Professional growth and training

You can view your professional growth transcripts anytime by logging into SecureAccess Washington (SAW).

For current SAW account users:

1. Log onto SecureAccess Washington ("Add Service" if you haven't already. See steps 4-10 below)
2. Go to "My Services" at top of page.
3. Select "Operator Certification" option.
4. View transcripts.

New Users:

1. Open SecureAccess Washington
2. Follow their prompts under "Don't have an account? Create one." They will send you an email confirmation code.
3. Enter your name EXACTLY as it appears on your certificate.
4. Log into SAW with your new account email and password.
5. Click "Add New Service"
6. Select "Department of Ecology" from the list on the left.
7. Find "Operator Certification" under services and click apply on the left.
8. Wait for an email confirmation from SAW
9. Look for "Operator Certification" under "My Services."
10. Fill in the 2 question form. SAW will send OpCert staff a request.
11. You will have access to your transcripts after we approve your request.

Or, you can call the OpCert office at 360-407-6889.

As you receive your professional growth documents, email or send hard copies of them to the OpCert Program.

Email
opcert@ecy.wa.gov

Fax
360-407-6426

Mail
Department of Ecology
Wastewater Operator Certification
PO Box 47696
Olympia, WA 98504-7696

Below is a list of trainers and colleges that offer wastewater courses. Please see the approved course list for a complete list of approved courses and trainers. If you do not see a course you are interested in on the approved course list, please ask the trainer to submit a request for approval or contact the OpCert program. 

Approved trainers offering Continuing Education Units (CEUs):

• California State University, Sacramento
• CEU Plan
• Evergreen Rural Water of Washington
• Green River Community College
• Indigo Water Group
• Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association (PNCWA)
• Professional Training Association
• Roy CEUs
• Technical Learning College
• Train to Retain
• Washington Environmental Training Center (WETRC)
• Water Environment Federation (WEF)

Washington colleges with operator courses:

• Green River Community College
• Linn-Benton Community College
• Walla Walla Community College
• Community Colleges of Spokane

1. See if it meets ABC's CEU relevancy criteria for wastewater professional growth.
2. Complete the CEU request form.

Submit a training roster that includes:

• Course name
• Course beginning and ending date
• Course start and end time
• Course ECY number
• Instructor name
• Attendees names – printed and signed
• Attendees certificate numbers. 

Here is a training sign-in sheet you can use.
 

Training authorizations last for three years, with the following exceptions:

• If the course curriculum changes, the authorization expires and the course needs to be resubmitted for authorization
• If the training is a conference, the authorization expires after the conference ends