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Continuing education for drillers and pump installers

More than 1000 licensed drillers and pump installers attend Wisconsin DNR approved continuing education annually. Attendance is at training approved for the license or registration that they hold. Six credits are required for each credential each calendar year. They may be required to attend training on a specific topic or limited in the number of credits obtained from other areas such as safety. Sessions attended for credit cannot be repeated within a 3-year period.

All DNR approved in-person training is posted to the interactive Approved Training Event Calendar. Approved on-demand training is posted to the Online Driller/Pump Installer Training.

Training providers are tasked with reporting attendance within 10 business days of completion if the training is approved for continuing education credit by the DNR. A driller or pump installer who attends training that is not approved will need to report their attendance using Form 3300-190. See Form 3300-190 Training Report Instruction for more information. Further details are provided in the sections that follow.

Information for drillers, pump installers and rig operators

Licensed driller and pump installer requirements

Wisconsin driller and pump installer credentials expire on December 31 each year. Credentials must be renewed to maintain an active status going into the next calendar year. Licensed individuals who have met continuing education attendance requirements for the current calendar year are eligible to renew for the next year. Six hours of attendance at approved training are needed each year for each license held. Continuing education attendance is not required during the first calendar year in which an individual obtains a license for the first time.

Failure to fulfill calendar year continuing education attendance requirements by December 31 will result in license expiration without renewal eligibility. A passing score on an exam is needed to reinstate the license.

Registered drilling rig operator CE requirements

Wisconsin drilling rig operator registrations expire on December 31 each year. Rig operator credentials must be renewed to maintain an active status going into the next calendar year. Rig operators who have met continuing education attendance requirements for the current calendar year are eligible to renew for the next year. Six hours of attendance at approved training are needed each year for each registration held. Continuing education attendance is not required during the first calendar year that a rig operator registers for the first time. Note that attendance is required in the first calendar year if a rig operator intends to apply for a driller license and allocate drilling experience from the first calendar year towards license application requirements of NR 146.04(2)(a & b) and NR 146.04(9)(a).

Failure to fulfill calendar year continuing education requirements by December 31 will result in loss of the rig operator registration. The credential expires without eligibility for renewal. The rig operator must then reapply for registration.

Approved continuing education

Many providers offer training that has been “pre-approved” by the DNR for Wisconsin driller and pump installer continuing education credit. The provider of approved training will report attendance to the DNR within 10 business days of completion.

Approved on-demand training is listed with provider contact information at the following link:

Online Driller/Pump Installer Training

Approved in-person training is listed with the provider contact information at the following link:

Approved Training Event Calendar

Current year attendance status

Attendance that has been reported to the DNR by training providers and allocated to the DNR’s database is available for viewing at the following link:

Continuing education attendance status portal

Driller and pump installer frequently asked questions

How do I contact the DNR when I have continuing education related questions?

Send inquiries by email to: DNRDGCONTINUINGEDUCATION@wisconsin.gov.

What is a "calendar year"?

A calendar year is a one-year period beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31.

Who is responsible for reporting continuing education attendance to the DNR?

The provider is responsible for reporting attendance when the training has been approved for Wisconsin continuing education credit. Drillers and pump installers report their attendance to the DNR using Form 3300-190 if they attend training that has not been approved. See Form 3300-190 Training Report Instruction for more information.

What is “approved” continuing education?

Training submitted to the DNR for Wisconsin continuing education credit consideration. If DNR criteria are met, training is approved for Wisconsin Driller and/or Pump Installer continuing education credit. The number of credit-hours available by license and registration type is designated in an approval letter to the training provider. The provider of approved continuing education will make a training agenda available to all attendees. The agenda will include the number of approved credits available by license type.

Where can I view training that has been approved for Wisconsin continuing education credit?

Approved on-demand training is listed at the following link:

Online Driller/Pump Installer Training

Approved in-person training is listed at the following link:

Approved Training Event Calendar

I attended training that was not approved by the DNR. How do I receive credit for attending this training?

Report attendance to the DNR using Form 3300-190. See Form 3300-190 Training Report Instruction for more information.

Where can I view my completed continuing education attendance record for the current calendar year?

Current calendar year attendance can be accessed at the following link:

Continuing education attendance status portal

I attended training, but my attendance is not listed at the DNR’s continuing education status portal. Who should I contact to have this resolved?

If the training was approved, contact the training provider to see if the attendance has been submitted to the DNR. If the training was not approved and you reported the attendance on Form 3300-190, allow 10 business days following submittal for the attendance to be reviewed, approved and reflected at the online portal. If it has been longer than 10 business days, send an email to the DNR at: DNRDGCONTINUINGEDUCATION@wisconsin.gov.

Information for continuing education training providers

Continuing education application and attendance reporting

Training providers will use Form 3300-322 o apply for continuing education approval. The training venue will determine how fields within the application are completed. A simple guide to completing the application is available here: Form 3300-322 Training Provider Application Instruction.

Report training attendance within 10 business days of completion using the following form: Training Attendance Spreadsheet [XLS]. See Training Attendance Spreadsheet Instruction for guidance.

Entries into application form fields and attendance data submitted on the Training Attendance Spreadsheet are uploaded to a DNR database. Incomplete or incorrect application and attendance submittals are purged during the DNR’s auto-upload process. Processing of the application is delayed as forms are returned for correction and resubmittal.

A Training Attendee Log Sheet is available to providers and training attendees to record attendance at in-person training events. Use of this form is optional. Log sheets should not be used to report attendance to the DNR. Transfer log sheet entries to the Training Attendance Spreadsheet [XLS] before submitting the attendance to the DNR.

Forms and instruction links:

Criteria for CE evaluation

The department evaluates continuing education training for applicability to the intended license or registration type. Some sessions may be approved for driller and pump installer licenses. Others might only be approved for one license type. The DNR may require attendance at specific continuing education training and may limit the number of credits obtained from certain topic areas. Attendance may not be repeated for continuing education credit within a 3-year period. More details are available at the following links:

Provider frequently asked questions

How do I contact the DNR with continuing education related questions?

Send inquiries by email to: DNRDGCONTINUINGEDUCATION@wisconsin.gov

What is a "calendar year"?

A calendar year is a one-year period beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31.

What is “approved” continuing education?

Training submitted to the DNR for Wisconsin continuing education credit consideration. If DNR criteria are met, training is approved for Wisconsin Driller and/or Pump Installer continuing education credit. The number of credit-hours available by license and registration type is designated in an approval letter to the training provider. The provider of approved continuing education will make a training agenda available to all attendees. The agenda will include the number of approved credits available by license type.

Who is responsible for reporting continuing education attendance to the DNR?

The provider is responsible for reporting attendance within 10 business days of completion when training has been approved for Wisconsin driller/pump installer continuing education credit. When training is not approved by the DNR, attendees will submit their attendance on Form 3300-190.

When do continuing education approvals expire?

Meetings, expos, conferences and seminars with scheduled agendas expire on the date of completion. Live in-person or virtual online sessions recorded for later on-demand attendance will need to be resubmitted for online attendance approval and will expire three years from the date of that approval.