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Advancing Education Efforts. Public Works Institutes. The Public Works Institute is a national training model that has been specifically developed for APWA chapters. The model has been designed to address the supervisory and management needs of current first-line supervisors and up.
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The Public Works Institute is a national training model that has been specifically developed for APWA chapters. The model has been designed to address the supervisory and management needs of current first-line supervisors and up.
Who is the PublicWorks Institute for? • The Public Works Institute is for “current first-line supervisors and up” and “those aspiring to become leaders within the profession.”
Becoming an Institute Chapters only need to address the 10 core areas of study and provide a minimum of 90 educational classroom contact hours of instruction in order to be eligible for the National Certificate.
Ten Domains of Study • Supervisory Techniques and Skills • Basic Management Skills • Communication Skills • Leadership Skills • Community Service/Customer Orientation Skills • Legal Understanding • Fundamentals of Government • Finance • Resource Management Skills • Public Works Operations
Approved Institutes • Georgia Public Works Management • Illinois Public Service Institute • Michigan Public Service Institute • Minnesota Public Works Leadership Academy • Northern California Public Works Institute • Northwest Public Works Institute
How do I get involved or learn more about this? • Contact Kathy Dotson at the APWA National Office • kdotson@apwa.net • 816-595-5220
Click, Listen & Learn • Benefits: • Inexpensive • -Member $150 USD • -Non-Member $200 USD • Easy set-up • -Computer with Internet Connection • -Speaker phone • Variety of timely topics • -Asset Management • -Alternative Fuels • -Low-Impact Development
Click, Listen & Learn • Benefits: • Handouts, resources and speaker contact info available • Immediate answers to your questions from our experts • Chapter Benefits: • Generate revenue • Attract new members
Hosting a Click, Listen & Learn • Charge a minimal fee • (i.e. $15-20/person) • Have a vendor or agency provide the location • Equipment: • Computer with Internet connection • Projector and Screen • Speaker Phone
Hosting a Click, Listen & Learn Have a sponsor provide lunch or bring in lunch Facilitate a discussion after the program or bring in a SME
Hosting a Click, Listen & Learn • Additional Facility Suggestions • LTAP Center • City Hall • Police Station • Community College
Click, Listen & Learn Schedule Professional Development Opportunities through APWA
Questions Ashley Scherzer ascherzer@apwa.net Carrie Merker cmerker@apwa.net
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)Professional Development Hours (PDHs)
Are your chapter members looking for opportunities to earn CEUs or PDHs? APWA chapters may apply to APWA national for approval to award CEUs to attendees at chapter workshops and conferences!
What is a CEU or a PDH? • The Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is a nationally recognized method of quantifying the time spent in the classroom during professional development and training activities. • The Professional Development Hour (PDH) is a term established by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) in their “Continuing Professional Competency Guidelines.” CEU to PDH conversion formula: 0.1 CEU (1 hour of instruction) = 1 PDH 1.0 CEU (10 hours of instruction) = 10 PDHs
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)Professional Development Hours (PDHs) • Easy Steps • Visit www.apwa.net/Education/CEU
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)Professional Development Hours (PDHs) • Quick Easy Steps • Visit www.apwa.net/Education/CEU • Conference vs. Workshop • Workshop – One day or multi day session all on the same topic. • Conference – Several sessions in same time frame.
Completing The CEU Application • Information • When submitting the application please include plenty of detail. • Agenda • Description of Each Session • MUST have Learning Objectives (3) • Learning Objectives – Use Active Verbs • Instructors for Each Session • Evaluation Sheet
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)Professional Development Hours (PDHs) • International Association for Continuing Education & Training www.iacet.org • The American Public Works Association has been reviewed and approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
Completing The CEU Application • ALL DONE • After completing the form, hit submit.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)Professional Development Hours (PDHs) Chapter Application Fees: • Chapter Workshops/Seminars = $35 • Chapter Conferences = $50 The Chapter Representative will be invoiced.
Questions • Please visit our FAQ: • www.apwa.net/Education/CEU • Click CEU Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)Professional Development Hours (PDHs) Karen Wilson kwilson@apwa.net Courtney Thompson cthompson@apwa.net
Where Can I Find the Speaker Database? • Go to www.apwa.net • Go to Chapter Leader Resources • Go to Section 5. National Programs & Services • Click on the “Searchable Database of Event Speakers” link
What Are the Search Functions? • Name • State, Chapter, Region • Event Type • Event Date • Title Keyword • Category
Can I Submit a Speaker to the Database? – YES! • Name & Contact Information • Event Date & Location • Submit to: Courtney Thompson cthompson@apwa.net
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Carrie Merker, Education Program Producer(Click, Listen & Learn Audio-web Broadcasts, General)cmerker@apwa.netCourtney Thompson, Education Assistant(Congress Program Admin Support, Live Workshop Admin Support, General)cthompson@apwa.netPatricia Kutt, CAE, Director of Educationpkutt@apwa.netKaren Wilson, Project Manager of Adult Learning Programs(Congress Program Development, Public Fleet Management Workshops)kwilson@apwa.netKathy Dotson, Project Manager of Adult Learning Programs(Construction Inspection Workshops, PWks Institutes and PWks Masters Degree Initiative)kdotson@apwa.netAshley Scherzer, Project Manager of Adult Learning Programs(Click, Listen & Learn Program Development, North American Snow Conference Programming)ascherzer@apwa.net For Education Inquiries Contact: 1-800-848-APWA