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Environmental Health Procedures Manual West Virginia Association of Sanitarians |
Training
Annually, the Public Health Sanitation Division conducts an Eight-Week Sanitarian Training Class for new sanitarians employed in West Virginia. The course meets the requirements of the Board of Registration for Sanitarians in providing 300 hours of environmental health training. The topics for the course are geared to enabling a newly hired Sanitarian to be able to do their daily job. Plans are underway for the upcoming course.2013 Sanitarian Training Class Information
Other training is also available to Sanitarians from In-Service Training meetings which are coordinated by the District Sanitarians; workshops, teleconferences and seminars on a quarterly basis.
Training capabilities have been enhanced in order to help provide the over 180 registered sanitarians with the continuing education hours required by the state State Board of Sanitarians .
The Bureau for Public Health also encourages the use of West Virginia Train, a training portal.
NEHA RS Exam Study Materials available. Contact the district sanitarian to obtain the materials. Click here for more information.
NEHA RS Study Courses: offered by South Central Public Health Partnership in partnership with CDC, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health. Click here for flyer. Click here for link to courses (CDC).
IN-STATE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES:
Click here for a Listing of District In-Service Meeting Dates and Locations
October 24, 2013 - Using Outbreak Toolkits and DIDE Resources Webinar Click here for more information
WVDHHR-BPH Center for Threat Preparedness: Click here for New Training Opportunities
WVDHHR-BPH-OEPS- Division of Infectious Disease Epidemiology: Click here for Training Opportunities
WV Environmental Training Center - Cedar Lakes Conference Center, Ripley, WV
Remember, the West Virginia State Board of Sanitarians requires an application for Individual Training Approval as well as an agenda and proof of attendance for all training you wish to have considered for CEHs
CLASS I AND CLASS II ON-SITE SEWAGE INSTALLER TRAINING
The Division also holds annual training and certification testing for Individual Sewage System Installers.
Approximately fifteen-hundred (1,500) Class I and Class II Sewage System Installers have been trained and maintain their certification in West Virginia. Certification is valid for five years, click here for information about certification renewal.
The training course is a two day joint Class I & II session. After the first two days, those installers wishing to obtain their Class I license will be able to take the appropriate exam.
The next two days will focus on information necessary for the Class II installers exam with extensive hands-on training at the National On-Site Demonstration Center in Morgantown and future courses will be also held at the WV Environmental Training Center-Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV.
Information on the next scheduled course is found here.
ONLINE COURSES:
- WV Train - check here for training opportunities. Click here WV Train
Online courses are available from the FDA -Office of Regulatory Affairs Click here to access ORA-U.
Online courses are available from South Central Public Health Partnership - Tulane University. Click here to access.
Online courses are available from UNC Center for Public Health Preparedness Click here to access. Click here for listing of CEH's for each course.
The Center for Leadership in Public Health Practice - College of Public Health, University of South Florida
UNIVERSITY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
DISTANCE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES:
NEHA Distance Learning and CD-ROM Training opportunities
South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness broadcasts
International Food Protection Training Institute On-line courses
OUT OF STATE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES:
July 16-18, 2014 - Interstate Environmental Health Seminar - Hosted by Georgia Environmental Health - Coming Soon agenda, hotel and registration information.
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