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Construction Experts Inc provides high quality, interactive online construction education courses to construction professionals who want to advance their career.
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Registration Ends April 13, 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
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- 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
"I am extremely confident in reading plans now versus before taking this course."
"Through out this coarse my overall skills in blueprint reading have without a doubt improved. I felt that the online coarse lessons were a good set of organized thoughts to read through after reading the longer more intensive text book chapters, almost like reading in a group and then discussing what was read with another student. The change orders grew on me throughout the course as I found myself feeling more and more comfortable sifting through the prints and trying to think through a change request."
"I found this class very helpful. I already understood a lot but also learned a lot. The case studies and change orders were the most beneficial. They really make you look through the plans and think."
"The course is helpful and I definitely feel a lot more confident discussing drawings and just overall construction issues in the course of my job."
"For me the course had a nice pace and gave me enough time for my full time job, family, and other obligations. The change orders were the most challenging in every one i did, but it really helped me look at the drawings in a different way."
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- 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
"This course really opened my eyes to the world of construction. The main thing that I found useful this semester was the processes used for estimating. I kind of dove right into estimating in Bluebeam but it was good to take a step back and truly understand why and how to properly prepare an estimate."
"The most useful thing I've learned from this course is the spreadsheet layout, making it easily followed not only by me but for those who want to check my work. The use of formulas from the QTO to the estimate makes it easy especially if you need to change quantities from the QTO level and the total amount in the estimate spreadsheet updates automatically. I'm gonna be using most if not all the forms and spreadsheet that I've learned from this semester in my future estimating works."
"The most useful thing that I learned this semester was how intricately production rate, and where it is derived from is crucial to an accurate labor estimate. I will be moving into an estimating rotation soon, and I definitely see myself utilizing a lot of the concepts in this course in my work. The homework problems were very drawn out, but your feedback made it much more simpler and understandable after the fact."
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- Estimate structural steel
- Estimate carpentry
- Quantity take off for mechanical and electrical construction
- Quantity take off for finishes, roofing and waterproofing
"I learned a lot through this course and felt it gave me a great starting foundation for branching into other trades. The homework was sometimes easy, sometimes very challenging, but I always found it enjoyable and interesting."
"I learned a lot through this course and felt it gave me a great starting foundation for branching into other trades. The homework was sometimes easy, sometimes very challenging, but I always found it enjoyable and interesting."
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- 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
"What I found most helpful about this course is the way it progressed in lessons like a buildings steps i.e. foundation all the way to interior finishes. At work, we started a new build and for a couple of weeks the build and my lessons were on the same steps. It was great to go out there and translate the lessons from the course to real life."
"I plan on taking a few more courses next year to move closer to completing this certificate. This course will help me better understand what is going on, on site walks in the future."
"I'll be able to communicate better with my trade partners because I have a little more knowledge than I had before about construction materials and why certain materials are selected for certain situations."
"There's a lot of things I learned from this course. Every chapter that I've read opens to a whole new understanding of how buildings are constructed and all the intricacies that comes with it."
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- 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
"This course was an eye opener for me, both professionally and personally. I didn't know much about the different types of equipment that we studied or how much detail goes into selecting the right machine. I enjoyed the estimating around earthwork volumes the most and doing the comparisons of the different equipment to find efficiency."
"I have learned a lot about a lot. I enjoyed learning about whether renting, purchasing, or subcontracting work is more cost efficient, and the very hard decisions that a business owner must make when choosing which route to go. Equipment, operating it, and maintaining it all need to be considered and I have learned just how difficult of a decision that can be. I enjoyed learning most about the different types of equipment, their capabilities, and in some cases, their versatility, and which one would be best for the work at hand."
"I now know why choosing the proper piece of equipment for the application or manner in which you plan to use it is important to maintaining your project budget. I also know how to calculate production rates for equipment, which is useful. Not to mention I now have a clearer understanding of the plan sheets of civil drawings which I hope to be able to use in the near future."
"I learned a lot, mainly at how to really look at the small picture of a very large picture when it comes to examining what tools or equipment is right for the job and what to really look at when making these decisions."
"I have learned that math is everywhere and you need it to figure out everything."
"The most interesting set of tools in this course, for my money, is the set of calculations for BCY/LCY/CCY and for calculating Pumps and the resulting head loss. I believe these two sections and their methods are easily applied to other tasks; plumbing, for example, and landscaping, two things most of us have done at least once."
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- Calculate quantities and costs for site work, utilities, and paving
- Perform basic quantity take offs and estimating for heavy civil construction
- Understand the methods, procedures, and processes of heavy civil construction
- Explain and discuss a variety of horizontal drilling and tunneling systems
"I took a lot away from the compaction and dewatering lessons since that is directly related to our excavation work. I think understanding civil construction methods and procedures helps me in my career because I realized a lot of the engineering world is groups of people combining experiences and skills to come up with ideas to overcome problems."
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- Practice various styles of leadership to determine which leadership style is best for the situation
- Learn to lead by setting goals, communicating openly and setting a good example
- Learn strategies to get commitment from your workers and maintain control of your work crews
- Apply basic management skills, ideas, and principles that will allow you to function more efficiently as a construction supervisor
"From taking this class I have definitely found that I have more patience with my peers as well as those who report to me. I find myself trying to understand things from their perspective more, and try to understand how they learn so I can support them better."
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- Identify and encourage factors in the workforce to achieve a zero accident workplace
- Explain the hidden and indirect costs of construction accidents
- Understand how to manage crisis situations
- Explain Experience Modification Rate and determine the effect the rate has on your labor costs
"I learned a lot more about risks relating to construction activity in this class than I did prior. Just reading the situations with the resolutions and understanding proactive vs. reactive was very worthwhile."
"I learned a lot in this course about the largest types of risks to look out for, but I think the most valuable elements I learned were reading what other students wrote about their experiences. They helped me to think about things I did not think or know about before, given my limited experience."
"I found this course to be helpful and enjoyed it. I also enjoyed the reading each week and really like the material the AGC provides. The main takeaway I have from the class is the importance of proactive problem solving. Problem solving seems to be inevitable in construction but preparing and doing your best to minimize these issues is so important for a successful project manager."
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- 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
"I have a newfound fondness for understanding the inner working of schedules and how they constantly evolve as a job starts (and nears completion)."
"I think the most important things that I learned from this course, change orders, how to do an activity plan for a specific project, how to track the planning, and scheduling of any type of project, how to track the materials for that specific project, and understanding the design of the project, knowing what the scheduling problems are for a specific project, making sure that the certain data date is clearly identified on all the updated schedules, making sure to prepare a certain schedule using your management tools."
"Honestly, the duration of this class has been my tool box while working on this large project. It has shown me and helped me under stand things as I am experiencing them out in the field."
"This course came at a very pivotal time in my projects and I took away a great deal of info that I have already started to work on. Schedules are now moving more smoothly and helps my boss see where we are in a project without asking."
"I have never used scheduling software before and it was really helpful for me to be able to see how to input data and create Gant charts."
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- Develop the resources to evaluate subcontractors and participate in the subcontractor selection process
- Plan labor crews and prepare for labor costs
- Learn strategies to use cost control data to influence work and minimize negative cost impacts
- Develop strategies for managing subcontractors at the job site
"Everything I learned in this course will help me in my current role and career. I now have a much better understanding of how the GC manages the individual scopes of work from their end and how that now translates to the various cost events we review weekly, the CO requests, the monthly pay apps and forecasting."
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- Learn to manage various types and sources of risk that are the primary responsibility of the project supervisor
- Know how to manage the flow of project information during the various stages of the project
- Coordinate the close out of a construction project
- Determine the best course of action to receive payment
- Apply subcontractor management techniques
"This course gave me a much deeper understanding into Project Management. I understand my industry and my career a lot more now, and all the different details that go into completing a successful project. I've learned a lot about different sectors that I have not been involved with, such as estimating, and now have a better understanding of how they fit into the process."
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- Recognize the validity of offers and counter-offers
- Establish the different methods commonly used to prevent litigation
- Understand the protections afforded by bonds, liens, and waivers
- Examine the legal liability of construction professionals
- Explain how to avoid disputes through the use of clauses and how to avoid defects
"Having the basic knowledge of construction law will help me with disputes or identify when a contractor or sub is doing something questionable. Contract formation, breach and damages was the module I found most interesting. This was a good start and a good foundation to build on."
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: