Continuing Education
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Description | Agenda | Directions |Register  2008 Session |
Computer Application Training
Description
Water and Wastewater Utility personnel are faced with daily demands of meeting regulatory requirements, deadlines, efficient operations, customer satisfaction and effective communications with Board of Directors, State and Federal Agencies.
These daily demands are continuing to increase as more and more financial, technical and managerial responsibilities are recognized. To reduce the time restraints of utility employees in successfully completing their work in these areas, the Alabama Rural Water Association in cooperation with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management are providing Computer Application Training.
A series of four sessions will be held in the locations shown for your convenience in attending.
The sessions will introduce and explain how to use Office 2007, its features, shortcuts & user tips. Concentrated instruction with Office 07 Excel will include developing an annual budget and budget analysis.
Additional instruction will target the unaccounted for water percentage reported on the MORs, troubleshooting the percentage to determine its accuracy and to identify the margin of error reported.
In addition, time will be devoted to viewing utility websites and how developing your own website can help improve the image of your utility, help disseminate information to your customers, accept payments online, etc.
There will also be an introduction to the soon to be released Alabama Rural Water Forum. The forum is designed to open up new communication channels between operators, office staff, board members, agency personnel, or virtually anyone with an interest in the water industry.
The class instruction will provide helpful hands-on training for all the activities listed above.
Plan to join us!! The Training Sessions are FREE OF CHARGE and are subject to approval by the ADEM for Operator Continuing Education Hour Credits.
View the PDF file of the brochure.
We encourage you to attend! We look forward to seeing you at the location of your choice.
| Training Date | Location | Registration Deadline |
| August 5 | Troy University Dothan AL |
July 30 |
| August 12 | Shelton State Tuscaloosa AL |
August 8 |
| August 19 | Samford University Birmingham AL |
August 15 |
| September 3 | AUM TechnaCenter Montgomery AL |
August 29 |
Agenda
| 8:00 am - 8:30 am | Registration |
| 8:30 am - 8:45 am | Welcome and Introductions ARWA |
| 8:45 am - 9:45 am | Utilizing Microsoft Office 2007 Efficiently, Learning the Tricks Jim Keene, Consultant Margaret Meier de Cox, TEAM Support, Inc. |
| 9:45 am - 10:00 am | Break |
| 10:00 am - 11:30 am | Developing a Utility Budget and Budget Analysis Utilizing Excel 2007 Jim Keene, Consultant Margaret Meier de Cox, TEAM Support, Inc. |
| 11:30 am - 12:45 pm | Lunch |
| 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm | Where is Your Website? Cost, Design and Development Jim Keene, Consultant Margaret Meier de Cox, TEAM Support, Inc. |
| 1:45 pm - 2:00 pm | Break |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Tools for Analyzing Your Unaccounted for Water Loss as Reported on the MOR Laura Taylor, ADEM Jim Keene, Consultant Margaret Meier de Cox, TEAM Support, Inc. |
| 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Introduction of the Alabama Rural Water Forum George Marodis, Alabama Rural Water Association |
This agenda will provide ___ CEHs toward the renewal of Alabama Water and Wastewater Operator Certificates upon approval by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.
Directions
COMPUTER STATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR HANDS-ON TRAINING. TO ACCOMMODATE AS MANY STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE, IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO SHARE A COMPUTER STATION WITH ANOTHER ATTENDEE AND ALTERNATE THE USE OF THE COMPUTER.
REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED ON A FIRST-COME FIRST-SERVED BASIS.
A CONFIRMATION LETTER WILL BE EMAILED TO EACH REGISTRANT INCLUDING DIRECTIONS TO THE TRAINING LOCATION
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