On behalf of MassDEP, NEIWPCC offers Title 5 System Inspector and Soil Evaluator certification classes and exams.
System Inspector (SI) Certification Class
Title 5 System Inspectors ensure your septic system is running efficiently and verify your system has been properly maintained. Title 5 inspections are required each time ownership is transferred.
The winter 2025 class is now full.
Send us an email to get put on the notification list for the next class in July 2025.
Course Registration
The SI certification course takes place every July and January with the exams at the MassDEP office in Worcester, MA. This class is accepting new registrations. If you want to be put on the notification list for the next available class, please email title5@neiwpcc.org.
Please note that a System Inspector Application/Eligibility form (in the registration packet) with proof of eligibility must also be submitted with any certification class registration form.
NEIWPCC offers this course at least twice a year.
Course Eligibility
You are considered eligible for the SI certification course if you have at least one of these qualifications:
If you don’t fit any of the eligibility criteria, you cannot take the class per Massachusetts State Environmental Code (310 CMR 15.300). Your paperwork will be returned to you.
Class Signup
To be put on the notification list for the next available Title 5 class please email title5@neiwpcc.org.
Makeup Exam
To be put on the notification list for the next makeup exam please email title5@neiwpcc.org.
Massachusetts Registered Professional Engineers, Certified Health Officers, and Registered Sanitarians are not required to take the course and examination in order to become certified MA Title 5 System Inspectors, but must submit the pre-approval application form along with eligibility proof and application fee.
Soil Evaluator (SE) Certification Class
Title 5 Soil Evaluators help ensure that a homeowner selects a septic system best suited to the soil conditions at the property.
The next class is being planned.
Course Details and Registration
This multi-week course includes three classroom sessions, three field sessions, a written exam and a field exam. NEIWPCC offers this program in the spring and the fall.
Course Eligibility
You are considered eligible for the SE certification course if you have at least one of these qualifications:
If you don’t fit any of the eligibility criteria, you cannot take the classes per Massachusetts State Environmental Code (310 CMR 15.300).
Makeup Exams
A SE Makeup Written Exam and a SE Makeup Field Exam will be offered in the fall. Email title5@neiwpcc.org to be put on the notification list.
Class Signup
To be put on the notification list for the next available Title 5 class please email title5@neiwpcc.org.
NOTE: NEIWPCC reserves the right to postpone or reschedule any course due to insufficient registration or inclement weather conditions.
For additional information on Title 5 and septic systems, refer to the MassDEP website.