Foreperson Foundational Skills

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Are you ready to advance your career and take on a leadership role? Whether you’re a seasoned Journeyperson or just starting to explore the path to becoming a Foreperson, this course is your roadmap to success.

Leadership in construction is about more than overseeing tasks—it’s about mastering the art of planning, organizing, and managing people and processes. This course is designed to give you the foundational skills you need to excel as a Foreperson, regardless of your trade.

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 – All Trades

Monday Mar 31 2025, 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Virtual, Online

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