Water Security Agency’s Qualified Persons Training

The Water Security Agency is offering training courses for individuals seeking to become Qualified Persons (QPs). Once accredited, QPs can work help producers design responsible agricultural drainage projects that improve farm efficiency and climate resiliency.

Who is a Qualified Person (QP)?

There are two types of QPs:

1) Accredited QPs are individuals that work directly with landowner clients to complete applications for drainage projects.

The requirements to become an Accredited QP are, you must:

  • complete all of WSA’s required QP training courses;
  • complete a small network project through mentorship with a WSA Technologist; and
  • apply to WSA for QP Accreditation to demonstrate a suitable combination of education and experience for the purposes of submitting a drainage application and/or preparing a report.

2) Non-Accredited QPs (previously known as Self-Designated QPs) are individuals who do contract work on drainage projects in collaboration with an Accredited QP, or client. Non-accredited QPs are not authorized to complete or submit a drainage application on behalf of a client.

Non-accredited QPs:

  • Must have at least one of the following professional designations:
    • licensed under The Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act;
    • a practicing member as defined by The Agrologists Act, 1994; or
    • a professional technologist as defined by The Saskatchewan Applied Science Technologists and Technicians Act.
  • Depending on the technical requirements of the drainage network they are working on, they may be required to complete WSA’s advanced technical QP training courses.

What you will learn

The QP Training program introduces participants to the Water Security Agency’s Agricultural Water Management Strategy, and the roles and responsibilities of WSA, the producer, and the Qualified Person (QP) in the drainage approval process.

The Qualified Persons Program consists of four training courses, including: AgH2Onward, the Introductory Qualified Persons Training / ADAM course, the Point of Adequate Outlet course, and The Art of Influential Communication course.

 

Required Courses for people who want to become an Accredited Qualified Person.

Required Courses for people who want to work as a Non-Accredited Qualified Person.

 

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