Training Details
Title: Oregon Roads Scholar Program
Description: The Oregon Roads Scholar Program consists of 14 four-hour maintenance related training classes. Each class will be offered on several occasions in centrally located sites for a nominal fee. Classes will also be presented at the biannual APWA and T2 Street Maintenance and Collection Systems Schools. To become an Oregon Roads Scholar and receive a certificate, you must complete ten core (required) and four elective classes. The core classes will include an exam. Elective classes must be four hours in length and approved through the T2 Center. While the entire program can be completed in four years, five years will be allowed for completion.
Required Roads Scholar Classes:
1. Basics of a Good Road
2. Drainage: The Key to Roads that Last
3. Paving Materials
4. Environmental BMPs I
5. Asphalt Pavement Maintenance I
6. Asphalt Pavement Maintenance II
7. Maintenance Math
8. Effective Communication Skills
9. Introduction to Survey and Grade Checking
10. Environmental BMPs II
Website: http://egov.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TP_T2/RoadsScholar/RSTrifoldGeneralFlyer2005.pdf
Contact:
Oregon Department of Transportation
235 Union Street, NE
Salem, Oregon 97301-1054
Phone: (503) 986-4195
Fax: (503) 986-4341
Email: larry.p.christianson@odot.state.or.us
