2023 Technical Training Archive (East)

Pittsburgh, PA • March 29, 2023

 

RO/Ultrafiltration Training

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

7:30 am-8:00 am Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:00 am-10:00 am Overview of Semi-Permeable Membranes
  • Application
  • Osmosis
  • Process Flow
  • Membrane Limitations
Colin Frayne, CWT—Aquassurance, Inc.
10:00 am-10:15 am Refreshment Break
10:15 am-Noon Membrane Technology Comparisons
  • Pressure-Driven MF/UF/NF/RO
  • Concentration-Driven Membranes
  • Traditional Competing Technologies
Colin Frayne, CWT—Aquassurance, Inc.
Noon-1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm-3:00 pm Components and System Configurations
  • Polymeric Membrane Materials
  • Membrane Terminology
  • Sizes, Arrays, Stages, Trains
  • Complete Unit Operations
Colin Frayne, CWT—Aquassurance, Inc.
3:00 pm-3:15 pm Refreshment Break
3:15 pm-5:00 pm Practical Membrane Operations
  • RO Design
  • Software
  • Antiscalants
  • Membrane Cleaning
  • Troubleshooting
Colin Frayne, CWT—Aquassurance, Inc.
5:00 pm-5:30 pm Questions and Answers

 

 

Sales

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

7:30 am-8:00 am Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:00 am-10:00 am Everyone Sells
  • Beginner Sales
  • Complete Company Involvement
Trace Blackmore, CWT, LEED PA—Blackmore Enterprises, Inc.
10:00 am-10:15 am Refreshment Break
10:15 am-Noon Unlocking the Code
  • Sales Development
  • Mechanics of Sales
Trace Blackmore, CWT, LEED PA—Blackmore Enterprises, Inc.
Noon-1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm-3:00 pm Starting It and Keeping It Going
  • Sales Step-by-Step Process
  • Details of Sales Process
Trace Blackmore, CWT, LEED PA—Blackmore Enterprises, Inc.
3:00 pm-3:15 pm Refreshment Break
3:15 pm-5:00 pm The Mystery of Selling—Lifeline to Your Success
  • Advanced Selling Methods
  • Marketing
  • Your Brand Image
Trace Blackmore, CWT, LEED PA—Blackmore Enterprises, Inc.
5:00 pm-5:30 pm Questions and Answers

 

 

Fundamentals and Applications Training Day 1

Thursday, March 30, 2023

7:30 am–8:00 am Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:00 am–8:05 am Course Introduction
8:05 am–9:00 am Role of a Service Technician
9:00 am–10:00 am Water Treatment—What and Why
10:00 am–10:15 am Refreshment Break
10:15 am–11:15 am Water Treatment—What and Why (continued)
11:15 am–Noon Time Management
Noon–1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm–3:00 pm Testing Training and Workshop
3:00 pm–3:15 pm Refreshment Break
3:15 pm–4:30 pm Testing Workshop
4:30 pm–5:30 pm Safety
5:30 pm–6:00 pm Questions and Answers

 

Fundamentals and Applications Training Day 2

Friday March 31, 2023

7:30 am–8:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 am–9:30 am Boiler Pretreatment
9:30 am–10:00 am Boiler Operations and Treatment
10:00 am–10:15 am Refreshment Break
10:15 am–Noon Boiler Operations and Treatment (continued)
Noon–1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm–3:00 pm Cooling Towers and Closed Loops
3:00 pm&ndash3:15 pm Refreshment Break
3:15 pm–5:00 pm Cooling Tower Treatment
5:00 pm–6:00 pm Questions and Answers

 

Fundamentals and Applications Training Day 3

Saturday, April 1, 2023

7:30 am-8:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 am-10:00 am Water Treatment Equipment
10:00 am-10:15 am Refreshment Break
10:15 am-Noon Equipment Workshop
Noon-1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm-1:30 pm Equipment Workshop (continued)
1:30 pm-2:30 pm Writing a Service Report
2:30 pm-3:00 pm Tips and Tricks of the Trade
3:00 pm-3:15 pm Refreshment Break
3:15 pm-4:00 pm Bringing It All Together
4:00 pm-6:00 pm Legionella Training and Update
(Optional; held in the Water Treatment Training classroom)

 

 

Water Treatment Training Day 1

Thursday, March 30, 2023

7:30 am-8:00 am Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:00 am-8:05 am Course Introduction
8:05 am-10:00 am Water Chemistry
10:00 am-10:15 am Refreshment Break
10:15 am-Noon Health and Safety
Noon-1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm-2:00 pm Health and Safety (continued)
2:00 pm-3:00 pm Calculations
3:00 pm-3:15 pm Refreshment Break
3:15 pm-5:00 pm Calculations (continued)

 

Water Treatment Training Day 2

Friday March 31, 2023

7:30 am-8:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 am-10:00 am Testing
10:00 am-10:15 am Refreshment Break
10:15 am-Noon Pretreatment/Filtration/Ultrafiltration/RO
Noon-1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm-3:00 pm Boiler Treatment
3:00 pm-3:15 pm Refreshment Break
3:15 pm-5:00 pm Boiler Treatment (continued)
5:00 pm-6:00 pm Advances in Feed Equipment

 

Water Treatment Training Day 3

Saturday, April 1, 2023

7:30 am-8:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 am-10:00 am Cooling Water Systems and Principles
10:00 am-10:15 am Refreshment Break
10:15 am-Noon Cooling Water Chemistry
Noon-1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm-3:00 pm Cooling Water Microbiology
3:00 pm-3:15 pm Refreshment Break
3:15 pm-4:00 pm Cooling Water Microbiology (continued)
4:00 pm-6:00 pm Legionella Training and Update

 

 

Wastewater Treatment Training —Day 1
(Pittsburgh ONLY)

Thursday, March 30, 2023

7:30 am-8:00 am Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:00 am–8:05 am Course Introduction
8:05 am–10:00 am What is Wastewater? Terms, Definitions, and Overview
10:00 am–10:15 am Refreshment Break
10:15 am–Noon Wastewater Treatment Principles
Wastewater Treatment Approaches
Noon–1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm–3:00 pm Wastewater Process Flow
Wastewater Equipment

 

Wastewater Treatment Training —Day 2
(Pittsburgh ONLY)

Friday March 31, 2023

7:30 am-8:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 am–10:00 am Wastewater Plant Survey
10:00 am–10:15 am Refreshment Break
10:15 am–11 am Polymer Selection
11:00 am–Noon Jar Testing and Product Selection
Noon–1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm–3:00 pm Jar Testing and Product Selection (continued)
3:00 pm–3:15 pm Refreshment Break
3:15 pm–5:00 pm Jar Testing and Product Selection (continued)

 

Wastewater Treatment Training —Day 3
(Pittsburgh ONLY)

Saturday, April 1, 2023

7:30 am-8:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 am–9:15 am Virtual Plant Tour
9:15 am–10:00 am Biological Treatment
10:00 am-10:15am Refreshment Break
10:15 am-11:00 am Ancillary–Defoamers
11:00 am–Noon Ancillary–Odor control
Noon-1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm-2:00 pm Selling Value-Added in the Wastewater Market

 

CWT Exam

The Certified Water Technologist (CWT) exam is no longer offered at the conclusion of the AWT training seminars. A computer-based exam is available through Pearson Vue; exam centers are located throughout the world.

Visit http://www.pearsonvue.com/awt/ for more information.

For questions or concerns, contact Angela Pike at (240) 404-6477 or apike@awt.org

 

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