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As described above, the Employee Development Group works hand-in-hand with the director of maintenance & planning, the director of construction, and the regions to identify programs and training needed to keep UDOT’s workforce proficient and competent in their daily duties. One such program is geared toward the transportation technicians of the Department and is referred to as the Transportation Technician Education Program.
Overview
Overview
The Transportation Technician Education Program, or TEP, is a specialized career development program. It helps technicians improve their knowledge, skills, and abilities and defines how they can advance their careers at UDOT. The TEP combines online courses and instructor-led training and can be completed at the employee’s own pace. A pay increase is associated with each completed training phase.
The TEP has been developed to encourage transportation technicians to complete all the necessary training and courses in order to specialize in an area of their choice. The TEP career path identifies the courses along with the timing associated with each phase and level. In addition, UDOT Policy 05-52 (transportation technician career ladder) provides more details regarding the TEP and can be found at the following link:
05-52 Transportation Technician Career ladder.
Within the TEP is a list of courses required to advance (see TEP course checklist for required courses and their estimated number of hours to complete).
Figure 6.5.1
TC3 Training
TC3 Training
AASHTO Technical Training Solutions is a technical service program within AASHTO that focuses on developing training products for technical staff in the areas of construction, maintenance, and materials. It has a library of more than 250 online training modules covering a variety of topics in the three primary disciplines.
AASHTO Technical Training is supplemental training to the TEP that will continue to provide additional opportunities for growth and development within maintenance, construction, materials, and other areas. The areas for maintenance have been expanded to show the exact courses provided (these may change as the content for TC3 expands).
Figure 6.5.2
The following categories of training are provided:
Within the maintenance heading, the user will be able to take courses that will advance their knowledge in the following areas:
PCC Pavement
Pavement Preservation
Shaping Shoulders
Roadway Drainage: shoulders, trenches, ditches, proper water removal
Roadside
Weather-Related
Underground Related Storage Tanks
Cultural and Historic Preservation
Bridge
Joints
Materials
SICOPS is also discussed in the Winter Operations chapter and provides additional training on all things related to Snow and Ice removal and operations;
Anti-Icing
Weather Basics
Blowing Snow Mitigation
Plowing Techniques
Winter Maintenance Management
Maintenance Equipment
Snow and Ice Performance Measures
Selecting Snow and Ice Materials to Mitigate
RWIS and Anti-Icing
Other subject areas that are available to maintenance that could help expand their knowledge base are:
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