CPRO-W2: The Nation’s Premier Risk Management Designation for Water and Wastewater Professionals
Professional Advancement Awaits
The Certified Public Risk Officer - Water & Wastewater (CPRO-W2) Online Designation offers candidates a practical awareness of water and wastewater operations as well as the impact of real risk management on high-reliability organizations where cultural emphasis centers on doing the right thing, the right way every time.
Through this intensive online curriculum, candidates will learn how to enhance their decision-making through evaluating situations on an enterprise rather than departmental basis.
The designation is offered through Appalachian State University and is intended for high-performing professionals, including at the executive and board levels. It similarly benefits external stakeholders and aspiring professionals, including students, who seek better fluency in this sector.
In partnership with Appalachian State University, this designation is designed for directors, managers, and supervisors of water-related entities as well as aspiring professionals and high-performing students who seek a practical understanding of technical water & wastewater operations and the distinct role of risk management within high-reliability organizations.
The CPRO-W2 Course at a Glance
The CPRO-W2 designation is divided into four modules. Modules 1 and 2 provide necessary foundational knowledge of water and wastewater and their systems so that participants can appreciate the context within which water and wastewater risk management and insurance decisions are made. Modules 3 and 4 focus on risk management and insurance fundamentals, providing detailed and up-to-date insights, interviews with risk management and insurance experts, and case applications.
Although the modules are numbered, the program allows you to explore the modules in any order. Within each module, you are asked to complete all of the activities in one topic before moving on to the next as each topic builds upon the content of the previous. Explore a brief look at all four modules below on your way to signing up for this game-changing course.
Module 1 — The Basics of Public Water System Operations
Section 1:
Public Water System Overview
Section 2:
Water Monitoring
Section 3:
Water Hydraulics, Flow & Pumping
Section 4:
Drinking Water Conveyance & Distribution
Section 5:
Water Management, Infrastructure & Conservation
Section 6:
Plant Safety
Module 2 — Basics of Public Water Treatment Operations
Section 1:
Basics of Wastewater Operations & Wastewater
Section 2:
Basic Wastewater Ecology
Section 3:
Plant Security
Section 4:
Wastewater Treatment
Gordon Graham, MS, JD, CPRO-W2
“The CPRO-W2 designation and learning series delivers an important knowledge platform and goes further than any other profession-specific risk management curriculum I’ve encountered.”
Module 3 — Enterprise Risk Management for Water & Wastewater Systems
Section 1:
Risk, Risk Management & Critical Infrastructure
Section 2:
Emergency Management, Business Continuity, & Sustainability
Section 3:
Risk Management for Value Creation & Preservation
Section 4:
Risk Management Process - Part I
Section 5:
Risk Management Process - Part II
Section 6:
Putting Accounting to Use for Enterprise Risk Management
Module 4 — Insurance Essentials for Water & Wastewater Systems
Section 1:
Property Coverage
Section 2:
Commercial General Liability Coverage
Section 3:
Public Officials and Management Liability Coverage
Section 4:
Business Auto Coverage
Section 5:
Crime Coverage
Section 6:
Other Insurance Coverages
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