ASCP News
R93 Diamond Grinding specifica RMS Specification R93 Diamond Grinding now available
RMS - change from RTA Advice on change in name from RTA to RMS
Important Training News ASCP to provide Grey Card; Concrete Road Paving Skills UOC for final review
UTS Engineering Internships UTS Engineering Internships offer employer benefits
CPTC Road Map Concrete Pavement Technology Centre Road Map
New RTA Standard Drawings New RTA Standard Drawings now available on RTA web site
RTA Training Video RTA Training video available for purchase
Agreement with ISCP Memorandum of Understanding signed with ISCP

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R93 Diamond Grinding specifica  

See lower centre of Home page or go to Resources tab.

RMS - change from RTA  

The old 'RTA' is now called 'RMS' - Roads and Maritime Services.
Presently, the link to the technical information remains the same as - http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/publicationsstatisticsforms/index.html

Also attached here is a press release announcing the creation of RMS and the new CEO Peter Duncan.
~/Documents/Chief executive of RMS 14-10-11.docx

Important Training News  

Grey Card Training
ASCP has entered into an agreement with RTA for ASCP to provide Grey Card training courses.  Enquiries and requests for training should be made to the Executive Director, ASCP.

Draft Concrete Road Paving Units
These draft units of competency are now available for industry/public comment through the Skills DMC web site.  The link to the relevant web page is http://www.skillsdmc.com.au/Training%20Packages/Issues%20Register.aspx .  Just scorll down the page a bit to find all 13units.
ASCP has been interacting with Skills DMC on this matter for quite some time and is pleased to see the final draft units open for review.  This is an important aspect of training for our industry, so review and comment by our members is encouraged.
Once these units are finalised, they will be come part of the RII31409 Certificate III in Road Construction and Maintenance qualification.

UTS Engineering Internships  

UTS:Engineering has a distinctive five-year engineering program which prepares students for professional practice. All Bachelor of Engineering students with Diploma in Engineering Practice must integrate two six-month periods of paid engineering internships in an engineering setting into their degree.

What is an Internship? The UTS:Engineering Internship program involves Industry-Based Learning segments for engineering undergraduate students. This enables students to engage in experiential learning during paid employment for two six-month periods during their degree. This ensures our graduates are in very high demand with employers

How to Employ an Intern http://www.feit.uts.edu.au/industry/internships/engineering.html

~/Documents/UTS Internship_Brochure 2010.pdf
CPTC Road Map  

Now available E-News letter.  See link below or on our 'Links' tab.

http://www.cproadmap.org/index.cfm

New RTA Standard Drawings  

The new drawings are for : PCP, CRCP & JRCP.
The link below will take you right there.
 http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/doingbusinesswithus/designdocuments/concrete_pavement.html 

RTA Training Video  

The DVD contains three discrete videos, each of about 12 mins, and which cover:

- Paving & finishing

- Making & delivering concrete

- Compaction

Click the link below to view he video cover page, and RTA contact details

~/Documents/RTA Training video cover.pdf
Agreement with ISCP  

ASCP and ISCP have entered into a cooperative agreement with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on 17 August 2009.

Jim Grove, Director of ISCP and Mark Hoskins, President of ASCP signed the agreement in Sydney at a recent ASCP forum.

Jim Grove was visiting Australia and made several presentations on concrete pavements at the Forum.

To see the presentations from the Forum, go to the Resources page. To view the Memorandum of Understanding, click on the link opposite.

~/Documents/Memorandum of Understanding 090817.pdf
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