Program Areas: Municipal Infrastructure Training (MIT)

The Municipal Infrastructure Training program is a series of courses on the design, construction, maintenance, and inspection of a wide range
of infrastructure assets.

Bridge and Structure Inspection – Online (Winter 2025)

Course Completion Deadline

This is a Semester 1 course, it must be completed by April 30th, 2025. 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 (Summer 2025)

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.

Bridge and Structure Inspection – Online (Fall 2025)

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.

Scott McKay Bituminous Technology

Familiarizes you with material and equipment specifications, inspection techniques, testing and construction practices pertaining to flexible pavement construction.

Course Content

  • Fundamentals of bituminous products
  • Testing bituminous products
  • Aggregates in bituminous construction
  • Mix design
  • Asphalt plants
  • Hot mix paving
  • Hot mix compaction and segregation
  • Hot mix testing and analysis
  • Warm Mix Asphalt
  • Surface treatment
  • Pavement deficiencies
  • Pavement maintenance and rehabilitation
  • New developments
  • End result specifications
  • Field trips

Who Should Attend
Engineers and Construction technicians/technologists responsible for the inspection/testing of flexible pavement construction, surface treatments and production of hot mix aggregates.

Prerequisites

  • Minimum one year related field experience in flexible pavement construction
  • Completion of the General Inspection (TM32) and Scott McKay Soils Technology (TM33)
  • Exposure to asphalt laboratory testing or field experience in paving would be an asset

Evaluation Process
Passing Grade:  60%.  Case studies and 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
  • OACETT=This course may be used for technical specialist, technician, and technologist programs. Point Value = 10
  • The Engineering Institute of Canada awards 7 Continuing Education Units to this course.

Register online or send to register@goodroads.ca or fax to 289-291-6477

General Inspection

Introduces the basic practices related to the municipal inspection of sewer, watermain and road construction projects. The focus of this course is municipal projects, MTO projects/procedures are not covered.

Course Content

  • Contract documents
  • Plan reading
  • Role of the inspector
  • Sewer and watermain construction
  • Record keeping
  • Safety
  • Construction/field calculations
  • Traffic control
  • Concrete and asphalt
  • Soils
  • Construction and the environment
  • Field trip

Who Should Attend
Inspectors with a significant portion of their job duties related to the inspection of sewer and watermain installation and road construction.

Recommendations

​Recommended introductory course for Scott McKay Bituminous Technology, Scott McKay Concrete Technology, and Sewer & Watermain Construction Inspection.

Evaluation Process
Passing Grade:  60%. Comprehensive final examination. Some evening work may be required to complete assignments.

Accreditation
This course is recognized by:

  • This course qualifies as “specialized course” for the Association of Ontario Road Supervisors (AORS) Certified Road Supervisor – Intermediate level (CRS-I) certification program.
  • OACETT – This course may be used for technical specialist and technician programs. Point Value = 5
  • The Engineering Institute of Canada awards 3 Continuing Education Units to this course.

Road Design: Geometrics

Provides you with the tools necessary to assist in the design of safe and efficient roads.

Course Content

• Vertical alignment

• Sight distances

• Highway safety

• Horizontal alignment

• Pavement drainage and frost action

• Pavement design

• Superelevation

• Automated design

Who Should Attend

Those who are entering or who have experience in the field of road design and wish to reinforce or broaden their knowledge of fundamental highway design principles.

Prerequisites

• Basic knowledge of design principles, standards and engineering procedures.

• The ability to manipulate equations such as:   L=  π/180   X ∆ X R  (to solve for all variables)

Participants will find it beneficial to review the following publications prior to the course:

• MTO Geometric Design Standards for Ontario Highways, Chapter C-Alignment

• MTO Roadside Safety Manual

• TAC Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads     (updated 2017)

Evaluation Process

Passing Grade:  60%. Quizzes, projects, and comprehensive final examination

Accreditation

This course is recognized by:

  • This course qualifies as an elective Tech/ Management course for the Association of Ontario Road Supervisors (AORS) Certified Road Supervisors – Senior level (CRS-S) certification program
  • OACETT=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.

 

Scott McKay Concrete Technology

Course Content

  • Cements and supplementary cementing materials
  • Air entrainment
  • Mix design
  • Chemical admixtures
  • Aggregates
  • Field and laboratory testing
  • Ready mix concrete
  • Transporting, placing, consolidating and finishing
  • Curing
  • Pre-construction and pre-placement meetings
  • Forms and falsework
  • Reinforcing steel
  • Curb and gutter, sidewalk and concrete barrier wall construction
  • Hot and cold weather concrete
  • Structure rehabilitation
  • Relevant codes, standards and specifications
  • Precast concrete products
  • Concrete innovations
  • Field trip

Who Should Attend
Those responsible for the construction, inspection, and/or testing of municipal concrete projects.

Prerequisites
Completion of General Inspection (TM32), familiarity with CSA A23.1 & 2 and OPSS No. 904 and 1350

Evaluation Process
Work assignments, case studies and comprehensive final examination. Group case studies and assignments are an integral part of the course and may require evening work.

Accreditation
This course is recognized by:

  • Association of Ontario Road Supervisors
  • 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 = 10. For individuals who receive ACI certification after completing this course, you will be allowed two (2) further point credits for a total of (12) twelve points.
  • The Engineering Institute of Canada awards 3.5 Continuing Education Units to this course.

Scott McKay Soils Technology

Familiarizes you with the common soils and aggregates used in municipal infrastructure construction including the basics of roadbed design, drainage and pavement structures. You will be able to identify numerous roadway performance problems and solutions.

Course Content

  • Origin of soils
  • Glacial geology
  • Soils identification
  • Flexible pavement design
  • Laboratory testing
  • Interpretation of lab test results
  • Sewer, culvert, and structure backfill
  • Random testing
  • Construction pratices
  • Frost action and transition point treatments
  • Construction and the environment
  • Geotextiles
  • Lab Field Trip

Who Should Attend
Individuals involved in construction, inspection, pavement design or maintenance programming.

Prerequisites
Previous involvement with soils and/or road work will be an asset.

Evaluation Process
Passing Grade:  60%. Case studies, quizzes, and work assignments, 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 as credit in all exam programs including technician specialist, technician and technologist programs. Please contact OACETT to ensure that this course satisfies your particular examination program for certification. Point Value = 10
  • The Engineering Institute of Canada awards 3.5 Continuing Education Units to this course.

Sewer & Watermain Construction Inspection

Offers an overview of major aspects of sewer and watermain installation from an inspector’s perspective.

Course Content

• Tender documents

• Inspector’s responsibilities

• Construction layout

• Geotechnical considerations, excavation & backfill

• Blasting

• Watermain design, installation & testing

• Disinfection of watermains

• Cathodic protection

• Dewatering

• Construction site safety

• Sanitary sewer design, installation & testing

• Demonstrations of installation and testing

• Environmental considerations

• Overview of trenchless technology
• Utilities

• Pipes & fittings

• Field Trip

Who Should Attend

Junior to intermediate level sewer and watermain construction inspectors.

Prerequisites

A basic understanding of sewer and watermain construction.

Evaluation Process

Examination and case studies

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.

Road Design: Intersections

  • Introduction to intersections
  • Sight distance
  • Design controls and criteria
  • Tapers, auxiliary lanes and channelization
  • Design project

Course Objectives
To introduce participants to the basics of designing new and retrofit urban and rural intersections.

Who Should Attend?
Analysts, designers, technicians, technologists, and engineers from public and private sector organizations involved in traffic operations, road design, maintenance operations, highway safety, and/or land development.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of engineering principles, especially related to roadway design; Road Design: Geometrics (TM30) is recommended.

Evaluation Process
Passing Grade:  60%

Accreditation
This course is recognized by:

  • Association of Ontario Road Supervisors
  • OACETT=This course may be used for technical specialist and technician exam programs only. Please contact OACETT to ensure that this course satisfies your particular examination program for certification. Point Value = 5
  • The Engineering Institute of Canada awards 3 Continuing Education Units to this course.