Transportation Planning Capacity Building (TPCB) Peer Exchange, FHWA

August 9; 10:00 am - 11:00 am: live webinar

The Federal Highway Administration Office of Planning will be hosting a webinar to share information about the Transportation Planning Capacity Building (TPCB) Peer Exchange Program, a free resource for agencies in need of transportation planning assistance. Learn about the available program resources, peer exchange formats, benefits to participants, transportation related topics of interest, examples of recent peer exchanges, application process, and additional support available to participating government agencies. 

Gloria Jeff, Livability Director at Minnesota Department of Transportation will also share MnDOT’s experience with the “Transportation Equity” virtual peer exchange, held over two half-days on March 22-23, 2022. The Transportation Equity Peer Exchange brought together peers from across the country to discuss transportation equity and the need for inclusive practices in transportation planning, programming, and project delivery.

This free webinar is geared to transportation professionals within Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), Councils of Government (COGs), Regional Planning Organizations (RPOs), Transit Operators, State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and Tribal Governments.

Registration is open for the TPCB Peer Exchange Program Webinar. For additional information, visit the TPCB Peer Program or contact Michael Barry at (202) 380-7413.

2023 Prevailing Wage Seminar with Davis-Bacon Act Q&A, US Department of Labor

September 13; 10:30 am - 12:30 pm: live webinar

The Wage and Hour Division Prevailing Wage Seminars are compliance trainings designed for regional groups (e.g., unions, private contractors, state agencies, federal agencies, workers). In these seminars, participants will learn about the Davis-Bacon Act and McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act, related Executive Orders, the process of obtaining wage determinations and adding classifications, compliance assistance and enforcement processes and the process for appealing wage rates, coverage, and compliance determinations.

Register for the free webinar. Questions? Email WHD-PWS@dol.gov.

Writing a Statement of Work, DAS Procurement

November 1; 8:30 am - 4:30 pm: live webinar

In this course, you will use a statement of work writing guide to create a statement of work. This class will help you determine likely weak points, questions to ask, and how to improve your statement of work. The class will also provide valuable writing tips, pointers on the use of terms such as shall-must-may-will, and steps in writing a statement of work.

Although this course is not transportation-specific, it is recommended for project staff who are involved in consultant selection for federal-aid projects.

The course is being offered on November 1. Register via Workday Learning. Questions? Contact DAS Training.

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Climate Change Series, National Highway Institute

Self-paced, virtual training

National Highway Institute (NHI) offers a series of free, self-paced web-based courses addressing climate change and resiliency in engineering, design, and project development of highway projects.

• Understanding Past, Current and Future Climate Change (FHWA-NHI-142081, 2 HOURS, free). This course will provide participants an introduction to: future projections of various climate variables including precipitation, temperature, and sea levels; climate science principles; and, an overview of potential impacts of these changes on transportation facilities.
• Introduction to Temperature and Precipitation Projections (FHWA-NHI-142082, 1 HOUR, free).This course that shows participants how to develop projections tailored to transportation project planning and design and discusses associated limitations and uncertainties.
• Systems Level Vulnerability Assessments (FHWA-NHI-142083, 2 HOURS, free). This course introduces participants to vulnerability concepts to understand extreme weather impacts on roadway infrastructure.  Participants will learn the purpose of systems level vulnerability assessments, the various techniques used to conduct them, and how to use their results.
• Adaptation Analysis for Project Decision Making (FHWA-NHI-142084, 2 HOURS, free). This course introduces participants to conducting facility-level adaptation assessments for project development processes.  Learners will be introduced to risk-based approaches to develop and evaluate adaptation options and select an adaptation strategy.

Questions? Contact NHI.

Contract Administration Training Certificate, DAS Procurement

Self-paced, virtual training

Did you know project staff working on consultant selection procurements for federal-aid projects are required to complete the DAS Contract Administration Training Certificate? If you haven’t taken this course, or haven’t taken it recently, we recommend taking this course in Workday Learning. The DAS Contract Administration Training Certificate consists of 11 self-paced modules and provides basic procurement training necessary for administering public contracts. Questions? Contact DAS Training.

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