Backflow Professional Development

Backflow Professional Development


Backflow 101

The 'Backflow 101' digital badge, is a fully online course that provides an entry level understanding of backflow prevention. Further detail and registrations are available at this link.


Unit Standards for Backflow Prevention

For information on Preparation for Testing and Inspection for Backflow Prevention Courses visit the WSP ETC website. This course is recommended for plumbers, Council engineers and contractors (installers, regulators and maintenance), compliance officers, water treatment operators, and irrigation personnel (designers, installers and maintenance).


Backflow Conference

Water New Zealand Backflow Conferences are held bi-annually. The last Backflow Group conference was held on 5-6 August 2021 at the Lower Hutt Event Centre. The next Conference is being held on 1-2 August 2023 in Auckland. For more information see the Backflow Conference in our Event Calendar. To be notified of updates and further information, please
join the Backflow Group using the instructions on our home page. home page.