Excellence in Environmental & Sustainability Training
The University of Florida Training, Research and Education for Environmental Occupations (UF TREEO) is the University’s environmental and sustainability training center. UF TREEO provides non-credit continuing education courses and certificate programs to those working in environmental professions. Delivery methods for these courses and programs include on-site, online and hybrid models.
UF TREEO was created to provide continuing education for water and wastewater operators so they could operate their plants in compliance with federal and state regulations. The land UF TREEO sits on is located across from the Kanapaha Water Reclamation Facility was donated to the University of Florida by the City of Gainesville. UF had a long history of training water and wastewater operators beginning in the 1940’s with Dr. A. P. Black. One of the engineering buildings on campus bears his name.
UF TREEO has expanded its course offerings as new environmental legislation was passed in the 1980s and 1990s to include Asbestos Abatement, Solid Waste, Health and Safety, Hazardous Materials training. Several years ago UF TREEO has ventured into sustainability issues and LEED and Green Globes Professional training courses are provided in conjunction with Professor Charles Kibert of the M.E. Rinker Sr. School of Building Construction at UF. Currently over 7000 students are trained annually in Gainesville, around Florida and overseas.
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UF TREEO has content experts, dedicated Senior Training Specialists, partnerships with outside consultants and UF faculty that help to develop and teach the training courses for environmental occupations professionals. Training areas include:
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UF TREEO can bring courses to your facility, industry or agency. Existing programs may be customized to meet your specific needs or a new program can be developed for your organization in a variety of subject areas. Our customized programs offer flexibility in scheduling based on your requirements and can be offered in a location of your choice.
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 Glynn Stoffel, CET
Mr. Stoffel is a certified environmental trainer and owner of GLS Environmental Associates. He has over 30 years experience in maintaining and managing underground utility systems. As a training consultant, he has delivered thousands of hours of training throughout the country on the safe operation, maintenance and construction of water, sewer and storm drain systems, including the development of a series of courses to assist construction inspectors in obtaining NICET certification. He also provides training in water system security, emergency response planning and asset management and is a regular guest instructor at the Florida Water Utility Management Institute. In addition to his work with the TREEO center, he conducts training for the Maryland Center for Environmental Training at the College of Southern Maryland, the Technology Transfer (T2) Center at the University of Maryland and the Environmental Training Center at Delaware Technical & Community College. He has a BS in Business Administration from the University of Baltimore and is recognized as a Certified Environmental Trainer and Certified Instructional Technologist by the National Environmental, Safety and Health Training Association.
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