Transportation Builder Institute
Providing Custom Professional Development Programs for Transportation Design & Construction Executives
Building transportation infrastructure-particularly projects owned by public agencies-demands complex leadership, management, specialized safety training and negotiation skills not required by general construction managers. That's why the ARTBA Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) created the "Transportation Builder Institute" (TBI). This first-of-its-kind industry institute includes project management academies and training programs designed exclusively to meet the professional development needs of transportation construction professionals.
Transportation Construction “Best of the Best” in Safety
Real-world scenarios and case studies will be presented by senior safety and project management executives in these—and other—leading contractors. By attending the "Best of the Best" workshop, you will have a chance to interact with experts, share your successes, and trouble-shoot your own job site and project safety challenges. This program is more than just classroom lectures—it's a workshop designed to walk you through real-life examples and let experts and your peers trouble-shoot your real world scenarios.
Project Management Academy
This intensive four-and-a-half day program, ideal for new or prospective project leaders, provides both substantive theory and practical application of project management principles for road and bridge building construction project managers. Among the topics covered are project planning, scheduling and management, effective client relations, job-site teamwork, safety and risk management, team building and ethics.
P6 Scheduling Academy
This Academy focuses on how to fully and effectively use Primavera Project Planner software (P6)-the transportation construction industry's standard for project planning and scheduling-to manage projects.
Road & Bridge Construction Safety Accreditation Program
Under one umbrella, ARTBA provides the only Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Accreditation Program custom-designed for road and bridge construction safety directors and managers. ARTBA hosts a series of academies that provide beginning, intermediate and advanced training for company officials, safety managers, supervisors and foremen. Through our unique bundling of courses and interactive instruction, participants get a big “bang-for-the-buck” during a few days of intensive training. Using our partnership with the National Resource Center for OSHA Training, we are able to provide industry-specific accredited OSHA courses in conjunction with other critical topics.
Roadway Construction Safety Academy I
This five-day program creates a foundation of safety knowledge for your company leaders, safety managers, foremen and supervisors. With the OSHA 510 course as its core (a pre-requisite for the OSHA 500 class), participants will learn the OSHA standards covering the construction industry. Participants receive certified First-Aid and CPR training and instruction on how safety impacts profitability. This course is offered in cooperation with CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training.
Roadway Construction Safety Academy II
(OSHA 510 Prerequisite)
This five-day academy is aimed at giving your construction firm highly qualified safety training professionals. Attendees become accredited as instructors for the roadway construction-focused OSHA 500 Instructor Course, which qualifies them to teach your workforce the OSHA 10- and 30-hour outreach classes). The program also includes flagger instructor certification and a package of high-quality training materials for use when participants return to the job. This course is offered in cooperation with CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training.
Roadway Construction Safety Academy III
A high-level course for those firms that are serious about changing their safety culture, thereby bringing them to the forefront of U.S. businesses that understand the critical relationship between quality safety and high productivity. It focuses on creating a company safety culture, including safety audits, crisis management, night-time construction, effective crew pre-shift meetings and temporary traffic control technician training. Participants visit the headquarters of OSHA and the Federal Highway Administration to meet key government officials and receive briefings on regulatory activities.
OSHA Instructor Accreditation Academy
(Prerequisite: OSHA 500 )
This four-day academy is built around the OSHA 502 Course which is required to renew an instructor’s OSHA 500 train-the-trainer accreditation. It also includes a day focused on industry data, training materials and information to focus training on roadway constructioni. This roadway construction academy renews instructors’ qualifications to teach the OSHA 10- and 30-hour outreach classes. The program also includes visits with key federal officials in Washington, DC, responsible for many of the regulations involving roadway construction safety. This course is offered in cooperation with CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training.