As water & wastewater contract administration/inspection complexities continue to evolve, this course provides insight into a wide variety of issues which both directly and indirectly impact these responsibilities. The participant will garner a broader view of the expectations associated with fully successful water/wastewater project outcomes.
Course Content
- Stormwater management
- Natural channel construction
- Legislation re: working around watercourses and watersheds
- Trenchless technology
- Claims management
- Construction contracts and development agreements
- Risk management and conflict resolution
- Ethics and the inspector
- Pumping stations
- Water quality and disinfection
- Field application of the Municipal Class EA
Who Should Attend?
Sewer and watermain construction inspectors with at least 5 to 7 years experience.
Prerequisites
The Sewer and Watermain Construction Inspection course is recommended as a preparation course for this program.
Evaluation Process
Passing grade: 60%.
Accreditation
This course is recognized by:
- OACETT= This course may be used as credit in all exam programs including technical specialist, technician and technologist programs. Please contact OACETT to ensure that this course satisfies your particular examination program for certification. Point Value = 7
- The Engineering Institute of Canada awards 3.5 Continuing Education Units to this course.
You will review a proposed or existing system to provide an overall understanding of sanitary sewer design. You will then complete a sanitary sewer design by using first principle methods and/or design aids (nomographs, tables, etc.).
Course Content
- Overview of sanitary sewers
- Sanitary sewer loadings
- Sewer inspection and rehabilitation
- Hydraulics
- Design parameters
- Structural design of flexible and rigid pipes
- Forcemains
Who Should Attend
Engineers in training, designers, technicians and technologists who are employed in the sewer design field and have a basic understanding of sewer design.
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of Sewer Design.
Evaluation Process
Passing Grade: 60%. Practical design case studies, and comprehensive final examination
Accreditation
This course is recognized by:
- This course qualifies as a “specialized course” for the Association of Ontario Road Supervisors (AORS) Certified Road Supervisors – Intermediate level (CRS-I) certification program.
- OACETT= This course may be used for technical specialist, technician, and technologist programs. Point Value = 6
- The Engineering Institute of Canada awards 3 Continuing Education Units to this course.
- This course meets the Ministry of the Environment’s criteria for Continuing Education training for wastewater operators under O.Reg. 129/04 and has been assigned 3.1 Continuing Education Units.
Prepares you to design new watermain systems and to design additions or replacements for existing systems.
Course Content
- Sources of water supply
- Estimating water demand/conservation
- Hydraulics
- Network modelling
- Structural design details/appurtenances
- Watermain appurtenances
- Design considerations and other utilities
- Watermain rehabilitation
- Soil corrosion and cathodic protection
- Environmental considerations and approvals
- Budget and cost analysis
- Tendering and special provisions
- Field trip
Who Should Attend
Engineers, technicians and technologists who are employed in the watermain design field and have a basic understanding of watermain design principles.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of basic hydraulics.
Evaluation Process
Passing Grade: 60%. Case study and comprehensive final examination.
Accreditation
This course is recognized by:
- This course qualifies as a “specialized course” for the Association of Ontario Road Supervisors (AORS) Certified Road Supervisors – Intermediate level (CRS-I) certification program.
- This course may be used for technical specialist, technician, and technologist programs. Point Value = 7
- The Engineering Institute of Canada awards 3.5 Continuing Education Units to this course.
- This course meets the Ministry of the Environment’s criteria for Director Approved Continuing Education training under O.Reg. 128/04 and has been assigned 3.5 Continuing Education Units.
Ideas. Inspirations. Contacts. Every year, the Good Roads Annual Conference brings together members and affiliated enterprises for an intensive three-day summit of road-forward thinking. The speaker roster is always first-class. The exhibit hall is loaded with innovations. The learning is cutting-edge. Meet your peers. Take home new energy and important ideas for the coming year.
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
• Field trips to bridges
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.
Materials Required
• CSA approved safety vest, hard hat, safety boots, safety glasses, and appropriate outdoor clothing for the field trips.
o Clothing: CSA Standard Z96-15
o Hard Hats: CSA Standard Z94.1-15
o Work Boots: CSA Standard Z195-14
o Safety Glasses: Z94.3.1-16
• Calculator
Evaluation Process
Pre-course evaluation, case studies, field assignments, and open-book knowledge evaluation.
Accreditation:
This course is recognized by:
- This course is recognized by:This course qualifies as a “specialized course” for the Association of Ontario Road Supervisors (AORS) Certified Road Supervisors – Intermediate level (CRS-I) certification program.
- This course may be used for technical specialist, technician, and technologist programs. Point Value = 7
- The Engineering Institute of Canada awards 3 Continuing Education Units to this course.
Comprehensive overview of the concepts of stormwater management and stormwater management system design.
Course Content
- Why we do stormwater management
- Stormwater management alternatives
- Stormwater management design principles and phases of completion
- Retrofits of stormwater facilities
- What to do when things go wrong
- Municipal Class EA process
- Stormwater pond maintenance
- Monitoring stormwater ponds
- Low Impact Development Modelling
- Field trip
Who Should Attend
Engineers, technicians, technologists, and others responsible for design, inspection, and maintenance of stormwater management facilities.
Prerequisites
Storm Sewer Design (TM31) or previous knowledge of hydrology would be helpful.
Evaluation
Passing Grade: 60%. Comprehensive final exam
Accreditation
This course is recognized by:
- This course may be used for technical specialist, technician, and technologist programs. Point Value = 7
- The Engineering Institute of Canada awards 3 Continuing Education Units to this course.
- This course meets the Ministry of the Environment’s criteria for Continuing Education training for wastewater operators under O.Reg. 129/04 and has been assigned 3.5 Continuing Education Units.
Course Description
The course provides an in-depth understanding of municipalities’ exposure to liability due to their legal obligation to provide safe road facilities to the public, and how to avoid that costly exposure. The course explains the legal principle of “joint and several liability” in Canadian courts, and practical steps that municipalities can take to fulfill their legal obligations through proper design, inspection, maintenance, and documentation of road facilities. Several real-life examples will be discussed to explain how municipalities were found legally liable.
Course Content
- Liability in designing roadways and Intersections
- Liability in implementing traffic control devices
- Liability in planning and designing road facilities dedicated to vulnerable road users
- Liability in designing roadway/intersection lighting
- Liability in routine road patrol and maintenance
- Liability in winter patrol and maintenance
- The importance of conducting routine traffic safety studies
- Municipal liability in Ontario’s civil court system
- The benefits of using emerging technologies
- Identifying and documenting design/maintenance flaws
- Practical methods to address design/maintenance flaws
- Understanding experts’ perspectives when analyzing cases related to municipal liability
- Several case studies
Who Should Attend?
The primary target audience of this course is transportation professionals and risk managers
involved with road design, inspection, and maintenance. Participants do not need to have formal engineering education. Examples of municipal positions that would be interested in taking the course include:
- Transportation manager.
- Transportation planning manager.
- Transportation operations supervisor.
- Transportation engineer.
- Transportation planner.
- Transportation technician.
- Transportation technologist.
- Traffic technician.
- Road superintendent.
- Any position involved with traffic/road safety.
- Any managerial position involved with public works, transportation services, risk management, or design and construction.
Prerequisites
Course participants are encouraged to make themselves familiar with the level-of-service standards adopted by their respective municipalities regarding the design, inspection, and maintenance of road facilities.
Course participants are also required to bring an Internet-connected device (tablet, laptop, or smartphone) to participate in course polls using the Slido app. The polls can be accessed through the Slido app or a browser – no registration required.
Evaluation Process
Your grade will be calculated as follows:
- In-class Course Project: 50%
- Final online test (20 multiple-choice questions): 50%
A final grade of 60% is required to pass the course.
Participants will receive a certificate of completion upon passing the course.
Learn more about Traffic Collision liability as the instructors of this course joined the Good Roads Podcast to discuss liability in traffic collisions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttSZ6OCQipY
NEW in 2025: Course fees now include a complimentary meal plan (breakfast, lunch, & breaks).
The Maintenance section provides participants with a basic foundation prior to attending any of the C.S. Anderson Road School courses. The T.J. Mahony Road School is a two-part course comprised of a construction and a maintenance section. Road construction and road maintenance are offered in alternate years.
Course Content
- Minimum Maintenance Standards
- Road maintenance and drainage legislation
- Drainage structures maintenance
- Road surface maintenance
- Road markings
- Legal demo
- Roadside maintenance
- Signs, signals and devices
- Winter maintenance
- Legal issues
Who Should Attend
Public works employees involved in road construction and/or maintenance.
Certificate
A grade of 65% is required on each of the two Mahony sections to successfully complete the course.
Accreditation
This course is recognized by:
- 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 exam program.
- These courses may be used for the technical specialist program if you complete the construction course and the maintenance course. Point Value: 10
- The Engineering Institute of Canada awards 2 Continuing Education Units to this course.
By working through several examples, you will learn how to create crisp, concise and clear reports. You learn how to present reports persuasively, using common audio-visual aids.
Course Content
• What makes a good report
• How to write clearly and concisely
• How to organize your thoughts and materials
• How to give your report more punch
• How to deliver your presentation like a pro
• Getting comfortable with the use of audio-visual aids
• Tips for overcoming nervousness
Who Should Attend
CRS candidates and anyone who is asked to prepare and deliver brief reports to senior management and Council.
Format
Presentations, discussions and group assignments
Evaluation Process
Prepare and deliver a short report and presentation to a mock council plus a comprehensive final examination.
Accreditation
This course is recognized by:
- This course is a mandatory requirement for the Association of Ontario Road Supervisors (AORS) Certified Road Supervisors- Senior level (CRS-S) certification program.
- This course may be used for the technical specialist program only. Point Value = 5
- The Engineering Institute of Canada awards 2 Continuing Education Units to this course.
NEW in 2025: Course fees now include a complimentary meal plan (breakfast, lunch, & breaks).
Bridge and Culvert Management deals with the principles of good management of bridges and culverts, and outlines the need for routine inspections, preventative maintenance, and proper signage of structures.
Course Content
- Types of bridges
- Terminology and structure components
- Bridge and culvert inspection
- General housekeeping
- Concrete bridge and culvert maintenance
- Concrete deck rehabilitation
- Steel bridge and metal culvert maintenance
- Load limit posting and vertical clearance
- Deck joints and bearings
- Timber bridges
- Soil steel culvert installation and construction
- Precast concrete culvert installation and construction
- Field trip inspections of various structures
- Ontario Structure Inspection Manual (OSIM)
Who Should Attend
Supervisors, general forepersons and other personnel involved in resolving problems associated with existing municipal bridges and culverts.
Accreditation
This course is recognized by:
- This course qualifies as a “specialized course” for the Association of Ontario Road Supervisors (AORS) Certified Road Supervisors- Intermediate level (CRS-I) certification program
- This course may be used for the technical specialist program only. Point Value = 5
- The Engineering Institute of Canada awards 2 Continuing Education Units to this course
