LEA Central

LEA Training

This website provides information and links of interest to those who operate solid waste facilities as well as those who inspect and regulate these facilities. Information includes upcoming and previous trainings; training resources; online training; new LEA staff orientation; and the LEA/CalRecycle Conference.

Types of Training

• Classroom
  • Training Schedule: Includes dates and details of upcoming training courses.
  • Recent Training: Provides information on classes that occurred in the past year.
  • Training Archives: Provides information on classes and workshops that occurred in prior years.
• LEA/CalRecycle Conference: Provides information on upcoming and previous conferences, including; agenda; biographies; and presentations.
• Online: Includes links to videos of training offered to LEAs and others.
• Web Conferencing: Includes information on upcoming and past web conferences which utilize the Internet to hold "virtual" meetings and seminars.

Tools and Resources

• Recognized Provider for Continuing Education: Information related to becoming a recognized provider for solid waste courses. Contact hours are available for many CalRecycle trainings. Please check the LEA Training Schedule for specific courses.
• New LEA Orientation: An electronic orientation to help new LEAs. These resources are intended to provide an introduction to CalRecycle and its programs. Also provides some handy web links.
• Fact Sheets: For use by LEAs and solid waste facility operators in conducting day-to-day operations. Now available in both English and Spanish.
• Video Library: A library available to LEAs. The video topics include, but are not limited to, asbestos, landfill safety, emergency response, development of closed landfills, composting, landfill inspection techniques and state minimum standards.

Training Needs Survey

The 2011 survey results are now available.

CalRecycle seeks LEA input regarding training topics through a variety of complementary strategies including surveys conducted at the LEA and TEA Roundtables, online and email surveys, post-workshop evaluation questionnaires, and discussions at Enforcement Advisory Council meetings. The feedback enables CalRecycle to prioritize training based on LEA needs.