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Monitoring Monday – Watershed Academy
Join us Mondays as the Clean Water Team shares information and resources on water quality monitoring. This Monitoring Monday we will share resources from USEPA’s Watershed Academy Web Training Certificate.
Watershed Academy Web Training Certificate
The Watershed Academy's distance learning program — Watershed Academy Web — is a set of self-paced training modules that represents a basic, but broad introduction to watershed management. This program's goal is to provide useful information to local, state, and tribal efforts aimed at improving the health of our Nation's waters by protecting and managing their watersheds.
This program is great for volunteers and community leaders who want to learn more about watershed management. It’s also useful for students and recent graduates who are looking to broaden their understanding of watershed management and add this certificate to their resume or CV.
These training modules cover the most important watershed management topics. Watershed managers, local officials, involved citizens, decision makers and others should have at least an introductory level of knowledge about these topics. Web modules resemble interactive guest lectures by leaders in watershed management. A module typically contains many links for those seeking greater detail, while module-specific glossaries are there for beginners. Self-tests enable trainees to check their retention and see immediate results.
The length and complexity of each module varies, but most are at the college freshman level of instruction and require a ½ hour to two hours each to complete. Completing a series of 15 of these modules earns the Watershed Academy Web Training Certificate.
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Certificate Program Rules:
No registration, admission or tuition is necessary; this program is open to everyone worldwide, at any time and is completely internet-based.
Trainees must complete a minimum of 15 modules, a minimum of 12 of which must be from the core modules list.
Completing all 15 modules from the core modules list is recommended, but trainees may substitute alternate choices for up to three core modules in which their training is already sufficient.
All core modules have self-tests which trainees must pass with a grade of 70% or higher (retesting is permitted). Copies of self-tests or test grades do not have to be emailed to the Watershed Academy – this is an honor-system-based program.
Obtaining academic credit is often possible through individual arrangements with college professors as part of an independent study, undergraduate or graduate program.
After completing all certificate requirements, you can download and print your certificate. If you have any questions, send an email to Watershed Academy.
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