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AGC Education Foundation aims to serve as the education clearinghouse for the construction industry in Washington, so that we can all receive training and education about careers, best practices and legal requirements in our business. Count on your AGC Education Foundation to help you at every stage of learning in your construction career.

MISSION: To develop and promote construction careers through quality education and training.
Leadership/Development
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General Courses
BECOMING A BETTER PROJECT MANAGER
Everyone talks about the importance of good project management. Are you ready to do something about it? This seminar provides exactly what project managers need--information on meeting schedules and budgets, managing and motivating staff, client maintenance, time management, fee negotiation, dealing with out-of-scope items, and more. This program skips the theories and gets right down to the business of teaching proven techniques from the real world. The whole team should attend, because whether you're an experienced project manager or a novice, you'll get new ideas and tools you can use every day.
HROTM Human Relations in the Workplace Series
What is the key to your success? Working effectively with people. Getting the job done right and on time requires us to involve other people in the process. How well we get along with others, communicate, and manage conflict directly impacts our job performance and our success. The skills and concepts taught in the HROTM Series benefit anyone open to personal growth and improvement. If you want to get better at your job and how you relate to others personally and professionally, this series is for you. The tools offered in HROTM are foundational for effective leadership. The course is beneficial for those desiring to improve as workplace leaders.

SESSION 1: CHOICE, RESPECT, AND GUIDELINES
It is crucial to our success that we have the skills necessary for effectively working with other people. This session will aid you in experiencing increased personal and workplace success by giving you specific tools to improve the way you work with other people.

SESSION 2: PERSONALITY, LEARNING STYLES, STRESS, AND PERCEPTION
Behavioral researches have discovered that 75% of the population is significantly different from you! Others think differently, decide differently, use time differently, communicate differently, and manage stress differently than you! Understanding these differences can improve our job success as we work more effectively with those who are different from us.

SESSION 3: ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING
Attitude impacts everything, including our job, family, supervisor/subordinate relationships, and willingness to change. Understanding the power of attitude gives us the keys necessary for personal and professional success.

SESSION 4: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Why do so many of our attempts to communicate end in miscommunication? And what is the cost of miscommunication in the workplace as well as in our personal lives? Gain the tools necessary to improve in the communication process and decrease the cost of miscommunication.

SESSION 5: MANAGING CONFLICT
Conflict is natural. In fact it can lead to better decisions and improved results. It can also lead to broken relationships, distrust, poor decisions, and stress. It is possible to manage conflict effectively. This session will offer tools for improving the conflict process leading to improved performance.
Supervisory Leadership Series (SLS)
WORKSHOP 1: CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE A TROUBLE-FREE JOB
It is crucial to the success of a project that contractors and subcontractors function interdependently and have a single focus-to complete and deliver the contracted project to the owner's satisfaction. On-site supervisors must understand and define their roles as representatives of their respective contractors. This workshop gives them the skills and tools to work and communicate with subcontractors to resolve conflicts before they escalate and clarify issues that should be settled on site.

WORKSHOP 2: BUILDING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISORS AND CUSTOMERS
This workshop helps supervisors identify their customers and understand their responsibilities to them. It assesses their strengths in customer relations as well as areas that need improvement. There is more to a supervisor's job than just getting the work done on time and under budget. The job's quality depends upon the supervisor's ability to practice positive customer relations.

WORKSHOP 3: EFFECTIVE PRESENTATION SKILLS FOR CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISORS
Construction supervisors often find themselves in situations where others look to them for facts, directions, explanations, and other kinds of information. Supervisors must possess the skills necessary to plan and deliver effective presentations. This workshop explains the most common types of presentations, how to organize and plan for one, and how to use question-and-answer and visual aids. It also offers tips and tools useful in delivering a successful presentation.

WORKSHOP 4: THE BUCK STOPS HERE! A CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR'S GUIDE TO HANDLING COMPLAINTS
Construction supervisors, because they are responsible for people, processes, and projects, are expected to solve problems, empathize with complainers, and consistently come up with satisfactory resolutions to a variety of situations. This workshop guides construction supervisors through the complaint-handling process, emphasizing ways to identify potential complaints and to regard them as opportunities for improvement.

WORKSHOP 5: ETHICAL PRACTICES IN CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION
Your character is defined by the kinds of decisions you make, and those are guided by your system of ethics. Construction supervisors are in responsible and highly visible positions. Those around them are continually forming opinions of them based on their actions and decisions. Decision-makers whose judgments demonstrate positive character, and which meet or exceed social expectations or standards, will find that their reputations have been enhanced. This workshop is designed to help supervisors think about the system of ethical behavior that makes up their character.

WORKSHOP 6: CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION IN THE 21ST CENTURY: THE EMERGING WORKFORCE
Where will the next generation of construction workers come from The industry needs to attract potential workers from the pool that traditionally has not been part of our labor force. All projections indicate that minorities and women will become a significant part of the workforce in the 21st century. This workshop is designed to help construction supervisors manage this diverse new workforce.

WORKSHOP 7: CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION IN THE 21ST CENTURY: HUMAN RESOURCE ISSUES IN SUCCESSFUL ORGANIZATIONS
This workshop is designed to help supervisors understand the importance of human resource activities in achieving performance improvement and business success.

WORKSHOP 8: CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION IN THE 21ST CENTURY: ELIMINATE SEXUAL HARASSMENT ON YOUR JOB SITE
This workshop is designed to help supervisors understand sexual harassment laws, reflect on their own behaviors, and to help create a fair climate on their job site.

WORKSHOP 9: CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION IN THE 21ST CENTURY: TOTAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
This workshop presents an overview of performance and provides a framework for effective evaluation of the on-the-job performance of your workers. You'll learn a three-step appraisal process for effectively and objectively evaluating the total performance. This process includes determining workers performance potential as well as their work productivity.

 





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