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Attachment J.2: NHI Terminology

• COR: The Contracting Officer’s 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.