LTAP Courses
Asphalt Road and Street Maintenance
This course brings Kansas road and street crews information on maintaining Kansas low-volume paved roads and asphalt-treated wearing surfaces.
Asset Management and Cost Accounting
Improve skills in developing project budgetary and tracking expenditures
Bridge 101
The objective of this training is to provide the participant with the tools to improve their knowledge of bridge types, basic terminology, bridge components, and bridge inspections.
Bridge Maintenance
How to spot and fix common bridge problems
Budgeting and Finance
This course defines the role of the county commission as financial policymakers and related roles of citizens, other elected officials, and staff.
City Government 101
This workshop offers front-line employees a practical primer on county/city government to enhance understanding of what influences and shapes their day-to-day jobs.
Communication Skills for Effective Supervision
This course covers communication basics, things to avoid, best practices, and how to communicate during difficult conversations.
Concrete Road and Street Maintenance
This course presents the practices of designing, constructing, and rehabilitating concrete pavements
Conflict Resolution
STOP Method | Personality Types | Shift T Empathy Exercise | Four D's of Disconnect | BATNA | Four Step Process
County Government 101
This workshop offers front-line employees a practical primer on county/city government to enhance understanding of what influences and shapes their day-to-day jobs.
Culvert Inspections
Discuss the importance of culvert inspections
Culvert Management
The objective is to enable participants to plan a good culvert replacement project that enhances roadway safety that is also good for the environment.
Culverts and Drainage
Information will be provided on the types of culvert products available, including the pros and cons of the various products, and proper installation techniques.
Effective Community and Media Communication
Effective community and media communication can rally support, calm a nervous public, provide much-needed information, encourage cooperative behaviors, and help save lives.
Effective Management of Intergovernmental Relations
This course will focus on the intergovernmental relations found among them and the myriad issues that accompany the day-to-day operations that affect the overall efficiency of our system.
Foundations in Customer Service
Application and refinement of basic communication skills to typical customer service situations.
Fundamentals of Leadership
In this course, participants will examine concepts of leadership development, enhance awareness of leadership strengths and limitations, and identify sources of influence and authority
Fundamentals of Supervision
Examine the roles, responsibilities, and tasks of the supervisor's job
Gravel Road and Street Maintenance
Provide basic information on engineering matters | Discuss best maintenance practices
Guardrail Maintenance and Repair
This workshop will look at design principles but is not intended to provide participants with the knowledge to design or evaluate the need for guardrail.
Legal Aspects of Management
This workshop will help supervisors navigate the most current legal provisions associated with the public sector workplace and translate them into plain-English guidelines.
Legal, Permitting, and Regulatory Processes
Understand the necessity of regulatory permits & identify which regulatory permits are required for your projects.
Making Safer Roads
This class will cover the basics of utilizing crash data to make safer roads and improve intersections.
Managing Employee Performance
This course will provide information on how to increase motivation and employee engagement, types of training methods, how to set clear goals and expectations, and how to provide formal and informal feedback.
MUTCD for Technicians
This one-day course provides an introductory overview of the MUTCD, with emphasis on MUTCD applications related to work zones (temporary signing).
Overview of Human Resource Management
This course is designed to give you an overview of the key elements of human resource management
Overview of Engineering Functions in Public Works
Review relevant statutes and discuss liability issues. | Consider procedures and penalties.
Problem Solving for Effective Supervision
Supervisors will learn skills to tackle the tough problems that present themselves in a dynamic workplace.
Project Planning and Management
This workshop will provide information on project planning and management processes
Providing Employee Safety
This workshop focuses on affirmative measures that can be implemented by a supervisor to prevent and if necessary, respond to workplace accidents and injury.
Public Works I and II
Emergency management | Job costing | Public works budgeting
Risk and Liability Issues
This workshop will provide crew members and supervisors with a basic understanding of tort liability and risk management
Snow and Ice Control
Discuss how to get the most out of snow removal equipment
Supervisor's Role in Enhancing Cooperative Work Relationships
Examine interpersonal behaviors that can detract from or contribute to cooperative relationships
Welding
Welding Basics | MIG | Thermal Lance
Workplace Jobsite and Equipment Safety
This workshop will provide comprehensive instruction in the workplace, job site, and equipment safety on topics specific to Kansas road, bridge, and highway staff.