Continuing Education

What must Project Engineers know and do to become truly great Project Support Specialists? 

Whether you are validating current practices, searching for new techniques, or learning from the ground up, this workshop covers all the essentials. 

From discovering the role of Project Engineers to methodically working through common tasks required for success, participants will benefit from the vast experience of the instructors and the practical advice and work sessions offered.

Limit 25 Participants

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Effective communication lies at the heart of successful leadership. This workshop serves as a dynamic platform to equip leaders with the essential skills and strategies needed to excel in their leadership journeys, by cultivating a culture of open and effective communication within their organizations. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of effective communication principles and strategies, allowing them to inspire and guide their teams with clarity, empathy, and purpose.

Whether you are validating current practices, searching for new techniques, or learning from the ground up, this workshop covers all the essentials. What must Project Engineers know and do to become truly great Project Support Specialists? 

From discovering the role of Project Engineers to methodically working through common tasks required for success, participants will benefit from the vast experience of the instructors and the practical advice and work sessions offered.

Limit 25 Participants

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Every Contractor performing prevailing wage work at either the State or Federal levels must be willing and able to work within Awarding Body’s and third party Labor Compliance Programs to achieve compliance. A Prevailing Wage Specialist will present this 2-hour overview.

The construction industry has specific project documentation, communications, and correspondence requirements that demand focused efforts. The major pieces of construction correspondence will be the launching pad for this workshop. Participants will deal with everything from the basic rules of grammar to industry-specific documentation requirements.

Learn how to identify the warning signs of a claim and processes for recovering appropriate losses, including the use of the change order method and presentation of claims. This class will discuss key differences between public and private projects, general causes of claims, and basic procedures to follow. Learn how to identify, preserve, document, perfect and quantify your delay and disruption damages.

Predict and Prevent Turnover: Using AI to Assess Employee Retention Risk 

This class will equip you with the tools to proactively assess and address employee turnover risk using AI-driven insights starting with key workforce sentiment fundamentals the session provides a simple repeatable process to measure employee vulnerability and take targeted action before turnover happens.

It caps off with four essential questions you can ask to identify risks early and specify steps to mitigate them helping you maintain a more stable and engaged Workforce.

With the emergence of new technologies delivering comprehensive data to contractors, the future of risk management is bright. Implementing these technologies is not only good practice, but insurance companies as well as the DOT are beginning to require reporting on these leading indicators to ultimately save lives.

Carpenter Funds Administrative Office is hosting a free Webinar “Cybersecurity in the Construction Industry” for NorCal Carpenters signatory Employers. 

We’ve all heard the stories, someone in the office clicks on a link and unleashes malware that leads to ransom threats or worse. Maybe you’ve been attacked or had a close call…

So, as an industry, what can we do to protect ourselves?

This workshop will provide construction professionals with a practical understanding of 'Imposter Syndrome' and its impact on their professional and personal lives.

Participants will gain valuable insights into the causes and manifestations of Imposter Syndrome, and leave with actionable strategies to overcome self-doubt and cultivate greater confidence. 

Every organization strives for greatness, which comes from the level of engagement and performance of its employees. Psychological safety is not about “being nice” or “being comfortable.”

Rather, it is creating a culture where input is encouraged and recognized. It is an environment where people are unafraid to ask for assistance or admit to making mistakes. It is a space where ideas can be challenged constructively in the desire to pursue continuous improvement.

AI has become the engine for innovative companies across industries looking to maximize the impact of their ideas.

With the explosion of ChatGPT and the democratization of generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications, and overcome some of their business’s toughest challenges.

However, when we look back at use cases for any emerging technology to market, there's a common denominator among the most successful adaptors of these technologies, gleaning the highest ROI.