E-Learning (Basic)

First Level Supervisor Training Program (FLST)

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.

The course then examines the supervisor’s role with respect to safety, looking at inspections, investigations and training. Human resource management comes next, including addressing personal problems and performance issues. The course introduces you to planning and scheduling, followed by productivity and quality, including problem solving for quality outcomes. The final section teaches you how to lead an effective work team by discussing concepts, motivation and team performance.

Cost: $ 400.00

Communication, Negotiation, Conflict Resolution (CNCR)

This course has been designed to help improve written and oral communication and negotiating skills within the construction industry. It 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; and Identify when to close negotiations.

Cost: $ 150.00

National Construction Safety Awareness (NCS)

You know that construction can be a dangerous industry to work in. You work with tools, equipment and vehicles that require special training and consideration, and you work in environments that call for tradespeople to be constantly aware of the potential hazards to your health and safety.

This Construction Safety Awareness course was developed by the construction industry as a national course to give you an overview and encourage a general awareness of the health and safety issues you’ll be faced with on any work site in Canada.

Cost: $ 100.00

Pipeline Construction Safety Training (PCST)

Construction safety is not to be taken lightly, and it is something that the pipeline construction industry takes very seriously. This course is intended to familiarize you, the worker, with how to recognize, assess and control hazards on the work site. It has been designed to complement other safety-related courses offered by the industry.

Cost: $ 100.00

Confined Spaces Safety Awareness (CSP)

Confined spaces can be hazardous if not approached with an understanding of how to prepare for entry, how to enter and work safely, and what to do if an incidence occurs. This course helps workers identify confined spaces, understand the hazards of working in them, and use proper entry controls.

Cost: $ 100.00

Construction Law (CL)

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,

Cost: $ 150.00

Construction Project Management (CPM)

This course has been designed to help managers administer projects from start to finish. It will provide managers with the tools to help them develop Business Cases; develop Scope of Projects; Manage Project Procurement; Manage Project Risk; and Manage Change Process. This course gives managers an overview of the project management process for the construction industry.

Cost: $ 150.00

Introduction to Construction Estimating (CE)

To ensure project success, contractors must be able to provide accurate and professional estimates of costing and materials. This introductory course conveys the importance of estimates as a key first step in any construction job, and provides an overview of basic estimating practices. Modules cover a wide range of topics and include interactive activities based on real-life field situations that help reinforce the lessons.

Cost: $ 150.00