Technicians and field staff will greatly benefit from attending this seminar. We provide (4) hours of professional development on a wide range of topics from field report writing, to QAQC, to legal liability and key areas that geotechnical field staff and inspectors should be proficient and knowledgeable. By training your field technicians and inspectors well, a company can reduce losses due to accidents, miscommunication and poor quality inspection.

Instructions:

To receive your certificate of completion, select the VIDEO RECORDING chapter below and watch the entire 4-hour video.

You are then eligible to take the Quiz and must score at least 70%. You will have a maximum of three (3) attempts. The Quiz will remain locked until you watch the video recording in full.

Individual Sessions listed below contain the hand-outs and slides from each presentation as reference materials.

Program Overview:

"NICET Level 1 Certification" by NICET panel: Ahmed Farouki, Director of Certification Services at the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET), Sara Clark, Manager of Certification Program Development at the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET), and John Quidley, President and Senior Quality Consultant with Caliber Consulting Services, LLC.

"Understanding and Reading Site Plans" by Mary Grace Houlihan, Public Works Director, City of Emeryville & Mike Chan, Project/Construction Manager MNS Engineers, Inc.

"Observation & Testing - Preparation of Field Reports" by Neal Berliner, Geocon

"Troxler E-Gauge Demonstration" by Richard Minor, Troxler(10-minutes)

"Stump the Engineer: Audience Selected Topic Q&A" Panel Discussion with Eric Swenson (Geo-Engineering Solutions), Michael Moscrop (GMU Geotechnical), Ronald Skaggs (Condor Earth) and Neal Berliner (Geocon)