Keith Knapp, PE December 2013
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Keith Knapp, PE December 2013 Iowa LTAP and InTrans Update
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Iowa LTAP and InTrans Update. Keith Knapp, PE December 2013. Develop and/or Assist w/ Affordable Technical Training & Outreach Events Technical Information Exchange Newsletters Loan Library Website Personal Technical Assistance Identify Research Uses & Applications - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Keith Knapp, PEDecember 2013
Iowa LTAP and InTransUpdate
WHAT LTAP DOES• Develop and/or Assist w/ Affordable
Technical Training & Outreach Events
• Technical Information Exchange– Newsletters– Loan Library– Website
• Personal Technical Assistance
• Identify Research Uses & Applications
• Share What Needs to be Known and Respond to Local Needs
2013/2014 LTAP ACTIVITIES• Workshops
• Public Employee Leadership Institute
• Training Needs Survey Results
• Evaluate/Update Roads Scholar Program
• “Look Ahead”
WORKSHOPS - COMPLETED• Completed in 2014
– Work Zone Safety Workshops
– Introduction to Federal-Aid ROW Requirements for Local Public Agencies
– Bridge Inspection Refresher (130053)
– Webinar on Intelligent Compaction
• Completed in 2013 (Sample)– Excavation Safety
– OSHA 10 Hour (ARTBA)
– Webinars – Oversize/Overweight Permitting & EDC
– SPOT, Roadeo, MOGO, and Streets & Roads
– Various Bridge-Related Workshops
WORKSHOPS – COMING SOON OR EXPECTED
• Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges (130055)
• Motor Grader Operator Training (MOGO)
• Excavation Safety & Mower Safety
• Introduction to Federal-Aid ROW Requirements for Local Public Agencies
• Accessible Sidewalks and Curb Ramps: Design to Installation
• Webinar on New Iowa Bridge Inspection, Maintenance, and Load Rating Manuals
• OSHA 10 Hour Training
• On Call: Flagger, Work Zone, etc.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
• APWA Accredited Institute
• Online Training to Develop Local Management/Leadership
• “Those aspiring to become leaders”
• Course Examples: Team Development, Effective Communication, and Resource Management
• More than 850 Participants with at Least 9 Graduates
TRAINING NEEDS SURVEY #1• 143 Responses Overall
• Agency
– 71% County
– 26% City
• Position
– 9% Administrator
– 42% Engineer
– 15% Supervisor
– 25% Technician
– 9% Operator
TRAINING NEEDS SURVEY #2• Training Topics Listed – “Likelihood to
Send People” Avg. Ranking = 1.65 to 2.63– Flagger or Work Zone Safety
– Signing and Marking
– Excavation Safety
– Motor Grader Operator
– Construction Inspection Administration
– Basic Construction Inspection (Technicians)
– Low Cost Surface Treatments
– Roadway and Roadside Safety
– Winter Maintenance Training
TRAINING NEEDS SURVEY #3• Training Topics Suggested– Ditching/Grading/Erosion Control/Drainage– Operating Equipment (Various)– Road Materials and Treatments– Various Bridge/Culvert Design– CAD and Civil 3D – Administrative Recordkeeping/Personnel
Management/Budgeting and Funding
• What can we do better?– More Subjects– More Sites– Closer to Home
ROADS SCHOLAR - CURRENT• Our Continuing Education Program– Four Levels– Auto Entry for 10+ Years– “On Hold” Last Few Years
• 2013 - Contacted Most Local Agencies for Recognition Confirmation
• 2013 - Recognized a Few Senior &/or Master Levels (Require 4 Core Courses)
• Early 2014 - Mailed Certificates for RS I and RS II (One Last Group Coming Soon)
ROADS SCHOLAR - TRANSITION• Email Local Agencies w/ Staff In Need
of One or Both of 2 Core Courses–Math Fundamentals (1/2 Day Workshop)
– Supervisory Techniques/Skills (Online)
• Reminder Email to Those only Needing Math Fundamentals and Work Zone or Streets & Roads Core Courses
• Recognize Those that Complete Core Courses – Senior or Master
ROADS SCHOLAR - NEW• Continue to Advertise Need to Sign Up to
be Tracked after September 1 Deadline
• Fall and Beyond - Advertise New Redesigned Program (Current Thinking)– Requires Sign Up
– Fewer Roads Scholar Levels
–More Credits per Scholar Level
– New Curriculum w/ Core Course Options
– Online Leadership Courses for Upper Levels
IOWA LTAP – “Look Ahead”• Complete Change in Technical Staff– Technical Event Coordinator (Advertised)
– Safety Circuit Rider
– Local Road Safety Liaison
• Finish Up Roads Scholar Update Details and Restart
• Develop Local Safety LTAP Program Plan
• Some Research Tech Transfer
• Planning Committee Assistance
SOME INTRANS HAPPENINGS
• New Permanent Director - Shauna Hallmark
• New Regional University Transportation Center – MTC
