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Status of Operator Certification and Training, 1960
Author(s) -
Bingley W. McLean
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1961.tb00688.x
Subject(s) - certification , training (meteorology) , state (computer science) , medical education , political science , joint (building) , engineering management , operations research , business , public administration , engineering , operations management , computer science , medicine , law , civil engineering , geography , algorithm , meteorology
In 1958, AWWA and the Conference of State Sanitary Engineers (CSSE) appointed a joint committee to study and report on all phases of certification and training of water utility personnel. In 1960, representatives of WPCF were selected to join the two groups in reviewing the problems. This article summarizes activity during 1952‐1960 concerning operator certification, stating that in the eight‐year span, ten additional voluntary plans were developed and three of the older voluntary plans became, or were replaced by, mandatory ones. This article also discusses the development of mandatory programs, state programs sponsored by the state health departments and state universities, and the inadequacy of some methods of selecting and presenting course material.