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IDAC Construction Management Program

14 Credentials
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CMCP2 Safety and Risk Management

Participants learn how to help protect employees and profits by developing an effective risk management program for the business. By the end of this course, participants will have developed risk management strategies from risk prevention to risk transfer including insurance applications. A safety manual for a construction business will also be developed in this course.
Skills
  • Construction Business Management

CMCP3 Estimating and Project Management

This course introduces participants to construction project management which will include project description, job estimating, job planning and scheduling, the bidding process, and subcontractor coordination. Participants examine field issues and problems including cost control, change orders, project completion and the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy (CO) towards job completion.
Skills
  • Construction Business Management

CMCP6 Construction Documents

This course focuses on the relationship between contract documents and the construction process, including contractual relationships and contract types. General conditions, project close-out and the superintendent's role are studied. The submittal process is examined to ensure that the result conforms to the design intent depicted in the construction documents. A software program, Procore, is used to assist in managing the total project.
Skills
  • Construction Business Management

CMCP4 Construction Financial Management

Introduction to all levels of personnel issues, basic accounting concepts, financial statements, key financial ratios, the time value of money, and lease/buy decisions. Participants learn how to obtain small business loans, how to manage payroll, and how to prepare an actual budget. The course includes a review of a range of computer application programs and resources available in the construction business.
Skills
  • Construction Business Management

CMCP5 Strategic Planning and Marketing

This capstone class enable the participant to integrate everything learned in CMCP emphasizing, the principles of marketing and strategic management. The participant will learn the value of developing and maintaining short and long range plans, how to write mission and vision statements, perform internal and external audits, analyze strengths, opportunities, threats, and weaknesses of an organization, and formulate long and short term plans. A class exercise teaches the techniques and tools necessary to develop an effective strategic plan for a construction business.
Skills
  • Construction Business Management

Construction Management Certificate Program

In order to earn the Construction Management Certificate and Badge, the recipient has completed all six of the courses below. DLC-00 Digital Literacy for Construction CMCP1 Construction Business Management CMCP2 Safety & Risk Management CMCP3 Estimating & Project Management CMCP4 Construction Financial Management CMCP5 Strategic Planning & Marketing CMCP6 Construction Documents
Skills
  • Construction Business Management
  • Digital Literacy for Construction
  • Safety and Risk Management
+4 more skills

CMCP1 Construction Business Management

This course addresses the fundamentals of human resource management, organizational behavior, quality management, and key business principles to gain an understanding of management and leadership issues. The student is introduced to legal and contractual issues such as labor laws (including Chapter 489, Workers' Compensation) and construction lien law. This course also includes topics in risk prevention, case law, transfer and control, team building skills, and productivity audits.
Skills
  • Construction Business Management

Blueprint Reading 1: Residential

This class is an introduction to blueprint reading. Participants will be able to interpret common symbols, notations, line weights and types, calculate the scale of a drawing and recognize the language and abbreviations used in construction plans. Participants will be able to analyze a full set of residential blueprints that include architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing plans. By the end of this class participants will have a basic knowledge of how to read residential prints.

Skills
  • Blueprint Interpretation
  • Symbol Recognition
  • Scale Calculation
+2 more skills

Blueprint Reading 2: Commercial

This second print reading class introduces participants to commercial blueprints, as well as the Site and MEP drawings of commercial blueprints. It covers the architectural and structural elements in detail for commercial projects and other elements of site work such as sewer, water, drainage, paving, landscape, etc. It also covers Mechanical (HVAC), Electrical and Plumbing drawings. By the completion of this course, participants will have a working knowledge of the elements within a building and the associated interrelationships.

Skills
  • Blueprint Reading
  • Site Work Analysis
  • Mechanical Systems Understanding
+2 more skills

Estimating 1

A basic knowledge of blueprint reading is required. This class prepares participants for basic interpretation and understanding of the estimating process including the different levels of an estimate, organizing take offs, and summarization. A brief introduction is given regarding the use of Excel to estimate a project. Using the Construction Specification Institute's 16 Divisions, this class covers estimating a light commercial construction project. The Construction Math course is a prerequisite to this course.

Skills
  • Blueprint Reading
  • Estimating Techniques
  • Excel Proficiency
+2 more skills
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