Electrical Skills Training for Water/Wastewater Operators

This comprehensive electrical training program can benefit non-electricians by improving skills and building competency. This course is offered as a supplemental training for water/wastewater operators and support staff. This comprehensive electrical training program can benefit non-electricians by improving skills and building competency.

Understanding what electrical work a non-electrician operator or maintenance technician can and cannot perform can be challenging. Are you confident that the work you are assigned—or that you are assigning—can safely and legally be performed? Recognizing your limitations is the key to ensuring everyone’s safety.

The Electric Skills Training for Water/Wastewater Operators is held annually at the MMUA Training Center in Marshall. To learn more about the program and the topics covered, click on the event brochure.

Event details
Date: 

March 18-19, 2026

Location: 

MMUA Training Center
1004 Michigan Rd
Marshall, MN 56258

Who should attend?

This course is intended for water/wastewater operators, technicians, and support staff. The Minnesota Department of Health will grant 10 related hours to Minnesota water operators. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will grant 10.5 indirect wastewater hours to attendees.

Training topics

This workshop includes classroom and hands-on instruction/demonstration. Participants will also get a first-hand look at components during a tour of the Marshall Municipal Utilities Water Treatment Plant.

Topics to be covered include:

  • Safety overview
    • Proper personal protective equipment
    • Review National Electrical Code
    • Hazard identification and arc flash hazards
  • Review of the process: how to register with the State of Minnesota
  • What electrical work a non-electrician can legally do
  • Basic and advanced hands-on electrical testing and troubleshooting activities
  • Lockout/tagout
  • Determining appropriate equipment
  • Voltage checks; testing and sizing fuses
  • Communications
  • Overview of electrical prints

Each participant's skill competency will be evaluated. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a certificate identifying the specific electrical job tasks for which they are qualified, subject to any regulatory/legal limitations.