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This one-day, 9-hour course is designed to fast-track your learning, equipping you with the essential tools and insights to excel as an Electrical Foreperson.
Leading a team and managing projects requires more than technical skill—it demands strategic thinking, efficient planning, and the ability to coordinate effectively with workers and other trades. This course provides a comprehensive understanding of an electrical foreperson’s role and responsibilities. Subjects range from self-assessing abilities and qualifications, document prioritization, planning and layout, activity management, optimizing workers output and trade coordination. Successfully completing this course short-cuts the learn-as-you-go process and accelerates your career as an effective Foreperson.
Detailed Course Outline
- Understand what it takes to accept a project
- Laying out a project
- Activity management
- Specifications
- Schedules
- Drawings
- Lay-out of work for your workers
- Managing the crew
- Worker’s capabilities
- Requests for information
- Quality control
- Deficiencies
- Cross-trade coordination
- Importance of the construction process
There will be real-world examples and open discussion on the various topics. Bring your questions and openness to learn. This is the next step in evolving your career and opening the potential for greater possibilities.
What Will You Learn?
By completing this course, students will be able to:
- Effectively achieve the contract expectations – come in on budget and on time
- Keep workers and materials organized
- Coordinate your workers and other trades to prevent avoidable issues
- Clearly understand the construction process in a way that will enhance efficiency.
Who Should Attend?
Current or upcoming Journeypersons; anyone interested in refining their skills or who wants to understand what is involved in moving up into a leadership position.
Industry Credits
- This course is a CCA Gold Seal Certified Course. Students will receive 2 Credits towards the program.
Course Format
- Live, Online, Instructor-led training. This is a highly interactive course facilitated by the instructor on a video platform.
- You will be expected to have your webcam on during the whole class and participate in break-out rooms, small-group discussions, and other activities with your instructor and classmates during the course.
- Course access information will be provided to you in advance of the training by your instructor
- Full attendance and participation in all sessions is mandatory for course completion. If a student misses a class session, we are unable to transfer registration or provide a partial refund of the registration fees.
Course Requirements (Technology & Participation)
This course requires full face-to-face interaction and participation from both the instructor and students. In order to attend, you’ll must make sure you have the following:
- Computer or laptop with webcam (webcams are mandatory): This course will involve 100% on-screen interaction with your instructor and classmates, reading/viewing on-screen content like slides or videos, and interacting via typing with questions or responses. For this reason, you must have a webcam and use a full computer/laptop, and we do not permit students to attend using a tablet or cell phone.
- A quiet space with minimal distractions: Please plan to be fully engaged in the class, and clear your work schedule just as you would for attendance in an in-class program.
Foreperson Foundational Skills - Electrical
- Monday Apr 14 2025, 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Virtual, Online
