Group Online Classes

General Information


TIDRC has been authorized by the State Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) to provide the classes listed below in an online format.

Some of these Group Online classes will be restricted to participants from specific cities or counties; others will be open to local government employees statewide. If you want to arrange a class for just your city or county, please contact ockels@mac.com.

Fees:
The standard fee is indicated for each class and is paid during the registration process. For other payment arrangements, please contact ockels@mac.com.

In some cases, your fee will be $0 for a class, either because you are an
Annual Fee Payment student OR your Council of Governments has paid your fee.

The
Coastal Bend Council of Government will automatically pay your fee if you work for these counties or for a city in one of these counties: Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, and San Patricio.

Contact the Solid Waste Coordinator at your COG to see if they plan to participate in this program some time in the future.

Here is the process we'll follow (for a typical 6-hour CEU class):
[A]
Prior to class you will receive log-in instructions;
On class day:
[B] 9:00 a.m to 10:30 a.m. - Attend the Class Concentrated Overview online;
[C] 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. - Complete independent or local team research in class topic;
[D] 3:30 p.m class day to 5:00 p.m. the following day - Pass 50 question open-book examination (you can take it multiple times)
After You Pass the Test:
[E] Complete online class evaluation and attendance certification;
[F] Receive your Certificate of Completion for six (6) CEU's.

Special Note: Legal / Legislative Update Related to the Profession of Code Enforcement
The one hour CEU Legal Update Group Online class has a 20-question class to be completed by 5:00 pm the days of the class. The class will meet online from 9 am to 10 am the day of the class. Steps [E] and [F] are the same as for a 6 hour class.

Check this page frequently as new Group Online classes will be added regularly.


Click here for currently scheduled online Self-Paced classes
Legal / Legislative Update Related to the Profession of Code Enforcement

Identical Classes On:
January 7
January 21
February 4
February 18
March 4


Cost: $25
(FREE to Annual Pay Students and CBCOG County/City staff)

1 CEU's awarded

Provided by TIDRC

Process: Attend the one-hour session at 9 am; complete the short test by 5:00 that day.

Instructor: John Ockels
Registration

Pick the date you want to attend in the Registration process.
Course
Information:

Review of the legal framework for local enforcement

Class Open
Open to all employees of local governments in Texas.
Ethics of Local Environmental Enforcement

Identical Classes On:
January 12
February 9
March 2
Cost: $50
(FREE to Annual Pay Students and CBCOG County/City staff)

Provided by TIDRC

Please see the General Information section above for the process we'll follow.

Instructor: John Ockels
Registration

Pick the date you want to attend in the Registration process.
Course
Information


Class Open
Open to all employees of local governments in Texas.
Illegal Dumping Enforcement


Identical Classes On:
January 26
February 23


Cost: $50
(FREE to Annual Pay Students and CBCOG County/City staff)

Provided by TIDRC

Please see the General Information section above for the process we'll follow.

Instructor: John Ockels
Registration

Pick the date you want to attend in the Registration process.
Course
Information


Class Open
Open to all employees of local governments in Texas.
Enforcing Public Health Nuisance Laws


Identical Classes On:
January 5
February 2
Cost: $50
(FREE to Annual Pay Students and CBCOG County/City staff)

Provided by TIDRC

Please see the General Information section above for the process we'll follow.

Instructor: John Ockels
Registration

Pick the date you want to attend in the Registration process.
Course
Information


Class Open
Open to all employees of local governments in Texas.
Scrap Tire Enforcement


Identical Classes On:
January 19
February 16

Cost: $50
(FREE to Annual Pay Students and CBCOG County/City staff)

Provided by TIDRC

Please see the General Information section above for the process we'll follow.

Instructor: John Ockels
Registration

Pick the date you want to attend in the Registration process.
Course
Information


Class Open
Open to all employees of local governments in Texas.