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Attachment 2: NHI Terminology

· COTR: The Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative

· SME: Subject Matter Expert

· ALS: Adult Learning Specialist

· ISD: Instructional Systems Designer

· PLP: Preliminary Lesson Plan

· CEU: Continuing Education Unit

· International Association of Continuing Education and Training (IACET): Widely recognized accreditation body which has authorized NHI to award CEUs.

· Course: A training event developed by NHI in cooperation with the FHWA Program Office and selected partners

· Session: An individual occurrence of an NHI training course

· NHI Session Number: A unique number for each session provided to hosts and the main point of contact (POC) designated by the contractor via e-mail when a session is confirmed.

· NHI Session Roster: Used to record the dates, location and instructors of an NHI course session, as well as to summarize participants’ employer information, by categories.

· NHI Sign-in Sheet: Pages attached to the NHI Session Roster and used to record participant attendance, as part of the requirement to earn CEUs.

· NHI Instructor Code: A unique 4-digit identification number for each instructor.

· Participant Registration form: A scan form used to input data into CMTS to record participant attendance and awarding of CEUs.

· Course Evaluation form: A scan form used to garner feedback from participants regarding the quality of NHI course materials and effectiveness of the instructors.

· NHI Certificate of Participation: Presented to participants who attend NHI training.

· CMTS (Course Management and Tracking System): NHI’s information system used to track course, participant, instructor, customer and contract-related activities.

· www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov- The National Highway Institute web site

· Webconferencing@dot.gov- Email address for the FHWA Web Conference Coordinator

· NHIScheduler@dot.gov or 703-235-0534- The NHI Scheduler coordinates requests for instructor-led training sessions, generates session-related emails and is the contact for FHWA and Public Seats questions.

· NHIInstructorLiaison@dot.gov or 703-253-0010- The NHI Instructor Liaison manages the NHI Instructor Certification program and the NHI 420018 course, monitors instructor performance, provides instructor coaching and maintains the instructor database.

· NHIMaterials@dot.gov or 703-235-0552- The NHI Materials Manager maintains the NHI electronic library; serves as the contact on proper formats of ILT course deliverables; coordinates the shipping of ILT course materials and is the contact on any missing or incomplete shipments.