Education and Training

RCAP Solutions has made a major commitment to education and training as a means of helping to assure public and individual self-reliance, and to improve the quality of life for individuals and families, and the communities in which they live and work. We are also committed to using a variety of cutting-edge learning technologies, including distance learning, the Internet, traditional classroom instruction, and internships. We view partnerships with other community development organizations and academic institutions – both those in the public and the private sectors, as part of the future direction of education and training at RCAP Solutions.

Our expert staff share their expertise through coaching and teaching in areas that include community capacity, community infrastructure, transitioning to work/workforce development, and housing.


	RCAP staff Juan Campos coaches community members in Comunidad Mulas La Sofia in Puerto Rico

RCAP's Education and Training programs are offered at a reasonable cost and can be tailored to your needs. Programs can be delivered at our training facility in Gardner, Massachusetts, or in local facilities convenient to the target audience for a given program.

EPA Web Tools

and important links: www.epa.gov

Disclaimer: The most direct oversight of environmental systems is conducted by state drinking water and wastewater programs. States can apply to US EPA for primacy, the authority to implement the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and Clean Water Act (CWA) within their jurisdictions if they will adopt standards at least as or more stringent then US EPA's. For specific state requirements, applications, permits, and forms - you should refer to your state primacy agency. US EPA makes available a numbers of tools and resources that may be helpful to your community education initiative.

RCAP Tools

Community Capacity

• Board Development
• Comprehensive Community Capacity Development
• Financial and Managerial Capacities (e.g., budgeting, billing and collections, capital improvements,
and rate setting)
• Planning and District Formation
• Economic Development

Community Infrastructure

• Regulatory Compliance
• Asset Management (EPA CUPSS Trainer Certified)

CUPSS (Check Up for Small Systems) is free asset management software available from the EPA (www.epa.gov/cupss). RCAP Solutions has been teaching CEU-accredited asset management classes for three years and can assist anyone with asset management questions, its' implementation and the use of CUPSS or alternative software.

For more information please contact Art Astarita at 207-766-3065 or aastarita@rcapsolutions.org

• Emergency Preparedness
• Safety and Security Assessments
• De-centralized Wastewater Management and Technology
• Career Development in Water and Wastewater System Operations

Transition to Work & Workforce Development

• Post Secondary Operator Education Programs in partnership with the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Center for Environmental Education, Interpretation and Research (CECIA)

Homeowner and Landlord / Property Manager Training & Development

• First-Time Homebuyers Education
• Financial Literacy Training and Managing Your Credit
• Property Owner and Manager Training
• Fair Housing Laws
• Subsidized Housing Programs

For information about Education and Training contact:

Ms. Sukhwindar Singh, Director of Education and Training, at 814-861-7072