ABAG Training Center

ABAG, Inc.

Technical training for the next century

Serving public and private sector needs

ABAG, Inc. was created by the Association of Bay Area Governments to lessen the burdens of government and improve government efficiency by educating government officials, employees and the public on government regulations and programs, and by improving intergovernmental communication and citizen access, through informational publications, training, conferences, expositions, computer networks, and telecommunications.

Meeting the needs of a rapidly changing region is the key to success in the 1990's. Bay Area industries and governments alike are facing a new era of high technology applications to meet new environmental standards, and the need to manage demographic information and remain competitive in a world market. The burden on supervisors, managers and workers is increasingly challenging.

The ABAG Training Center was formed to help meet this challenge, by providing continuing technical education. As the technical skill level requirements of government and private sector employees converge the ABAG Training Center is there to provide the education.

ABAG, Inc. caters to the needs of the working professional, emphasizing practical application and providing hands-on training programs that give you and your staff the skills needed to get the job done efficiently and competitively.

Technical Training classes have long been a cornerstone of the Training Center. ABAG, Inc. offers classes and continuing education units unavailable anywhere else. Our programs are targeted for engineers, attorneys, contractors, environmental specialists, planners and technical managers. They are specifically designed to update skill levels with new developments, requirements and techniques in their respective fields.

The ABAG Training Center is at the forefront of a number of important fields:

Hazardous materials management

Energy

Earthquake preparedness

Regulatory updates

Environmental management

Demographic information and analysis

Erosion control

Regulatory compliance review

Online distance learning

Government technology

Hazmat School is a new program of the ABAG Training Center. The ABAG Training Center has been providing hazardous materials training since 1984, starting with our first HAZMACON Exposition. Hazmat School was created in 1999 to provide online hazardous waste and hazardous materials training to fully comply with OSHA requirements. Classes include hazardous waste operations and general hazardous materials training. Hazmat School provides new training opportunities for busy, time-constrained professionals.

The ABAG Training Center is an affiliate member of the International Association for Continuing Education and Training; continuing education units (CEUs) are awarded for successful completion of our training programs. ABAG is also a certified provider for Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) of the State Bar of California.

We are committed to:

Providing the best value for your money

The highest quality learning experiences

Being responsive to business and government needs

Offering practical professional training to increase technical applications

Courses are taught by recognized experts. Instructors are selected due to their practical knowledge and teaching ability.

Let us design a class or series for your staff! Call Terry Bursztynsky, ABAG Training Director, at 510/ 464-7951 for suggestions on how the ABAG Training Center can help you. For information about current class offerings call Sharon Kendrick, Training Coordinator, at 510/464-7964.