dec. 27 — Small Water Systems, Dodge City Dec. 29 — Small Wastewater Systems, Dodge City