Can certificate holders get a course or training program approved themselves?
No. Only the trainer or training organization can seek approval of the training program. This policy is intended to prevent a confusing flood of paperwork from different sources about a training event. CWEA will make all forms and instructions for course approval available to anybody (on www.cwea.org, etc). If you want a course approved, and the trainer has not applied for CWEA approval, then you may want to give them the paperwork and encourage them to apply for approval. (Section 6.