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DESCRIPTION:
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) identified the need for transportation construction and materials personnel to increase their knowledge of the fundamentals of effective transportation construction Quality Assurance (QA). This course was developed to ensure that agency, contractor, producer, and consultant personnel responsible for interpreting and applying quality assurance specifications in transportation construction are properly qualified. The course will utilize a Quality Assurance Reference Manual, adapted from the current NETTCP manual. This three-day version of the course covers Chapters 1 through 10 of the course materials and will be available to, and appropriate for, production, laboratory, and field QC and Acceptance technicians and inspectors. This version contains mathematical terms and principles used in QA sampling, testing, and decision-making. The content also includes how quality assurance is featured in a transportation construction quality assurance program, quality assurance program elements, the evolution of quality assurance specifications, measuring quality, and the roles and responsibilities of both contractor and agency personnel. OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:- 1. Consistently apply fundamental Quality Assurance concepts, terminology, and definitions.
- 2. Differentiate QA specifications from other specifications.
- 3. Explain each of the six core elements of a QA program and how each is essential to successful implementation of Quality Assurance.
- 4. Describe the respective roles and responsibilities of the project decision makers (Contractor QC and Agency Acceptance personnel) and how their interaction contributes to construction quality.
- 5. Apply the mathematical concepts of variability, statistical distribution, and sampling protocols to measure construction quality.
- 6. Describe the primary components of inspection, properly document the results of inspection, and utilize inspection data to quantify quality of workmanship.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
This is an intermediate-level course for personnel who are implementing QA specifications on construction projects. Necessary background knowledge for participants: 3-5 years minimum in transportation construction specifications inspections, basic statistical knowledge/training, some usage of tools necessary to the Quality Assurance process (contractor test results).
The following is a suggested list of personnel that may consider attending, if they have the requisite background knowledge.
Contractor/Consultant Personnel
QC managers/QC Plan Administrators
Senior Production Facility QC Technician/Inspectors
Senior QC Laboratory Personnel
Senior Field QC Technicians/Inspectors
Agency Personnel
Project Managers/Resident Engineers
Senior Production Facility Acceptance Technicians/Inspectors
Senior Acceptance Laboratory Personnel
Senior Field Acceptance Technicians/Inspectors |
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The National Highway Institute (NHI) has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102. In obtaining this approval, NHI has demonstrated that it complies with the ANSI/IACET Standards which are widely recognized as standards of good practice internationally. As a result of their Authorized Provider membership status, NHI is authorized to offer IACET CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standards.
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