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WJTA Foundational Training (FT)
WJTA Field Verification (FV)
December 15-16, 2020 - Train-the-Trainer Course to be Held in Pasadena, Texas Event
October 6-7, 2020 - Train-the-Trainer Course to be Held in Pasadena, Texas Event
July 31, 2020 - WJTA Holds Live Train-the-Trainer Course. Click here to read more about the course News
July 1, 2020 - WJTA/HASC Training & Certification Webinar. Provides an overview of the Hydroblaster Training & Certification Program. Click here to to view the webinar News
May 14, 2020 - WJTA Launches Hydroblaster Training and Certification Program News
WJTA's hydroblaster program offers training and skills assessment for new hire operators covering safe and effective high pressure cleaning, developed in accordance with WJTA’s Industry Best Practices for the Use of High Pressure Waterjetting Equipment. Credentials are stored in a centralized database and are transferable if a trainee changes employer.
WJTA Foundational Training (FT) provides an overview of recommended safety practices in the high pressure industrial cleaning industry. The FT course is a three-hour, interactive computer-based module that is reviewed and updated frequently to reflect developments in industry technology and WJTA’s recommended practices.
FT can be delivered through the Houston Area Safety Council (learn more ), the Association of Reciprocal Safety Councils (ARSC) sites (learn more ), local testing centers or community colleges, or custom remote streaming options.
WJTA Field Verification (FV) gives trainees hands-on instruction and skills verification led by a WJTA-approved Verified Trainer. Trainees undergo rigorous, entry-level training on system setup, pre-job inspection, manual high pressure cleaning operations, and job completion across shotgunning, flex lancing, and line moleing applications.
FV is available through WJTA-approved Verified Trainers at approved training sites.
A WJTA-approved Verified Trainer delivers Field Verification training and skills assessment. Verified Trainers have successfully completed WJTA’s rigorous train-the-trainer course and have been successfully audited by a WJTA Master Trainer to ensure the accuracy and quality of instruction.
Contact Peter Wright in the WJTA office at wrightp@wjta.org or call 314-241-1445.
Field Verification may only be conducted at a WJTA-approved Verified Training Site (VTS) that been successfully audited by a WJTA Master Trainer. A Verified Training Site (VTS) maintains and regularly inspects the high pressure equipment required to perform Field Verification (FV) Training safely and completely across manual cleaning methods.
To assure consistency of training delivery, the WJTA will approve Master Trainers to oversee the program. Master Trainer responsibilities include instructing and evaluating the Verified Trainers, conducting audits of FV training sessions, approving Verified Training Sites, and ongoing training program development in alignment the WJTA’s industry best practices.
Contact Peter Wright in the WJTA office for more information at wrightp@wjta.org or call 314-241-1445.