October 18, 2025
Taste of Soul
Event link:
Taste of Soul 2025 – Los Angeles Sentinel

October 21, 2025
Long Beach and Career Expo
Event link:
https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1760048364/lbusdk12caus/nfiyhuvtkoamyehsbzo2/Expo-2025-Community-Flyer.pdf

October 22, 2025
Carson-Veteran’s Community Resource Fair

We invite Veterans, service members, their families and the general public to attend our upcoming Veterans & Community Resource Fair. This FREE event will connect attendees with valuable services, resources, and support programs available in our community.

Time:
9am to 1pm

Location:
Carson Event Center
801 Carson St.
Carson, CA 90745 

For more information Contact: Kimberlee Knox 310.483.1650 or kknox@usvets.org

October 28, 2025
The 15^th Annual GPS Your Future
Event Link:
GPS Your Future Presented by EXP — EXP - The opportunity engine

November 6, 2025
Veteran Job Fair  
Event Link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/veteran-job-fair-tickets-1458841687759?aff=oddtdtcreator

Welcome to Metropolitan Workforce Development, where we foster internal and external partnerships to support succession planning, expand training and skill development, conduct outreach and engagement to provide K-12 career education, industry awareness and equitable access to job opportunities.

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
700 North Alameda Street, US5-551
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Meet the Team:

Brenda Martinez
Workforce Development Manager
e bmartinez@mwdh2o.com

Jeff Cable
Community Outreach and Engagement Manager
e jcable@mwdh2o.com

To boost your competitiveness in the water sector, consider operator certifications like Water Treatment Operator (T1-T5), Water Distribution Operator (D1-D5), and Certificate in Water Technology. 

Water Treatment and Distribution Operator Certifications:
California State Water Resources Control Board: 
Click here for more info!
This board offers certification examinations for both Water Treatment Operators (T1-T5) and Water Distribution Operators (D1-D5).

T1-T5: Click here for more info!
These are the grades for Water Treatment Operators, with T1 being the lowest and T5 the highest.

D1-D5: Click here for more info!
These are the grades for Water Distribution Operators.

Certificate in Water Technology: Click here for more info!
These programs can help students prepare for these exams and is designed to prepare students for employment in the public drinking water supply industry or for more responsible positions. 

Here's a look at some of the colleges offering water technology programs: 

Provides a career-oriented, non-transfer vocational program with courses leading to a certificate and/or an Associate degree, emphasizing real-world skills and water system theory. 
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Offers a certificate in Water Technology preparing students for entry-level employment or advancement in the public water sector. 
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Has a Water Supply Technology program designed for students employed or interested in water/wastewater occupations, offering technical classes in water distribution, treatment, and wastewater collection/treatment. 
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Offers a Water Technology Program that is accredited and comprehensive, covering water treatment, distribution, and cross-connection control, preparing students for California State Water Treatment & Distribution Certification exams. 
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Offers a Water Systems Technology program with two concentrations: Supply Water and Wastewater Technology.
Click here for more info!

Offers a Water and Wastewater Technology program. 
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Offers Water Systems Technology
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Offers Advanced Water Treatment
Click here for more info!

Metropolitan offers co-op education internship programs for engineering and water quality. These opportunities are posted through Cal Poly Pomona.  Anyone attending a four-year college can apply.  You do not need to be a student of Cal Poly Pomona.  Obtaining short-term and part-time paid jobs with hands-on training/practice related to science and engineering majors while attending university can help students land good jobs after graduation. Co-Op Education Program is one of the options for students to gain that worthwhile college experience. 
Click here for more info!

The Environmental Science Program at Moorpark College offers students a dynamic pathway into one of the most critical fields of the 21st century. Our curriculum integrates the latest scientific insights with laboratory experience, preparing students to understand, manage, and protect the natural world. 
Click here for more info!

Choose a career that deals with our most precious resource: Water! Provides comprehensive education to a diverse constituency for a career in the water and wastewater field, which prepares students to contribute effectively in a profession responsible for protecting public health.
Click here for more info!

Water/Wastewater Treatment Certificate
This program is designed to provide entry-level training and upgrading for California water and wastewater public and private agency operators. 

Click here for more info!

To review additional colleges in California, please visit the ACWA foundation education resource site.
Click here for more info!

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) offers a wide variety of classes appropriate for every level of your career in water. Topics include Water Distribution, Water Treatment, Backflow and Cross Connection, Water Quality and specialty training like Crafting Water Rates and Groundwater Workshops. 
Click here for more info!

Offers a Water Science program.
Click here for more info!

Los Angeles County Sanitation District
Click the link below for more info:
Join Our Team | Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts

WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICT (WRD)
Click the link below for more info:
https://www.wrd.org/

WATER RESOURCES

US WATER ALLIANCE
Click the link below for more info:
Water Equity Network - US Water Alliance

WINTER
Click the link below for more info:
Women In Non-Traditional Employment Roles | HOME

WATER EDUCATION FOR LATINO LEADERS
Click the link below for more info:
Latinos for Water – Water Education for Latino Leaders

CA AFRICAN AMERICAN WATER EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Click the link below for more info:
CAAWEF | California African American Water Education Foundation

CALIFORNIA URBAN WATER AGENCIES
Click the link below for more info:
California Urban Water Agencies

ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES
Click the link below for more info:
Home - Association of California Water Agencies

AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION
Click the link below for more info:
American Water Works Association

WATER ENERGY EDUCATION ALLIANCE
Click the link below for more info:
Water Energy Education Alliance (WEEA) | MWDOC

ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Click the link below for more info:
ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

CSU-WATER
Click the link below for more info:
CSU-WATER | CSU

CALIFORNIA WATER ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION
Click the link below for more info:
California Water Environment Association | Champions of Wastewater

BROWN AND CALDWELL
Click the link below for more info:
My Job Search 

CA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION (CMUA)
Click the link below for more info:
https://www.cmua.org/

AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION/CA-NV SECTION
Click the link below for more info:
American Water Works Association / California-Nevada Section