STUDENT REVIEWS OF COURSES IN THE CERTIFICATE IN CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION

Student Reviews

Construction Experts Inc provides the Supervisory Training Program online in addition to many other classes for construction supervisors, project engineers, and superintendents. Register for our construction site supervisor course online!

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Our construction site supervisor courses online empower and educate our students with critical knowledge to confidently take on the role of construction supervisors, assistant project manager, and more. This certificate program is designed to equip current and upcoming construction supervisors with the resources, skills, and strategies they need to excel in their leadership positions. From leading and working with skilled laborers, to managing the site, paperwork, and change orders, construction supervisors need to be skilled in a variety of areas.

In these construction site supervisor courses online, students work together on case studies, discuss topics such as differing site conditions, time impacts, proactive problem solving, and more. At the end of this program upon completion of all construction site supervisor courses online, the students and their companies will be equipped with the skills, resources, and techniques to lead a team through any project, large or small.

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For the student experience, review what our students have to say about the courses within our Certificate in Construction Supervision!

200 SERIES

SUPERVISORY TRAINING PROGRAM (STP)

"This course has change the way I work just the way I look at things and how I handled him with the guys trying to motivate them and giving them praise when they do well talking things out with them to resolve problems together instead of just coming on the job and say do this do that Discuss it with foremans and superintendents, been trying more to place guys together that work well together and give constructive criticism when needed without offending people."

"I think anytime you have a course like this, there’s another tool that you can go to in helping make decisions. I can see a new appreciation for Theory X & Y, orientations, positive feedback and what things can internally motivate certain people."

"The course had a positive impact on my understanding of my role at work. Most importantly, I consider it now to practice more based on the knowledge learnt. It is absolutely clear that being an effective leader is a long way and a lot of work on yourself, your mistakes and tries. I liked the format of this course, it was interesting to read the opinions of my classmates. We are from different different countries, different ages, different experiences and backgrounds. I am going to complete all eight courses in order to get the certification. The next two courses I want to register for are ENGR 0030 Oral and Written Communication and ENGR 0032 Planning and Scheduling."

Overall I really liked the course and the flexibility in the schedule to get assignments done on time. Thanks Again!"

"Being a effective listener will help me in the day to day parts of my job. Getting more feedback is crucial to the success of the job. I have implemented this train of thought and had the best outcome so far. Not hearing what I want to hear but actually absorbing what is being discussed."

" I have found that if I can slow myself down enough to hear the entire conversation, I can help to find solutions. I have been working on this with the apprentices in the field to see what helps them be more productive."

"I never before seen communication broken down like that in all of the various pieces i feel as though I’ve taken my verbal communication for granted for so long,and really haven’t been doing it right until now .I’m definitely putting to use what i have learned in session 1.:

"There are 2 things that are most useful from this section: 1) Learning to control the conversation and direct it where I need it to go 2) Record notes and my experience from these key conversations and review them to improve for the next conversation. I plan to use this to my full advantage. I want to get better at being prepared for conversations that have deep impact on my role and the role I want to fill at this company. I also want to be better prepared in my current role when on-site, and part of that is ensuring that I’m prepared for problems, procedural issues, and have a strong understanding of our SOPs. I have used some of this information already. I now take time to review my notes from meetings every week and record them in a journal where I work on different areas of communication. This allows me to group & organize my thoughts is an easy to navigate way, and will help me become a better communicator."

"The most valuable lesson was to look at risk from all angles and to use brainstorming with others to ensure that every issue is covered. This same lesson applies to solutions. The course also helped me to think about my own projects in a different way by stepping back and applying the different frameworks presented, which was very valuable."

"The first portion of this course about problem solving and a problem solving attitude was very helpful to me. It has helped me to look for the true problem in various situations and isolate the symptoms.:

"The proactive problem solving module was especially important for me. I (and probably most people) prefer to be proactive in their approach to a project. I doubt anyone likes to always be on their heels, running around on a fire drill, it makes life extremely stressful and burns you out quick."

"This course was actually one of the more informative class that I have taken since starting school again. I enjoyed all of the feedback from everyone that was taking this course and learned a lot from everyone. I learned that you always need to communicate with your coworkers and try to come up with the best solution for a problem and that not one person will always have the right answer. Communication is key! I learned that a crisis management plan is needed on every job site. Anything can happen at any moment and having a plan in place can help save someone’s life."

"As a project manager this class has been extremely valuable. Contract documents has been provided more information than any of the other classes pertaining to project management. This is where all the eggs land when everything is said and done with a project. This unit provided several surprises consistently. But more than anything is helped me broaden what I know. For example chapter 10 and the ways of working thru these potentially legal situations that can arrive. One thing that really was awesome was the references to the census documents and reading through how AIA puts those documents together."

"I had timing on my side while taking this course. We are in the process of starting a new job and I was able to practice what I was learning in the course in the field. I would say that the most important thing that I’ve learned would have to be understanding the roles and responsibilities of all parties involved in the contract finalization stage of the project. This course has helped me work on new approaches to negotiating and getting my subs to complete their work."

"For me, every unit was very important. Just a few years into my Supervisor role I think it is essential for me to understand contract forms and documents and become familiar with all of them. I never heard of Consensus Docs before this course. I learned that the duty of a field Supervisor is to review each of these Documents as it is the foundation of the successfulness of the project. Each Contract or Agreement is different and needs to be handled as such. I’m currently in the closing stages of the project I’m on. There’s a lot of information in this course study booklet that I’m looking forward to starting my next project with a better understanding and tools that are required to create a better experience for all parties. I appreciate all the class discussions. In some of them they helped with changing my perspectives."

I’ve learned plenty from this course and I’m very thankful for it. I began this course when I was still somewhat new as a project engineer and feel that I’ve learned a tremendous amount in the past couple months. I certainly enjoyed the unit covering all the specification sections and the differences between them. I will be going about my job differently now and always considering the possible outcomes of my actions. This course taught me all about the legalities and formal ways of approaching issues in construction. Thank you professor and to all students in this course that have taught me more about construction."

"Based on this lesson learned, I have and I will continue to name a point of contact for all parties concerned in a contract, as the one responsible for receiving communication on questions regarding the workmanship, plans, specifications and scheduling, aside from just invoicing."

"Having the opportunity to learn the software with an example schedule of events was one of the most important pieces of information I learned in this class."

"I have taken what I’ve learned and put it towards my estimating. It’s helped me understand a bit more on crews and timeframes to be able to estimate work that needs done. I am glad you had us try out some of the estimating software and our company is now looking at getting Primavera."

"I have started to use what I have learn in starting to implemented with BIM using Revit, CAD and P6. While analyzing the current workflows of the scheduling team and working with them I’m using the activities ID’s to connect the activities to the design and then asking what we would like from the contractors for submittal when submitting the latest schedules and that the models reflect what has been done in the site. Is still not finished but thanks to the class I have a better understanding on the schedules on the construction and can work better with the scheduling team to streamline this process with BIM more effectively in the future."

"This has been a perfect course for my needs.it is remote and flexible by being offered online. Taylor made for busy adults with jobs and family. thank you."

"It was a real eye opener for me. I see myself referring back to this section many times in the future in order retain money on projects that otherwise would be lost. This section alone is worth the cost of the entire supervisory training program. This is my last course in the program. It has far exceeded my expectations."

"This was a great course that will be put to use in my career. I think lesson two with the concrete takeoff was a critical lesson. There is a huge disconnect between the field and the office and I feel like this lesson helps bridge that gap."

"It has been great getting different perspectives on things and learning how different companies operate through your examples and experiences that you all shared."

"As I am just a laborer I thought the course was excellent a lot of new information and words I had to look up to understand the meaning of the lesson but everything worked out."

300 SERIES

EMPHASIS IN BULDING

"The class was so informative and the Green Building process like the obvious choice for all construction that people would spend time in."

"I have been in construction almost 25 years and so many things were new to me in this class. Learned a lot."

"I’ve learned a significant amount and for me the most important items were LEED and Green Globes Certification and how to continue green maintenance after project completion. This was by far my favorite course in the certificate program. It’s made me rethink my career path of not only still being a PM but I want to take on a bigger role in Green Certification."

"The things I learned had me taking another look at projects we currently have under construction. We have a big project breaking ground at the beginning of the year and I’ve already applied a lot of what we have learned in my review of the project specifications."

"This was the best class I have taken so far in the program."

"I enjoyed the class as it correlated so much with what I do daily. It’s always great to learn about the theory side of what happens around my work area. It has been an incredible journey learning so much from reading the many experiences everyone encounters throughout daily tasks at work."

"This course has helped already. The biggest things it has done for me is show me the way other companies operate as well as show me there are multiple outlets to find jobs. An example of this is that I never knew that there were websites with jobs on them before for bidding. My company now has a subscription to one of these sites in an attempt to broaden our client base."

"My goal is to become a project manager. I have worked in the field for 18 years. I am enrolled in the certificate program to help me move up in to the project management position. This course was very helpful, it went through all the areas that a project manager would need to know. This course taught me the proper steps to take and when to do so."

EMPHASIS IN CIVIL SITE WORK

"For me the best thing I learned in this course was the correlation between equipment and earthmoving. I think the assumption is to get the largest piece of equipment you can find and use that for the project, but it’s not always the most productive. I appreciated the dive into the CAT handbook and learning how to read and understand the equipment’s specifications and understand how to apply those to a specific project. I think there is so much more in civil sitework construction that this course really just scratches the surface. But as I said in my other discussion thread, I think the course has given me a good understanding of the expectations on civil sitework and the confidence to meet the challenges presented."

"I liked how in depth this course went into the information."

"Overall what stood out the most was that there were equations that could be used to figure out what form of equipment would be best to be used. I honestly never thought I would used equations in regards to construction equipment choosing. If I had to rate the class from 10 being the highest and 0 being the lowest, I would choose 10, the highest. This course taught me so much and will definitely be put into future use. There are so many methods and research that has stuck with me during these past weeks that I never knew existed or how to use when selecting equipment and overall how much different equipment pieces there are! All objectives listed in the syllabus were definitely met."

"I liked that this course exposes the student to the many different equipment and methods used in the construction field and how the decisions of choosing equipment for certain jobs are made based on the formulas and calculations taught to us in this course."

"The class met my expectations as I wanted an overview of civil construction processes."

"I think most of it went into pretty good detail of everything. I am taking a estimating class next along with a civil materials and process class next I believe it is."

"Troy Dunow is a very supportive teacher for this course. He was always more than willing to assist. I really enjoyed learning every topic of this course and I look forward to taking more courses offered by this university."

"I found the homework help and practice calculations to be especially useful because the formulas provided in the text were not easy to follow in some cases."