Air Pollution Training Institute. (Products and Services).

The Air Pollution Training Institute (APTI) is managed by the Education and Outreach Group (EOG) and offers a variety of training opportunities for air pollution professionals. The delivery methods have been chosen to provide maximum coverage at minimum cost. Four types of courses are available: classroom courses, telecourses, self-instruction courses, and Web-based courses. APTI also supports state, local, and tribal programs through special course and workshop offerings and through the development of internal training programs.

The APTI curriculum falls into eight categories: general and administrative, ambient monitoring, engineering, meteorology and modeling, compliance, air toxics, inventory, and permitting.

On an annual basis, APTI currently provides training for about 20,000 air pollution specialists in various parts of the country Approximately 3,000 of these students are registered in the self-study program, and a growing number receive training via the Air Pollution Distance Learning Network (APDLN) of over 120 satellite downlink sites located across the United States and Canada. Videotapes of past satellite courses also can be used as self-study courses.

APTI strives to keep all courses in the curriculum up to date in order to be consistent with the 1990 amendments to the Clean Air Act and other pertinent laws and regulations. Changes are also being made to incorporate scientific and technological advances into new courses (on permitting) and satellite broadcasts. APTI currently supports more than 175 courses and workshops.

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