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Water and Wastewater Operator and Certification Training Courses

Throughout the year, RRC Polytech offers a series of four and five-day courses designed for basic operator training, and as exam preparation for writing the provincial Water and Wastewater (W & WW) Operator Certification exams.

Online Courses – Winter 2025

All winter Water and Wastewater operator training / certification exam prep courses will be offered online through interactive alternative delivery. This adaptive delivery will be online through RRC Polytech’s learning management system (LEARN), entailing approximately 50% voice-over PowerPoint presentations and video resources, and 50% interactive sessions through WebEx with the course instructor.

Participants are required to have access to a computer and high-speed internet from 8:00am – 4:30pm for each day of the course. As with our face-to-face courses, some self-study is required outside these time frames. Access to the material on LEARN will be available for three weeks past the course finish date, as exams do not always directly follow the course.

Classroom/In-person Delivery – Spring 2025

RRC Polytech will offer in-person Operator training / Certification exam preparation courses in spring 2025. In-person course fees include: printed class handouts, morning and afternoon coffee breaks, and parking.

The Foundations course and the Class 1 courses will be delivered at RRC Polytech’s Notre Dame Campus located at 2055 Notre Dame Ave, Winnipeg.

Class 2 and 3 will include hands-on components and will be delivered at RRC Polytech’s Interlake Campus and at the City of Selkirk Treatment Plant.

Note: The CEUs credited from Manitoba Environment and Climate Change are the same for RRC Polytech’s in-person and online training.

You must register for the exam separately through Manitoba Environment and Climate Change. See the Exams section below for more information.

Exams

The associated certification exams are available to be written in person at 215 Garry Street (Ricoh Plaza), Winnipeg, unless otherwise noted. Limited seats are also available in Brandon and other Manitoba locations upon request. The listed fees are for the RRC Polytech course only; you must register for the exam separately through Manitoba Environment and Climate Change.

The certification exams are administered by Manitoba Environment and Climate Change; not RRC Polytech.

Exam Dates

  • January 10, 17 and 31, 2025
  • March 7 and 28, 2025
  • April 11, 2025 (Winnipeg and Selkirk)
  • May 2, 16 and 30, 2025
  • May 9, 2025 (Selkirk only)
  • June 6 and 20, 2025
  • June 27, 2025 (Selkirk only)

Important: The course participant must register and pay for the exam (online payment available) no later than 14 days before the exam date.

Download the exam registration form ›

For more exam information, please contact the Certification Program at 204-945-0675 or email wwopcert@gov.mb.ca.

Courses

Payments: We do not accept credit card payments by email. Please see the Registration and Payment page for the registration form and payment options.

Winter 2025

Spring 2025

Contact Information

For information regarding water and wastewater training:

Patricia Oleksiew
Phone: 204-632-3017
Email: poleksiew@rrc.ca

For information on the Manitoba Certification exam fee and registration:

Certification Program
Phone: 204-392-4487 or 204-945-7065

Onsite Wastewater Management (Septic Field Installation)

Note: The Onsite Wastewater Management (Septic Field Installation) curriculum for Manitoba is currently undergoing development and no training is offered in the province at this time.

Those wishing to become certified practitioners in Manitoba may participate in the Onsite Wastewater Practitioner Training Program offered through either the Alberta Onsite Wastewater Management Association or the Saskatchewan Onsite Wastewater Management Association.

For information on these training opportunities please contact the MOWMA office at 1-855-872-2659.

If you need further clarification on your Manitoba Certification, please contact Derek Smith at Manitoba Environment, Climate and Parks at 204-794-1176 or derek.smith@gov.mb.ca.

Contact Information for Course Waitlist at RRC Polytech

Patricia Oleksiew
Phone: 204-632-3017
Email: poleksiew@rrc.ca

Plumbing Cross-Connection Control

A cross-connection is any physical connection between two separate systems, one of which is drinking water and the other polluted water or contaminated fluids, gases, or substances.

This is a five-day program offered at the RRC Polytech Notre Dame campus in Winnipeg. Learn more ›

RRC Polytech campuses are located on the lands of Anishinaabe, Ininiwak, Anishininew, Dakota, and Dené, and the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.

We recognize and honour Treaty 3 Territory Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, the source of Winnipeg’s clean drinking water. In addition, we acknowledge Treaty Territories which provide us with access to electricity we use in both our personal and professional lives.

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