Chapter 38: The Beehive Chapter

This one-day, 8-credit beginner course covers ethics and compliance, equipping participants with essential tools and knowledge of IRWA’s Code of Conduct to ethically serve clients and enhance quality of life through infrastructure development.

This course satisfies the requirements for the R/W-RAC (Relocation Certificate) and serves as an elective for the new RPP pathway.

This 8-credit virtual course offers IRWA members and non-members an overview of environmental issues in right of way (ROW) projects. It covers the environmental impact of ROW projects and energy sources, and discusses mitigation processes and sustainability.

This two-day, 16-credit intermediate course teaches right of way acquisition for electrical transmission projects, focusing on negotiation techniques, problem-solving, and concluding with a team challenge to apply skills in a real-world scenario.

This course presents the processes necessary to relocate a business. Participants will learn how to apply provisions of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, in conjunction with the Surface Transportation and Relocation Assistance Act of 1987, and subsequent revisions, to the relocation of non-residential entities.

This two-day, 16 credit beginner-level course covers key communication principles and negotiation types for right of way acquisitions, including strategies for effective negotiation and handling negotiation failures.

This 8-credit intermediate course for experienced practitioners covers relocation assistance for mobile home occupants, focusing on property classification, displacee categories, benefits, and related issues like zoning and replacement resources.

This intermediate, two-day, 16-credit course for those familiar with the Uniform Act focuses on managing the relocation of occupants from 12 residential properties, involving household surveys, interview sheets, and practical exercises to calculate replacement housing payments.

This 8-credit virtual course, completed in one day, covers key aspects of wind energy project development, including siting, landowner agreements, and permitting.

This 2-day, 16-credit course teaches the fundamentals of leasing, including acquisition and revenue leases, through exercises, case studies, and sample documents, while addressing complex issues related to substantial improvements by the lessee.