Paced Online
CONSTRUCTION CLASSES
Construction Experts Inc provides high quality, interactive online construction education courses to construction professionals who want to advance their career.
Late registration is accepted. Register today.
Orientation starts June 20th
Class starts June 26th
Registration Ends July 5, 2023
Join Construction Experts Inc (CEI) for a meaningful online learning experience. Each week we explore construction topics that are relevant, significant, and meaningful to the industry today. CEI’s classes introduce techniques, strategies, and content that you need on the job site and in the office.
Our classes equip students with industry knowledge, skills in problem solving, estimating, project management, risk management, decision making, a deeper understanding of construction materials, planning and scheduling, and equipment selection.

Cost per class is set by the school you select. Each school offers a variety of classes.
Schools that offer all CEI classes include:
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AVAILABLE PACED COURSES
FEATURING:
- Develop the skill sets that are used to read plans as it relates to building construction projects
- Find trade specific information in plans
- Identify problems within plans
- Find trade information using blueprints
- Provide information on building layout and material installation





FEATURING:
- Estimate general conditions costs
- Calculate unit prices and total cost
- Prepare a quantity take off and conceptual estimate
- Estimate for excavation and backfill
- Estimate for concrete and formwork



FEATURING:
- Estimate structural steel
- Estimate carpentry
- Quantity take off for mechanical and electrical construction
- Quantity take off for finishes, roofing and waterproofing


FEATURING:
- Recognize quality control procedures for various materials
- Understand how the materials are used in construction
- Understand how materials are manufactured and incorporated into structures
- Know the history of each material covered and is used in construction




FEATURING:
- Become familiar with construction equipment and their capabilities
- Learn how to best utilize construction equipment on site work and heavy civil projects
- Properly select equipment based on application, utilization, productivity, and other factors
- Develop a basic understanding of unit price and earthwork quantities






FEATURING:
- Understand and use standard terminology used in civil construction
- Perform quantity take-offs for civil construction work
- Calculate labor, equipment, and material costs for civil construction works
- Prepare a final estimate for a civil/site work construction project including indirect costs, mark-ups, and profit

FEATURING:
- Establish a negotiation strategy through which you will be able to reach commitment and agreement
- Communicate with peers and supervisors effectively
- Be able to recognize and overcome barriers to communication
- Understand how effective communications affect productivity



FEATURING:
- Understand the importance of contract documents and construction law as they pertain to on site construction supervisors
- Be able to understand and use common legal terms
- Understand the effects of changes as they are encountered and develop methods to react to potential conflicts resulting from changes
- Be able to resolve conflicts and issues through negotiation.

FEATURING:
- Become familiar with the process of project planning and the efficiencies derived from planning
- Define schedule activities and assign reasonable durations to activities
- Properly sequence activities for logical project flow
- Monitor, compare and update the project schedule





FEATURING:
- Know how green building impacts material and equipment procurement
- Know how to find green construction impact information in the specifications and contract
- Understand how construction scheduling and sequencing is impacted by green building
- Know how to reduce the risks of green construction

Cost per class is set by the school you select. Each school offers a variety of classes.
Schools that offer all CEI classes include:
Other Course Providers Include: