EKU OTI Education Center Location Information
Travel Directions to EKU Perkins Conference Center
- Take I-75 to exit #87 (Richmond/EKU Exit)
- At the end of the exit ramp, turn left (if exiting while travelling South) or turn right (if exiting while traveling North) onto the EKU By-Pass.
- Travel east along the EKU By-Pass to Kit Carson Drive.
- Kit Carson Drive is approximately 1.50 miles from the interstate and is located at traffic light #7.
- At the intersection of Kit Carson Drive and the Eastern By-Pass, you will see the EKU football stadium on your left and a fire station on your right.
- Turn right towards the fire station and go .40 miles. The Perkins Conference Center is connected to the Hummel Planetarium and will be on your right. You will park in the Perkins Conference Center lot which is general parking.
- Please do not try to locate the building using GPS as the 521 Lancaster Avenue is not a physical address.
Parking
EKU parking permits are not required for the Perkins Conference Center parking lot. Do not park across the street as those lots are ticketed.
Tobacco-Free Campus
Please note that the EKU campus is tobacco-free.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
Student Cancellations
Should you need to cancel your registration, please do so at least 10 working days before the training. After that timeframe, cancellations are subject to the full registration fee. If you do not cancel, and do not attend, you are still responsible for the registration fee. Substitutions are acceptable if prerequisites are met.
How do I cancel a registration?
You cannot cancel a registration online. To cancel a registration, you must contact Trevor George by email or call 859-622-2961.
Please include your full name and address, registration details for the course you want to cancel (i.e. course code, title, and dates) and a day time phone number or email where we can contact you.
EKU Class Cancellations/ Changes
Each class has a minimum enrollment that must be met in order for the course to be held. Classes with low enrollment will be cancelled shortly before the starting date and refunds will be issued. For reasons beyond our control, it is sometimes necessary to change instructors, course content, location, time and date. Your understanding in these circumstances will be appreciated. EKU reserves the right to cancel, delay, or reschedule all classes due to unforeseen circumstances including, but not limited to, inclement weather, mechanical breakdowns, interruptions in water and electrical service, construction, an act or regulation of government authority, strike, emergency, and safety and health concerns. If a class is canceled, every effort will be made to reschedule the class for an alternative mutually agreeable date based upon availability.
OTI Education Center Statistical Data
Student Statistics and Enrollment Data
Eastern Kentucky University’s Workforce Development and Community Engagement and OSHA enrollees are 95 percent to 100 percent employed or self-employed students. These individuals must learn new skills and competencies that are required for new and/or changing positions.
Students may take advantage of Eastern Kentucky University’s Workforce Development and Community Engagement (OSHA) courses for improved employability in an ever-changing job market. When individuals learn new skills, they feel better equipped to earn promotions, handle their current responsibilities successfully, and assist in becoming a new hire or training new hires.
In addition, Eastern Kentucky University’s OSHA Training Institute Education Center offers two certificate programs. The Public Sector Safety and Health Fundamentals in General Industry and Construction and Certified Safety and Health Specialist Certificate. These certificates are stored and tabulated in our student database. This database is updated quarterly.
OTI Education Center Course Enrollment
Student Enrollment FY 2017 – 1,747
Student Enrollment FY 2018 – 1,817
Student Enrollment FY 2019 – 1,865
Source: EKU submits to OSHA’s DTE Monthly Summary Reports. Data for this metric is pulled from the September 30 (end of FY) report
Certified Safety and Health Specialist Certificate Program
Construction Recipients – 90
General Industry Recipients – 149
Source: Certificates recipients are saved and tabulated in our student database. This database is updated quarterly.
Public Sector Safety and Health Fundamentals Certificate Program
Construction Recipients – 38
General Industry Recipients – 47
Source: Certificates recipients are saved and tabulated in our student database. This database is updated quarterly.
Correctional Safety Officer Certificate Program
Total Recipients – 370
Source: The Correctional Safety Officer Certificate Program total was generated by year and tabulated from within our student database
Active Authorized OSHA Outreach Trainers
Construction – 368
General Industry – 341
Source: Authorized Outreach Trainer data was tabulated based on the number of active trainer accounts registered with the EKU Outreach Trainer Portal.