Online Courses (Self Directed)

About the Course

This course has been designed to help managers administer projects from start to finish.

This course will provide managers with the tools to help them:

• Develop Business Cases
• Develop Scope of Projects
• Manage Project Procurement
• Manage Project Risk
• Manage Change Process

Course Details:

Gold Seal Credits: 3

Number of Lessons: 9

Hours of Self-Paced Instruction: 5

Minimum Mark Required: 75%

Please note, as with all courses, members will be invoiced and sent their PINs, non-members will be contacted for payment before being sent their PIN.

About the Course:

This course has been designed to help improve written, oral and negotiating skills within the construction industry.

• This course will provide managers with the tools to help them:
• Define a conflict
• Identify the stages of conflict
• Understand the importance of communication
• Use assertiveness techniques to get their point across
• Deal with difficult people more effectively
• Recognize the criteria for an effective negotiator
• Understand how power can be used/abused in negotiation
• Identify when to close negotiations

Course Details:

Gold Seal Credits: 2

Number of Lessons: 5

Hours of Self-Paced Instruction: 5

Minimum Mark Required: 75%

Please note, as with all courses, members will be invoiced and sent their PINs, non-members will be contacted for payment before being sent their PIN.

About the Course

This training program will provide you with the knowledge and skills to visualize the scope and magnitude of a construction project and produce reliable estimates. This is accomplished by reviewing drawings through various phases of a project with the aim of determining the quantity and type of materials required for the project. 

After completing this course, you will: 

•Have a good understanding of estimating practices 

•Know site-specific conditions and regulatory requirements

• Know how to handle the purchasing and logistics associated with materials on the job 

• Know how to manage materials on site 

• Organize cost data in a clear and logical manner 

• Have the ability to keep historical information related to costs (including those associated with labour, material, overhead, equipment and availability of required items) 

• Know how and when to update historical information related to costs 

• Assemble bids and meet bid closure deadlines 

• Provide on-site solutions to work-related problems in relation to equipment and material placement 

Gold Seal Points: 2

Hours of Self-Paced Instruction: 4

Minimum Mark Required: 75%

Please note, as with all courses, members will be invoiced and sent their PINs, non-members will be contacted for payment before being sent their PIN.

About the Course

This course is intended to equip you to be successful and participate in creating a respectful and inclusive workplace. This course looks at how a respectful and inclusive workplace can benefit everyone by eliminating discrimination and harassment, and how everyone can create respect through inclusive communication, teamwork, and mentorship. This course uses interactive elements, scenarios, videos, and quizzes to reinforce the learning.

By the end of this course you will:

• Understand industry expectations for respectful and inclusive workplaces • Know how to lead by example to help create a respectful and inclusive workplace.

• Know how to communicate more effectively with team members of different genders, backgrounds and circumstances.

• Know how to include the perspectives of team members of different genders, backgrounds and circumstances into decision-making and problem-solving.

• Work more effectively in mentorship relationships with team members of different genders, backgrounds and circumstances to transfer trade and workplace knowledge to the next generation.

Gold Seal Points: 1

Hours of Self-Paced Instruction: 3

Minimum Mark Required: 100%

Please note, as with all courses, members will be invoiced and sent their PINs, non-members will be contacted for payment before being sent their PIN.

About the Course

Strong supervision skills are key to any construction project. This comprehensive online training program offers the critical basic skills and concepts needed to supervise a crew in the residential, institutional, commercial, industrial, and civil construction sectors. The Course uses activities, and quizzes to reinforce the learning.

This course will provide you with the tools to help you:

• Build your supervisory skills
• Lead a work crew
• Communicate effectively
• Understand the supervisor’s role in safety and due diligence
• Develop and motivate teams
• Address performance issues

Course Details:

Gold Seal Points: 5

Number of Modules: 9

Hours of Self-Paced Instruction: 14

Minimum Mark Required: 100%

Please note, as with all courses, members will be invoiced and sent their PINs, non-members will be contacted for payment before being sent their PIN.

About the Course

This course is designed to teach and familiarize owners, managers, supervisors and project managers with construction contracts and contract law; liabilities and responsibilities of all parties to a Contract, compiling and submitting proper extras and claims, and ways and means for leaders to avoid conflict with contracts, owners, trades, and labour.

This course will provide managers with the tools to help them:

• Understand construction contracts.
• Recognize the different construction roles.
• Write contracts.
• Identify simple errors in construction contracts.
• Understand the claim process.
• Learn to solve construction disputes effectively.

Course Details

Gold Seal Points: 2

Number of Lessons: 11

Hours of Self-Paced Instruction: 7

Minimum Mark Required: 75%

Please note, as with all courses, members will be invoiced and sent their PINs, non-members will be contacted for payment before being sent their PIN.