ONLINE COURSE
No Prerequisites Required
Total Hours: 32
8 Days, 4 hours a day
For more information and registration, please email Chastity Farrell at cfarrell@hccc.edu.
This course prepares students for the National Institute of Certified Engineers and Technicians (NICET) Level 1 Certification, a nationally recognized and industry-wide accepted program in the field of Highway Construction Inspection. The NICET Certifications are most required by local and state jurisdictions, and by federal agencies.
NICET Certification is one of the most prestigious, and extensive, vocational tests conducted across the United States of America for professionals in the Highway Construction Industry. Certification often influences hiring, retention, promotion, and contracting decisions. It is equally beneficial for employers as it is for the employees.
The National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET), a division of the National Society of Professional Engineers, promotes excellence in engineering technologies via certification services. To meet the required qualifications for the evolving changes in construction, it is necessary that construction management professionals are equipped with the tools to help them successfully meet the technical areas involved in modern construction trends. In general, NICET certification creates a pool of multiple opportunities and high-paying jobs at higher designations for technicians in different areas of expertise like Highway construction and many others.
The National Institute of Certified Engineering Technicians (NICET) offers certifications in multiple areas at a different level of academic/experience levels related to a Civil Engineering Technology Program; The following are the major work areas where certification programs are offered:
NICET Certified Technicians are defined as “hands-on” members of the engineering team who work under the direction of Engineers, Scientists, and Technologists. They have knowledge of the components, operating characteristics, and limitations of engineering systems and processes particular to their area of specialization.
We recognize that training comes in many forms, companies and agencies have different resources, and individuals have different learning styles. This prep program will help in measuring the competency of and layout career paths for engineering technicians and supply industries and employers with a more highly skilled workforce. The intent of this prep program is to equip students with the understanding and skills needed to achieve the NICET Certification in the field of Highway Construction.
This course will help students in envisioning the understanding of the safety, sustainability, and environmental aspects of today’s modern construction.
The course bridges the existing gap between theoretical knowledge and field realities. It analyzes and discusses the construction industry's needs and responds to the challenges the industry faces by designing and maintaining certification programs to promote the necessary technical skills and knowledge through a fast-track schedule.
Due to continuous evolving trends in the construction industry, the market demands high-quality skilled and knowledgeable technicians. To meet the market’s high demand, this course provides students an option of meeting this high market demand. The certification course includes teaching students in the following area of expertise:
Upon successful course completion, students will be able to:
Class material and case study will help to achieve the above listed objectives.
Lecture Topic
Orientation, description of course intent, schedule, expectation from students.
Plans and Specification
Understand and interpret plans and drawings, common construction terminologies, documents
required for construction, scope statement, schedule, budget, requirements, quality
criteria, project resources, stakeholder list, communication plan.
Construction Standards AASHTO, ASTM, ACI, OSHA
Student Learning Objectives (SLO)
1, 2
Measurement and Surveys
Units and their conversions, arithmetic calculations involve length, area, volume
weight, mass, temperature, pressure, strength.
Student Learning Objectives (SLO)
2, 3, 4
Tools and Equipment
Identify tools and equipment used by inspectors testing and reporting, tools and equipment
used by surveyors, tools & equipment used in construction.
Student Learning Objectives (SLO)
3
Personal Safety
Use of PPE for the construction site, Identify and report potential safety hazards,
Identify sources of safety information and requirements.
Student Learning Objectives (SLO)
4
Site Operations
Identify components of work zone traffic control, Identify construction activities.
Student Learning Objectives (SLO)
2, 3
Environmental Issues
Identify, and verify the presence of, erosion and sediment control components.
Student Learning Objectives (SLO)
1, 2
Utilities
Identification, types, their layouts and markings, the process before you dig.
Student Learning Objectives (SLO)
1
Course Review and Test
Student Learning Objectives (SLO)
1, 2, 3, 4
Department of Continuing Education
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CE@hccc.edu