Course Number: C606 - Online
Course Title: The Environmental Process
Course Level: Advanced
IRWA Credit Units: 8 QEU / CEU*
*QEU (qualifying education units) and CEU (continuing education units)
Prerequisites: IRWA Course 600 "Environmental Awareness", or equivalent
Price: $265 USD for members / $330 USD for non-members
Course Description
This course familiarizes participants with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other important legislation which guides the project development process, as well as the various agencies and stakeholders involved. Participants are also introduced to the right of way professional’s role in each phase of the project development process and the responsibilities for which he or she will be held accountable when seeing a project through to completion. For purposes of this course, right of way acquisition and management is defined broadly to include acquisition and management of real property, typically for construction projects (linear and non-linear), but also for other purposes such as environmental mitigation.
Credentialing
- New SR/WA: An advanced elective course that can be applied towards the SR/WA designation.
Overview of project development and environmental process
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Other environmental legislation
Comprehensive environmental permit strategies
Review and introduction to case study exercises
Project conceptualization
Constraints analysis and siting
Project planning and preliminary design
Project decision, detailed design and right of way acquisition
Construction
Operations and maintenance
Course Tuition includes
Participant Manual (in PDF format; available for download)
Who should take this course
This course is intended for any private, public, or regulatory agency staff member, consultant, or decision maker who is involved in right of way acquisition and management.
Anytime you purchase an online class at IRWA University, you have one year from the date of purchase to complete your class. After that time, the class will no longer be accessible. Your progress is saved, however, it is highly recommended that you finish the class as soon as possible from the date of purchase to ensure high retention and application rate of knowledge and skills learned.
All participants will receive a total of 2 attempts to pass the exam with a score of a 75% or better. If a passing grade is not achieved by the second attempt, the participant must re-purchase the class if he or she wishes to take the exam a third time. Please note, IRWA online classes are not approved for State QE or CE credit.