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... 107 APPENDIX D – CONSULTANT SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE Dear Participant: The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) is supporting a research project to prepare guidance on the education, training, certification, recruitment, retention, and career development for construction inspectors on transportation infrastructure construction projects.
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... 108 CONSENT QUESTION I consent to participate in this survey ☐ Yes ☐ No (If checked, please discontinue completing survey) DEFINITIONS The following definitions are provided for some of the key terms used in the questionnaire.
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... 109 Quality Measure: Any one of several mathematical tools that are used to quantify the degree to which a product or service conforms with a given requirement. Skill Statements: The proficient manual, verbal, or mental manipulation of data or things.
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... 110 ☐ More than 20 years B
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... 111 Professional registrations or certifications: Able to obtain the required registrations and certifications ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ 7. Based on the transportation agencies that your firm works with, indicate how important (from 0 = Not Important to 100 = Extremely Important)
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... 112 Knowledge of the project development process ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Risk identification and analysis skills ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ 9. Based on your experience, please rate the level of importance associated with each type of competencies your firm expects from an entry-level, intermediate-level, and advanced-level construction inspection employees using the following scale: 1 = Not Important 2= Slightly Important 3 = Moderately Important 4 = Very Important 5 = Extremely Important Entry-level (< 2 years)
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... 113 Frequency Not Sure Frequency of administering in-person construction inspection training % ☐ What percentage of in-person training is offered as Just-in-Time/As needed?
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... 114 ☐ No ☐ Not sure 17. Does your firm make any accommodations of its training processes to account for different learning disabilities (e.g., ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia)
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... 115 AASHTO's Transportation Curriculum Coordination Council (TC3) ☐ ☐ American Concrete Institute (ACI)
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... 116 23. Approximately, how does the construction inspector retention rate compare to other employment categories (e.g., engineer)
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... 117 ☐ Relocation assistance ☐ Work schedule flexibility ☐ Leave/time off flexibility ☐ Bonus for recruiting other employees ☐ Other, please specify ___________________________ 27. Does your firm have a guidance or policy for equity, diversity, and inclusion that applies to hiring construction inspectors?

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