Asphalt Review - Volume 29 Number 1 (February / March 2010)

ASPHALT REVIEWThe AAPATrainingCentre –15 years on and growing strongerThe AAPA Training Centre hascommenced its fifteenth year ofindustry training.The training centre commencedoperations with a programconsisting of four courses and nowoffers 14 different courses beingpresented across Australia.These courses offer practicalindustry-based training covering allaspects of the bituminous surfacingindustry. This includes the safehandling of bitumen, sprayedsealing, asphalt surfacing andmaintenance. AAPA training alsooffers “customized” courses dealingwith specific topics and issues tomeet the industry’s needs.More than 1,200 training courseshave been presented throughoutAustralia (and Hong Kong) with over24,000 participants since November1994. Each of these courses hasbeen delivered by presenters withmany years of hands-on industrialexperience.Courses cover all aspects of ourindustry. For example; the threedayBituminous Surfacing Courseprovides a broad understanding ofall aspects of bituminous surfacingand provides a great introductionto the surfacing industry for localgovernment and other practitioners.It also provides a refresher for thosewho have been involved in theindustry for a long period. Thesecourses also have a local focus beingdelivered across Australia by localpresenters, ensuring they address42 ROADS FEBRUARY 2010/MARCH 2010