Currently Scheduled Courses

Listed is our currently scheduled courses for 2008, to register for a course simply fill out our registration form. If you don't see a course scheduled you'd like to take, you can also request training.

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New Course! December 9, 2009
Location: The MD T2 Center located in College Park, Maryland.
Time: 8:30am – 3:30pm
Budgeting for Public Works Departments - This course is designed to give public works managers some tools for developing a realistic budget and to present techniques for "selling" your budget, getting others to "buy into it", and help to promote it. Participants will also receive tips for dealing with the challenges of today's economy, the whims of Mother Nature, and the honest delivery of contracted services and materials. The workshop instructed by Henry “Hank” Lambert is a good introduction to budgeting for those responsible for developing and presenting public works budgets. Designed to assist public works directors, foreman and supervisors, select board members, elected officials and decision makers, and others with budgeting responsibilities.
Registration Fees: The following registration fees will be charged for this course, $95 for Maryland local government employees, $125 for all other participants.

New Course! December 15-16, 2009
Location: The MD T2 Center located in College Park, Maryland.
Time: 8:30am – 4pm
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Maybe you have heard about The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – the best-seller business book.Now you have a chance to attend two days of training based on this same book. This training experience lead by Kim Carr provides the foundation to strengthen the human side of performance at the personal, managerial, and organizational levels. This program equips employees with the tools and skills to work at the highest levels of effectiveness, both with and through others. The content of this training helps build stronger organizations by strengthening and exercising the character and competence of the individuals within them. During the workshop, you’ll experience interactive exercises, case studies, and poignant video segments, and learn from the experiences of other participants.
Price Reduction!! Registration Fees: The following registration fees will be charged for this course, $150 for Maryland local government employees, $175 for Maryland state government employees, and $225 for all other participants.

January 20, 2010
Location: The MD T2 Center located in College Park, Maryland.
Time: 8:30am – 12:30pm
Asphalt Roads - Common Maintenance Problems - Municipal employees with road maintenance responsibilities should understand the causes of common maintenance problems on asphalt roads and be  familiar with proper repair materials and methods. This course instructed by Ed Stellfox discusses causes and repair procedures for common problems such as cracking, potholes, rutting, corrugations, etc. The procedures cover materials, equipment, and techniques for lasting repairs. Also included, a brief discussion of surface treatment.
Registration Fees: A $59 registration fee will be charged for all registrants.

January 21, 2010
Location: The MD T2 Center located in College Park, Maryland.
Time: 8:30am – 12:30pm
Flagger Certification - The safety of workers, motorists and pedestrians is dependent upon the flaggers' performance. Since the flagger position involves safety, proper training is vital; flaggers are expected to pass a test to prove their proficiency and competence level. A MD SHA-approved ATSSA (American Traffic Safety Services Association) flagger card will be issued upon satisfactory completion of this course. This will be valid for 4 years and is acceptable in several states, including MD, VA and DC.
The class instructed by Juan Morales is presented in PowerPoint© and will include a 25-question multiple choice exam and a flagger demonstration (dexterity test).  Students will receive their ATSSA Flagger Certification card the day of the course (upon passing the exam).
The course is intended for anyone whose actions affect safety of contemporary traffic control work zones, including traffic managers, traffic technicians, inspectors and designers.
Registration Fees: There is a $100 registration fee for all registrants.

February 3, 2010
Location: The MD T2 Center located in College Park, Maryland.
Time: 8:30am – 12:30pm
Asphalt Resurfacing - This course instructed by Ed Stellfox reviews the various asphalt mixes, their components and their uses. Asphalt resurfacing procedures are covered, including preparation, material, equipment, operation and safety. Special emphasis is placed on proper rolling and compaction of the asphalt overlay. Superpave mix design is discussed as well.
Municipal officials, road commissioners, supervisors, and superintendents; public works and maintenance personnel; equipment operators; and city or town managers are encouraged to attend.
Registration Fees: A $59 registration fee will be charged for all registrants.

February 17, 2010
Location: The MD T2 Center located in College Park, Maryland.
Time: 8:30am – 12:30pm
Asphalt Recycling - This course discusses the advantages of asphalt recycling as part of your road maintenance program. It covers techniques for recycling asphalt pavement, including surface recycling, hot mix recycling (both in plant and on-site), and cold mix recycling. The course instructed by Ed Stellfox emphasizes cold mix recycling, full depth reclamation, reviewing materials, equipment and operations. It also presents recent examples of asphalt recycling projects in several states. The following topics will be discussed: advantages; review of techniques -materials, equipment, and operations for surface recycling, hot-mix recycling, cold-mix recycling, and full depth reclamation.
Registration Fees: A $59 registration fee will be charged for all registrants.

March 3, 2010
Location: The MD T2 Center located in College Park, Maryland.
Time: 8:15am – 3:00pm
Basic Drainage - This course instructed by Ed Stellfox emphasizes the importance of good drainage with discussions of water and its effects on roads, problems caused by improper drainage, and ways to handle these problems. It covers types of drainage facilities, ranging from ditches, culverts, subdrains, inlets and end structures. Their uses, materials, installation and maintenance as well as erosion control are addressed. It also introduces geosynthetic drainage applications. The following topics will be covered: importance of drainage, characteristics of water, system maintenance, drainage principles, surface and subsurface drainage, ditches, driveways, drainage culverts – materials and placement, headwalls, endwalls and inlets, erosion control, and geosynthetics in drainage.
Registration Fees: A $89 registration fee will be charged for all registrants.

March 10, 2010
Location: The MD T2 Center located in College Park, Maryland.
Time: 8:30am – 3:00pm
Understanding Road Design and Maintenance (For elected officials) - This course instructed by Ed Stellfox is the first step in understanding the problems that a Municipal Road department faces on a daily basis. This course designed for elected officials conveys an understanding of design and maintenance of municipal roads that will make your life easier when dealing with Road Superintendents, Public Works Directors, Foremen, etc. It also gives elected officials a better understanding of what is involved in a road and street budget. This is an excellent course for: Municipal elected/appointed officials, road commissioners, supervisors, and city or town managers.
Registration Fees: A $89 registration fee will be charged for all registrants.

March 24, 2010
Location: The MD T2 Center located in College Park, Maryland.
Time: 8:30am – 3:00pm
Construction Mathematics - Construction inspectors may need to brush up on math skills specifically related to construction inspection, especially basic geometry, fractions, area, volume and conversions. The class lead by Ed Stellfox is a good refresher, and excellent preparation for the construction inspection class. The course was designed for road workers, foremen, superintendants, construction inspectors and supervisors in need of a refresher, especially in preparation for the Construction Inspections class.
Depending on the interest of the participants, the course may cover: whole number and fractions, decimals (for measurement and payment), mixed operation fractions and decimals, formula evaluation, techniques of algebra, ration and proportion, percentage, hints for problem solving, useful formulas, square and square roots, conversion, and transportation construction examples.
Please note: Participants should bring a calculator, a scale, and a straight edge.
Continuing Education Units (CEU’s):
Registrants will be given a certificate awarding 0.5 CEU’s upon completion of the program. CEU’s are a nationally recognized standard of measurement that can be earned by attending qualified programs of continuing education. For more information about CEU's please visit our FAQ page.
Registration Fees: A $89 registration fee will be charged for all registrants.

April 14-15, 2010
Location: The MD T2 Center located in College Park, Maryland.
Time: Day 1 8:30am – 3:00pm, Day 2 8:30am - 12:30pm
Techniques for Reducing Construction and Maintenance Costs - Counties and municipalities bear a considerable financial burden with respect to the construction and maintenance of roadways. Inflation, increasing cost of labor, materials and fuel have risen steeply in the past few years. At the same time, municipal budgets have not kept pace. It is essential to conserve resources, find energy efficient and low maintenance materials and to use more efficient techniques. This workshop instructed by Ed Stellfox, will conclude with groups of participants developing a cost control plan for a project.
Registration Fees: A $120 registration fee will be charged for all registrants.

April 21, 2010
Location: The MD T2 Center located in College Park, Maryland.
Time: 8:30am – 3:00pm
Engineering Fabrics, Grids, Webs, and Cells (What They Are and How They're Used) - This course is an introduction to geosynthetics, beginning with a discussion of geosynthetics, what they are, how they are made and how they can be used in a road maintenance program. The course then looks at other geosynthetics and their road system uses, including geogrids, geocells and geowebs, presenting new materials with new applications. Designed for municipal officials, road commissioners, supervisors, and superintendents; public works and maintenance personnel; equipment operators; and city or town managers. This course instructed by Ed Stellfox, will cover the following topics: history; materials (geotextile fabrics, geogrids, geocells and geowebs); uses and applications of drainage, erosion control, reinforcement, separation, and reflective crack control.
Registration Fees: A $89 registration fee will be charged for all registrants.

May 5, 2010
Location: The MD T2 Center located in College Park, Maryland.
Time: 8:30am – 3:00pm
Road Surface Management - This course instructed by Ed Stellfox provides participants with the basic concepts of road surface management including inventory, distress identification, condition survey, strategies, programs, budgets, and field surveys. A Road Surface Management Systems software demonstration will also be conducted during this course.
Registration Fees: A $89 registration fee will be charged for all registrants.

May 12, 2010
Location: The MD T2 Center located in College Park, Maryland.
Time: 8:15am – 4:00pm
Low Cost Safety Improvements - This course instructed by Mark Hood, provides participants with methods for implementing effective, low cost safety improvements targeted at high crash areas. It emphasizes the basic and enhanced application of traffic control devices, low cost safety improvements, and their specific safety benefit (crash reduction factors). Traffic crash data collection, identification of hazardous locations, and engineering study procedures are also discussed. Emphasis is placed on low cost solutions that may be made at the local level.
Registration Fees: The following registration fees will be charged for this course, $115 for Maryland local government employee registrants and $135 for all other registrants.

May 19, 2010
Location: The MD T2 Center located in College Park, Maryland.
Time: 8:15am – 3:00pm
Preventive Pavement Maintenance - This course is the first step in making your asphalt pavements last longer at lower costs. The course instructed by Ed Stellfox covers preventive maintenance treatments such as chip seals, slurry seals, and micro-surfacing and discusses when and where each technique could be effective. It presents application methods, including preparation, materials, equipment, operations and safety, along with practical tips on how to avoid trouble.
This course is open to municipal officials, road commissioners, supervisors, and superintendents; public works and maintenance personnel; equipment operators; and city or town managers.
Registration Fees: A $89 registration fee will be charged for all registrants.

June 2, 2010
Location: The MD T2 Center located in College Park, Maryland.
Time: 8:30am – 12:30pm
Unpaved and Gravel Road Maintenance - This course instructed by Ed Stellfox addresses basic maintenance techniques for unpaved and gravel roads. Topics include road materials, blading or dragging, reshaping or regrading for proper crown, regraveling, stabilization or full-depth reclamation, and dust control, with an introduction to road management techniques.
Registration Fees: A $59 registration fee will be charged for all registrants.

June 16, 2010
Location: The MD T2 Center located in College Park, Maryland.
Time: 8:00am – 12:30pm
Traffic Signs - This half-day course instructed by Ed Stellfox will cover the regulations and guidelines for traffic signs including; regulatory signs, warning signs, and guide signs. A review of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) will also be covered. An in depth discussion of sign examples, installation and maintenance, as well as sign management will be covered.
Registration Fees: A $59 registration fee will be charged for all registrants.

September 22, 2010
Location: The MD T2 Center located in College Park, Maryland.
Time: 8:30am – 3:00pm
Winter Maintenance - This course covers all aspects of winter operations- planning and organizing, methods of snow and ice control, salt usage, and winter equipment maintenance. Instructed by Ed Stellfox this lesson will include usage of snow maps, formal snow plans, snow plow and salt spreader operation. This course in intended for municipal officials, road commissioners, supervisors, superintendents, publics works and maintenance personnel, equipment operators, and city or town managers.
Registration Fees: A $89 registration fee will be charged for all registrants.

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