2013 Recycling Professional Certification Program Schedule
The PROP Recycling Professional Certification Committee completed a tentative 2013 course schedule and the classes are listed below.  Locations are still being updated for the 2013 schedule and will be listed below as they are verified. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for each class are listed after the class number and name.

Please note that courses are subject to change.

Online Courses

Courses	CEUs	Days of Week
100 - Introduction to Recycling	0.6	Every day
200 - Backyard Composting Basics	0.3	Every day
310 - Collection Techniques and Options	0.3	Every day
436 - Introduction to Special Materials	0.3	Every day
438 - Special Materials Recycling and Disposal	0.2	Every day

2013 Classroom Courses

Course Number & Name	CEU	Date	Location
350 - Materials Processing & Marketing          Course Registration          Agenda	1.4	June 11th & 12th	Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority
501 – Management and Leadership Skills           Course Registration           Agenda	0.5	July 23rd	Woodlands Inn Wilkes-Barre, PA Pre-Conference Class
Certification Examination		July 23rd	PROP  Conference
Certification Examination		July 24th	PROP Conference
237 - Compost Business and Economics	0.15	July 24th	PROP  Conference
410 - Public Communications & Relations	0.2	July 24th	PROP Conference
235 - Compost Marketing	0.15	July 24th	PROP Conference
224 - Incorporating Food Waste	0.15	July 25th	PROP Conference
411 - Communicating the benefits of Recycling	0.15	July 25th	PROP Conference
412 - Public Communications & Relations II	0.3	July 26th	PROP  Conference
105 - Establishing & Enhancing a Program	0.3	August 15th	Eastern PA.
430 - Buying & Using Recycled	0.3	August 15th	Eastern PA.
505 - Human Resource Management	0.3	September 25th	Central PA.
510 - Administration & Office Management	0.3	September 25th	Central PA.
501 - Management & Leadership Skills	0.4	September 26th	Central PA.
461 - Building Enforcement Partnerships	0.6	October 16th	Western PA.
462 - Investigations & Prosecutions  Procedures	0.6	October 17th	Western PA.
420 - Train the Trainer	0.5	December 10th	Eastern PA.
421 - Train the Trainer II	0.5	December 11th	Eastern PA.

 

Note: Classes may be added or postponed. Dates and locations are also subject to change. Exact locations will be posted as we get them verified.

2013 Certification Requirements
Professional Certification will require:

• 4.0 CEUs of class work in a maximum of four years
• Enrollment in our program or in the recycling, waste management, or composting business for at least one year
• Passing of the Certification Examination

Once certification is attained, 3.0 CEUs will be required every three years following graduation to maintain certification.

Penn State University Continuing Education policies require that participants be present for at least 80% of each class in order to receive credit. It will be up to each individual to read and study supplemental materials as well as the manual on their own time.

Specialty Certificates
PROP also offers specialty certificates in:

Collection Composting Education Enforcement

Management Processing Recycling markets