18VAC160-40-70: Education and training for experience

A. Each individual applying for a license may receive credit for up to half of the required experience for:

1. Satisfactory completion of postsecondary courses in wastewater, biology, chemistry, geology, hydraulics, hydrogeology, engineering, environmental science, agronomy, earth science, environmental health, or soil science at the rate of one month per semester hour or two-thirds of a month per quarter hour; or

2. Satisfactory completion of board-approved onsite sewage system installer, onsite sewage system operator, or onsite soil evaluation training courses. Up to one training credit will be awarded for each 10 hours of classroom contact time or for each 20 hours of laboratory exercises and field trip contact time. Training credit will not be earned for breaks, meals, or receptions. A training credit awarded is equivalent to one month of experience.

B. Education used to meet the education requirements to qualify for licensure may not be substituted for experience.