Overview
If you're a cross connection control specialist or tester, keeping your certification current is essential for maintaining compliance, protecting water systems, and advancing your career. SAIT’s Cross Connection Recertification course simplifies the process by covering everything you need in one, 9-hour combined review and exam day.
In this course you’ll keep pace with emerging testing practices and regulatory changes while retaining valid certification. You'll get hands-on training and practical experience in testing and troubleshooting backflow prevention assemblies, ensuring you're ready to take your recertification exam with confidence.
Upon completion, you'll walk away with a renewed certification, up-to-date expertise, and the confidence to apply best practices in the field.
This course is ideal if you:
- are mandated to recertify your status as a Cross-Connection Control Specialist
- are looking to enhance testing and troubleshooting capabilities in backflow prevention assemblies.
To be successful in this course, we recommend you:
- have an active Cross Connection Control Specialist (CCCS) certification
- are registering for this course in the WCA AWWA’s permitted recertifying period (any time in the 12 months before the expiry date of your existing certification.)
- If your expiry date is less than 12 months from now and you need to maintain certification, you must retake the full CCCA training course. Our PLBG 103 - Cross Connection Control Specialist course can help.
Upon successful completion of this course, you'll be able to:
- test reduced pressure backflow assembly
- troubleshoot backflow prevention assemblies.
To request a course outline, contact ConEdAdvising@sait.ca.
Upcoming dates
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Registration closes seven days before the start date for on-campus, online scheduled, and blended courses, and one day before the start date for online self-paced courses.
After you've completed this course
Upon successful completion of this course, you'll be able to self-print a proof of completion document from your Continuing Education student account.
Costs
Textbook and reading list
Included in the purchase of this course, you’ll receive the American Water Works Association (AWWA) Cross-Connection Control Specialist final exam (completed in class). Course tuition also includes the application fee to request your certificate from Western Canada Section AWWA, along with a five‑year AWWA membership upon successful completion of the course and exam.
You’ll need the following textbook (available from the SAIT Bookstore website if you don’t already have a copy):
- Canadian National Cross-Connection Control Manual (Second Edition, 2017 Rev. December 2025).
Technology
SAIT will provide access to required tools, equipment and facility for this course.
Note: You are not required to bring a laptop to class.
Financial support
Financial opportunities are available to help pay for your course fees. Learn more about how to reduce your education or training costs with available awards, bursaries, loans and grants, including the Canada Alberta Productivity Grant.
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