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Strengthen your skill (and value to your company) by gaining a strong foundation in practical task planning. Working with hands-on, practical exercises, you will practice working through the various elements needed to put together a complete activity plan for your crew. Course topics include calculating manpower needs, determining material and equipment needs, building quality and safety into your plan and much more!

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Identify the benefits of planning and why we do it
• Understand what planning is, who should do it, what we should plan and when
• Follow the Planning Cycle of Plan, Do, Check, Act
• Know where to gather the information you'll need to put together a solid plan
• Plan task activities for your crew including:
  • Safety considerations
  • Quality controls
  • Manpower needs
  • Material needs
  • Equipment needs
  • Working with other trades
• 2 week lookahead schedules
• Monitor and correct/ update your plan if it goes off track
• Communicate your plan to others
• Use the take-away course templates to develop your own work plans and 2 week lookahead schedules
• Gather your own useful historical information to improve your future plans.

Fee Includes: Student manual, digital certificate upon completion, complimentary Wi-Fi access, lunch and free parking.

Format: One day (8 hours) of in-class instruction, interactive class discussions, and practical, hands-on, group exerecises.

AUDIENCE:

Planning for Foreman is designed for foremen of all levels of experience and all trades. It also serves as a good back-to-basics refresher for superintendents.

INSTRUCTOR:

Mark Taylor, P.Eng., G.S.C. President, Mark Taylor Advisory Mark is a construction industry veteran with over 30 years of front-line experience. Through his extensive experience running and guiding business units for major international contractors, Mark has developed proven systems and strategies to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

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CREDITS:

This course has been accredited by the Canadian Construction Association (CCA) for one (1) credit towards Gold Seal certification for in-class attendance.

Fee Includes

Student manual, digital certificate upon completion, complimentary Wi-Fi access, lunch and free parking.

Cancellation & Substitution Policy: Payment is non-refundable for cancellations made within 5 business days of the course, or non-attendance on the day. Complimentary substitution of another member of your company is accepted. 

If VRCA has to postpone or cancel courses due to insufficient enrolment, VRCA will refund the registration fee or, if possible, the attendee may choose to move to an identical session in the future.