Nevada Local Technical Assistance Program

First Aid/CPR Certification through Associated General Contractors of Nevada (May)
2022-05-05 08:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
This class will cover adult CPR and First Aid. This class is open to all wishing to attend. Cost includes training materials and a two year certificate of completion
AGC members will be billed. Payment for non-member will be required, in advance, to secure spot in class.
AGC Building – 5400 Mill Street, Reno, NV
Cost: $75 AGC Member/ $95 Nonmember

APWA Envision Sustainability Professional ( ENV SP) Training
2022-05-02 08:00 - 2022-05-05 10:00
Envision was designed to help infrastructure stakeholders implement more sustainable projects. The ENV SP designation is becoming an increasingly important credential for any professional involved in civil infrastructure. Since its inception, more than 6,000 professionals have obtained their ENV SP credential, which has equipped them with the knowledge to apply the ground-breaking Envision concepts to their daily work. The purpose of this training is to equip participants to use Envision. The Envision Training will be held over four consecutive days for two hours each day. Webinar, May 2, 3, 4 and 5 from 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. PT

After completing the training candidates will understand how Envision works, how it can improve the sustainability of their projects, and be able to successfully apply it to assess project sustainability. Participants will also be qualified to take the Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) exam. The cost of the exam is included in the training registration cost.
After attending this session, participants will be better able to:

Demonstrate how infrastructure can address the challenges inherent to sustainable development
Describe the components of Envision
Evaluate the sustainability of infrastructure projects using the Envision framework
Describe the Envision verification process
Use Envision to plan, design and deliver more sustainable infrastructure

Registration: Members $450 Nonmembers $550 LAST DAY TO REGISTER: April 27, 2022 10 am PT

Iowa LTAP webinar: Effectively Leading Change
2022-04-29 10:00 - 11:00
Have you had a negative experience with change management? Most of us have. Learn how to lead change successfully and help your team and organization continue to grow and advance. To register and find more information about the speakers, please go to this link: https://iowaltap.iastate.edu/events/effectively-leading-change/.

Asphalt Pavement Association webinar: Asphalt 101: Basics of Asphalt Materials
2022-04-26 11:00 - 13:00
This webinar educates civil and geotechnical engineers on the basics of asphalt. The webinar is focused on the basics of asphalt pavement material composition (asphalt binder, aggregates, and volumetric design with needed terminology) and provide important information on the current additives with testing technologies (balanced mix design, performance-based testing) that are enhancing pavement structures for long-term performance. Find out more here.

Minnesota LTAP: Management Operations and Maintenance Fundamentals - virtual workshop
2022-04-20 06:30 - 13:00
This course relates to the delivery of maintenance and operations services to the public, commonly known as public works. It will identify the equipment and personnel resources needed for efficient and effective service delivery. Discussions will include what to consider when deciding to either purchase or lease equipment, in-house vs. contracting out work functions, emergency preparedness planning, and environmental responsibilities.

Iowa LTAP webinar: The Language of Leadership–Employee Readiness and Leadership Style
2022-04-15 10:00 - 11:00
Meet your team: Sally Star, Rick Rookie, David Disturbed, and Susan Sponge. As the team-lead, do you treat all team members the same? What changes when striving to influence each toward goal completion? Learn how to determine employee readiness and the right leadership style to get the results you want. Discover the language of leadership that is specific to each leadership style. This is part one of a two-part series. The second part is on May 20. To register for Part 1 and find more information about the speaker, please go to this link: https://iowaltap.iastate.edu/events/employee-readiness-and-leadership-style/

First Aid/CPR Certification through Associated General Contractors of Nevada (April)
2022-04-07 08:00 - 12:00

APWA: Facilities & Grounds Management Certificate Workshop
2022-04-04 08:00 - 2022-04-07 10:00
The Facilities and Grounds Management Certificate program will cover the basic need-to-know topics that professionals in the facilities and grounds disciplines need to understand to perform their jobs effectively and proficiently. The program provides training and real-life experiences in the areas of ADA compliance, grounds maintenance, preventative maintenance, capital improvement planning, and more. Learn straight from those professionals who developed the program. This unique course combines the benefits of an in-person workshop with the convenience of online learning.

Flagger Training – Sparks
2022-04-01 07:00 - 11:00 | Northern Nevada Laborers’ Training Center, 50 Wild Horse Canyon Dr, Sparks, NV, 89434, United States
This course is limited to personnel employed by northern Nevada agencies.
Laborers’ Local 169 co-sponsors this 4-hour certification course, which has been approved by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) and covers procedures for flaggers working on NDOT projects. All flaggers on these projects must have a certification of training in their possession while working. Topics include work zone hazards and safety; state regulations; flagging personal protective equipment; and flagging procedures.
Click here for registration information.

Pesticide Applicator Training – Elko
2022-03-29 08:00 - 2022-03-30 15:00 | Maverick Casino Hotel, 2065 Idaho Street, Elko, NV, 89801, United States
This 2-day course is scheduled for March 29, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm PT through March 30, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm PT, 2022
A state-issued license to control pests and apply pesticides is required under Nevada state law. Licenses are issued by the Nevada Department of Agriculture. You must complete a general competency exam and a category exam prior to obtain the license.
This 2-day training prepares you to become a professional pest control applicator and pass the license examination. The class explains pest control and pesticide safety concepts. Topics include safe pesticide handling practices, herbicide classification, environmental protection, and noxious weed control. It also prepares you for the G-4 (Terrestial Weed) category examination.
The training program is approved for Nevada Continuing Education Units (CEU’s). For license renewal, twelve credit hours are required in a 4-year period.
Attend this class if you prepare, store, handle, or apply pesticides or supervise those who use pesticides. This includes:

Road maintenance and construction workers.
Current pesticide applicators seeking Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or license renewal.
Government agency personnel who need to obtain their pest control license.

Click here for further information.

FHWA Every Day Counts Webinar: Implementing Digital As-Builts
2022-03-28 12:30 - 13:30, 2022-02-28 12:30 - 13:30
The FHWA is offering this great opportunity for transportation professionals to share with their peers how they have advanced the use of Digital As-Built plans within their highway agencies.

CalAPA Asphalt Pavement 101 Webinar
2022-03-16 09:00 - 2022-03-17 11:30
CalAPA’s enormously popular “Asphalt Pavement 101” class is a good overview of everything asphalt, touching on how asphalt pavements are designed, constructed and maintained. It is taught by Roger Smith, a former senior materials engineer with Caltrans and the Asphalt Institute, as well as a former executive director of CalAPA.

Pavement Marking Installation and Maintenance – Winnemucca
2022-03-16 08:00 - 13:30 | Winnemucca Convention Center, 50 W. Winnemucca Blvd, Winnemucca, NV, 89445, United States
This interactive 4.5-hour training explores the standard types and uses of pavement markings. It teaches how to prepare to install markings, and then apply and inspect the work. The training also explores the value of a pavement marking management system, and new and upcoming advancements in materials and equipment.
You will have opportunities to explore pavement marking resources—such as the MUTCD and a variety of local, state, and FHWA documents—and to use those resources to answer questions and make decisions that mirror on-the-job tasks. Be prepared to uncover valuable tips from across the country that your agency might use for installing and inspecting pavement markings, and dig into the Nevada specifications, plans, and field inspection guides.
Click here for more information.

FHWA webinar: Project Bundling – Local Agency Partnering and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
2022-03-15 11:00 - 12:00
Project bundling is a comprehensive and accelerated delivery solution. It:

Streamlines design, contracting, and construction;
Allows agencies to capitalize on economies of scale to increase efficiency; and
Supports greater collaboration during project delivery and construction.

With passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), project bundling becomes even more relevant and important. The BIL specifically mentions project bundling and bridge bundling as alternative contracting methods for enhanced program delivery.
Local agencies and may bundle projects with other local or state agencies. For example, the San Francisco Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission is encouraging member agencies to bundle paving projects to expand treatment options not feasible in small quantities. This webinar will focus on case studies and model agreement templates for strategic partnerships.
Not able to attend the webinar on March 15? Listen to the prior project bundling webinar for local agencies or watch this project bundling video.

FHWA webinar—Project Bundling: Local Agency Partnering
2022-03-15 11:00 - 12:00
Project bundling can happen across agencies. States may create bundled projects with local agencies and local agencies may bundle projects with other local agencies. For example, the San Francisco Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission is encouraging member agencies to bundle paving projects to expand treatment options not feasible in small quantities. This webinar will focus on case studies and model agreement templates for strategic partnerships.

Pesticide Applicator Training – Las Vegas
2022-03-15 08:00 - 2022-03-16 15:00 | Santa Fe Station, 4949 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas, NV, 89130, United States
This 2-day course is scheduled for March 15, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm PT through March 16, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm PT, 2022
A state-issued license to control pests and apply pesticides is required under Nevada state law. Licenses are issued by the Nevada Department of Agriculture. You must complete a general competency exam and a category exam prior to obtain the license.
This 2-day training prepares you to become a professional pest control applicator and pass the license examination. The class explains pest control and pesticide safety concepts. Topics include safe pesticide handling practices, herbicide classification, environmental protection, and noxious weed control. It also prepares you for the G-4 (Terrestial Weed) category examination.
The training program is approved for Nevada Continuing Education Units (CEU’s). For license renewal, twelve credit hours are required in a 4-year period.
Attend this class if you prepare, store, handle, or apply pesticides or supervise those who use pesticides. This includes:

Road maintenance and construction workers.
Current pesticide applicators seeking Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or license renewal.
Government agency personnel who need to obtain their pest control license.

Click here for further information.

Flagger Training – Las Vegas
2022-03-15 07:00 - 11:30 | Southern NV Laborers Training Center, 1750 E Sahara Ave, Las Vegas, NV, 89104, United States
The Southern Nevada Laborers Union co-sponsors this 4-hour certification course, which has been approved by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) and covers procedures for flaggers working on NDOT projects. All flaggers on these projects must have a certification of training in their possession while working. Topics include work zone hazards and safety; state regulations; flagging personal protective equipment; and flagging procedures.
Click here for registration information.

Pesticide Applicator Training – Reno
2022-03-08 08:00 - 2022-03-09 15:00 | Hyatt Place Reno-Tahoe Airport, 1790 E. Plumb Lane, Meeting Place 1 & 2, Reno, NV, 89502, United States
This 2-day course is scheduled for March 8, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm PT through March 9, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm PT, 2022
A state-issued license to control pests and apply pesticides is required under Nevada state law. Licenses are issued by the Nevada Department of Agriculture. You must complete a general competency exam and a category exam prior to obtain the license.
This 2-day training prepares you to become a professional pest control applicator and pass the license examination. The class explains pest control and pesticide safety concepts. Topics include safe pesticide handling practices, herbicide classification, environmental protection, and noxious weed control. It also prepares you for the G-4 (Terrestial Weed) category examination.
The training program is approved for Nevada Continuing Education Units (CEU’s). For license renewal, twelve credit hours are required in a 4-year period.
Attend this class if you prepare, store, handle, or apply pesticides or supervise those who use pesticides. This includes:

Road maintenance and construction workers.
Current pesticide applicators seeking Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or license renewal.
Government agency personnel who need to obtain their pest control license.

Click here for further information.

Selecting the Right Pavement Preservation Projects web conference
2022-03-03 08:30 - 11:30
A successful pavement preservation program is built upon an agency’s ability to select the right pavements for pavement preservation. This 3-hour training identifies core decision-making factors for project selection, focusing on the types of distress and pavement/environmental conditions encountered in Nevada. The training also describes additional factors the agency can include in the selection process based on its pavement data collection program and pavement management software capabilities.
By the end of the training, you will be able to:

Describe distresses common to flexible pavements.
Identify factors to consider when selecting projects for pavement preservation.
Describe the condition of a pavement using pavement data.

Click here for more information and to register.

First Aid/CPR Certification through Associated General Contractors of Nevada (March)
2022-03-03 08:00 - 12:00

Roundabout Design (Las Vegas)
2022-03-02 08:30 - 17:00 | Santa Fe Station, 4949 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas, NV, 89130, United States
Roundabouts are a proven safety countermeasure, substantially reducing crashes resulting in serious injury or death. Attend this 1-day, in-person class to learn about roundabout safety benefits. Topics include roundabout safety, design, and single/multi-lane analysis issues, as well as pedestrian and bicyclist accommodations, signage, and pavement markings.
Find out more here.

Roundabout Design (Reno)
2022-03-01 08:30 - 17:00 | Hilton Garden Inn, 9920 Double R. Blvd, Reno, NV, 89521

OSHA 10 Training for Construction (Reno)
2022-03-01 08:00 - 2022-03-02 13:30 | TMCC Safety Center, 475 Edison Way, Reno, NV, 89502, United States
OSHA 10 Training for Construction ensures you understand how to navigate common job-site hazards so that you feel safe at work. Primarily, this involves spotting, avoiding, and reporting safety and health risks encountered on a daily basis.
The training includes best practices on how to prevent slipping, tripping, getting struck by an object, electrocution, and getting caught in between objects or machinery. Additionally, the training helps increase your knowledge about construction-specific safety measures under OSHA 29 CFR 1926.
You will also understand your employer’s responsibility for workplace safety, as well as the rights OSHA gives you as a worker and how to file a complaint if the workplace isn’t living up to its safety obligations.
This course is for entry-level employees doing construction and construction-related work. Learn more here.

CalAPA webinar: Quality Asphalt Paving
2022-02-24 09:00 - 11:30
By popular demand, CalAPA is pleased to offer an intensive, 2.5 hours webinar class on “Quality Asphalt Paving.” New pavement specifications, technology and owner expectations are changing faster than you can say “goodbye incentives, hello deductions.” In this fast-paced class, longtime paving company owner turned asphalt pavement consultant Skip Brown will provide a practical, “boots on the ground” course for what makes for a high-quality paving operation, best practices as well as how to identify and avoid problems. What you don’t know can cost you!

CalAPA webinar: Asphalt Forensics
2022-02-24 08:00 - 12:00
When pavements fail, it is important to understand why so that the proper remedy can be applied. This course covers the myriad of problems that can contribute to pavement failures, and a step-by-step approach (forensic engineering) to determining the cause and developing a solution. The course is taught by a nationally noted expert in the area of pavement forensics, Tim Murphy, who has conducted similar sessions around the United States.

WVLTAP: Tips for Giving a Deposition in a Roadway Lawsuit
2022-02-23 10:00 - 10:30
Depositions are a question-and-answer session in which a witness gives testimony under oath in response to questions from an attorney. They are a key part of the information gathering phase in any lawsuit. It is not uncommon for roadway personnel at all levels of state and local roadway agencies to be called to give a deposition in a roadway lawsuit. This flash webinar will explain what a deposition is, discuss how to prepare, and offer tips for giving a deposition.

CalAPA webinar: Asphalt Pavement 101
2022-02-16 09:00 - 2022-02-17 11:30
CalAPA’s enormously popular “Asphalt Pavement 101” class is a good overview of everything asphalt, touching on how asphalt pavements are designed, constructed and maintained. It is taught by Roger Smith, a former senior materials engineer with Caltrans and the Asphalt Institute, as well as a former executive director of CalAPA. Attendees of this class can earn CEU credit via a nationally recognized Registered Continuing Education Program

Minnesota LTAP virtual workshop: Asphalt Pavement Rehabilitation: Products, Processes, and Strategies
2022-02-15 06:30 - 13:30
This workshop provides an overview of the available technology and tools that make implementing an effective asphalt pavement rehabilitation program feasible. A successful pavement rehabilitation program encompasses a full range of rehabilitation strategies as well as maintenance treatments, with the goal of enhancing pavement performance (ride, quality, safety, service life, etc.) and life (LCC, pavement durability).
The workshop has recently been updated to provide attendees with the most current information, tools, and technologies. It offers guidance that can be used throughout the project development process, giving agencies the information they need to successfully select, develop, and construct the best rehabilitation process for their selected roadways.

Minnesota Towards Zero Deaths webinar: Improving Safety for Aging Drivers...and We Are All Aging
2022-02-09 08:00 - 09:00
Learn about age-related changes, tools that help to objectively identify the impairment, actions to consider when the aging driver is unsafe, and options that can help increase older driver safety while maintaining the sensitivity needed when balancing the need to save lives with concerns regarding loss of independence.
