Fundamentals of Pre-Construction and Project Management (7 Part Course)

Name: Fundamentals of Pre-Construction and Project Management (7 Part Course)
Start: 2023-04-18T15:00:00-04:00
End: 2023-04-18T16:30:00-04:00
Location: Virtual Event

April 18 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

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Seven 1-1/2 Hour Sessions from March 14th to April 25th

About the Class

This interactive virtual training is targeted at emerging project managers and estimators. Over the course of seven sessions, participants will learn the fundamentals of good pre-construction and project management practice. The sessions will be virtual and live, combining presentation with hands-on exercises and group discussion. Participants will be provided with assignments between sessions, tools, and templates.

Registration closes on February 21st.

This course is taught by Tia Garcia and Greg Woleck (HELM Business Consultants)

About HELM

HELM is a collaborative team with expertise in construction, management, leadership, and education. With main offices in Montpelier and Brattleboro, Vermont and satellite offices in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Chicago we work with contractors, architects, homeowners, business owners, and institutions throughout the country to advance high performance building practices and triple bottom line business principles. HELM is a socially responsible business dedicated to empowering teams to work together in collaborative and creative ways for a common shared outcome.

Learning Objectives

Gain insight on best practices for pre-construction and project management
Practice reviewing architectural plans and developing a scope of work
Learn strategies for developing preliminary and detailed estimates
Build a Gantt chart construction schedule
Process a Change Order document
Understand fundamentals of client management and team facilitation

7 Sessions

Session #1 (3/14) – Introduction, Sales, Overview

Session #2 (3/21) – Pre-Con, Expectations, Schematic Design

Session #3 (3/28) – Estimating for Design Development & Construction Documents

Session #4 (4/4) – Contracts, Kickoff, Pre-Mortem

Session #5 (4/11) – Scheduling, and Change Orders

Session #6 (4/18) – Project Management

Session #7 (4/25) – Overview, Project Close Out, Discussion

Sessions will be offered via Zoom on seven consecutive Tuesdays from 3:00-4:30pm. We are limiting registration to 20 participants to keep the group small and allow for lots of discussion and small group breakouts. Attending all sessions in real-time is strongly encouraged, however, we will be recording the sessions.

Funding Grants Available: Submit by February 21st, 2023

Funding Grants Available: Submit by February 21st, 2023

The express grant is designed to help businesses of all sizes respond quickly to emerging needs and keep employees engaged. With bite-size grants for just-in-time training and no waiting periods between grants, the Express program is the Workforce Training Fund’s fastest path to funding.

You could take this training for FREE. Complete an Express Grant Application.

Course ID# 1135951