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SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain gravel roadways routine maintenance and rehabilitation
• Discuss drainage and its importance
• Describe surface gravel types
• Discuss dust control and stabilization
• Recognize innovations and recent trends
• Explain construction guidelines and gradation determination
• Explain gravel road project quantity calculations
• Discuss gravel deterioration and when to pave

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four (4) hours of professional development (PDH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain overall building design and construction best practices
• Discuss general building site and landscape guidelines
• Discuss envelope/structure essential tips
• Understand architecture/interiors best practices
• Describe mechanical/plumbing lessons learned
• Explain lighting/electrical essentail tips
• Explain operational fundamentals as relates to accessibility, durability, reliability, and maintainability/cleanability

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 15 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies three (3) hours of professional development (PDH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain American housing relative to its history, construction characteristics, regulation, and performance experience
• Discuss structural sesign as it applies to residential buildings
• Discuss the latest technical knowledge and engineering approaches for the design of homes
• Explain design loads for residential buildings
• Explain the various loads and load combinations
• Review the various design approaches and corresponding calculations

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five (5) hours of professional development (PDH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain selection, design, and production of asphalt materials for sustainability
• Discuss sustainable strategies in asphalt pavement design and construction
• Describe sustainable concepts on preservation/maintenance of asphalt pavements
• Explain asphalt pavement end of life sustainable strategies

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 15 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies three (3) hours of professional development (PDH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain sustainability and how it applies to concrete pavements
• Discuss pavement sustainability concepts
• Describe concrete pavement design attributes enhancing sustainability
• Recite sustainable concrete pavement materials
• Recognize construction issues related to sustainability
• Identify concrete pavement renewal practices
• Discuss economic and environmental analyses of sustainable concrete pavements

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five (5) hours of professional development (PDH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Become familiar with some of the significant changes including additions, deletions, and modification to the 2023 Edition of NFPA 70: National Electrical Code (NEC) from the 2020 Edition for Chapters 1 up to Chapter 2
• Comprehend, after reviewing the significant changes and additions to the 2023 Edition of NFPA 70: National Electrical Code (NEC) the large scope of the changes to the code, thereby seeking additional and more thorough reviews of the entire code

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four (4) professional development hour (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Become familiar with some of the significant changes including additions, deletions, and modification to the 2023 Edition of NFPA 70: National Electrical Code (NEC) from the 2020 Edition for Chapter 3 and Chapter 4
• Comprehend, after reviewing the significant changes and additions to the 2023 Edition of NFPA 70: National Electrical Code (NEC) the large scope of the changes to the code, thereby seeking additional and more thorough reviews of the entire code

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four (4) professional development hour (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Become familiar with some of the significant changes including additions, deletions, and modification to the 2023 Edition of NFPA 70: National Electrical Code (NEC) from the 2020 Edition for Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and Annexes
• Comprehend, after reviewing the significant changes and additions to the 2023 Edition of NFPA 70: National Electrical Code (NEC) the large scope of the changes to the code, thereby seeking additional and more thorough reviews of the entire code

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four (4) professional development hour (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain accidents and accident models
• Discuss cause and effect relationships
• Understand human performance considerations
• Describe safety management systems
• Recognize accident types/ individual and systems
• Explain the design of accident investigations

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a twenty (20) question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four (4) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Understand the Origins of Blockchains
• Identify Blockchain Components and Models
• Explain Blockchain Forking and Contracts
• Explain Blockchain Smart Contracts
• Discuss Blockchain Limitations and Misconceptions
• Discuss Blockchain Applications Considerations

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 15 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies three (3) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain human performance and its principles
• Discuss the anatomy of a human triggered event
• Understand strategic approach for human performance
• Describe human fallibility and common traits of human nature
• Discuss performance modes of human performance
• Recognize error-likely situations

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a twenty (20) question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four (4) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain empirical and physical solar forecasting methods
• Explain statistical and machine learning methods
• Discuss forecasting the production of a PV power plant
• Discuss statistical error measures
• Explain probabilistic solar forecasts

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five (5) hours of professional development (PDH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain the solar constant and total solar irradiance
• Discuss solar radiation and the earth’s atmosphere
• Explain the components of solar radiation
• Explain measuring solar radiation and instrumentation
• Describe measurement station design considerations
• Explain modeling solar radiation and estimating irradiance
• Discuss satellite-based models
• Identify models used in operational models
• Explain numerical weather prediction-based solar radiation estimates

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five (5) hours of professional development (PDH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Understand residential and non-residential electric vehicle charging requirements
• Discuss existing vehicle and infrastructure status
• Understand different scenarios of growth
• Explain direct current fast charging growth for corridor charging
• Discuss overall infrastructure changes required for models and estimates

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies three (3) hours of professional development (PDH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain typical approach roadway deformation problems
• Discuss internal and external deformation
• Understand computation of immediate and consolidation settlements
• Explain deformation design solutions
• Understand construction monitoring and quality assurance

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four (4) hours of professional development (PDH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Understand standards of O&M of Photovoltaic and Energy Storage Systems
• Discuss prerequisites for a successful O&M program
• Understand dependencies on PV system type, site, and environmental conditions
• Explain system performance and O&M plans
• Discuss system monitoring and O&M implementation strategies
• Discuss estimating PV O&M costs
• Understand PV O&M cost survey information and trends

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five (5) hours of professional development (PDH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Understand current CAES and PSH technologies and their challenges
• Discuss bulk energy storage applications and their requirements
• Discuss novel CAES technologies
• Discuss novel PSH technologies
• Explain the feasibility of these novel technologies
• Discuss technological gaps and barriers and further R&D needs

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four (4) hours of professional development (PDH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Understand the hybrid power plant
• Discuss hybrid power plant resources and market opportunities
• Discuss plant design and optimization
• Discuss plant control and operation
• Explain hybrid power plant market and technology challenges

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four (4) hours of professional development (PDH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Discuss electricity storage services and benefits
• Understand various forms of current electric storage technologies
• Explain advantages/disadvantages of current electric storage technologies
• Discuss the methodology of evaluating electricity storage
• Discuss storage systems procurement and installation

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a twenty (20) question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five (5) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Understand Electrification and what it means for the future
• Discuss end-use technology variations of the U.S. electrical system infrastructure
• Discuss variations on cost, energy consumption, and emissions
• Discuss demand-side flexibility variations
• Explain electric sector variations on system evolution, costs, energy consumption, and emissions

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five (5) hours of professional development (PDH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

1. Discuss soil descriptions and standards
2. Explain soil classification and properties
3. Discuss practical aspects of fine-grained and course-grained soils
4. Explain rock descriptions and classifications (SPT)
5. Understand subsurface profile development

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four (4) hours of professional development (PDH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Discuss preparing for subsurface explorations
• Explain field reconnaissance and setting-up a exploration program
• Discuss sampling techniques and tools
• Explain various tests in addition to the standard penetration test (SPT)
• Understand guidelines for minimum exploration

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five (5) hours of professional development (PDH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain common laboratory test methods
• Discuss laboratory testing equipment for soil and rock samples
• Discuss testing procedures
• Explain measured parameters
• Understand common guidelines for testing soils and rocks

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five (5) hours of professional development (PDH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain the effects of water on slope stability
• Discuss Factor of Safety in Design
• Understand how to solve slope instability problems
• Explain methods and tools to solve slope instability issues
• Understand methods to improve stability

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five (5) hours of professional development (PDH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain selection, design, and production of asphalt materials for sustainability
• Discuss sustainable strategies in asphalt pavement design and construction
• Understand sustainable concepts on preservation/maintenance of asphalt pavements
• Explain asphalt pavement end of life sustainable strategies

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 15 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies three (3) hours of professional development (PDH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Understand weight-volume relationships
• Discuss vertical and lateral stress distributions
• Discuss load deformation processes
• Explain strength of soils
• Understand calculating stress and strain

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four (4) hours of professional development (PDH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain systems engineering management
• Understand the systems engineering process
• Discuss requirement and functional analysis and allocation
• Discuss systems engineering and the verification process
• Explain the outputs of the systems engineering process
• Understand work breakdown structure and configuration management

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a twenty (20) question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five (5) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Understand technical reviews and their roles in systems development
• Discuss applications of trade studies, modeling & simulation, and metrics
• Explain risk management and standards tools and concepts
• Discuss systems engineering planning
• Discuss product improvement strategies
• Explain organizing and integrating systems development
• Understand contractual and management considerations

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a twenty (20) question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five (5) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Discuss building codes & HUD codes for fabricated structures
• Understand the materials & products of manufactured buildings
• Discuss systems & systems testing of manufactured buildings
• Explain the various fabrication products for advanced construction
• Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of each of these fabrication products

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies six professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Discuss the fundamentals & principles of aerial photogrammetry
• Explain photographic scale, geometry and coordinate system equations
• Discuss operational procedures and standards
• Discuss all aspects of planning
• Explain aerial image acquisition & aerial triangulation
• Understand digital photogrammetric mapping workflow

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain what Airborne Topographic LiDAR is
• Understand the principles and methods of operation
• Discuss overall planning concepts
• Discuss LiDAR data processing and report generation

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies three professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain the standards of practice for boundary surveys in Alabama
• Understand the reasons for and why
• Discuss the final products of a properly performed survey
• Discuss accuracy and tolerance requirements

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a ten (10) question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four (4) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Rigid Pavement Layer Configuration
• Design of Base/Subbase For Rigid Pavements
• Materials For Base and Subbase
• Construction and Subbase
• Cost Considerations

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies one (1) professional development hour (PDH) of continuing education.

In this course the student will understand the distresses caused to concrete by chemical deicers and methods used to minimize this distress.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Understanding of the use of chemical anti-icers and deicers
• Discuss how hydraulic cement paste (HCP) is traditionally protected from freeze-thaw damage
• Describe physical and chemical distress mechanisms
• Discuss strategies that can be employed to mitigate this distress

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies one professional development hour (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Discuss the reasons for protection (shorts, excessive current, heat)
• Explain the functions of fuses and circuit breakers
• Understand the different fuse types
• Understand the different fuse ratings
• Identify fuse designations
• Explain how to check and replace fuses safely
• Identify the different types of circuit breakers
• Understand circuit breaker ratings
• Discuss circuit breaker maintenance

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies one professional development hour (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Discuss the concepts of electricity & electronic theory
• Understand electromagnetism and electromotive force
• Understand current, voltage, and resistance in circuits
• Explain DC & AC circuit analysis
• Discuss capacitance and inductance
• Understand DC & AC measuring instruments and concepts
• Explain circuit analysis and troubleshooting circuits

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 30 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies eight professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Define characteristics of concrete
• Identify ingredients essential for good concrete
• Calculate concrete mix designs
• Determine methods and mixing times of concrete
• Describe the types of concrete forms and their construction
• Determine the types of ties for and placement of reinforcing steel
• Determine the location of construction joints
• Determine proper occasions for using the concrete saw
• Describe the proper procedures for placing concrete
• Describe the methods available for consolidating concrete
• Describe the finishing process for the final concrete surface
• Determine projects suitable for and lifting methods necessary for precast and tilt-up construction

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 21 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies six professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Understand & calculate simple horizontal curves
• Explain obstacles to curve locations
• Calculate & discuss Compound and Reverse Curves
• Explain & calculate Transition Spirals
• Discuss & calculate Vertical Curves

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies three (3) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain proportionment problems and methods
• Discuss Property rights and boundaries
• Understand and explain water boundaries
• Discuss non-conventional Cadastral survey

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies two (2) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Discuss the importance of using corrosion-resistant metal connectors and fasteners in coastal areas
• Discuss regulations and codes in corrosion resistance material selection for fasteners
• Explain the causes of corrosion in coastal areas
• Understand types of corrosion-resistant metal connectors and fasteners
• Explain best practices for corrosion resistance

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a fifteen (15) question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies three (3) continuing education hour (CEH)/professional development hour (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain analysis and design methods of concrete decks
• Understand the different types of precast deck slabs and placement sequence
• Describe formwork and methods
• Describe metal grid decks and design considerations
• Understand design & construction methods of metal grid decks
• Describe orthotropic steel decks and design considerations
• Understand design & construction methods of orthotropic steel decks
• Explain wood decks and the various types
• Describe other types of deck systems and design consideration

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 21 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

In this course the student will study three (3) hours of ethics including one (1) hour of the Delaware Association of Professional Engineers Laws and Rules. A total of thirty (30) questions will test his or her understanding of the subject.

This course satisfies the Delaware continuing education requirement of three (3) professional development hours in engineering ethics, (ref. DAPE Guidelines for Maintaining Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) Sec. E1).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• The engineer’s guidelines for practicing within Delaware's laws and rules
• The engineer’s duty to protect the public
• The engineer’s duty to make objective and truthful statements
• The engineer’s duty to limit practice to his or her field of competence
• The engineer’s duty to maintain client confidentiality
• The engineer’s responsibility to the profession

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 30 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four (4) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Discuss land descriptions
• Explain the public land survey system
• Discuss metes-and-bounds surveys
• Discuss lot and block descriptions
• Explain illustrations and coordinates
• Understand form and arrangement

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies three (3) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• General tunnel design parameters
• Alternative analyses
• Tunnel studies
• Operation and financial planning
• Geometric configurations
• Geotechnical investigations
• Geotechnical Reports

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 30 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five (5) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Cut and cover tunnels
• Rock Tunneling
• Softground tunneling
• Difficult ground tunneling
• Structural design and subsystems
• Groundwater control
• Tunnel support design
• Permanent lining design
• Soil stabilization
• Instability and heaving loads

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 30 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five (5) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Sequential excavation method
• Tunnel lining
• Immersed tunnels
• Jacked box tunneling
• Ground classsification
• Instrumentation and monitoring
• Construction methodolgies
• Ground control and watertightness

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 30 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five (5) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Seismis considerations and evaluation
• Tunnel construction engineering
• Staging and sequencing
• Instrumentation
• Gorund movements and groundwater behavior
• Tunnel Rehabilation
• Structural and lining repairs

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 25 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five (5) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Identifying distresses in different surfaces
• Understanding and identifying the severity levels
• How to measure the distresses
• Methods to document /li>

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 15 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies three (3) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• The engineer's guidelines for practicing within DC's laws and rules
• The engineer’s duty to protect the public
• The engineer’s duty to make objective and truthful statements
• The engineer’s duty to limit practice to his or her field of competence
• The engineer’s duty to maintain client confidentiality
• The engineer’s responsibility to the profession

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 25 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 3 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain durability and critical areas of concern on residential structures
• Understand the negative effects of ground water, rain water, and water vapor
• Discuss HVAC and plumbing designs for durability/li>
• Discuss effects of solar radiation and mitigation techniques
• Explain decay, corrosion, and natural hazards effects and solutions for durability

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

1. Discuss the US Electric Grid system and its history
2. Understand the functions and concepts of electric power system operations
3. Discuss FERC and the Energy Policy Act of 2005
4. Discuss the electric reliability organization
5. Explain reliability standards and standard’s development
6. Explain reliability compliance, enforcement, and assessments

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Discuss a brief history of energy storage
• Understand electrical energy time-shift and supply capacity
• Discuss transmission infrastructure of energy storage
• Understand customer energy management services

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 15 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies three professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Understand the workings of cool roofs
• Identify the different types of cool roof materials
• Discuss cool roof selection and climate zones
• Explain cool roofs new construction & modifying existing buildings

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a ten (10) question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies one (1) continuing education hour (CEH)/professional development hour (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• • Discuss the time value of money as it relates to engineering economics
  • Describe interest rates and it effects
  • Discuss the various analysis tools utilized to solve economic problems
  • Understand discrete compounding factors and how to use them
  • Understand continuous compounding factors and how to use them
  • Describe the evaluation methods for selection of alternatives
  • Discuss taxes and depreciation

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a five (5) question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. Records also are available anytime online by accessing your account on EZ-pdh.com. This course satisfies 2 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Understand the history of fiber optics
• Discuss basic fiber optics systems
• Understand the nature of light propagation and the electromagnetic theory of light
• Explain the properties of light reflection, refraction, diffusion, and absorption
• Explain the basic optical fiber material properties and how optical fibers transmit light
• Explain the ray and mode theories of light propagation along an optical fiber
• Discuss the processes of light attenuation and dispersion
• Understand the structure and components of fiber optic systems

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 15 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 3 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Describe the types, sources, uses, and characteristics of the common woods used on various construction projects
• Explain the various methods and joints associated with woodworking
• Identify the different types of fastening devices
• Identify common trade terms

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 15 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 3 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

1. Learn about the different types of business structures and find the one best suited for your business
2. Explain the concept of time management and why is it important to your success
3. Learn and apply time management tools & techniques to increase your time efficiency
4. Explain the concept of financial management and why it is important to a small business
5. Understand the importance and use of budgeting, bookkeeping, cash flow analysis, and profit & loss statements

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies two (2) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

This course provides steps for a small business to begin seeking federal government contract work. It overviews the essential process of a small business seeking and applying to government opportunities. It includes an informative step by step for a business to register, highlights all available resources to discover opportunities, points of contact in Wisconsin to assist businesses through the process, and discusses and reviews set-asides to give a business a competing advantage.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Identify the basic guidelines of federal government contracting
• Understand small business qualifications and methods to verify your business
• Describe the four steps required to register for government contracting
• Learn how to find and research government contracting & subcontracting opportunities using the available tools and resources
• Identify points of contact(POC)s which can provide assistance to small businesses for government contracting and subcontracting opportunities
• Review the small business set-asides and sole-course programs
• Identify the government contracting regulations and what a small business should do immediately

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a twenty (20) question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies two (2) continuing education hour (CEH)/professional development hour (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Discuss why use HVDC systems
• Understand the main types of HVDC schemes/li>
• Discuss converter theory
• Explain principle arrangement of an HVDC transmission project
• Discuss main components of a HVDC system
• Understand managing a HVDC system project

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies three professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Inherent energy efficient features of historic buildings
• Concept of conducting an energy audit
• Actions to improve energy efficiency
• Dealing with moisture
• Applicable alternative energy sources

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies two (2) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Understand the basics industrial fan systems and components
• Identify fan selection and efficiency
• Discuss basic maintenance and common problems
• Explain configurations to improve fan efficiency
• Understand fan control and arrangements
• Explain fan economics and calculations used

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a twenty (20) question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four (4) continuing education hours (CEH)/professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Discuss the four decision phases for any project
• Understand the economics of implementing new technologies into the design and construction
• Discuss cost/benefits into the decision making process
• Explain feasibility by performance and economics
• Discuss performance measures through design and construction
• Understand building efficiency, durability, and sustainability
• Become familiar with the evaluation tools and resources available during design and construction

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Internally cured concrete pavement applications
• Mixture design
• Construction aspects
• Properties of internally cured concrete
• Practical applications

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies one (1) professional development hour (PDH) of continuing education.