Education, Workforce, & Professional Development: Educational Offerings

The AGC of Michigan strives to offer current, relevant educational experiences for our members. Please check back to this page frequently for the newest list of our upcoming programs, or check the calendar on the homepage for a listing of all upcoming programs and events.

CONSTRUCTED
Part of the AGC of Michigan’s effort to deliver the services you need in 2010 involves a robust continuing education program.

Our CONSTRUCTED program will deliver training and education opportunities for your most valuable resource. . .your employees! Based on your input and the work of the Continuing Education Committee, the AGC of Michigan has developed this year-long series of educational opportunities which will be offered throughout the state. Please refer to the CONSTRUCTED brochure for additional information.

Registration is open for the following programs:

Construction Law Webinar Series

March 17, 2010

Registration

Michigan’s construction industry, like our country, faces uncertainty and change. Survival requires adaptation to new opportunities and obligations as well as prompt identification and better management of risks. Topics for the webinar have been selected from this practical law guide designed specifically for Michigan’s construction industry and will cover:

• Webinar III: Estate and Business Succession Planning for the Contractor; Bankruptcy and the Construction Industry; Dealing with the Media and Press in Corporate Crisis Situations
  Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Contract Administration for Project Managers

March 26 and 27, 2010 *8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. * Pontiac

Registration

This course helps to develop an understanding of how basic contracts are structured, how different types of contracts are used, and how project documentation relates to effective contracting. Learn how different project delivery methods use different contracting strategies, and gain insight into contract law and language in relation to project risk.

LEED Green Associate Exam Prep

April 7, 14, 21 & 28, 2010 * 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ~OR~ 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. * Online/Webinar

Registration

The LEED Green Associate (GA) is a new credential offered under the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED 2009 v3. To pass the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) exam that awards professional accreditation requires a level of fundamental knowledge relating to LEED core concepts and strategies. The Green Associate is now designated a Tier 1 accreditation and must be completed prior to becoming a LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP+). At present, the multiple-choice exam is expected to take up two hours.

STP Unit 3: Problem Solving & Decison Making
April 16, 23, 30, May 12, and 19, 2010

Livonia

Registration

This course presents a body of knowledge and skills that today's construction supervisors need in order to be effective communicators on their job site.  Unit 3 explores:

• Problems in the construction industry
• Establishing a problem solving environment
• Human performance problems
• The problem identification process
• Labor costs and subcontractors
• Effective production planning Production process improvement
• Project-wide applications
• Risk, emergencies, and crisis situations
  

Certified Lead Renovators Training

March 30, 2010 - Livonia

May 4, 2010 - Livonia

Registration

This day long seminar will provide a certificate to individuals who will be designated as “EPA Certified Lead Renovators.”  The Certified Lead Renovator:

• must be present at each work site for Target Housing (a home or residence built on or before December 31, 1977)

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• Child Occupied Facilities (any pre-1978 building or portion of a building regularly visited by children under 6 years such as; schools, child care centers, head start program facility/rooms, latchkey program facility/room, or hospitals rooms.)

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• must be on-site at each impacted building on a daily basis.
• must be at the job-site during paint testing, sign posting, work area set-up and clean-up phases of the work.
• provide training to the non-Certified work staff that will be working on buildings affected by this regulation.