Corporate Training By Zack Academy - 8-Hour Alaska Project Management for Contractors Continuing Education Online Anytime

Please Note:  This course is a pre-recorded online anytime seminar which allows you to be trained and certified at the convenience of your own schedule and in the luxury of your own home! Students will have up to six months of access to course content.

Why Should You Take This 8-Hour Alaska Project Management for Contractors Continuing Education Online Anytime Course?

This fully narrated 8-Hour Project Management for Contractors course focuses on the primary responsibilities of a project manager: managing project costs and time, while completing the project to the expected degree of quality. This requires close attention to detail before beginning actual construction, as well as during the project. Taking proactive measures will help the project manager determine possible obstacles before they occur.

This course will analyze all three primary areas. The student will learn how to implement proven methods to manage most effectively. Students will also learn of building features and equipment systems as they pertain to energy efficiency, helping students recognize how these methods can ultimately reduce and conserve energy consumption.

They will identify how moisture enters the structural cavities of a building and how to avoid these problems using the correct installation of thermal and weather resistant building components. Learning objectives are provided to facilitate student understanding and progress. Informal progress checks throughout each module help students review and measure their understanding of the material. The chapter assessments accurately reflect the information covered. Students must answer 70% of the questions correctly in order to receive credit/certification for the course.

The Following Topics Will Be Covered:

• Cost Management
• General Guidelines of Lending
• Time Management
• Quality Control and Communication Skills
• Erosion Control
• Green Job Site Design
• Energy Efficiency
• Moisture Intrusion

What Are The Contractor Licensing Requirements in Alaska?

Alaska state law requires all general contractors to be licensed. Anyone who performs mostly commercial work and residential remodel work of less than 25% of the value of the structure must have a General Contractor License without a Residential Contractor Endorsement. However, anyone who performs new home construction, commercial work, and residential remodel work of more than 25% of the value of the home or structure being altered is required to have a General Contractor License with Residential Contractor Endorsement.

Contractor continuing education is required in Alaska. 16 Hours is required for renewal of a residential contractor endorsement. An applicant for renewal of a residential contractor endorsement for the first time shall document 8 hours of acceptable continued education. Licenses expire December 31 of even number years. Renewal of Endorsement will coincide with renewal of the General Contractor registration.

Get a Residential Contractor Endorsement Application form 08-4161 from:

Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development Division of Occupational Licensing; Contractors Registration Section PO Box 110806 Juneau, AK  99811-0806

907-465-3035 (Co. name A-K); 907-465-5372 (Co. name L-Z) Fax:  907-465 2974

Syllabus

Chapter 1- Cost Management (60 Minutes)

• Learning Objectives: 1) Explain the steps necessary to develop a project budget. 2) Describe the primary elements of procurement. 

1. Project Budget 
2. Change Orders 
3. Bidding & Estimating 
4. Procurement 
5. Labor 
6. Unit Costs

Chapter 2- General Guidelines of Lending (45 Minutes)

• Learning Objectives: 1) List four elements of a typical construction loan. 2) Describe the process of completing a Sworn Statement. 3) Describe two examples of common cost overruns.

1. Loans
2. Sworn Statements
3. Lien Wavers 
4. Project Funds

Chapter 3- Time Management (90 Minutes)

• Learning Objectives: 1) Describe how to develop a Critical Path 2) Explain the features of an Activity Node.

1. Subcontractors 
2. Critical Path
3. Computers/Software 
4. Scheduling

Chapter 4- Quality Control (30 Minutes)

• Learning Objectives: 1) Describe the benefits of good communication with subcontractors. 2) List several elements of a construction Daily Log Book.

1. Management 
2. Materials/Craftsmanship
3. Daily Log Book
4. Standards

Chapter 5- Erosion Control (30 Minutes)

• Learning Objective: 1) Understand the contractor’s responsibility for erosion control.

1. Best Practices 
2. Sediment Fences 
3. Storm Water Management 

Chapter 6- Green Job Site (40 Minutes)

• Learning Objectives: 1) Explain the benefits of energy efficient solar design and landscaping. 2) Describe some of the problems and solutions surrounding job site recycling.

1. Energy Efficient Solar Design
2. Job site Recycling 
3. Heat Transfer and Thermal Imaging Video
4. Air Barriers VideoChapter 7- Energy Efficiency/Moisture Intrusion (90 Minutes)

• Learning Objectives: 1) Describe details regarding the building features and equipment systems as they pertain to energy efficiency. 2) Recognize how the energy code can ultimately reduce and conserve energy consumption 3) Understand what measures can be taken to incorporate these changes into construction projects/design 4) Identify how moisture enters the structural cavities of a building and how to avoid these problems in the first place 5) Recognize the importance of correct installation for thermal and weather resistant building components.

Energy Efficiency

1. 2009 IECC: Administration and Definitions 
2. Meeting IECC requirements: insulation, duct design, window selection, lighting, HVAC and geothermal 
3. Insulation Video

Moisture Intrusion

1. Ground Water Problems
2. Humidity 
3. Windows, Doors and Siding 
4. How Moisture Penetrates the Roof/Ceiling: shingles, flashing, drip edge
5. Ventilation 
6. Wind and Coastal 
7. Review (15 Minutes)