Summary of Training Opportunities

ACTIVITY 1: INTRODUCTORY COHORTS

• Focus on the basics of asset management and implementation.
• Intended for small urban and rural communities (population below 10,000) with little or no asset management experience.
• Focus on policy and governance and people and leadership competencies.
• Participant deliverables include:
• Draft AM policy
• Draft AM strategy
• Draft AM team terms of reference

ACTIVITY 2: ADVANCED COHORTS

• Focus on data collection, service level definition, and communicating AM concepts.
• Intended for small urban and rural communities (population below 10,000) with some asset management experience or completion of introductory cohort.
• Focus on data and information and planning and decision-making competencies.
• Participant deliverables include:
• Draft LOS template
• Draft AM communication plan

ACTIVITY 3: ELECTED OFFICIALS WORKSHOPS

• Focus on the basics of asset management from the elected official’s perspective.
• Intended for all municipal elected officials, but especially those with little or no asset management experience.
• Focus on building awareness of the value and importance of AM and its role in good decision-making.
• No specific participant deliverables.

ACTIVITY 4: GROUP LEARNING COMMUNITIES

• Focus on finding solutions to common AM gaps or barriers.
• Intended for small urban and rural communities (population below 10,000) with varying levels of AM experience.
• Focus on self-direction, including identifying themes, sharing challenges and solutions, etc.
• Goal will be for communities to become self-sufficient and exist beyond MAMP program.

ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: