Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator

The Steam Engineering Institute has been approved by Thomas Bienkiewicz, Executive Secretary of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to offer TCHs for the courses below.

These courses are correspondence, study at home programs. The courses are approved for TCHs for Wastetwater Treatment Plant Operators renewal certificates.

            Instrumentation                                                                       TCHs  20

Introduction to Instrumentation,  Piping and Instrument Diagrams, Instruments: Temperature, Pressure, Level, Flow. Analysis, Transmission and Communication, Automatic Control, Final  Elements, Safety Systems, Applications,  Principles of Electricity, CD Rom.  2005Edition Instrumentation textbook.                    .

            Industrial Mechanics                                                 TCHs 20       

Introduction to fundamental industrial mechanical concepts, principles and equipment. This course covers  industrial topics such as: precision measurement, print reading, tools and safety, rigging and lifting, ladders, calculations, hydraulics, pneumatics, lubrication, bearings, flexible belt and mechanical drives, vibration, alignment and electricity. Illustration from over 80 major manufacturers Glossary contains 900 Technical Terms. CD Rom includes; quizzes, media clips, Illustrated Glossary, and related supplemental reference Material.

            Practical Math                                                                       TCHs 20 hours

Includes 4 hours of MGL Chapter 146 plus: Fractions; decimals; percentages; converting measurements; using exponents; ratios and proportions; working with plane and solid figures. A good practical math program or brush up on this important subject.  Textbook and Self Explaining CD-Rom included.  Graphs are offered as an optional subject.

For additional information and Enrollment Agreement go to: Additional Information

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