b'FEATURETHE CONSTRUCTION INSTITUTE OF CANADAGET INVOLVED IN WHATS NEW AT THE TCIC! By Warren HeeleyTHE EDUCATION ARM OF TCA,TCA wants to help constructionAll of the TCA courses provide credit for the Construction Institute ofcompanies and individuals meet theirGold Seal certification as well as some Canada (TCIC) plays a vital role intraining needs, said Faith Chen TCAother mandatory training. Go to www.tcic.educating the national constructionsenior manager and administratorca/pub/events to view the entire list of industry. TCIC was founded in 2003of TCIC.course offerings.by Canadian construction executives who desired to create an industryThe Institute offers more than 40TCIC also offers a pathways program group that would promote andcourses that are delivered as e-learningto expand the career of persons implement the highest possiblewebinars with some courses offered onin construction and those who standards of professionalism andan in-class basis. Examples of coursesare considering construction as a ethical conduct throughout theoffered include:new career. It includes interactive Canadian construction industry. Theymanagement courses and self-believed in the value of education Excel for Construction; directed e-learning assembled in a to increase industry professionalism and standards.Four Essential Skills for Constructionthree-tier system: novice, intermediate Project Sites; and advanced. Each has its ownConstruction Job Cost Control; pathway. Students simply identify their The mission statement of TCIC is toLean Education Constructionobjective and follow the courses in the develop and sustain the highest level of professionalism for constructionProgram; applicable pathway. industry practitioners. Our vision is Project Management Planning, to be recognized across Canada asScheduling & Control; Prior to the pandemic, TCIC offered an the best source for accreditation,Fundamentals of Constructionannual student bid competition that recognition and to continue toManagement; and was administered in partnership withConstruction Law and Constructioncolleges and universities across the offer the greatest value add to construction industry practitionersProject Close Out. country. Unfortunately, the competition through professional development. According to Clint Kissoon, president of FENAK Estimating Services and TCIC chair, TCIC is in place to help members and individuals realize their full potential in the CanadianEDUCATION/TCIC COMMITTEEconstruction industry.Clint KissoonJohn Mollenhauer TCIC accomplishes its mission andCommittee ChairmanTCAvision through education, skillsFENAK EstimatingDomenic Peragine development and assisting industryServices BDA Inc.personnel with reaching and maintaining the highest standards inJeff MurvaBill Nichols the industry. The organization alsoJ Murva Consulting Ltd. George Brown Collegeincreases public understanding ofBrad ChinCara Shamess these standardsparticularly withMMM Group Limited Wilson Vukelich LLPbuyers of construction services.Compton ChoSuzana Fernandes EDUCATION PROGRAMS Smartcentres TCATCIC professional developmentIan LatimerFaith Chen courses provide learning in bothSpeigel Nichols Fox LLP Committee Coordinator, TCAthe technical and business aspects of construction. Through these educational programs and courses, BUILDERSDIGEST Quarter 3 202335'