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• Project SuperVISION® Academy
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The Project SuperVISION® Curriculum:

Professional Construction Supervisor (PCS)

This Project SuperVISION® Course teaches the fundamental competency skill set of an effective Construction Supervisor. An overall objective is to emphasize the importance of professionalism in supervising construction projects through efficient use of knowledge and applied skills.
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Chapter Listings Include:

Our Construction Industry Professionalism and Ethics Understanding Your Company Culture and Jobsite Culture Construction Bidding and Estimating From the Specialty Contractor/Supplier Perspective Construction Planning Construction Project Scheduling Future Faces of the Construction Industry Anatomy of a Construction Lawsuit Continued Professional Growth and Success View the extended Table of Contents (.pdf) Specifics: Length: 40 hours Certification Points: 10 CEU: 4.0 Register for this Class

Total Safety Performance (TSP)

Unlike other safety programs, this course teaches the supervisor how to encourage people to take individual responsibility for safety. This course stems from the fundamental belief that all safety ultimately depends on the accountability of each individual to maintain a safe and healthy place in which to work. This course teaches the importance of managing safety and productivity equally. Participants qualify for their 30-hour OSHA certification.

Chapter Listings Include:

Introduction to Safety The Human Side of Safety A Construction Company Safety Program That Works Strategies for Success in Safety OSHA Regulations – An Overview Hazard Recognition and Safe Work Practices – Part 1: Subparts B – H Hazard Recognition and Safe Work Practices – Part 2: Subparts I - L Hazard Recognition and Safe Work Practices – Part 3: Subparts M – Z When an Accident Occurs The Future of Safety in Construction View the extended Table of Contents (.pdf) Specifics: Length: 40 hours Certification Points: 10 CEU: 4.0 Register for this Class

Effective Preplanning and Project Scheduling (EPS)

Careful planning and scheduling before and during construction make a job run smoothly and result in satisfied owners, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, construction workers, and company managers. This "how to" course teaches supervisors to better understand plans and schedules and to improve their skills by using the latest technology. Understanding computer-based planning and scheduling by actually using computers is built into this course.

This course will expose the supervisor to the need for and the process of preplanning construction projects as well as the mechanics and vocabulary of project scheduling. Project preplanning, several scheduling formats, planning for production, short interval planning, and schedule updating and revising will all be covered in depth. Upon completion of this course the supervisor understands the need for good planning and scheduling, understands the language and logic of scheduling, and is versed in many specific planning aids that can be used immediately upon returning to the jobsite.

Topics Covered:

• Why planning is the most cost-effective function of management and how to effectively apply basic planning principles to construction projects
• How to coordinate preplanning and develop a complete plan for a project
• Basic project scheduling concepts and how the logic inherent in construction activities can be expressed in a diagram, and ultimately converted to easily understood information
• How to organize and do detailed planning for multiple aspects of a job
• How to effectively use short-term planning techniques and forms
• How to update the schedule, and its legal implications

Specifics:
Length: 40 hours
Certification Points: 10
CEU: 4.0
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Cost Control and Productivity Improvement (CCP)

This course teaches the relationships between time, work completed, work-hours spent, schedule duration, equipment hours, and materials used. Production rates, productivity unit rates, work method improvements, and overall total project cost control will be explored. Upon completion of this course, the supervisor will have a solid understanding of what affects costs, and how to control those costs.

Additionally, productivity improvement offers the participants some very simple yet effective techniques to use on their projects. Materials for improving work methods and project administration will be developed using actual case studies.

Topics Covered:

• The basic activities to be accomplished in a project, and what makes it challenging
• The difference between production and productivity, and how the estimate is converted to budgets and ultimately to productivity measurements
• Differences between reporting and controlling costs
• Tools to measure and evaluate the effectiveness of work performed
• The need for detailed planning for key production items, and how to structure that planning so it is most effective
• How fixed costs such as subcontractor’s equipment, materials costs, and safety can affect overall project costs

Specifics: Length: 40 hours
Certification Points: 10
CEU: 4.0
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The Human Side of Project Success (HS)

Supervising the people side of a construction project is the most complex and sometimes the most difficult part of a supervisor's job. This course will provide a realistic learning experiences based on the human side of project success. The entire spectrum of human relations issues as they relate to construction projects will be covered. Starting with a basic overview of the traditional discussion of basic human needs and motivators, the course will cause a student to introspectively look at his or her own needs, goals, paradigms, and style of supervision.

The course will then focus on subordinates, their needs, their goals, and their paradigms. With this understanding, students will study topics including the project environment, teams and team building, communications, conflict and crisis management, laws, regulations and policies, and relationships at all levels.

Chapter Listings Include:

The "People Side" Of Construction ... An Introduction To Management Elements of Behavior Management: Personalities, Motivation and Natural Competencies Effective Communication Skills Building Project Teams Delegations Empowerment, Accountability and Recognition Dealing With Confrontation and Conflict Managing People By Utilizing Project Information Construction Labor Laws and Regulations Project Correspondence, Technology and Risk Management Your Future In Our Industry and Course Review View the extended Table of Contents (.pdf) Specifics: Length: 40 hours Certification Points: 10 CEU: 4.0 Register for this Class

Please contact Carolyn Milliron (5255) at the CAGC Charlotte Office, 704-372-1450 for more information.