Our Training Program works closely with air pollution control agencies in fifteen western states to understand priority training needs, and to identify, design, develop and deliver needed, cost-effective, responsive, and western-states-focused training courses targeted at meeting these priority needs. WESTAR’s educational opportunities enable our member air quality professionals to quickly learn new job responsibilities and maintain, enhance, and update skills in their existing areas of responsibility to effectively and efficiently serve the needs of their constituencies.
WESTAR Training Program offers in-person training courses, and synchronous online learning. The training courses included in the calendar are confirmed for CY2025. Additional courses will be added as logistics are confirmed. For more information, please contact Jeff Gabler, Training Manager at (503) 744-0486 or email Jeff Gabler
AirKnowledge is a national training program that offers self-instructional training materials focused on program areas of the Clean Air Act (CAA). These self-instructional materials are arranged by eight curricula including: Air Pollution Basics, Air Quality Planning, Permitting, Air Quality Modeling, Ambient Air Monitoring, Emissions Inventories, Air Toxics Rule Development and Implementation, and Source Emissions Testing and Source Emissions Monitoring.
Click here to access the AirKnowledge training opportunities. This website is intended for State/Local/Tribal air quality professionals only.
WESTAR Council is currently in the process of scheduling training courses, workshops, conferences and meetings to be offered during CY2025. The schedule lists only confirmed CY2025 educational opportunities. The information listed is updated frequently when additional courses are confirmed. Please check this page for the most up-to-date information. For more information, please contact Jeff Gabler, Training Manager at (503) 744-0486 or email Jeff Gabler
**Please note that WESTAR’s funding and mission limit attendance at WESTAR’s educational opportunities to staff from government air pollution control agencies.**
COURSE BROCHURE DESCRIPTION: This three-day course provides an overview of air toxics emission sources that may be regulated under the Clean Air Act. The following topics will be covered: History […]
COURSE BROCHURE WHO SHOULD ATTEND: This course was designed to address the needs of tribal, state, and local air agency personnel involved in the permitting and compliance assessment of existing regulatory […]
AGENDA Discussion of pre-session work and thought exercise Establishing NAAQS Primary vs Secondary NAAQS Calculating Design Values Planning Perspectives - DV processes, lessons learned Types of State Implementation Plans Attainment […]
COURSE BROCHURE This lecture-based course is designed for state, local and tribal air quality professionals whose role is to observe source testing, evaluate source test methods, approve test protocols and […]
COURSE BROCHURE TARGET AUDIENCE: This course is intended for new, inexperienced state, local and tribal air quality professionals. COURSE DESCRIPTION: Stationary gas turbines are popular as combined-cycles, peaking power plants and […]
COURSE BROCHURE TARGET AUDIENCE: This course is intended for new, inexperienced state, local and tribal air quality professionals. COURSE DESCRIPTION: Boilers are one of the most common emission sources and […]
COURSE BROCHURE WHO SHOULD ATTEND: This course is intended for new, entry-level as well as semi-experienced stationary source permit engineers, inspectors, regulatory agency staff, and environmental specialists in business and […]
COURSE BROCHURE The Continuous Monitoring Systems (CMS) training course is 3 days and in-person. It provides participants with a basic understanding of CMS including an overview of how to perform […]
COURSE BROCHURE WHO SHOULD ATTEND: This basic course is designed for individuals within a regulatory agency whose role is to evaluate volatile organic compound emission sources for permitting and to […]
COURSE BROCHURE COURSE DESCRIPTION: The Advanced Inspector Training Course focuses on issues and techniques for the more senior inspector to help enhance and improve their inspection techniques and results. This […]
COURSE BROCHURE COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course presents information on the major national programs in air pollution stationary source permitting. This course was designed to provide methods and procedures used to […]
COURSE BROCHURE TARGET AUDIENCE: This course is intended for new, inexperienced state, local and tribal air quality professionals. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is a one-day course that presents the major uses […]
Western States Air Resources Council
(WESTAR)
1209 Mountain Road PL NE
Suite 5162
Albuquerque, NM 87110-7845
Phone: (505) 954-1160
Fax: (505) 954-1216
