NOTE: This online course is taken through NHI's new Library Management System, Blackboard. Visit their NHI Blackboard LMS Kickoff page for more information.

Instructions on how to create an account with Blackboard and locate this training will be included in your confirmation email and can be found on your UMTC profile's registration portal page.

DESCRIPTION:
This training was prepared by the Transportation Curriculum Coordination Council (TCCC) in partnership with NHI to review the basics of construction surveying. This training has been prepared to provide guidance and instruction to those involved in construction surveying. The important surveying tasks involved in this work and the surveying procedures to be followed are also described in this training. This course is primarily intended for inspectors and technicians.

This training is targeted for those who are new to the construction surveying experience or for anyone needing a refresher. This training is recommended for the Transportation Curriculum Coordination Council levels I and II.

We've broken this training into three modules:
1. Basic Surveying Concepts
2. Measurement and Construction Surveying
3. Survey Mathematics
 
OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
Describe basic surveying concepts
Understand measurement and construction surveying
List the instruments and techniques used in measurement
Perform stationing and staking operations
Perform basic survey mathematics

TARGET AUDIENCE:
This training is designed for FHWA, State, and local agencies and their industry counterparts involved in construction survey. This training is targeted for those who have not had construction surveying experience or anyone needing a review over the key concepts of surveying.

*If you have questions about this NHI training, please contact NHI at nhicustomerservice@dot.gov or 877-558-6873.

*For support with using Blackboard, please email nhihd@edusupportcenter.com or call 833-506-3437.

Disclaimer: Accommodations for Disabilities: UMTC endeavors to provide an inclusive learning environment for all. If you require special services or arrangements to fully participate in this workshop, please email Stephanie Cottrell  or call 413-800-2655 at least 14 days prior to the event. Such services are provided free of charge.