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Review Courses

The review courses listed below may be taken by individuals preparing for recertification. These reviews may also be useful as refreshers prior to inspection and/or training. You will need learning credentials to take these courses. If you do not have learning credentials, visit the Web-based Training page for more information.

Courses

Basic Materials

This curriculum covers the three basic materials used in highway construction. They are aggregate, Portland cement concrete (PCC) and hot-mix asphalt. The focus of this course is for employees that are new to materials or are interested in learning more about construction materials.

Take the Basic Materials course

Daily Diary (Documentation Training)

This course covers the information that would be included in inspection documentation and the proper way that information needs to be recorded. The focus for this course is for individuals recording information on a construction project, but also appropriate for anyone that documents any information.

Take the Daily Diary course

Ethics in Transportation

This course shares with the participant ethical challenges they may face when working in the highway transportation industry. The course covers the ethical way to handle these challenges and the consequences if not dealt with properly. This course is appropriate for all employees.

Take the Ethics in Transportation course

Global Positioning System (GPS)

This is an introductory course to the GPS. This course explains how the GPS works, but does not cover the use of individual GPS units. This course demonstrates the use of the GPS in construction. This is a basic course for anyone interested in gaining background knowledge of GPS.

Take the GPS course

Integrated Materials and Construction Practices for Concrete Pavement Series

This series is from the Integrated Materials and Construction Practices for Concrete Pavement: A-State-of-the-Practice Manual developed by the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center. Each e module covers an area of this manual, which includes information on topics such as, mix design, durability, cracking, etc. The modules from this series could be beneficial to anyone involved in Portland cement concrete (PCC) construction. Some of the information focuses on the more specialized individuals.
Modules covered in this course:
  • Fundamentals of materials in PCC
  • Mix design of PCC
  • PCC durability
  • Incompatibility in concrete pavements
  • Hydration
  • Early age cracking
  • Fresh properties
  • Construction
  • Quality control/assurance
  • Design of pavements
  • Trouble shooting
Take the Integrated Materials and Construction Practices for Concrete Pavement Series course

Introduction to Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) Paving Inspection

This course covers the basics for inspection on a PCC paving project. This includes grade preparation, materials, placement, finishing, curing, sawing, etc. This course is designed for someone new to the inspection process, as well as those that may need a refresher.

Take the Introduction to PCC Paving Inspection course

Math

This course covers a variety of math skills, including basic math, algebra and geometry. It includes online problems and practice sheets that can be printed off for added practice. This course is for all levels of employees to acquire new skills or just brush up on old skills.

Take the Math course

Pavement Preservation

This Concrete Pavement Preservation Series presents current guidelines and recommendations for the design, construction, and selection of cost-effective concrete pavement preservation strategies. It concentrates primarily on strategies and methods that are applicable at the project level, and not at the network level, where pavement management activities function and address such issues as prioritizing and budgeting.

The intended audience for the Concrete Pavement Preservation Web-based Training is quite diverse, and includes design engineers, quality control personnel, contractors, suppliers, technicians, and trades people. While the course is aimed at those who have some familiarity with concrete pavements and pavement preservation, it should also be of value to those that are new to the field.

Take the Pavement Preservation course

Plan Reading

This plan reading course covers both highway and structural plans. There is also a module on county plans. This is a great introductory or refresher course.

Take the Plan Reading course

Stormwater Control: Implementing Construction Site BMPs

This training is developed and offered by Montana State University. Users do NOT need to acquire learning credentials to take this course. To take the training choose the "Graphic Guide" link. To view the documents, choose the "Resource Library" link.

Take the Stormwater Control course