Need to improve your operational performance? Do you have long-term employees getting ready to retire? Are your procedures and documents out of date or n-existent? The APWA Self-Assessment and Accreditation may be just what your agency needs to develop a culture of continuous improvement, improve operational performance, build strong teams and develop your staff, plan for succession and retain that institutional kwledge, decrease risk and build credibility and trust with your elected officials, organization management, and citizens of your communities. This is a great opportunity to learn about the APWA Accreditation Program and hear directly from directors and accreditation managers of accredited agencies nationwide. Hear their first-hand discussion of why their agency decided to become accredited and how they embarked on their self-assessment process and ultimately achieved accreditation. Learn some of the tips from those who have worked through the self-assessment. Get an overall view of the benefits they recognized from participating in and achieving accreditation. If you have ever thought of trying the self-assessment and becoming accredited at your public works agency, this is a great opportunity to learn from those who have done it.
At the conclusion of this session participants will be better able to:
• Identify how to get started on the road to self-assessment and accreditation.
• Use takeaway tips and overall recommendations for agencies considering accreditation or in the process of their self-assessment.
• Define the benefits that commitment to the self-assessment and accreditation can bring to a public works agency.

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Aaron Halverson

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