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ITEP Resources::
Free Educational Materials:
How to Register For an Air Pollution Training Institute Self-Instructional Course:
Start by visiting EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) Education and Outreach group's website at: www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/eog/
Registering for the self-instructional courses just allows you to receive the course materials, usually a
manual. "You do not have to complete the course just because you are registered." By registering you will get the course manuals,
which you may keep to read and use whenever you like. Most of the manuals are excellent reference documents. If you do wish to
complete the course and receive CEU credits, you complete any tests or exams included in the course materials and fax the answer
sheets to APTI. If you get a score of 70% or better, you will receive CEU credits. You can take the tests at any time after you
are registered for a course.
Click on the Air Pollution Training Institute's "Self-Instructional Courses" at www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/eog/catalog/catsic.html
On the Self-Instructional Courses web-page, you can view a list of all of the courses offered, click on
the titles to get more detailed descriptions, and get the "class locator
number" for each course, which you will need to register for the course.
Tribal air pollution control agencies
must register through the APTI Registrar using the APTI application. There
is no fee for the courses for tribal air employees. To register, click
on the "Application Form" link on the Self-Instructional Courses
web-page. This will direct you to a web-page where you can access and
print out both of the forms and their instruction sheets.
If you have never registered for
an APTI course before, you will need to fill out two forms, the "Application
for Training Form" and the "Class Registration Form." If you
have registered for APTI courses before, you will only need to fill out
the "Class Registration Form" and include the PIN number that you
chose when you filled out the Application for Training Form. The first
time you register, you can fax both the "Application for Training Form"
and the "Class Registration Form" at the same time.
When filling out the "Application
for Training Form" follow the instructions given by APTI, as found
on the website. As a tribal employee, mark "not applicable" in the "Payment
Method" section.
For each Self-Instructional Class
that you wish to take, you need to fill out a separate "Class Registration
Form." Follow the instructions given on the form, you will not need
to fill out the "Site Location Code." Do fill in the "Class Locator Number"
that you found on the Self-Instructional Courses web-page, to the right
of the course title. Fill out a separate "Class Registration Form"
for each course that you want to get the manuals for. APTI has not yet
set a limit on the number of courses that you can register for.
Fax the forms to 919/541-5598.
APTI has changed their fax number recently so this number may be different
than the one given on the forms.
In the past, APTI has not sent out
any confirmation that you have been accepted to the course. You may receive
an email saying that your registration has been accepted, or that you
are on a waiting list. APTI has been in a state of change lately, and
don't seem to have a consistent way of replying to registrants. You should
receive your course materials in the mail in the three to six weeks. If
you don't receive anything, call the registrar at the number given on
their website to ask what's going on. Always mention that you work for
a tribe to make sure that you get the correct registrar.
Please call us if you have difficulty with these instructions or with APTI, we will do what we can to help.
Thank-you and happy self-instruction!
Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals
Tribal Environmental Resource Center (TERC)
928/523-9555
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