Infrastructure Asset Management Academy For Engineers and Planners

“Infrastructure is the backbone of the U.S. economy and a necessary input to every economic output. Deteriorating infrastructure, long known to be a public safety issue, has a cascading impact on our nation’s economy, impacting business productivity, gross domestic product (GDP), employment, personal income, and international competitiveness.” ASCE, 2017. The steady decrease in financing for maintenance and preservation has created a funding gap that cannot be closed with new resources alone.

Today’s planners and engineers need accurate life cycle cost analysis to reduce cost and optimize limited resources into infrastructure projects that create the best value. Furthermore, asset owners and stakeholders need to address the impact of climate change and account for resilience while at the same time dealing with the problem of deferred maintenance. There is a growing need to prepare for a changing climate by including better information, new tools, and innovative best practices.

The Infrastructure Asset Management Academy for Engineers and Planners (IAMA) is a 6-course program taught by experts at CAIT and our industry partners that is designed to provide students with the knowledge, tools, and experience needed to make more informed decisions that can help them extend the service life, account for resiliency, and minimize the risk of their assets — and take the next step in their careers. Courses will conveniently be offered virtually, eliminating the cost and time demands of travel.

Located in the Northeast region, home to some of the oldest and most complex transportation systems in the world, Rutgers Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) understands the importance of managing the roads, bridges, pavements, and other assets that make up our vital infrastructure systems. Decades of applied research and technology transfer with our regional partners have taught us the most pressing asset management needs of today, and now we are sharing that knowledge through our new Infrastructure Asset Management Academy for Engineers and Planners program.

Whether you are a graduate student looking to enter the transportation and/or infrastructure workforce, or a current asset owner needing help moving to the next level or improving your operations, IAMA covers everything from asset management basics to specifics on bridge management, pavement management, and resiliency planning.

The academy consists of 6 courses covering the fundamentals of asset management, infrastructure resilience planning, predictive modeling and asset investment planning, and bridge, pavement, and rail management systems. In order to graduate from the academy, students must complete three core courses (Fundamentals of Asset Management Part 1, Fundamentals Part 2, and Infrastructure Resilience Planning), followed by their choice of Bridge Management Systems, Pavement Management Systems, or Track Asset Management Systems.

Upon completion of the four-course requirement, attendees will graduate the academy with a professional development certificate from Rutgers CAIT. Attendance certificates and PDH credits will be provided for individual courses indicating professional development hour credits earned for each.

For a limited time, the first course, Fundamentals of Infrastructure & Transportation Asset Management Part 1, is being offered for free. After enrolling students are encouraged to complete the entire IAMA program. Courses in the academy cost $250 for industry and $100 for public employees.

Learn more about our program courses and instructors below!