CenSARA is one of six multijurisdictional organizations who work with state and local air quality agencies to address regional air quality issues through technical work and training. CenSARA's region covers the state and local air programs in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas.
CenSARA provides support to its membership by developing comment letters on EPA proposed rulemaking implementation guidance and by providing technical analysis to support implementation of NAAQS and the Regional Haze Rule. CenSARA works collaboratively with other MJOs and national associations including AAPCA, ECOS and NACAA to coordinate national workshops and training opportunities that support the needs of state and local air quality agencies.
CenSARA operates a robust training program that includes both in-person instructor led training and virtual training. The subject matter varies from technical to soft skill courses like technical writing. CenSARA surveys the membership each year to determine the training needs of the member agencies and then works with available instructors to schedule and manage the delivery of the training.
CenSARA members can access self-instructional courses offered on EPA's AirKnowledge Learning Management Systen (LMS) system. Completion of self instructional materials from the EPA LMS will be recorded on CenSARA Student transcripts.
In order to access our training, CenSARA membership must create an account using their agency domain email address. This should be the same email address that they use to create an account on EPA's AirKnowledge LMS.
CenSARA has standing committees that are focused on several topics that include Regional Haze, Planning and SIP Develpment, and Technical Workshare. The Technical Workshare committee meets monthly to discuss a wide variety of national workgroup efforts, most of which are related to emissions inventory.
Click here to see some of the topics we teach.
Here's a listing of the next 10 courses on the schedule. Click the titles to register or the Trainings and Workshops menu link above to see all available.
| Title | Dates | Class Location | Location City/State |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOXC220-CI: Surface Coatings: Metal Parts & Products (formerly NACT 231) (7/9/2026 - 7/9/2026) | - | Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma- Has a site visit |
| 415 CenSARA - Control of Gaseous Emissions (7/13/2026 - 7/17/2026) | - | Virtual Training | Virtual Training |
| NACT #350 Basic Inspector Training (9/29/2026 - 10/1/2026) | - | Galvez Building | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| PERM332-CI: NSR/PSD Requirements (formerly NACT 325 Enforcement of NSR/PSD Requirements) (10/6/2026 - 10/8/2026) | - | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | Des Moines, Iowa |
| NACT #355 Advanced Inspector Training (10/20/2026 - 10/23/2026) | - | Texas Commission on Environmental Quality | Austin, TX |
| 482 CenSARA Sources and Control of Volatile Organic (Formally called APTI 482) (11/16/2026 - 11/20/2026) | - | Virtual Training | Virtual Training |