OGRA and the Infrastructure

Enhanced CMM

CertificationOctober 31, 2014

OMMI Annual General Meeting, Toronto

• Established in 1894• Education Program

started in 1901

OGRA Facts

To represent the infrastructure interests of municipalities through advocacy, consultation, training and the delivery of identified services.

Five main business objectives: Advocate for sustainable funding for infrastructure. Advocate the collective interests of our members

through policy analysis, legislative review and consultation.

Provide education and training services. Promote leadership in asset management. Develop and delivery of services that

meet the needs of our members.

Mandate

OGRA represents 425 of the 444 municipalities in Ontario

20 First Nations 223 Corporate Members

Who OGRA Represents

Primary Spheres of Activity• Policy & Advocacy• Member & Technical Services• Education & Training

Merged with ROMA’s conference in 2000One of the largest municipal conferences in CanadaOver 1500 delegates, 99 exhibitors and 20 sponsors (2300+ attendees)Attended by Provincial and Federal politicians

Over 300 delegations

OGRA/ROMA Combined Conference

More courses than any other municipal association in Canada

2700 trainees in 2013 220 days of training in 2013

60+ core courses offered annually

Education Program

Highlights

Public Works employees at all levels---- From frontline equipment operators and snow

plow operators to technicians, technologists, and engineers.

From forepersons and supervisors to middle and senior managers.

Target Audience

• Majority of courses taught by volunteers from municipalities, consultants, contractors

• We cover expenses and give education credits for each full day of instruction1 education credit = 1 day’s registration fee for most

of our courses (1 year time limit)

Our Instructors

• Guelph Road School• Municipal Infrastructure Training (an MEA program)

• Snow School & Winter Maintenance Training• Technology Transfer Workshops (1 & 2 day events)

• Leadership, Supervision & Administration• Trenchless Technology• Academy for Municipal Asset

Management

Education Programs

• Public Works and Transportation is a HUGE occupational groupingo Can cover everything from water and wastewater operators to road

design technologists to winter maintenance patrollers. And there are

very few common denominators within their career paths.• After much discussion, we settled on 2 categories for the new Infrastructure Enhanced

Certification:

Specialist and Professional

Enhanced Certification

Thank You

www.ogra.org