Construction Industry Training Network

Training for a future in construction

Summer is the perfect time to take an online course!

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And you’re in luck, we offer lots of them! Summer is a great time to take an online course, because you can take it at your own pace (is the nice weather beckoning you outside right now?) and it can easily fit around your current work and social schedule. Plus, most of our online courses offer Gold Seal Credits and BC Housing Continued Professional Development points.

Perhaps Pipeline Construction Safety Training, or First Level Supervisor Training? Or maybe you’re more interested in Introduction to Construction Estimating, or Communication, Negotiation, Conflict Resolution. We offer all of these courses, and more! Check out our online course calendar for the full list.

Still interested in a classroom-based course? Check out our upcoming courses here, or subscribe to our newsletter here for monthly updates on what’s coming up in your area. We’re even coming back to Yukon in October! Sign up here for our Whitehorse newsletter.

We have two brand new courses!

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CITN and its association partners are constantly on the lookout for new courses that we can offer the public. You don’t have to be a member of us or one of our association partners to register for a course!

We are extremely excited to announce that we have two new course offerings for June: Arc Flash Safety Workshop and Introduction to Electrical Quality Management Systems (QA/QC). Let’s start with our Arc Flash Safety Workshop:

This course is designed for front line workers responsible for electrical systems in the CSA Z462-12 electrical safety standard. Participants will gain a full understanding of hazards encountered while operating or maintaining electrical installations in the low voltage (below 750 volts) class including a full understanding of the arc hazard categorization, appropriate personal protective equipment selection and safe work procedures.
This one day workshop is designed to assist organizations to identify shock and arc flash hazards and prevent injuries and incidents associated with those hazards.
Our first session will take place in Burnaby on June 21, and then in Victoria on June 26.

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Spotlight on: Construction Project Management

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No project would ever be completed without a project manager, but it’s not as easy as sitting down with a spreadsheet, a calculator and a phone. In fact, project management can be extremely complex, especially in construction.

Our two-day Construction Project Management course aims to help! Here’s the course outline:

Participants will develop skills and knowledge of how to manage a construction project. Participants will gain an understanding of the project processes and constraints encountered by project managers and how to successfully manage a complex project.

At the end of the course participants will be able to:

• Understand the importance of project planning

• Understand the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK 5th Ed)

• Use the appropriate CCDC/CCA contract and/or Purchase Orders for the project

• Use risk management tools and mitigate for risk

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Need Pipeline Construction Safety Training?

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Did you know that we offer courses online? Training can take place outside of the classroom and at your own pace! Best of all, some of our online courses offer HPO and Gold Seal credits!

One of our most popular online courses is the Pipeline Construction Safety Training course, especially with the recent approval of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Here’s the course outline:

This course has been designed and developed by the construction industry to address health and safety issues specific to pipeline construction in the oil and gas industry.

Construction safety is not to be taken lightly, and it is something that the pipeline construction industry takes very seriously. This course is intended to familiarize you, the worker, with how to recognize, assess and control hazards on the work site. It has been designed to complement other safety-related courses offered by the industry.

After completing this course, you will:

• Know how to recognize hazards

• Know how to assess hazards

• Know how to control hazards

• Know how to operate a vehicle safely

• Know how to operate equipment safely

• Know how to respond to emergencies

You can register for the course at any time and complete it at your own pace. Register now or check out our full course calendar.

Spotlight on: Construction Law

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When it comes to your business, knowledge of the law is extremely important. Our popular Construction Law course teaches you the basics of contract law and the BC Builders Lien Act, and how it relates to your business. Here’s the course outline:

Participants will develop an understanding of contract law as it relates to construction and the various CCDC/CCA and other contracts used within the industry. Participants will also learn how the BC Builders Lien Act works and the other legal means to resolve construction disputes and avoid litigation. At the end of the course participants will be able to:
  • Understand the basics of contract law –intention, offer, acceptance, consideration, capacity and legality
  • Be familiar with various CCDC/CCA contracts -how and why they are used
  • Be familiar with various legal terms used in contracts
  • Understand the contract responsibilities of various parties
  • Understand the bidding process and contractual obligations
  • Define back charges and how to avoid them
  • Avoid construction disputes and claims from the site level
  • Write RFIs and Change Orders
  • Understand the dispute resolution process – negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and litigation
  • Use the Builder’s Lien Act to obtain security
  • Use the small claims process to collect debts
  • Understand environmental law and how it impacts projects
  • Understand safety law and it impacts construction companies
  • Understand how specifications and drawings fit within the contractual hierarchy
  • Understand the contractual relationship between contractor and sub-contractor
  • Compile and submit proper extras and claims

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