Professional Development Offerings

Learn how to coach, mentor, evaluate, and continuously improve the skills of potential leaders in your organization using the Situational Leadership II® (SLII®) system. The benefits to your organization are many—you will improve internal communication, help others achieve their goals, coach others to be confident and self-directed, and demonstrate organizational leadership that values and honors differences.

This course will help you recognize the limitations and extent of codes for existing buildings, and use one of three compliance paths to evaluate buildings.  It is intended for architects, engineers, contractors, code inspectors, and owner’s reps interested in applying the International Existing Building Code (IEBC) on their renovation projects.

If you design, install, commission, maintain, or repair low-slope roofing systems, this course will provide you with the tools and techniques to do your job correctly. Learn the best solutions to your roofing problems, whether you’re working on new construction, re-roofing projects, or performing maintenance.

Learn the principles of metal roofing system design and installation, and explore the newest concepts in metal roofs. The course covers everything from commonly specified materials and coatings, typical seam profiles, attachment techniques, sealants, flashings, underlayment, snow retention, and integration with solar PV.

Emergency railroad bridge incidents happen without warning, often far from the railroad bridge inspector's home base and at unusual hours. This course makes it possible for a broad range of highly capable employees to act as competent observers, so they can relay critical information to an offsite railroad bridge expert. Frontline MOW employees, managers, consultants, and individuals involved with railroad infrastructure and security can all benefit from this short online course that introduces you to the technical, procedural, and safety aspects of emergency railroad bridge inspection.

Water and wastewater treatment, collection, and distribution systems are aging quickly. In the U.S. alone, more than $600 billion of repairs, upgrades and replacements will be needed over the next 20 years. Learn how to prioritize and manage these critical water and wastewater assets wisely, and how to improve the long-term physical and financial health of your system.

Refresh your backflow assembly testing and repair knowledge and take the exam needed to recertify as an ASSE backflow assembly tester and repairer.

This course provides practical training through hands-on sessions that will teach you how to test backflow prevention assemblies and identify and resolve problems with backflow prevention assemblies. Backflow theory; selection of backflow prevention methods, devices and assemblies for specific applications; and state and local agency rules and regulations will also be discussed. Participation in this course and successful completion of the hands-on and written examinations fulfill the training requirements for registration as a Cross-Connection Control Tester in Wisconsin and for certification in several other states.