Prerequisite: Student must have a current Backflow Prevention Assembly Testers License.
This course offers Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) continuing educations hours for those who have already received their BPAT license. The course consists of 16 hours of of class and lab work, which will include all new and updated information from the industry and governmental bodies. The class is split with 4 hours in the lab and 12 hours in the classroom. Lunch will be provided.
Note 1: Students must bring a copy of the 10th Edition USC Manual for Cross-Connection Control, as required by TCEQ. Books are available for purchase upon request. Contact the CEF office for book cost and to request a copy PRIOR to the first day of class. Note 2: This course also meets TCEQ Backflow continuing education requirements for Irrigation/Landscape Inspector License.

Prerequisite: Student must have a current Backflow Prevention Assembly Testers License.
This course offers Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) continuing educations hours for those who have already received their BPAT license. The course consists of 8 hours of class and lab work, which will include all new and updated information from the industry and governmental bodies. The class is split with 7 hours in the lab and 1 hour in the classroom. Lunch will be provided.
Note: This course also meets TCEQ Backflow continuing education requirements for Irrigation/Landscape Inspector License.

Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester License Prerequisite: 2 years’ experience in a water-related industry such as plumbing, sprinkler fitting, fire alarm, irrigation, etc. This 40-hour course offers Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) license in Backflow Prevention, using our state-of-the-art classrooms and labs along with expert instruction required for certification and testing of backflow assemblies in the state of Texas. Course topics include: History of backflow prevention; Testing and repair of assemblies (RPZA; DCVA; PVB; and SRVB); Cross connection control program with state and local ordinance information and all related subjects. The course is also approved for 8-hour CEU in Customer Service Inspectors License, Irrigator License, Wastewater Operators License, Water Operators License and Water Treatment Specialist License. Note: This course also meets TCEQ Backflow requirements for Irrigation/Landscape Inspector License.

This course includes training and testing for Core, Types I, II, and III, required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Course topics include: Refrigerant Transition and Recovery Certification.
Lunch is included. Test is available in English or Spanish. A Spanish supplement to the English student handbook is available, upon request.
Note 1: ATTENTION, STUDENTS ENROLLED IN COMMERCIAL HVAC SERVICE I-A will receive this training and the exam in Commercial HVAC Service I-B. Enrollment is not needed in this class. Note 2: The instructor highly recommends that students pick up and study their EPA Section 608 book at least 2 weeks prior to the start of class. A book will not be issued until the class is paid. Early registration is encouraged. Note 3: Students will need to bring their EPA Section 608 Book to the class. Students possessing an EPA Refrigerant Recovery card for one or more types must present the card to the Instructor the day of class, otherwise the student will be required to take all four types.

Prerequisite: None Required (however, it is recommended that the student has completed most or all of their required 8000 apprenticeship hours, so that they can schedule their Plumbing Journeyman Exam with the State Plumbing Board in Austin shortly after completing this course).
This seminar provides a review of subjects that are needed to pass the written exam for a plumber’s Journeyman license. It also includes hands-on experience for the preparation of the practical section of the exam. This seminar will include a demonstration on our custom designed house, comparable to the 2-story house used in the State of Texas Plumbing Exam in Austin.
Lunch is included.

Prerequisite: Student must have a current Water Treatment Specialist License.
This 16 hour course counts toward 8 Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) continuing education hours for those who have already received their WTS license. The course consists of class and lab work, and includes all new and updated information from the industry and governmental bodies. The class is split with 4 hours in the lab and 12 hours in the classroom.
Lunch will be provided.
Note: Students must bring a copy of the 10th Edition USC Manual for Cross-Connection Control, as required by TCEQ. Books are available for purchase upon request. Contact the CEF office for book cost and to request a copy PRIOR to the first day of class.