100222 - Asset Management Implementation Plan

Overview

Asset Management Implementation Plan is the third course in a series of three courses that constitute Virginia Tech's Essentials of Asset Management Certificate. This self-paced course includes description of water infrastructure asset management based on the Sustainable Infrastructure Management Learning Environment (SIMPLE) 5-core question, 10-step process. It includes approaches to perform risk analysis, gap analysis for baseline, establish future scenarios, and comprehensive asset management planning. This course also presents real world examples to develop an asset management plan (AMP) that guides risk-based decision-making.

Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to understand:

The concept of Business Risk Exposure (BRE) and the various existing techniques to calculate BRE and understand how to relate Business Risk Exposure (BRE) to management actions
The role and importance of an asset registry and will develop an understanding of techniques for condition

Location Information

This course is an asynchronous, online course administered through Canvas. Please pay special attention to emails regarding your Canvas access set-up.

If you have not received the email from Virginia Tech Guest Management Service to set up your Canvas account within 3 business days, please reach out to Siwen Yin (sy4167@vt.edu) immediately and provide your First Name, Last Name, and an alternate email address.

Agenda/Schedule

Course Modules

Module 1 -- Fundamentals of Asset Management

Module 2 -- Overview of Risk Management

Module 3 -- Understanding Existing Conditions

Module 4 -- Establish Future Scenario

Module 5 -- Develop Asset Management Plan

Module 6 -- Water Utility Examples

Module 7 -- Wastewater Utility Examples

Module 8 -- Stormwater Utility Examples

Module 9 -- Asset Management Reference Documents

Course 3 - Final Assessment -- to be completed after reviewing all the above Module Materials

Applies Towards the Following Certificates/Programs

Essentials of Asset Management Certificate Program : Asset Management Implementation Plan

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100222 - 564896

2026

Available

Asset Management Implementation Plan

Discussion

May 01, 2025 to Apr 30, 2026

23.0

Non-Member Registration Fee	$395.00
SWIM Member Registration Fee	$345.00

Test Code

2.3 CEUs

Section Notes

Course Timeline: This course is available until April 30, 2026. We recommend at least 30 days to complete the course material.

Set up your Canvas Account

This course will utilize the Canvas learning management software to house digital course materials. No paper materials will be provided for this course. If registering with a .edu or .gov email address, please provide a secondary email for Canvas log-in credential set up.

You will receive an email from “Virginia Tech Guest Management Service” with the subject “Virginia Tech Guest Account Invitation.” Use this email to create your “Virginia Tech guest account,” which you will use to log in to Canvas. Your email address will be your log-in name.

If you cannot find this email in your inbox, please try these steps:

Look in your spam folder (Click the links for: how to find spam folder in Gmail, how to find spam folder in AOL, how to find spam folder in Yahoo)
Search your email for “Virginia Tech Guest Account Invitation”
Search your email for “You have been invited to create a Virginia Tech guest account”

After creating your account, it may take 6 hours for your account to become active. You likely will not be able to log in right away.

After waiting 6 hours, go to https://profdev-lms.tlos.vt.edu/ to view your Dashboard. You should see the Asset Management Implementation Plan course. You can click into that course to proceed.

Can’t remember if you already set up your guest account?

If you can’t remember whether or not you already set up your Canvas/Virginia Tech guest account or if you can’t remember your password, try going to https://profdev-lms.tlos.vt.edu/ and logging in. You may use the “I forgot my username or password” option to recover your forgotten username/password. Your username is your full email address you signed up with in registration.

Refund and Cancellation Policy:
Refund requests must be received 14 calendar days prior to the program start date. A $30 administrative fee will be deducted from all refunds. Requests should be sent by email or by initiating a drop request through the student portal in our online registration system. Please note: refunds will not be issued for no-shows or for cancellations received on or after the program start date. In the unlikely event that this program is cancelled or postponed due to insufficient enrollments or unforeseen circumstances, the university will fully refund registration fees but cannot be held responsible for any other expenses, including cancellation or change charges assessed by airlines, hotels, travel agencies, or other organizations.

Anyone requesting special requirements for this program should contact cpeinfo@vt.edu.