Testimonials
“We are now better equipped with the knowledge and wisdom in developing the AMP for every asset class within the organisation. Once developed, the AMP will be used as a basis or talking point across the organisation for future budgetary needs/allocation and in the effective and efficient operation/maintenance, capital upgrade or disposal of our critical asset portfolio. It’s been a good start and learning curve and will lead us to a very good outcome for the organisation at the end.”
Alim Razi | Senior Asset Officer, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
“I found this course very well delivered. I know my weak points and money is one of them. I am an operations guy. I wanted to use Method 1 but our AM plan was not making any sense. It was not clear so I broke roads down into blocks and that will make it easier for me to update, follow and understand. We are going to continue to develop this plan once we have our software in place. Thanks again for all the support during this course”
Wayne Maclean C.D. | Public Works Manager, Town of Thorsby
“AM planning certificate is very useful in imagination of true picture for long term Asset Management.”
Stuart Grallelis | Engineering Technical Officer - Asset Management, Strategic Asset Management City Of Mandurah
“Thank you to yourself and the other facilitators for providing an engaging and interesting course. I have taken a lot from it and will endeavour to apply the many learnings throughout my engineering career.”
Stuart Grallelis | Structural Engineer, Dileigh Consulting Engineers
“I am so glad to have done this program and taken our current and actual AMP through this experience and work. It will benefit not only our Cardinia Shire, but more importantly our community.”
Walter Carmignani | Manager, Buildings and Facilities, Cardinia Shire Council
“I enjoyed the course as it was structured and presented very well. I am looking forward in the new direction my career will be developing in now.”
Luhann van Zyl | Western Regional Manager, Assets, Mubescko Africa
“The course has been fantastically run and all the resources provided are great. I could find everything I needed easily and although I didn’t need to ask any questions in the discussion area, the speed at which helpful responses came in to those asking questions was fantastic. I believe this is the best online delivered course I have completed so far. I’m sure more City of Swan staff will be completing this course in the future."
Finn Macleod | Construction and Maintenance Engineer, City of Swan
“I just wanted to thank everyone who took part in this Professional Certificate course – and especially the facilitators – for making such a wide-ranging subject a little bit more manageable! I've really appreciated the content and the feedback throughout the module sessions. I'm not sure I've ever completed a course with so much relevant information for what I'm directly working on. It was great that the Assignment 2 now fits in as part of Central Otago's evidence base for footpaths works programmes and investment. What we've covered (and what I've learned) will go into improvement of all the AMPs across our organisation.”
Andy Bartlett | Asset Engineer, Central Otago District Council
"Thank you and the team for your feedback and guidance throughout the course. The course is well structured and informative.”
Troy McGrath | Asset Engineer, Maitland City Council
“Capacity building in municipal asset management is a national priority. CPWA has been working with IPWEA to bring its’ 20 years of experience in sustainable asset management to the municipal and public works infrastructure sectors in Canada.”
Andrew Stevenson | CPWA President
"The instructors are excellent, and the concepts well covered. The hands-on aspect is good; working with the data and having to submit the asset management plan, having to supply answers to questions, I think that's a great way to make sure people get the concepts”.
John McHugh | Santa Clara Valley Water District, California, USA
“The introductory three-day NAMS workshops create the foundation well-suited to all practitioners. However, the Professional Certificate provides further skills at the leadership level which builds on that foundation.”
David Love | City of Courtenay
“The course is well suited to the Canadian environment because it aligns with ISO 55001 standards and the asset management principles taught are universal. Participants will learn valuable asset management skills in a real-life situation."
Troy Sykes | City of Calgary, Canada
"I really enjoyed this course. In my job role I don't typically write AM plans, but I provide the data and the analysis around the data. I found this course very useful to understand what the Asset Officers are talking about with their plans and how I can best assist them in the future. I was given the opportunity to create an AM plan that will actually be used at our Council and I'm really pleased with how much I've learnt and how much more I can contribute to my Council now that I've completed the course. I would highly recommend this course".
Alyssa Todd | Asset Information Officer, City of Charles Sturt, Australia
"The instructors are excellent, and the concepts well covered. The hands-on aspect is good; working with the data and having to submit the asset management plan, having to supply answers to questions, I think that's a great way to make sure people get the concepts”.
John McHugh | Santa Clara Valley Water District, California, USA
"Everything was so well packaged.. so well organised.. what you need for the module you have in the resources"..."I have to congratulate you on a very well prepared and run course in a most efficient manner (web base) and I hope you would expand the web base to future conferences with the same level of interaction".
Hendrik Roux | Manager Roads and Drainage Services, Bundaberg Regional Council, Australia
“Being online, the Professional Certificate allowed me to maximize my time and effort without compromising my schedule. As an international course, it opened a wider lens to the ideas and options that can be pursued. I truly appreciated that the course supported a multidisciplinary approach.”
Lisa Vass, CFO | Town of Golden, British Columbia, Canada
“Having this "on line" training provided an opportunity to provide so much more clarity to preparing a 'concise' Asset Management Plan for my municipality. The NAMS trainers provided ongoing support which was invaluable, particularly for a small community like ours. I would highly recommend this NAMS course to anyone working in the municipal field.”
Sandra MacArthur | Former CAO | Town of Osler, Saskatchewan, Canada
"The Chat area. Great to see other people's questions which helped to answer some of my own questions. I also liked the ability to watch the videos again. I found that I was going back to these when completing my AM Plan for clarification".
Terri Brown | Engineering Support Officer - Assets, Nambucca Shire Council, Australia
"Having access to the chat facility during each live event was excellent. The ability to ask questions and have them answered and discussed enhanced the learning experience".
Gary Arnold | General Manager, Kingborough Council, Australia
“The introductory three-day NAMS workshops create the foundation well-suited to all practitioners. However, the Professional Certificate provides further skills at the leadership level which builds on that foundation.”
David Love | City of Courtenay, Canada
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