Public Health Courses and Certificate Programs – Rutgers NJAES Office of Continuing Professional Education

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Start Your Career in Public Health or Earn NJ Public Health CEs to Maintain Your REHS or Health Officer License

To succeed in the field of public health, you need diverse skills in areas ranging from food safety to soil science to emergency communications. Whether you are looking to become a New Jersey Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS), or you already hold a Health Officer or REHS license and need continuing education contact hours, Rutgers has the training you need.

Apply for our Environment and Public Health (EPH) Program to begin your career in public health!

Already an HO or REHS? Earn the NJ Public Health CEs you need to maintain your license at our continuing education courses.

Online and classroom-based training options are available to meet a variety of learning styles and scheduling needs.

Please check back often for the latest course offerings, and join our email list to receive course announcements!

Have questions or need more information? Contact us at ocpe@njaes.rutgers.edu.

Environment and Public Health (EPH) Program

Environment and Public Health (EPH) is an 8-week course followed by a 200-hour unpaid field training internship offered every summer by Rutgers OCPE.

Topics covered in the course include epidemiology, water/wastewater, environmental pollution, environmental sanitation, food safety, soils/septics, public health microbiology, and more.

This program provides the expertise and hands-on experience you need to start your public health career, and qualifies you to apply to take the NJ Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS) Licensing Exam.

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Earn NJ Public Health CEs to Maintain Your HO or REHS License

Rutgers University, NJAES, Office of Continuing Professional Education has been approved by the New Jersey Department of Health as a provider of NJ Public Health Continuing Education Contact Hours (CEs).

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Air Quality Permitting Seminar

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 12

Next Offering: November 11-17, 2024; 8:00am-11:59pm EST

Location: Online

Registration Availability: Open

ArcGIS: Editing and Data Development

# NJ Public Health CEs: 12

Next Offering: May 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2025 (4 Tuesday evenings); 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT

Location: Online

Registration Availability: Open

ArcGIS: Introduction

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 12

Next Offering: April 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2025; 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST

Location: Online

Registration Availability: Open

Auditor's Workshop: Managing Environmental Compliance

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 6

Next Offering: November 4 – 10, 2024; 8:00 am - 1:59 pm EST

Location: Online

Registration Availability: Open

Best Practices for Documenting Grant Impact and Success

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

Next Offering Expected: TBD

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Better Process Control School

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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Botanical Products and Human Health

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 7

Location: Online

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Bridging the Gap: NJDEP and Municipal UHOT Regulations

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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Coastal Community Resilience: An Overview of Strategies, Tools, and Science

# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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Communicating Scope of Work Changes and Budgeting with Grant Funding

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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Complying with the NJ Pollution Prevention Act

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

Next Offering: April 30, 2025; 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Location: Rutgers New Brunswick Campus

Registration Availability: Open

Conducting a Human Capital Audit

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

Next Offering Expected: TBD

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Customer Service Skills for Utility Operations

# NJ Public Health CEs: 5.50

Next Offering: May 21 & 22, 2025; 8:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT

Location: Online

Registration Availability: Open

Discharge Monitoring Reports

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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Discharge Prevention Program: Compliance in New Jersey

# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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Ecological Evaluation

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 7

Next Offering: January 8 & 9, 2025; 9:00 am - 12:30 pm EST

Location: Online

Registration Availability: Open

Ecological Risk Assessment

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

Next Offering Expected: TBD

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Effective Emergency/Crisis Communications

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 6

Next Offering: April 3 & 4, 2025; 8:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT

Location: Online

Registration Availability: Open

Effective Environmental Field Sampling and Data Collection

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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Emerging Contaminants in Water and Wastewater

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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Environment and Public Health (EPH) Program

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Next Offering: May 27 – July 18, 2025 + 200-hour Internship

Location: Rutgers New Brunswick Campus, Online

Registration Availability: Open

Environmental Insurance: A Risk Mitigating Tool, Realtime Discussion & Considerations

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

Next Offering Expected: TBD

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Environmental Law for Attorneys and LSRPs

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 6.5

Next Offering: April 2, 2025; 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Location: Rutgers New Brunswick Campus

Registration Availability: Open

Environmentally Preferable Purchasing - How and Why?

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 6

Next Offering: March 27, 2025; 8:30 am - 3:30 pm EDT

Location: Online

Registration Availability: Open

Expanding Your Supervisory Tool Kit

# NJ Public Health CEs: 12.0

Next Offering: June 18 & 25, 2025; 8:30 am - 3:30 pm EST

Location: Online

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Flood Hazard Area Control Act Rules: Technical Standards Part I

# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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Flood Hazard Area Control Act Rules: Technical Standards Part II

# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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Flood Hazard Area Control Act Rules: The Overview

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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Geology, Hydrogeology, and Chemistry

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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Glacial Deposits of New Jersey

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Green Stormwater Management

# NJ Public Health CEs: 7

Next Offering: May 15 & 16, 2025; 8:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT

Location: Online

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Groundwater in Fractured Bedrock

# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

Next Offering Expected: TBD

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HACCP Plan Development for Food Processors

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 18

Next Offering: May 20-21, 2025, 8:30am-5:00pm EDT; May 22, 2025, 8:30am-12:30pm

Location: Online

Registration Availability: Open

Health Impact Assessment: Incorporating Health into Planning and Decision-Making

# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

Next Offering Expected: TBD

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Health in All Policies (HiAP)

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 5.5

Next Offering: February 21, 2025; 9:00 am - 3:30 pm EST

Location: Online

Registration Availability: Open

Hot Topics in the Environmental Industry

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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How to Successfully File a DLRP Application Electronically

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

Next Offering Expected: TBD

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Hydric Soils

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 15

Next Offering: March 17, 19 and 21, 2025; 9:00 am - 3:00 pm EDT

Location: Online

Registration Availability: Open

Identification of Wetland Plants in Winter

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 15

Next Offering: January 22 & 23, 2025; 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Location: Rutgers New Brunswick Campus, Online

Registration Availability: Open

Improving Your Time Management Skills

# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

Next Offering: February 4, 2025; 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm EDT

Location: Online

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Introduction to Food Science

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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Introduction to Hazardous Waste Management

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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Introduction to Wetland Identification

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 7.5

Next Offering: February 11, 2025, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST and February 12, 2025, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm EST

Location: Online

Registration Availability: Open

Lake Management

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Land Use Permitting: An Overview

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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LSRP Case Study Training - The Next Generation

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 7

Next Offering: January 14 & 15, 2025; 9:00 am - 1:15 pm EST

Location: Online

Registration Availability: Open

Maintaining Water Quality in the Distribution System

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 13

Next Offering: April 29, 30, and May 6, 7, 2025; 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Registration Availability: Open

Making Sense of the Numbers: Statistics for Food Scientists

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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Management and Supervision: An Introduction

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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Management Skills for Supervisors

# NJ Public Health CEs: 11.25

Next Offering: March 5, 2025; 8:30 am - 3:30 pm EDT; March 6, 2025; 8:00 am - 2:45 pm EDT

Location: Online

Registration Availability: Open

Methodology for Delineating Wetlands

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 22

Next Offering: June 5, 2025; 8:30 am - 4:00 pm EDT; In Person Field Trips: June 9-12, 2025

Location: Off Campus, Online

Registration Availability: Open

Mold Evaluation

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

Next Offering Expected: TBD

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Mosquito Biology, Ecology, and Habitat Recognition

# NJ Public Health CEs: Total 22.50 CEs for all 6 days (11.25 CEs for attending three days)

Next Offering: January 6 - February 14, 2025; Online course and optional field trips

Location: Rutgers New Brunswick Campus, Off Campus, Online

Registration Availability: Open

Mosquito Identification: Focus on the Northeastern US

# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

Next Offering: January 12, 13, 14 and 15, 2026; 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Location: Rutgers New Brunswick Campus

Registration Availability: Open

Mosquito Surveillance and Management Strategies

# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

Next Offering: November 10 - December 19, 2025; Online course and optional field trips

Location: Rutgers New Brunswick Campus, Off Campus, Online

Registration Availability: Open

NJ Compost Operator Certification Course

# NJ Public Health CEs: 5.75

Next Offering: March 27 & 28, 2025; Day 1: 8:30 am - 3:00 pm; Day 2: 9:30 am - 11:30 am

Location: Off Campus, Online

Registration Availability: Open

NJ Wetlands Management for LSRPs

# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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PCBs and the Site Remediation Process

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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Pond Design, Management, and Maintenance

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

Next Offering: April 10 & 11, 2025; 8:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT

Location: Online

Registration Availability: Open

Practical Applications in Hydrogeology

# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

Next Offering: June 5, 12, and 19, 2025; Optional Lab Day on June 26, 2025; 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Location: Rutgers New Brunswick Campus

Registration Availability: Open

Practical Food Microbiology

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

Next Offering: June 24-26, 2025; 9:00am - 2:00pm EDT

Location: Online

Registration Availability: Open

Principles of Vapor Intrusion for Regulators

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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Regulatory Training in Underground Storage Tanks

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 6.5

Next Offering: March 6, 2025; 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Location: Off Campus

Registration Availability: Open

Restoration Ecology

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 7.5

Next Offering: March 20 & 21, 2025; 8:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT

Location: Online

Registration Availability: Open

Safe Drinking Water Act Regulatory Update

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 3.0 per day

Next Offering: April 2, 9, & 16, 2025; 8:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT

Location: Online

Registration Availability: Closed

Sensory Evaluation

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 14

Next Offering: June 3 and 4, 2025; 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Location: Rutgers New Brunswick Campus

Registration Availability: Open

Septic System Inspections in New Jersey

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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Soils and Site Evaluation for Septic Disposal Systems and Stormwater BMPs

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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Stormwater Management for Engineers

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Streambank Restoration: Planning, Engineering, and Implementation

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 6

Next Offering: May 21, 2025; 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Location: Rutgers New Brunswick Campus

Registration Availability: Open

Study and Exam Skills for Licensing and Professional Certification Testing

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 6

Next Offering: May 29, 2025; 8:30 am - 3:30 pm EDT

Location: Online

Registration Availability: Open

Sub Slab Depressurization - Advanced Techniques and Case Studies

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 3.75

Next Offering: February 27, 2025; 10:00 am - 2:00 pm EST

Location: Online

Registration Availability: Open

Sub Slab Depressurization for Vapor Mitigation

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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Succession in this Age of Uncertainty

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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Surviving a Declared Disaster: Making Your FEMA Application Manageable

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 3.5

Next Offering: February 26, 2025; 8:30 am - 12:15 pm EDT

Location: Online

Registration Availability: Open

Technical Writing

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 3.75

Next Offering: June 17, 2025; 8:30 am - 1:15 pm EDT

Location: Online

Registration Availability: Open

The Interpretation of Analytical Data for Site Remediation

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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The Role of LSRPs and Environmental Consultants in Litigation and Dispute Resolution

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

Next Offering Expected: TBD

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The Science and Practical Aspects of In situ Technologies

# NJ Public Health CEs: 6

Next Offering: April 9, 2025; 9:00 am - 4:30 pm EDT

Location: Rutgers New Brunswick Campus

Registration Availability: Open

Urban Stormwater Management: Building Resilient Communities

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# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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Utilizing Incentives: Developing a Brownfields Site

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 3

Next Offering: February 13, 2025; 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EST

Location: Online

Registration Availability: Open

Vegetation Identification for Wetland Delineation: North

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 12

Next Offering: May 1 & 2, 2025; 8:00 am - 3:30 pm EDT

Location: Online

Registration Availability: Open

Vegetation Identification for Wetland Delineation: South

# NJ Public Health CEs: Pending

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Wetland Construction: Principles, Planning, and Design

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 20

Next Offering: February 5, 6, 10, and 11, 2025 (4 day course); 9:00 am - 3:30 pm EST

Location: Online

Registration Availability: Open

Workplace Problem Solving

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# NJ Public Health CEs: 5.50

Next Offering: February 20, 2025; 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Location: Rutgers New Brunswick Campus

Registration Availability: Open

Writing Skills for Utility and Operations Personnel

# NJ Public Health CEs: 6

Next Offering: February 18, 2025; 8:30 am - 3:30 pm EST

Location: Online

Registration Availability: Open

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