Watershape University offers programs and certifications in all aspects of the design/build sector of the aquatics industry. Certifications document a student's progress through Watershape University (WU) and the International Watershape Institute (IWI).
The certification courses below can be used for continuing education credits for licensing around the Northeast. For more information, visit - watershape.org/certification
WU CONSTRUCTION 3511: Essential Plaster Workshop
Supports the Certified Watershape Finish Specialist certification
Sunday – Monday, January 21- 22 | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (lunch included)
16 hours | 1.6 IACET CEUs
Members/Non-Members: $1600
This class defines and resolves frustrating disconnects that have long existed between pool builders, plaster applicators and service technicians. By combining these three disciplines and the key phases they encompass, students completing this class will fully understand concrete pool expectations in terms of finished application, successful start-up and satisfying project goals and intentions. The instructor panel features top experts in their respective fields: Bill Drakeley (concrete), Jon Temple (plaster) and Eric Knight (start-up/service). The curriculum includes both hands-on instruction for application techniques, lecture, and supplemental instruction and reference materials.
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WU ENGINEERING 4411: Essential Electrical Workshop
Supports the Certified Watershape Electrical Specialist certification
Sunday – Monday, January 21- 22 | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (lunch included)
16 hours | 1.6 IACET CEUs
Members/Non-Members: $1600
Electricity rarely wants to engage with water but, in the watershaping industry, it is unavoidable — electrical power is needed to run pumps, heaters, chemistry systems, lights and other equipment. The pool and hot tub industry has volumes of very specific life-critical codes to consider, spread across multiple ever-changing documents. Making sense of it all is a challenge even for licensed electricians who may have wired 1,000 homes but still don’t know how to wire a single pool safely. And that’s just the “high-voltage” side of things — there is much to talk about on the low-voltage and wireless side of communications, controls, home automation, etc. This program is designed for pool builders, service professionals and licensed electricians needing to improve their watershaping electrical acumen.
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