

PROFESSIONAL
Development.
Our training courses and workshops are designed to provide opportunities to continue your professional development and support the growth and advancement of your career.
Courses are available to everyone
We welcome training requests
Our courses can be arranged privately and delivered directly to your council or organisation


Spray Seal Construction and Failure Review
Reduce the risk of failures, maximise your value for money and minimise liability by constructing and designing a sprayed seal which will suit the traffic, pavement and environmental conditions using a rational, reliable, proven approach.
This course focuses on when and where sprayed treatments can be used by introducing participants to the strengths and weaknesses of the various types of sprayed treatments commonly used including the types of surface defects that may be corrected. It will also cover how to bitumen sprayer works and limitations and also covers a number of different failures and their causes

Bridge Inspection Level 1 & 2
In order to facilitate access on our transport network, we often construct structures to support the transport functionality. These assets may be bridges, major culverts, tunnels, retaining walls or large sign structures. These assets typically have a layer of complexity and longevity which requires additional expertise and process to ensure they are effectively managed. The capture of relevant data for management is typically performed via inspections.
The three day workshop, focusing primarily on bridges and major culverts, provides the participants to the opportunity to learn how to conduct inspections in accordance with best practice. The course will cover the processes associate with the two major inspection types, Level 1 and 2.

Roads Pavements Visual Condition Assessment and Asset Management | Townsville
A key task of the roads manager is to ensure the ongoing integrity of road pavement assets by undertaking appropriate condition assessments at regular intervals. These assessments are used to identify emerging or progressed defects that may affect the safety risk or asset integrity risk of road pavements across the network. Understanding what causes road pavement defects and how to diagnose them is a crucial skill set of the road asset manager to ensure the safe, appropriate, and optimised management of road pavements.
This one-day program is designed to provide the attendee with a solid grounding in the fundamentals of the causes of road pavement defects, how to assess them, and how to utilise the results. The course is built around the methodologies presented in IPWEA Road Practice Note 9 and its Addendums. It combines methodologies, practical examples and exercises for attendees.

Roads Pavements Visual Condition Assessment and Asset Management
A key task of the roads manager is to ensure the ongoing integrity of road pavement assets by undertaking appropriate condition assessments at regular intervals. These assessments are used to identify emerging or progressed defects that may affect the safety risk or asset integrity risk of road pavements across the network. Understanding what causes road pavement defects and how to diagnose them is a crucial skill set of the road asset manager to ensure the safe, appropriate, and optimised management of road pavements.
This one-day program is designed to provide the attendee with a solid grounding in the fundamentals of the causes of road pavement defects, how to assess them, and how to utilise the results. The course is built around the methodologies presented in IPWEA Road Practice Note 9 and its Addendums. It combines methodologies, practical examples and exercises for attendees.

Drainage for Road Design | Cairns
Drainage systems are an important and integral consideration in the planning and design of road infrastructure.
There are a variety of aspects that must be considered to provide an appropriate and economical drainage system on all road projects, irrespective of location, size, cost or complexity.
This two-day workshop on drainage based on the Austroads Guide to Road Design Parts 5, 5a & 5b. These guides will provide designers with information to appropriately manage stormwater run-off through the design of efficient and effective road drainage systems.

Asphalt Construction and Failure Review
Asphalt pavements are a pavement and surfacing alternative for the changing environments and increasing demands on the road pavement. These increasing demands requires all aspects of the asphalt construction to be addressed to ensure the expected design life is achieved.
There are a number of factors that impact the life of the asphalt, including the choice of treatment, quality of materials, operational aspects of construction, as well as traffic number, types of vehicle movements and vehicle types.
Acknowledging the importance of asphalt surfacing’s for the Australian road network, IPWEA-QNT in conjunction with a practical expert in the area of asphalt construction and failure review, is offering a one-day workshop to provide support for the practitioners and decision makers for the application of pavement construction and review of failed treatments.

Unsealed Roads – Network Asset Management Overview
An overview of key management issues that will increase your knowledge and understanding in the unsealed road network asset management area.
The 0.5-day Online Unsealed Roads – Network Asset Management Overview, provides attendees with information of key issues often asked by road owners and managers. Whilst some of the content is based on ARRB’s 2020 Unsealed Roads - Best Practice Guide, and Austroads’ Guide to Pavement Technology Part 6 – Unsealed Pavements, 2009; practical knowledge and real-life examples from road authorities are provided.
IPWEA-QNT is offering a one-day workshop to provide support for road authorities and private industry.
