b'NATIONAL SEMINAR PROGRAM CATALOGUE5 DAY SUPERVISORY PROGRAM Employee Relations This Module is made up of Team Building, Labour Relations and Performance Our 5 day program has now changed to 5 single coursesNEW Evaluation. An important role of the Field Supervisor is Team Building. In The Construction Education Council proudly presents the newly repackagedthis module, students will learn how to build effective teams at the crew level Supervisory Education Program. The Gold Seal Accredited suite of courses can now beand then at the project level. The module also includes a video presenting the delivered in single one-day formats or as an entire 5-day program. After much collab- Fish Philosophy, which focuses around the principles of having fun at work, oration with subject matter experts, CEC believes that it has the most comprehensivechoosing the right attitude, being there for your team, and making a persons day. supervisory program available to the construction industry. Successful completion ofAn element of Team Building is to better understand human nature and how to the entire program will provide you with 5 Gold Seal points, 1 point per day. Contactapply it to motivate and lead people. This module will study the principles of three CEC for pricing. leading social scientists: Maslows Hierarchy of Needs, Herzbergs Theory of Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction and MacGregors Theory X and Theory Y and the assumptions that they provide about employees. The Labour Relations portion Communicationsof the module will look at the legal framework for the construction industry and This module is made up of Verbal Communications, Written Communicationsthe impact on how the Field Supervisor manages the project with respect to their and Time Management. Communications will deal with the importance andfield staff. Such topics as diversity, harassment, employment contracts, human effectiveness of verbal communication and how pervasive it can be. It will addressrights codes, and labour codes will be addressed. Performance Evaluation will barriers and provide techniques for improving verbal communications. The Art ofdeal with Field Supervisors developing an on-site performance management system Listening will be recognized as part of the module and students will participate inand using it to better manage their field staff. A small group activity will develop exercises where they will learn the intricacies of listening. Verbal communicationsa possible checklist of technical and non-technical characteristics to evaluate a will be further investigated in dealing with Customer Relations, Negotiating, andjourneyperson. Finally, the module will touch on progressive discipline and outline Networking. (One Day)the three-step process for proper disciplinary action. (One Day) Instructor: Richard WorrInstructor: Richard Worr Attendees: Project Coordinators, Supervisors, Foremen Attendees: Project Coordinators, Supervisors, ForemenThe Contract, Understanding Costs & Change OrdersThe Field Supervisors Role and an Industry Overview This module is made up of The Contract as a Management Tool, UnderstandingThis module will cover Defining the Supervisors Role and Industry Overview. Costs and Change Orders. The module will help students understand what aThe module will start by establishing the definition of a Field Supervisor, then contract is and how it impacts the job. It will further investigate good and badextending it to recognizing that they are in effect managers-in-the-field. contract language. The CCA-1 2008 Stipulated Sum Contract will be reviewedThe classic functions of management will be investigated including planning, emphasizing the clauses that help the field supervisor better manage his project.communicating, staffing (team building), motivating and controlling/monitoring To further understand contracts, several case studies will be investigated.(measuring & managing). This leads to the role of the Field Supervisor as a leader. Students will participate in several group activities focusing on different fieldFour leadership styles will be reviewed and discussed. A leadership self-test will situations impacted by the contract; laydown areas, planning and scheduling,allow the students to self-evaluate their positions as leaders vs. managers. This reprioritizing, and changes. The historical cost information cycle will be lookedis not a standardized test and is designed to provoke discussion around the balance at from the development of the estimate, to the tracking and managing of costs,required between the two. Industry Overview helps the Field Supervisor see where to understanding how the contractor gets paid. It will emphasize the role that thetheir job fits into the company, the industry, and the economy. The structure of field supervisor plays in this cycle. The final element of this module will address thethe construction team is outlined. The cost, profit, mark-up, holdback, return on confrontational issue of changes on a construction project. The CECs Nationalinvestment, and risk are presented. Students will also discuss the impact the Field Change Notice Guide and the Change Order Protocol will be used as the basis forSupervisor can have on them in each situation. (One Day) reviewing how changes impact the job and how the field supervisor can betterInstructor: Richard Worr understand the process. (One Day)Attendees: Project Coordinators, Supervisors, ForemenInstructor: Richard Worr Attendees: Project Coordinators, Supervisors, Foremen SUPERVISOR AND FOREMAN TRAINING On-Site ManagementAdvancing Beyond Journeyman This module is made up of Tools & Material Management, ProductionBecoming a Professional Supervisor NEWManagement, and Planning and Scheduling. The module combines the threePuts money in your pocket and adds value to your contractor. Back by popular important on-site management functions the field supervisor must perform welldemand, this course was developed by the Associated General Contractors for the job in order to be successful: Tools & Material Management, Productionof America. It is intended for field personnel who are new to the positions of Management, and Planning & Scheduling. In Tools & Material Management,crew leader, foreman, and superintendent. Topics include the fundamentals the Field Supervisor will learn to understand the cost of tools and the need toof supervision, short interval project planning, balancing quality, safety and provide the necessary tools and materials to the workers when needed. In addition,productivity, and special supervisory. (Six Hours) they will learn about the need to develop a material handling plan for the job,Instructor: Jim Bain the need to reduce waste, theft, and abuse of tools and materials. UnderstandingAttendees: Foremen, Superintendentsthe supply chain and how far back in this chain the Field Supervisor can or should reach to better manage the procurement of materials for their job will also be explored. A large procurement exercise will illustrate the supply chain, the problem areas, and solutions to overcome them. Production Management will change the Field Supervisors attitude from just getting the work done, to planning, observing, analyzing and improving activities. This module will also introduce the concept of reliability into planning construction activities as well as measuring and managing the planning to evaluate the level of success, the reasons for failure, and possible solutions for improvement. The next important function of management is Planning & Scheduling. Bar charts and network or critical path schedules will be reviewed. A scheduling activity around the bar chart will be undertaken in groups, presented, and discussed. The module will finish with the introduction of resource loading and leveling and their impact on a construction project. (One Day) Instructor: Richard Worr Attendees: Project Coordinators, Supervisors, Foremen40 www.mcac.ca'