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March 2025 Subscribe
Construction Training Program Updates
Welcome to the Construction Training and Certification spring newsletter. In this issue, we will provide important information, updates and resources to help you plan for training and certification. The 2024-2025 training season is winding down. Be sure to enroll now in the remaining courses that are available!
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Workday Learning System
If you are external to ODOT, you will need to set up a Workday Learning account to view or enroll in our courses here.
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Upcoming Events and Workshops
3/11, 3/13 ODOT Contract Administration Workshop - Enroll
4/8-9, 4/10-11 FHWA Contract Administration Core Curriculum - Enroll
4/14 Materials Supplier Workshop - In-Person | Virtual (Material Suppliers only)
4/15-17 Critical Thinking Skills for Managing Contract Changes Workshop - Enroll
Important Announcement
ODOT is offering a free Materials Supplier Workshop on April 14 at the ODOT Salem Materials Lab. There will also be a virtual option offered for this workshop. This workshop will highlight the pending requirement for environmental product declarations (EPDs) on ODOT Projects, how materials and EPDs will be tracked in AASHTOware and e-Ticketing. This workshop is designed for individuals who are involved in ODOT highway construction contracts or a company that supplies covered materials listed in ORS 184.879 that will require environmental product declarations and those that will enter material data into AASHTOware. The primary audience is material suppliers who provide concrete, shotcrete, precast concrete, concrete masonry units, asphalt paving mixtures, structural steel or reinforcing steel to ODOT. Enroll In-person or Virtually
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Personnel Spotlight
Adam Rose, Quality Assurance Technician Training Coordinator will be taking the reins from Sean Parker who will be retiring the end of March. Adam will be overseeing the ODOT Construction certification training program as well as the Manual of Field-Testing Procedures. Adam will also represent ODOT on the Western Alliance for Quality Transportation Construction Committee. Before coming to us, Adam was a Quality Control Compliance Specialist in the Astoria Construction Office and Quality Assurance Coordinator. Adam began his career in December of 2001 in the aggregate production industry. Aside from ODOT, Adam has worked for two contractors and two testing companies, completing many ODOT, FAA, FHWA, and SACE projects over a 24-year time span. Please join us in welcoming Adam to our Team!
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 2024-2025 Inspector Training Opportunities
In-person Courses | Now in Workday Learning
Asphalt Concrete Pavement Inspector | 3/11 Enroll
Bridge Construction Inspector | 3/10 Enroll
Drilled Shaft Inspector | 4/1 Enroll
General Construction Inspector | 3/17, 4/28 Enroll
General Construction Inspector Recertification | 4/8 Enroll
Survey Fundamentals for Construction Inspection | 4/1 Enroll
Structure Coatings Inspector Workshop | 4/30 Enroll
Chip Seal Inspector Workshop | 5/7 Enroll
Digital Courses | in Workday Learning
ADA Curb Ramp Training and Exams Available 1/15/25
Traffic Signal Inspector Training and Exam Available 2/1/25
ADA Curb Ramp Inspector and Contractor Initial Certification includes an online exam and in-person field exam to receive a 2-year certification.
Step 1 – ADA Curb Ramp Inspector and Contractor Training Enroll
Step 2 – ADA Curb Ramp Inspector and Contractor Exam
Step 3 – ADA Curb Ramp Certified Field Exam
ADA Curb Ramp Inspector and Contractor RECERT includes training and online exam only to recertify for a 2-year certification. (To qualify for the recertification curriculum, you must be currently certified.)
Step 1 – ADA Curb Ramp Inspector and Contractor RECERT Training Enroll
Step 2 – ADA Curb Ramp Inspector and Contractor Exam
Traffic Signal Inspector Initial Certification includes training and online exam to receive a 3-year certification.
Step 1 – Certified Traffic Signal Inspector Training Enroll
Step 2 – Certified Traffic Signal Inspector Exam
Traffic Signal Inspector RECERT includes abridged training and online exam to recertify for a 3-year certification. (To qualify for the recertification curriculum, you must be currently certified or expired no more than 60 days.)
Step 1 – Certified Traffic Signal Inspector RECERT Training Enroll
Step 2 – Certified Traffic Signal Inspector Exam
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Challenge Exams
Monthly inspector certification challenge events will be offered at the ODOT Salem Materials Lab on the following dates: 3/13, 4/17, 5/22. To register for a future challenge exam, please complete the ODOT Inspector Exam Registration Form. See the Inspector Certification web page for links to electronic study resource materials.
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Transportation Curriculum Coordination (TC3)
AASHTOWARE Store
Plan Reading Series (1 hour) - New to Construction? Go through the first module prior to an inspector training course. You can familiarize yourself with the basics of plan reading.
Math Module - If it has been a while since your last math class, this is useful as background for all of the certification courses.
The above training is free if you are an employee of a government agency. When enrolling, please use PROMO CODE: D5X3-B3D9-52CB-4XCX and include your government email address to complete training without a fee.
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Construction Materials Technician Training
Construction materials technician training will be administered through our Industry Partners: Asphalt Pavement Association of Oregon, American Concrete Institute of Oregon and Oregon Concrete and Aggregate Producers Association. For information, visit the APAO, ACI and OCAPA websites for current enrollment details.
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