In summer 2025, the FHWA Every Day Counts (EDC)-7 Strategic Workforce Development (SWD) team is hosting the Careers in Gear Summer Series—a webinar series highlighting innovative workforce development programs and success stories from across the country.
Featuring real-world examples and conversations with skilled trades professionals, program leaders, and other industry innovators, the series will spotlight practical strategies to strengthen the construction workforce—and hep build the infrastructure of tomorrow.
Dates and Times
July 23 | 1:00-2:00 PM: Training Success Stories
August 6 | 1:00-2:00 PM: Fireside Chat on Youth Development Programs
September 3 | 1:00-2:00 PM: CDL Training That Works
The Federal Highway Administration’s National Highway Institute (NHI) offers a variety of web-based environmental training courses focused on air and noise pollution. These courses are designed to meet the needs of transportation professionals working in engineering, design, and project development/NEPA units within transportation agencies—primarily state DOTs. They may also be valuable for individuals involved in planning, asset management, operations, and maintenance.
Expected participants include experienced staff from state DOTs, local governments, Tribal governments, federal and state agencies, and consulting firms.
Air Quality Planning: Clean Air Act Overview (FHWA-NHI-142068, 1.5 hours, free) The purpose of this training is to provide participants with an overview of air quality planning, including requirements, processes, interactions with and implications for, transportation planning and project development.
Air Quality Planning: SIP and TCM Requirements and Policies (FHWA-NHI-142069, 1 hour, free) This course covers the different types of SIPs and key CAA SIP requirements general to all SIPs and specific to ozone, CO and PM SIPs; discusses how the EPA processes SIPs; explores the key features of EPA SIP policies and how they differ from CAA requirements; and explains RACM and how it applies to TCMs.
Air Quality Planning: SIP Development Process(FHWA-NHI-142070, 2 hours, free) This course provides an overview of the State Implementation Plan (or SIP) development process, focusing on agency roles, with an explanation of the problem definition and solution parts of the process. This course also covers motor vehicle emission budgets that are included in SIPs and used in conformity determinations, as well as describes EPAs procedures in approving and disapproving SIPs.
Air Quality Planning: Transportation Conformity (FHWA-NHI-142071, 1.5 hours, free) This course defines transportation conformity and is designed for individuals that are new to transportation conformity, with little to no experience with the Transportation Conformity Rule.
Acoustics of Highway Traffic and Construction Noise (FHWA-NHI-142086, 2 hours, free) The goal of this course series is to help learners understand the regulations, foundational scientific concepts, and processes associated with performing highway noise studies that lead to design and construction. The courses in this series provide an overview of highway traffic and construction noise based upon and focused on the FHWA’s 23 CFR 772.
Highway Traffic and Construction Noise Regulations (FHWA-NHI-142087, 2 hours, free) The modules in this course provide an overview of legislation, regulations, and policies that apply to highway traffic noise and include: Noise Legislation, Regulation, and Policy, 23 CFR 772, Project Types, Impacts and Land Use Categories, Feasibility, Reasonableness, Construction Noise.
How to Measure Highway Traffic Noise (FHWA-NHI-142088, 2 hours, free) The modules in this course focus on noise measurement and include: Basic Concepts and Resources, Field Instrumentation, Planning and Execution, Site Selection and Sampling Periods, Documentation, Multimodal Projects.
Abatement and Design Considerations for Highway Traffic Noise (FHWA-NHI-142089, 2 hours, free) The modules in this course focus on operational noise abatement including: Non-Barrier Abatement Methods, Barrier Methods – Noise Walls, Barrier Methods – Berms, Structure Mounted Noise Walls, Special Features for Walls, Wall Materials, Multimodal Projects.
An Introduction to the Traffic Noise Model (TNM) 3.0 (FHWA-NHI-142090, 3 hours, free) The modules in this course focus on TNM modeling and include: Overview of TNM, Noise Studies ─ Type I and Type II Projects, Use of Noise Analysis Areas, Inputs ─ Roadways, Inputs ─ Traffic, Inputs ─ Paths and Receivers, Non-Residential Receptor Analysis, Basic Barrier Design Considerations Outputs, Low Volume Road Noise Calculation Tool.
Public Involvement for Highway Traffic and Construction Noise Projects (FHWA-NHI-142091, 1 hour, free) The modules in this course focus on public involvement as it relates to noise projects including: Overview of Public Involvement Programs, Best Practices, Roles and Responsibilities, Tasks by Project Phases.
How to Mitigate Construction Noise (FHWA-NHI-142092, 1 hour, free) The modules in this course focus on construction noise including evaluation and abatement techniques.
Enhancing Performance with Internally Cured Concrete (EPIC2) is one of FHWA’s innovations promoted in the seventh round of the Every Day Counts (EDC) program.
FHWA’s Innovation Spotlight video introducing the innovation for the Round 7 launch and a series of online training videos are shown below. The FHWA’s Center for Accelerating Innovation, EDC-7 EPIC2 page provides links to several videos and links to other supporting research, model specifications and technical assistance resources.
Implementation of Internal Curing by a Local Agency webinar and presentation slides. The webinar, held on October 29, 2024, featured speakers from Louisiana Transportation Research Center and the Lafayette, LA City-Parish Consolidated Government. The webinar highlighted the local agency’s positive experience with IC and the process involved in adding IC to bridge deck construction.
Strategic Workforce Development is one of FHWA’s seven initiatives promoted in the seventh round of the Every Day Counts (EDC) program. Key emphasis is on developing new, innovative strategies to support qualified workers for highway construction projects. By strengthening this workforce by applying lessons learned with new training tools and customizable marketing materials, state transportation agencies can help to foster the next generation of transportation workers.
FHWA’s Center for Workforce Development has hosted several webinars about the Highway Construction Workforce Partnership (HCWP), highlighting success stories and best practices.
Recordings
Recordings and select presentations are available here and future webinar announcements will be shared on the HCWP website. Webinars have been held in 2023 and 2024 in support of states and localities seeking to advance the initiative during EDC-7 and earlier during EDC-6. Below are links to several webinars that can be found through the HCWP website.
The National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) maintains a YouTube Channel that is offers a suite of resources to serve the transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) community. The channel covers webinars on TSMO, NOCoE Case Study Videos, Virtual Peer Exchanges, Traffic Incident Management and Emergency Response, among other topics.
The FHWA 2-D Hydraulic Modeling User’s Forum webinar series periodically holds webinar events and conveys information about FHWA Resource Center opportunities, training opportunities, current software versions, FEMA guidance and other available resources. The use of 2-D Hydraulic Modeling tools was promoted through the Every Day Counts Round 4 and 5 innovation Collaborative Hydraulics: Advancing to the Next Generation of Engineering (CHANGE). For more information, please go to: CHANGE.
All SMS/SRH-2D Hydraulic Modeling Resource Links and Information have been compiled into a single PDF file for download here. (Updated April 2024) Following is an overview of the resources included:
Software download and licensing instructions
NHI Training Course information
2D Hydraulic Modeling Reference Document link
SMS Wiki Page
2D Modeling Tutorials link
YouTube 2D Hydraulic Modeling Videos (new videos added)
YouTube demonstration videos for the NHI 135095 2D Hydraulic Modeling Course
YouTube 2D Sediment Transport Videos
2D Hydraulic Modeling User’s Forum links to previous web recordings and handouts
FHWA Bridge Scour Workshop
This information is updated prior to each 2D Hydraulic Modeling User’s Forum web meeting.
The New Jersey Department of Transportation’s Traffic Incident Management (NJTIM) training is now available as an online, self-guided course. Bringing first responder training program to an online training platform should make it easier for even more emergency and incident response personnel to access a life-saving training. The new online course can be accessed through the NJTIM website.
The TIM training program focuses on a response effort that protects motorists and first responders during a roadside emergency, while minimizing impact on traffic flow. Since its inception in 2009, NJDOT and its partner agencies have trained more than 24,000 emergency and incident response personnel, including police, firefighters, EMS personnel, DOT crews, towing/recovery companies and other responders.
Training efforts, like these, are crucial in coordinating response efforts that keep all first responders and transportation professionals safe.
The new online training course can be found at NJ TIM Website: njtim.org
Providing easier access to TIM training for busy first responders and transportation professionals should prove more cost effective than traditional, in-person meetings for organizations with limited budgets. The online training program is asynchronous, offering greater flexibility in taking the training for personnel whose work schedules may not align with in-person training dates.
Online programs can also be easily updated and revised, ensuring that participants receive the most current and relevant information.
The online training is designed to engage training participants with videos, simulations, knowledge checks, and interactive scenarios that mimic real-world situations. The online TIM training utilizes assessments and certifications to evaluate the trainees’ understanding of the material and practice decision-making in high-stress scenarios without real world consequences.
The online TIM training program seeks to improve safely and coordination in responding to incidents on New Jersey’s roadways. The target audience for this training is county and municipal law enforcement and emergency personnel, including volunteer firefighters and EMTs.
The FHWA’s Talking TIM webinar series provides best practices, new technological innovations, and successful implementations. The webinar series provides a forum where TIM champions with any level of experience can exchange information about current practices, programs, and technologies.
More information on the rationale and benefits of the new course can be found in the video and the NJDOT press release.
The Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Professional Capacity Building (PCB) Program and its partners offer trainings and resources to support workforce development and technical assistance for practitioners. These resources include:
Trainings: Classroom, web-based and blended courses
Webinars: Talking Transportation and Technology (T3) webinars and Talking Technology and Transportation in Education (T3e) webinars
Other Resources: Fact Sheets, videos, and other materials
The Crowdsourcing Innovation Team in collaboration with the Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO) Professional Capacity Building (PCB) Program is offering the crowdsourcing course through a series of five free webinars. Webinars feature State and local practitioner perspectives to complement course content. Webinars will take place the third Tuesday of each month at 1:00 p.m. EST.
The following highlights webinar dates and topics in 2023 (links to completed recordings of webinars and presentations may be pending)
September 19, 2023: Emergency and Work Zone Management, and Next Steps
The Crowdsourcing Course is intended for transportation operations managers, transportation analysts, consultants, and university students focusing on transportation. Because it is an introductory course, prior crowdsourcing experience is not required for participation. The course is intended to:
Broaden participants’ understanding of how crowdsourced data from free navigation apps, vehicle probes, connected vehicles, social media, and other sources can improve transportation operations and safety.
Help participants consider whether a specific application of crowdsourced data could meet their organization’s needs for improving transportation operations.
Crowdsourcing for Advancing Operations was a Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Every Day Counts initiatives for the 2021-2022 round (EDC-6). The program looked for innovative solutions to integrating low-cost data, such as information from smartphones or connected vehicles, into transportation systems management and operations (TSMO). To support this effort, FHWA offers “Adventures in Crowdsourcing”, a series of virtual events with industry leaders sharing their knowledge and solutions. More information on this EDC-6 Initiative, including case studies is available here.
Visit the Adventures in Crowdsourcing webinar page to view past webinars, or click on one of the links below to view a specific webinar.
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Road Weather Management Program (RWMP) held the Road Weather Spotlight, a monthly webinar series, to discuss challenges of various road weather events, lessons learned, and practical solutions. The original series was held from May to November, 2022 and another ongoing bimonthly series started in March 2024. Speakers covered several specific road weather themed topics, including:
Severe Road Weather Impacts
Road Weather Maintenance and Operational Challenges
Road Weather Data Sources and Applications
Road Weather Research and Innovations
Webinars were recorded and made available through the National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE). Some recordings may not be accessible any longer through these links. Check the NOCoE calendar for details.
