Course Descriptions
Bridge Construction Inspection
PURPOSE:
This course will enable students to inspect the construction of
bridges to ensure compliance with plans and specifications.
PREREQUISITES: Mathematics Refresher Course, Units 1 through
15, or equivalent; familiarity with bridge terminology; and
probability of assignment to bridge construction inspection within 6
months and the ability to perform math equations on a scientific
calculator..
TOPICS TO BE COVERED: Bridge foundations, substructures,
steel superstructures, concrete superstructures, deck paving and
documentation.
LENGTH OF COURSE: 3 days.
PDH’s: 18.0
Communicating through COLORS
PURPOSE:
To help participants identify their own color (temperament) style
and that of their supervisors, peers and/or subordinates. In
addition, it will provide a new understanding of learning and
communication styles that are in keeping with the color style of
others.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED: Recognizing students own strengths and
the strengths of others, building instant rapport with others,
learning to speak the language of their listeners, enhancing the
ability to understand how others process information, and modifying
their own communication style to meet the needs of other
communication styles.
LENGTH OF COURSE: 1 day.
PDH’s: 6.0
Confined Space Awareness
PURPOSE:
To familiarize the student with what a confined space is, how to
recognize hazards and prepare for safety.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED: Confined space hazards, Federal and
State laws, definitions of what a confined space is, air monitoring
and applicable policies.
LENGTH OF COURSE: 2 hours.
PDH’s: 2.0
NOTE: This is a 2 hour class that will be offered in the morning and the
Trenching and Shoring Safety
Class will be offered in the afternoon. Those students who wish may
enroll in both classes for the same
day.
Construction Material Inspection Documentation
PURPOSE:
To increase the course participant’s knowledge of IDOT’s materials
acceptance process. The course focuses on understanding and using
the Project Procedures Guide with an emphasis on the role of IDOT
personnel, contractor personnel and consultant personnel in the
acceptance process.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED: Some of the available materials, forms
and reports, a demonstration on how ICORS can help track materials
at the job site, and an overview of the final materials
certification review.
LENGTH OF COURSE: 1 day
PDH’s: 6.0
Cultural Diversity
PURPOSE:
This course will provide students with an opportunity to learn that
diversity
awareness in the workplace is an on-going process of recognition,
understanding and acceptance of the variety and complexity of people
who must interact with each other.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED: Different communication styles,
workplace values, conflict, stereotypes, fear and building
productive workplace relationships with those who are different from
us in a variety of ways.
LENGTH OF COURSE: 1 day.
PDH’s: 6.0
Culvert
Hydraulics
PURPOSE:
To enable the student, with some supervision, to establish design
constraints and size culverts openings using the manual solution in
DS#5, “Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts” from the FHWA.
PREREQUISITES: Mathematics Refresher Course, Units 1 through
17, or equivalent; familiarity with basic hydraulic terminology;
ability to read and understand nomographs; the probability of being
involved in culvert design.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED: Selecting design constraints,
determining allowable headwater depth and calculating outlet
velocity for box and pipe culverts operating in outlet or inlet
control conditions. The FHWA’s culvert software (HY-8) is briefly
discussed.
LENGTH OF COURSE: ½ day.
PDH’s: 3.0
Highway Jurisdictional Transfers
PURPOSE:
To provide students with laws that govern highway authorities,
highway jurisdiction and the basic elements of how jurisdictional
transfers are accomplished and their legal ramifications.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED: The Bureau of Local Roads and Streets
“Jurisdictional Transfer Guidelines for Highway and Street Systems”
booklet and applicable portions of the Illinois State Highway and
Municipal Codes will be discussed. Includes the definition of
terms, discussion of various forms of ownership and legal
responsibilities.
LENGTH OF COURSE: 1 day.
PDH’s: 6.0
MFT Accounting and Auditing
PURPOSE: This course will enable students to properly
record and account for MFT funds utilized on local agency projects.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED: Accounting and auditing principles of
MFT funds as established by the Illinois Department of
Transportation.
LENGTH OF COURSE: 1 day.
PDH’s: 6.0
OSHA 10-Hour Construction
PURPOSE:
To provide safety training for highway personnel on several work
related topics. Participants receive an OSHA safety certificate.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED: Cranes, electrical, hazard
communication, ladders & stairs, personal protection equipment,
material handling, tools, walking working surfaces, and welding
safety.
LENGTH OF COURSE: 10 hours.
PDH’s: 10.0
Pavement Construction Inspection
PURPOSE:
To enable the student to inspect the construction of bituminous
surface treatments, asphalt concrete and PCC pavements to ensure
compliance with plans and specifications.
PREREQUISITES: Mathematics Refresher Course, Units 1 through
15, or equivalent; and the probability of inspection of pavement
construction within 6 months and the ability to perform math
equations on a scientific calculator.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED: Bases: granular, Surface Treatment/Cold
Milling/Reclaim; preparation and prime, design, and construction
control; Bituminous Concrete: surfaces and binders along with intro
to Superpave; Portland Cement Concrete: concrete placement,
reinforcement, joints, finishing and curing, intersection joint
design and field layout.
LENGTH OF COURSE: 3 days.
PDH’s: 18.0
Pavement Maintenance
PURPOSE:
To enable students to recognize the causes of pavement failure and
to make and/or recommend corrective measures including alleviating
the cause, selecting the proper materials and methods, and
documenting the work accomplished. Discuss various types of road
surfaces with the emphasis on flexible bases and developing a
pavement management system.
PREREQUISITES: Knowledge of equipment and materials
(particularly asphaltic materials); and probability of involvement
in scheduling pavement maintenance activities.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED: Drainage and subsurface maintenance;
patching and resurfacing material; street patching methods; portland
cement concrete, and utility cuts; seal coats and crack sealing; and
developing a systematic approach to pavement maintenance.
LENGTH OF COURSE: 1 day.
PDH’s: 6.0
Piling
PURPOSE: Introduction to foundation and piling inspection
and testing procedures, field documentation, and discussion of
problems encountered with piling installation.
PREREQUISITES: Probability of assignment to inspection and
documentation of pile driving operation.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED:
Determining energy requirements for hammers, blow counts, site
safety, piling alignment, splicer requirements, bearing values,
setting up of field books.
LENGTH OF COURSE:
1 day.
PDH’s: 6.0
Retroreflectivity
PURPOSE: To explain the new federal regulations on
sign retroreflectivity as required by the MUTCD.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED: Types of sheeting required,
sign management, inventory and inspection will be covered.
LENGTH OF COURSE: 1 day.
PDH’s: 6.0
Road Safety Assessment (RSA)
PURPOSE:
Students will learn to identify, rank and develop countermeasures
for road risks according to RSA procedures.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED: RSA risk identification, risk
analysis, countermeasure selection and necessary documentation of
the RSA process.
LENGTH OF COURSE: 2 days.
PDH’s: 12.0
Seal Coats (Oil & Chipping)
PURPOSE:
To enable student to select the best type of bituminous material and
aggregate for prime, seal and cover coats for their applications. To
understand proper construction methods in preparation of the surface,
placement of the bituminous materials & aggregates, and to recognize
typical problems.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED: Types of bituminous materials & aggregates,
proper preparation of the existing surface, proper construction of seal
coats, and typical problems which may be encountered.
LENGTH OF COURSE: ½ day.
PDH’s: 3.0
Small Drainage Structure Inspection
PURPOSE:
This course will enable students to inspect the construction of pipe
culverts, storm sewers and related structures to ensure compliance with
plans and specifications.
PREREQUISITES: Mathematics Refresher Course, Units 1 through 15
or equivalent; familiarity with bridge and culvert terminology; some
field knowledge; and the probability of assignment to drainage structure
inspection within 18 months.
TOPICS
TO BE COVERED:
Culvert – Sewer differences, trenching, bedding, pipe installation,
backfill and documentation.
LENGTH
OF COURSE:
2 days.
PDH’s: 12.0
Survey I - Beginning
PURPOSE:
To enable potential survey personnel, with some supervision, to know
the use and care of basic surveying instruments and equipment.
PREREQUISITES: the ability to perform math equations on a
scientific calculator.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED:
Mathematics Refresher Course Units 1-17; horizontal angle
measurements with transit; leveling and the leveling rod; field
note-keeping and safety.
LENGTH OF COURSE:
3
days.
PDH’s: 18.0
Survey II – Intermediate Surveying/Design
PURPOSE:
To establish the vertical and horizontal alignment of the route and
to obtain data necessary for the preparation of highway construction
plans.
PREREQUISITES: Survey I – Beginning and the ability to
perform math equations on a scientific calculator.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED:
Horizontal and vertical alignment (curves); super-elevations,
topography and cross sectioning.
LENGTH OF COURSE: 3 or 4 days.
PDH’s: 18.0 or 24.0
Trenching and Shoring Safety
PURPOSE:
To provide students with safety procedures to follow when involved
in trenching and shoring operations.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED: Utility notification, soil mechanics,
slope requirements, manual and visual testing, shoring techniques
and equipment.
LENGTH OF COURSE: 2 hours.
PDH’s: 2.0
NOTE: This is a 2 hour class that will be offered in the afternoon after
the Confined Space Awareness
Class. Those students who wish may enroll in both classes for the same
day.
Work Zone Safety for Projects (Crews)
PURPOSE:
To provide the student with the basic elements required for work
zone traffic control and protection.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED: Need for traffic control, laws and
legal considerations, applicable portions of the Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices, work zone traffic control and the Work Area
Protection Guide for street and utility repairs.
LENGTH OF COURSE: ½ day.
PDH’s: 3.0
Local Agencies Only Enrollment
Flagger Training (for Local Agency Personnel Only)
PURPOSE:
This class provides training to local agency personnel for their day
labor and maintenance activities. It meets requirements established
by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
PREREQUISITES: This course is available to local agency
highway personnel holding a valid driver’s license or an Illinois
Identification Card from the Secretary of State.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED: Traffic control devices, the flagger’s
role in work zone safety, Illinois laws and responsibilities, and
flagging procedures.
LENGTH OF COURSE: ½ day.
PDH’s: 3.0
Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT)
Administered Classes
Documentation of Contract Quantities
PURPOSE:
To provide the student with the ability to document, with some
supervision, contract quantities to Federal and State standards.
PREREQUISITES: Mathematics Refresher Course, Units 1 through
15, or equivalent; one year construction experience and familiarity
with general highway construction terminology and practice.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED: Project diary entries; quantity book
preparation and entries; cross-reference system; extra work reports,
and the measurement and calculation of pay items for pay quantities
occurring in road and bridge plans.
LENGTH OF COURSE: 3 days.
PDH’s: 18.0
NOTE:
Effective July 2008: The Documentation of
Contract Quantities class will be administered by the Illinois
Center for Transportation (ICT) and coordinated by Mary J. Fries of
the University of Illinois. All transactions and correspondence will
now be through ICT and not the Illinois Department of Transportation
(IDOT) Central Bureau of Construction or through the Technology
Transfer Center. Fees will now be charged for all classes and
retests and will be required at the time of registration. Fees
will be as follows:
Consultants' Costs: $300 per person
Local Agency Cost: $75 per person
IDOT Employee Cost: $50 per person
Re-Test Cost: $100 per person
Please visit the ICT website at
http://www.ict.uiuc.edu/home/documentation_certification.html
for more information.
National Highway Institute (NHI)
Classes
3 Day Bridge Inspection Refresher Training
PURPOSE: To refresh the skills of bridge inspectors.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED: The inspector’s qualifications and
duties, record keeping and documentation, structure inventory and
appraisal overview, National Bridge Inventory (NBI) standard
component ratings, and a virtual bridge inspection classroom
exercise.
LENGTH OF COURSE:
3 days
PDH’s: 18.0
NOTE: This course is offered through the National Highway Institute (NHI). There is a course registration fee of approximately $420.00 per student. Students will be billed after the completion of the course.
Pavement Preservation:
Design and Construction of Quality Preventive Maintenance
PURPOSE: To provide the students with an understanding of
how the types of treatments and the timing of their applications extend
pavement performance.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED: The critical design factors for preventive
maintenance techniques, the benefits provided by preventative
maintenance treatments, the recommended procedures for the construction
of the preventive maintenance techniques and critical
post-construction/pre-opening inspection objectives.
LENGTH OF COURSE: 3 days
PDH’s: 18.0
NOTE: This course is offered through the National Highway Institute
(NHI). There is a course registration fee of approximately $620.00 per
student. Students will be billed after the completion of the course.
Safety Inspection of
In-Service Bridges
PURPOSE: To provide training on the safety inspection of
in-service highway bridges.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED: Evaluate a variety of bridges and determine
the critical areas for inspection, including fatigue-prone details and
common points of deterioration and/or distress, documentation of defects
in various materials, evaluating the severity of material deterioration
and determining when it is necessary to close the bridge because of
imminent danger.
LENGTH OF COURSE: 10 days
PDH’s: 60.0
NOTE: This course is offered through the National Highway Institute
(NHI). There is a course registration fee of approximately $1,400.00 per
student. Students will be billed after the completion of the course.
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