Transportation Technician Academy
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North Dakota DOT offers two training sessions per year for District personnel to obtain technical training for summer and winter highway maintenance activities. The training is necessary as part of professional development for Transportation Technicians to move up in classification status. The training sessions are held in the spring and fall, and each session consists of 40 hours over five days. Training is held at Camp Grafton, a National Guard Training site, where new and existing operators receive a combination of classroom and hands-on training.
Spring Academy (usually held in early May) addresses traffic control, pavement and bridge preservation and maintenance, and pavement micro surfacing, pothole patching and crack sealing, and tractors and mowers operations.
Fall Academy (usually held in early October) addresses snow and ice control, plow and equipment operations, and truck maintenance.
Benefit and Implementation
Well-trained staff are likely to be more efficient and safe, and the training helps NDDOT staff move up in classification status.
