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Training That Comes To You!

Good Roads helps build better communities and sets its members up to succeed with training that comes to your municipality.

Good Roads Contract Courses bring training to your team at your location. Pick from our coveted courses below and click the start button on helping your teams win at their jobs.
– Winter Maintenance Operations Training
– Local Group Equipment Operator Training
– Managing Your Road Network
– Municipal Infrastructure Training
– Guelph Road School
– Leadership, Supervision and Administration

For more information:
Cherry Sales
Lead, Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships
cherry@goodroads.ca

Reduced Load Period Model Overview Training

This is a quick course that will take less than 60 minutes of your time to complete before using the RLP model forms.

MTO (The Ontario Ministry of Transportation) and Good Roads are partnering to work together to encourage Good Roads member municipalities/First Nations to support and adopt MTO’s RLP Onset and Removal Model supported by data from its Road Weather Information System (RWIS).

MTO’s system allows municipalities to access frost depth, moisture, and temperature data by adopting the RLP Onset and Removal Model. The model will allow municipalities to optimize the timing of RLPs, including shortening the duration when conditions permit, which will help support the agriculture, agri-business and trucking industry, while protecting road infrastructure.

Please note, access to the course may take up to 24 hours following registration.

This is ideal for: Public Works Directors, Road Supervisors, Directors, Transportation, and County Engineers

T.J. Mahony Road School – Construction Section: ONLINE (Semester 2)

Course Description

Throughout this course, we will break down the basics of road construction. equip you with the knowledge needed to understand how we design roads to withstand the challenges of our unique climate.

We will also dive into the world of contracts and legal responsibilities in road projects. Understanding how to manage these aspects of road construction is crucial for successful projects. By the end of the course, you will have built a baseline skill set to help you navigate the different components of road infrastructure projects.

Course Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Explain the fundamental components of flexible pavements for design and application.
  2. Describe the foundational construction material techniques and properties to place, finish, and cure concrete across applicable applications.
  3. Describe the concepts of design criteria in construction, preparation practices, and materials used for urban and rural road design in Ontario’s climate environment.
  4. Describe utility maintenance for roads and sidewalks when dealing with new installations and relocations.
  5. Describe proper contract management techniques and basic legal responsibilities around roads, occupational health and safety and the environment.

Course Content

  • Pre-Construction Requirements
  • Introduction to Road Design
  • Introduction to Soils & Pavement Structure
  • Frost Action & Transition Treatment
  • Road Construction
  • Asphalt Pavement Construction
  • Concrete Construction
  • Introduction to Utilities
  • Active Transportation
  • Traffic Control
  • Introduction to Municipal Laws & Standards
  • Public Access to Highways
  • Contract Management & Environmental Law
  • Occupational Health & Safety
  • Occupiers Liability & Trespass to Property Act
  • Utilities in Road Allowance & Other Users

Online Course Schedule

This self-paced online course offers flexibility, allowing you to progress through each module at your own pace. With 24/7 access, you can tailor your learning schedule to suit your preferences and location.

This course will take between 30-35 hours to complete. The course content will be available to you from May 8th to August 31st, 2024, providing ample time for comprehensive learning and review.

Online Course Structure

This online course features a structured format comprising lesson content delivered through text and instructional videos, complemented by interactive activities and a downloadable PDF copy of a student workbook. While there is no real-time interaction with an instructor, participants have the option to reach out via email for any questions or clarifications.

Enrollment emails will be released at the start of the semester on May 8th, 2024. For those registering after this date, enrollment emails will be sent within 48 hours. Participants are advised to check their junk mail folder if the email does not appear in their inbox.

Who Should Attend

Public works employees involved in road construction and/or maintenance.

Accreditation

  • The T.J. Mahony completion certificate is one of the options for the AORS Certified Road Supervisors Certification program, contact AORS for additional details.
  • Must take both construction and maintenance to obtain 10 points credit in the technical specialist program.
  • The Engineering Institute of Canada awards 2 Continuing Education Units to this course

Bridge and Structure Inspection – Online (Semester 1)

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Course Completion Deadline

This is a Semester 1 course, it must be completed by April 30th, 2024. Failure to complete the course by this date will result in the loss of all course progress and may be subject to additional re-registration fees.

Course Schedule

This is a self-paced online course. Participants will work through each module individually at their own speed. You will have access to the course 24 hours a day 7 days a week so you can learn when and where you want.

The course, activities, and tests take approx. 30 hrs to complete. You will have access to the course until the end of April.

Lesson content is presented as text and videos. There are also interactive activities. There is no interaction with a live instructor. You can contact the instructors by email if you have any questions.

Particpants will receive an enrollment email within 48 hrs of registering. Please check your junk mail if you do not see it. If this is your first online course with good roads, you will also get a new user email. Please use the link in the new user email to set your password.

Note: Online courses take place on our education website not our main website. The websites do not share the same usernames and passwords.

Course Description

Using the concepts, procedures, and methods identified in the Ontario Structure Inspection Manual (OSIM) you will:
• Identify the type and severity of material defects,
• Assess and rate the condition of a variety of bridge elements, and
• Report your findings using the OSIM forms.

Course Content

• Types of Bridges
• Bridge Elements
• Materials focusing on concrete, steel, and asphalt.
• Material defects
• Procedures for conducting and documenting a detailed visual inspection using OSIM, including identification of material defects, material condition, defect severity levels, and performance deficiencies.
• Inspection Safety

Who Should Attend?

Government employees, consultants, and contractors involved in the detailed visual inspections of bridges, or individuals who need to gain an understanding of OSIM reports.

Recommendations

A basic understanding of bridge types and bridge elements.

Evaluation Process

Pre-course evaluation, case studies, activities, and open-book knowledge evaluation.

Bridge and Structure Inspection – Online (Semester 2)

Course Schedule

This is a self-paced online course. Participants will work through each module individually at their own speed. You will have access to the course 24 hours a day 7 days a week so you can learn when and where you want.

The course, activities, and tests take approx. 20 – 30 hrs to complete. You will have access to the course until the end of August.

Lesson content is presented as text and videos. There are also interactive activities. There is no interaction with a live instructor. You can contact the instructors by email if you have any questions.

Participants will receive an enrollment email within 48 hrs of registering. Please check your junk mail if you do not see it. If this is your first online course with good roads, you will also get a new user email. Please use the link in the new user email to set your password.

Note: Online courses take place on our education website not our main website. The websites do not share the same usernames and passwords.

Course Description

Using the concepts, procedures, and methods identified in the Ontario Structure Inspection Manual (OSIM) you will:
• Identify the type and severity of material defects,
• Assess and rate the condition of a variety of bridge elements, and
• Report your findings using the OSIM forms.

Course Content

• Types of Bridges
• Bridge Elements
• Materials focusing on concrete, steel, and asphalt.
• Material defects
• Procedures for conducting and documenting a detailed visual inspection using OSIM, including identification of material defects, material condition, defect severity levels, and performance deficiencies.
• Inspection Safety

Who Should Attend?

Government employees, consultants, and contractors involved in the detailed visual inspections of bridges, or individuals who need to gain an understanding of OSIM reports.

Recommendations

A basic understanding of bridge types and bridge elements.

Evaluation Process

Pre-course evaluation, case studies, activities, and open-book knowledge evaluation.