AUMA’s asset management training program accepting applicants

AUMA, in collaboration with Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) and Infrastructure Asset Management Alberta (IAMA), have received funding under the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP) to develop and deliver group learning cohorts in which participants will work together to build their asset management capacity.

This round of programming will build on cohorts delivered successfully in 2019 by delivering three additional cohorts, with participation of 10 to 15 municipalities in each cohort.

The cohort will provide participants an opportunity to learn about the basics of asset management. Topics will include how to implement asset management processes into municipal operations and decision-making, and develop, at minimum, an asset management policy, strategy and internal asset management team.

Although the cohorts are targeted towards municipalities with limited or no asset management progress, all municipalities are welcome to apply. Participants will be selected in part based on their current level of asset management practice and their willingness to commit to participation in the cohort for the duration of the project.

There is no fee to participate in the cohort, although participating municipalities will be responsible for related travel costs. Cohorts will be organized on a regional basis to minimize travel requirements.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start-time of the cohorts have not been confirmed. Cohorts will run for between four and six months, and require municipal participants to attend three in-person workshops, as well as participate in several conference calls and one-on-one phone calls.

For more details, please contact Clint Neufeld, Policy Analyst at cneufeld [at] auma.ca (cneufeld[at]auma[dot]ca)