Training Modules

 

Topics and Learning Objectives

Module 1 Construction Documents and Contracts In-person training

This training session introduces participants to various contract documents, contracts, the roles and responsibilities of the parties involved, and their impact on the construction process.

Learners will: 

  1. Associate planning of project delivery system 

  2. Identify various methods of contract bidding and negotiating including bonds and dispute resolution methods 

  3. Explain the meaning of contract and specification terms and phrases

  4. Identify various types of construction contracts, documents, and forms

  5. Compare and contrast contractor, sub-contractor, and supplier obligations under different contracts

Module 2 Construction Plan Reading In-person training

This training session introduces participants to basic construction plan reading skills, including floor plans, elevation plans, mechanical plans, electrical plans, structural plans, etc.

Learners will: 

  1. Interpret information depicted on drawings and specifications

  2. Identify work items from drawings and specifications according to a standard bid breakdown

  3. Detect basic design standards

  4. Practice manual quantity take-offs within accepted levels of accuracy for sample projects

  5. Estimate waste factors for materials, using standards on sample projects