Twenty-four courses and more than 320 hours of training will be offered during the Infrastructure and Safety Summit on May 20-24 in San Antonio. Courses range from 4 hours to 31 hours in length, and will be conducted by subject-matter experts from TEEXÂ’s Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute. Reduced tuition fees range from $0 to $100 per class.
Tarleton State University is the latest institution of higher education to grant college credit for the TEEX Certified Safety and Health Official™ (CSHO) program. Under a new agreement, Tarleton State will provide up to 36 hours of college credit toward a Bachelor’s of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) in Manufacturing and Industrial Management for those who earn the CSHO.
Forty-six fire academy students will graduate today and join the ranks of professional firefighters around the world. During the 12-week training program conducted by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), these recruits received both classroom and hands-on training in every aspect of basic firefighting at the Brayton Fire Training Field.
Students who train with the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) and are interested in applying their technical training toward a degree in higher education have a new opportunity through Bethel University in Tennessee. The Bethel University College of Public Service has agreed to provide TEEX students up to 47 hours of elective college credit toward the 128 hours required to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree, which can be completed online.
Though it might be mistaken for a movie set for the latest disaster flick, the Amtrak train at Disaster City® is a purposely staged “derailment” that serves as a training ground for passenger rail search and rescue. Sixteen responders recently spent a week on and around the seven-car passenger train derailment, learning and practicing the skills they would need to rescue victims of a passenger or commuter train incident.
The TEEX Spring Fire Training School set a new attendance record last week as it celebrated its 25th anniversary. The annual school drew 410 firefighters and emergency responders to the Brayton Fire Training Field in College Station for a week of specialized training.
Learn the steps to boosting economic development in your community at the upcoming Basic Economic Development Course in Frisco, TX. The four-day course will be held June 4-7, 2013, and is accredited by the International Economic Development Council.
The Minnesota HazMat Response Team has selected the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) to conduct hazardous materials training for 50 responders. They responders will attend a 50-hour course leading to certification at the NFPA 472 Hazardous Materials Transportation Specialist level.
TEEX Infrastructure and Safety Institute is offering no-cost compliance training on the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) at locations across the country through a $3 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The training is targeting small drinking water systems that serve communities with a population of less than 10,000.
New Jersey Transit is partnering with the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) for preparedness and emergency response training, exercises, and on-site exercise planning support.
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