Operator Continuing Education Training

This is contract will be for a statewide Drinking Water Certified Operator Training Program for the purpose of providing continuing education units (CEU) to the state's certified operators. The Contractor will develop a Waterworks Operator Continuing Education Training Program that will be geographically distributed throughout the State of Mississippi, covering subject matters directly related to the duties and responsibilities of water operators. The subject matter will consist of the necessary technical topics needed to effectively maintain a water system, and also include other topics related to water system operation. The Contractor will make all arrangements related to conducting the statewide training program to include, but not limited to, conducting twelve (12) one-day (six (6) or seven (7) hours per session) trainings statewide. MSDH's Bureau of Public Water Supply will have input in the selection of topics and speakers for CEU classes. The Contractor will provide all training aids (audiovisual, etc.) required for the training program, which includes all necessary training equipment for instructors such as video projectors, projection screens, computers, white boards, etc. The Contractor will make all necessary local arrangements for each training session to include rental space, when necessary. The Contractor will establish and provide an approved advertising program for notifying water operators and water system officials of scheduled training sessions. The Contractor will provide MSDH Bureau of Public Water Supply with monthly reports of activities conducted under this contract. The report will include, but not be limited to, details of training sessions conducted, number of attendees, and related problems that occurred during or as part of the training session and the solution. The Contractor will develop a Training Program Evaluation Form. The form will be provided to each attendee at the end of each training session. A consolidated report will be submitted to MSDH Bureau of Public Water Supply for review along with the monthly report. For the purposes of these training courses, no more than three (3) regulatory hours will be allowed per day session. Sessions may be ordered without any regulatory hours at the contractor's choosing. As a condition of both training elements, contractor agrees to submit the required Training Submittal Form 457E 45 days prior to training that it plans to conduct for review and approval by the Operator Training Branch. The Contractor will electronically submit training attendance sheets for both training types and continuing education log hours to MSDH Bureau of Public Water Supply's Certification Branch within two (2) weeks of completion of each training.