Instructor-Led Courses

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Workshops Classes Custom and Individual Classes

 Workshops

Attendees:
Data QA Personnel, Plant Engineers, Environmental Coordinators and Reporting Personnel

Dates and Locations: 
TBD

Price:
$1,150.00/seat

Prior Knowledge Required:
Participants must have prior EDR generation training or experience.

Course Description:
Learn the proper steps for preparing, evaluating and submitting an XML EDR with the EPA’s ECMPS Client Tool. Attendees will review the XML schema and the ECMPS Client to acquire the tools necessary to successfully submit an XML report to EPA .  This course includes a hands-on exercise designed to educate you on troubleshooting ECMPS errors. With this hands-on exercise, participants will gain the ability to identify and resolve errors that may occur when making submissions via the Emissions Collection and Monitoring Plan System. The Reporting Instructions provided by EPA have been incorporated into the manual to eliminate the need to search in multiple places for an error resolution. In 2009 ESC University is dedicated to providing you the tools you will need to become fluent with the ECMPS Client Tool. In class, participants will:

• Clean up (resolve errors) on a Monitoring Plan
• Import and export files from both ECMPS and ESC|StackVision
• Evaluate emissions data and resolve the errors in ESC|StackVision

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Attendees:
Environmental Engineers and CEMS Technicians

Dates and Locations:
June 26 | Savannah, GA         

Price:
$1,150.00/seat 

Prior knowledge required:
In order to fully benefit from this workshop, ESC suggests that participants have previous DAS management experience. 

Course Description:
Learn how to configure ESC|StackVision Version 2.3 to ensure optimal performance.  Participants will learn how to set up the server and perform administrative tasks such as assigning user roles, system designer functions and report execution.

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Attendees:
Environmental Engineers and CEMS Techicians who manage the DAS systems and IT individuals responsible for developing custom reports for the DAS

Dates and Locations:
September 16 | Las Vegas, NV
September 23 | Knoxville, TN

Price:
$1,150.00/seat

Prior Knowledge Required
Participants must understand SQL table structure and ESC|StackVision data collections/storage procedures.

Course Description: 
This workshop provides the attendees with knowledge on how to set up, design and maintain their custom StackVision reports using Microsoft SQL Server’s Reporting Services. Attendees will learn how to use the Reporting Services development tools to create custom reports, SQL Server Reporting Services and its components, and how to configure report publishing and execution settings. Attendees will gain an understanding of the different data views within StackVision.

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Attendees:
CEMS Technicians performing Quality Assurance activities and Environmental Reporting Personnel 

Dates and Locations:
August 19-20 | Denver, CO
September 17-18 | Las Vegas, NV

Price:
$1,150.00/seat

Prior Knowledge Required
Participants must have an understanding of their plant/site certification events and procedures.

Course Description: 
In this workshop attendees will learn how to utilize ESC|StackVision to complete required Data QA and CEMS Certification procedures. This workshop covers the theory of Certification/On-going Test Events and Quality Assurance procedures required for 40 CFR 75 quarterly reporting, discussions on linearity, RATA, Flow-to-Load, 7-Day Calibration Error/Drift Test, cycle time response tests, daily calibrations, formula verification and missing data algorithms.

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Attendees:
StackVision Administrators, Plant Managers, StackVision Operators preparing for StackVision Administrator Certification

Dates and Locations:
Please contact ESCU for scheduling information for this offering.

Price:
Please contact ESCU for pricing information for this offering.

Course Description:
Participants will gain an understanding of the ESC Support processes, and will learn steps to help them troubleshoot and resolve issues. Participants will meet ESC Support staff and hear first-hand how they can make more efficient use of the ESC Support process, while also being an active part in the evolution of that process.

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Attendees:
Environmental Engineers, CEMS Technicians and IT professionals managing the DAS systems

Dates and Locations:
June 24 | Savannah, GA
August 20 | Denver, CO

Price:
$1,150.00/seat

Prior Knowledge Required:
Participants must have basic knowledge of IT planning processes.

Course Description:
Discuss the latest issues that IT Systems Administrators need to plan for as they relate to ESC|StackVision and the CEMS industry. This workshop includes discussions regarding the latest plans for Operating Systems, Microsoft® SQL Server Versions, Release Schedules, Security and other System Administrative tasks.

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Attendees: CEMS Technicians performing Quality Assurance activities and Environmental Reporting Personnel

Dates and Locations:
Please contact ESCU for scheduling information for this class offering.

 
Price:
$1,150.00/seat

Prior Knowledge Required:
In order to fully benefit from this workshop, ESC suggests that participants have previous DAS management experience.

Course Description:
Learn how to minimize the risks associated with hardware failure, data loss, data liabilities and poor database performance. Through detailed discussions and hands-on exercises, participants will gain an understanding of the Data Management Strategy needs and requirements as well as the knowledge required to successfully develop and execute a Data Management Plan, ensuring data safety and system performance. 

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Attendees: Environmental Engineers, CEMS Technicians and IT staff members administering ESC|StackVision DAS as a Critical Asset under the NERC CIP Reliability Standard

Dates and Locations:
June 23 | Savannah, GA

Price:
$1,150.00/seat

Prior Knowledge Required:
Participants must have knowledge of basic IT system administrative tasks.

Course Description:
Is your ESC|StackVision DAS considered a Critical Asset under the NERC CIP Reliability Standard? Learn how to minimize the risks associated with hardware failure, data loss, data liabilities and poor database performance. Through detailed discussions of the NERC CIP Reliability Standard sections that pertain to the CEMS DAS and hands-on exercises, participants will gain an understanding of the Data Management Strategy needs and requirements as well as the knowledge required to successfully develop and execute a Data Management Plan, ensuring data safety and system performance. 

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Attendees:
Environmental management who are responsible for Permit and Part 60 reporting requirements, Environmental Engineers and CEMS Technicians

Dates and Locations:
June 22 | Savannah, GA
September 15 | Las Vegas, NV
November 10 | San Antonio, TX

Price:
$1,150.00/seat

Prior Knowledge Required:
Participants must possess basic knowledge of CEMS reporting.

Course Description:
This workshop in designed to help facilities define the reporting requirements for their Part 60 and permit emissions. The attendee will walk through the Part 60 reporting fundamentals such as emission equations and averaging criteria, validity requirements, operating requirements and conditions, defining of start-up and shutdown, missing data approaches, certification, and QA/QC data formats. Through hands on exercises, learners will understand how ESC|StackVision meets these requirements. 

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Attendees:
Environmental Engineers and CEMS Technicians

Dates and Locations:
November 10 | San Antonio, TX

Price:
$1,150.00/seat

Prior knowledge required:
Participants must possess advanced knowledge of ESC|StackVision  and must have attended ESC’s Mercury(Hg) Regulations Workshop.

Course Description:
This workshop focuses on the specific software modules designed to meet Hg reporting rules. Participants will learn how to generate Hg reports, how to quality assure the data and how to setup and configure the Hg software module.

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Attendees:
Environmental management and reporting staff members who are responsible for reporting mercury emissions to their state agency

Dates and Locations:
TBD

Price:
$1,150.00/seat

Prior Knowledge Required:
Participants must possess basic knowledge of CEMS reporting.

Course Description:
This workshop focuses on defining how facilities are required to report their Hg emissions. It covers reporting formats for Hg CEMS, Sorbent traps and emissions factor calculations. Also included are discussions on reporting fundamentals such as emission equations and averaging criteria, validity requirements, operating requirements and conditions, missing data approaches, certification and QA/QC data formats. 

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Attendees:
Environmental management and reporting staff members who are responsible for reporting mercury emissions to PADEP state agency

Dates and Locations:
*POSTPONED | Harrisburg, PA

Price:
$1,150.00/seat

Prior Knowledge Required:
Participants must possess basic knowledge of CEMS reporting.

Course Description:
* As of March 9, 2009, the Pennsylvania courts consider the state mercury rule to be unenforceable.  Thus, PADEP cannot issue Phase III certifications or accept mercury data until a final verdict is issued by the Supreme Court.  Current guidance from the DEP is that mercury reporting will be conducted following the existing draft technical guidance if/when the state Supreme Court reinstates the rule.
 
At this time, ESC believes that a PADEP Mercury (Hg) Regulations training could only offer information based on the technical guidance document, which may or may not be applicable for data collection and reporting in the future depending on the court's final verdict. In the interest of providing the most accurate and reliable compliance information to our customers, ESC has chosen to postpone the training until a final decision has been reached by the courts and further details are released from the DEP on implementation of the requirements for data reporting using the CEMSDPS tool.  Clients who have enrolled in this class may choose to keep their enrollment active for attendance to the postponed class or apply the costs to an alternate offering from ESC's posted training schedule. 

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Attendees:
Environmental management and reporting staff members whose PADEP facilities must comply with Revision 8 of the CSMM

Dates and Locations:
August 4 | Hershey, PA

Price:
$1,150.00/seat

Prior Knowledge Required: Participants must have a solid understanding of the requirements of Part 75 to benefit completely from this class.

Course Description: This workshop focuses on understanding the requirements for PADEP sources that must comply with Revision 8 of the Continuous Source Monitoring Manual (CSMM) under 25 Pa. Code §139.102(3).

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Attendees:
Environmental management and reporting staff members whose PADEP facilities must comply with Revision 8 of the CSMM

Dates and Locations:
TBD

Price:
$1,150.00/seat

Prior Knowledge Required:
Participants must possess advanced knowledge of ESC|StackVision and must have attended ESC’s PADEP Revision 8 Regulations Workshop.

Course Description:
This workshop focuses on how to implement the requirements for PADEP sources that must comply with Revision 8 of the Continuous Source Monitoring Manual (CSMM) under 25 Pa. Code §139.102(3) in ESC|StackVision.

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Attendees:
I&C Technicians, Plant Engineers, Environmental Coordinators and Reporting Personnel

Dates and Locations:
Please contact ESCU for scheduling information for this class offering.

Price:
$1,150.00/seat

Course Description:
Familiarize yourself with the latest information on the implementation of the RGGI program.

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Classes

Attendees:
Current CEMS users planning to transition to ESC|StackVision

Dates and Locations:
Please contact ESCU for scheduling information for this class offering.

Price:
Public: $1,550.00
Private Onsite: $9,850.00
Private Onsite w/ Install: $6,350.00
Private (ESC): $6,350.00

Course Description:
The QuickStart to ESC|StackVision training is a one-day course paced for experienced DAS users. The course will introduce the user to key StackVision features, including certification wizards, the new DataLab and CalLab, and the easy-to-navigate CEMScape.

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Attendees:
I&C Technicians, Plant Engineers, Environmental Coordinators and Reporting Personnel

Dates and Locations:
June 15-16 | Minneapolis, MN
July 13-14 | Knoxville, TN
August 17-18 | Denver, CO
August 31-September 1 | Richmond, VA
September 15-16 | Las Vegas, NV
October 14-15 | Knoxville, TN
November 17-18 | Knoxville, TN

Price:
Public: $1,975.00
Private Onsite: $11,700.00
Private Onsite w/ Install: $8,200.00
Private (ESC): $8,200.00

Course Description:
The ESC|StackVision New User class is a two-day course paced specifically for the new user. This class covers the basic features of the StackVision software and the ESC data controller. Participants will receive hands-on experience with the StackVision software and have ample time to cover the entire DAS and associated tasks. 

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Attendees:
Personnel who are responsible for the operation and functionality of the StackVision software, managing users and other corresponding StackVision server settings

Dates and Locations:
Please contact ESCU for scheduling information for this class offering.

Price:
Please contact ESCU for pricing information for this class offering.

Prior Knowledge Required:
Participants must possess advanced knowledge of ESC|StackVision.

Course Description:
This class will address the administrative aspects of StackVision. Topics include creating and managing users and assigned roles, managing alarm pop-up notifications, managing views, server setup and management.

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Attendees:
Environmental Engineers and CEMS Technicians

Dates and Locations:
June 17-19 | Minneapolis, MN
July 15-17 | Knoxville, TN
September 2-4 | Richmond, VA

Price:
$2,375/seat

Prior Knowledge Required:
Participants must possess advanced knowledge of ESC|StackVision.

Course Description:
This three-day class is designed to provide users with the knowledge to complete larger configuration changes within ESC|StackVision. Attendees will learn what constitutes a configuration change or a configuration update, which tools to use to make changes/updates and how to use those tools. This course includes a hands-on exercise designed to educate you on modifying your ESC|StackVision configuration.

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Attendees: Environmental Engineers, CEMS Technicians, IT staff members and DAS System administrators or individuals who manage ESC|StackVision

Dates and Locations:
June 25 | Savannah, GA
August 21 | Denver, CO
September 22 | Knoxville, TN
 
Price:
$1,150.00/seat

Prior knowledge required:
Participants must have knowledge of basic IT system administrative tasks. This class builds on the skills learned in ESC’s Understanding Data Management workshop.

Course Description:
As ESC continues down the path of utilizing Microsoft’s SQL Server database, the need to understand more advanced topics of database administration is required.  This workshop will go into further depth on the SQL Server database and the tools required for monitoring system performance and troubleshooting database issues.

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Attendees:
Reporting Personnel, Plant Managers and Corporate Environmental Staff

Dates and Locations:
June 16-18 | Minneapolis , MN
August 18-20 | Knoxville, TN
December 8-10 | Knoxville, TN

Price:
Public: $2,375.00/seat
Private Onsite: $13,200.00
Private (ESC): $9,700.00

Course Description:
This three-day course provides a better understanding of the Part 75 and Part 60 regulations behind specific responsibilities. Through this class participants will become familiar with terms and acronyms, become comfortable with finding various sections in the rule and understand the reasoning behind testing requirements and associated performance specifications. 

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Attendees:
CEMS Technicians, Plant Supervisors, I&C Technicians and other persons responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Data Controller

Dates and Locations:
Please contact ESCU for scheduling information for this class offering.

Price:
$1550.00/seat
Private Onsite: $9,850.00
Private (ESC): $6,350.00

Prior Knowledge Required:
Participants must have a general understanding of Data Acquisition Systems (DAS) and requirements for collection, processing and reporting emissions.

Course Description:
This one-day training class will discuss the purpose and features of the data controller including how to access and navigate its menu items. Participants will learn how to identify communication options between the data controller and the polling computer. After this class, attendees will have the ability to identify and understand data logger flags, navigate the menu structure, review reports, troubleshoot the system, and initiate and monitor calibrations sequences. 

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 Privately Arranged Training Sessions

Contact ESC for quotes on any of our offerings.

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 Individual and Personal Tutoring / Arranged by the Session

Price:
Via webinar: $150/hr
Personal tutoring in Knoxville: $1875/day/person
Workbooks: $300/each

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 Custom Training / Training Built and Delivered Just for You

Standard Training with Custom Configuration - Tier 1
Add $2000
Receive any existing DAS course with demo systems using your custom configuration. The option price includes your course selection from the existing course catalog, but delivered with your specific configuration in mind.

Company Specific - Tier 2
$ Custom Price
Company-Specific training is designed to meet the additional CEMS requirements of your company. This level takes our existing content and amends the material with company-level specifics. Courses at this level address corporate centralization, such as the corporate oversight, corporate-level procedures, EDR coordination, and EDR submission. This training is designed and built in cooperation with the customer, incorporating customer-specific company-level needs.

Site or Unit Specific – Tier 3
$$ Custom Price
Site/Unit-Specific training is designed to meet the additional CEMS requirements of an individual site or unit within your company. This level takes our existing content and amends the material with unit-level specifics. Courses at this level address areas such as QA/QC plans, site-specific procedures/responses, organizational responsibilities, monitoring plans, unit variables/types, and unit-specific procedures. This training is designed and built in cooperation with the customer, incorporating customer-specific site/unit needs, in addition to the Company procedures of Tier 2.

Job Specific – Tier 4
$$$ Custom Price
Job-Specific training is designed to meet the specific needs of any individual position. This level takes our existing content and amends the material with job-level specifics or procedures. Courses at this level address the job responsibilities by specific title. This training is designed and built in cooperation with the customer, incorporating job-specific responsibilities in addition to the Company and Site procedures of Tiers 2 and 3.

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