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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 firstline supervisors and up.
Who is the Public
Works Institute for?
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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
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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
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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
[email protected]
 816-595-5220
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Click Listen & Learn
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
Thank You
Send Ideas or Topics to:
[email protected]
Questions
Ashley Scherzer
[email protected]
Carrie Merker
[email protected]
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
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Visit www.apwa.net/Education/CEU
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Professional Development Hours (PDHs)
 Quick Easy Steps
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Visit www.apwa.net/Education/CEU
Conference vs. Workshop
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Workshop – One day or multi day session all on
the same topic.
Conference – Several sessions in same time
frame.
Completing The CEU Application
 Information
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When submitting the application please
include plenty of detail.
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Agenda
Description of Each Session
 MUST have Learning Objectives (3)
 Learning Objectives – Use Active Verbs
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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
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After completing the form, hit submit.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Professional Development Hours (PDHs)
Chapter Application Fees:
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Chapter Workshops/Seminars = $35
Chapter Conferences = $50
The Chapter Representative will be invoiced.
Questions
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www.apwa.net/Education/CEU
Click CEU Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Professional Development Hours (PDHs)
Karen Wilson
[email protected]
Courtney Thompson
[email protected]
Speaker Database
and
Education infoNOW Community
Speaker Database
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
[email protected]
Education infoNOW - An active information exchange on education, training or
professional development initiatives throughout all levels of APWA.
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For Education Inquiries Contact:
1-800-848-APWA
Carrie Merker, Education Program Producer
(Click, Listen & Learn Audio-web Broadcasts, General)
[email protected]
Courtney Thompson, Education Assistant
(Congress Program Admin Support, Live Workshop Admin Support, General)
[email protected]
Patricia Kutt, CAE, Director of Education
[email protected]
Karen Wilson, Project Manager of Adult Learning Programs
(Congress Program Development, Public Fleet Management Workshops)
[email protected]
Kathy Dotson, Project Manager of Adult Learning Programs
(Construction Inspection Workshops, PWks Institutes and PWks Masters Degree Initiative)
[email protected]
Ashley Scherzer, Project Manager of Adult Learning Programs
(Click, Listen & Learn Program Development, North American Snow Conference Programming)
[email protected]