Virginia General Contractors
Our Virginia general contractor continuing education covers the newest and hottest topics in the field. The lessons will cover topics such as green building, osha regulations, plan reading, concrete, roofing, and mold prevention. Green building is a construction practice that promotes economic health, the community, and the enviroment. This uses technologies such as wind power generators, solar power panels, and recycled wood floors. And mold prevention reviews removal of mold, preventative plans, and common mold problems in new construction.
We are currently developing new Virginia general contractor continuing education courses. Check back often for the new courses as we will continue to provide the best online continuing education anywhere. These Virginia general contractor continuing education courses will be available shortly.
Our Key Elements for Successful Contractors online course is now available for $159.00. This course will give contractors an overview and an understanding of financial management aspects of running a business, as well as the legalities of business management. Topics covered will include the Fair Labor Standards Act, understanding Financial Statements, what is overhead, how to calculate a bid and figure in the proper amount profit. By the end of this course you will know the ins and outs and what to do and not to do when running a profitable business.
Our Key Elements for Successful Contractors in house course is now available for $199.00. This course will give contractors an overview and an understanding of financial management aspects of running a business, as well as the legalities of business management. Topics covered will include the Fair Labor Standards Act, understanding Financial Statements, what is overhead, how to calculate a bid and figure in the proper amount profit. By the end of this course you will know the ins and outs and what to do and not to do when running a profitable business.
- Green building - Topics that will be covered are wind power generators, rainwater harvesting, recycled wood flooring, permeable pavement, and constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment.
- OSHA - The subject matter will cover preventing fatalities, construction regulations for the building industry, fire protection and prevention, first aid and medical attention, and scaffolds.
- Plan reading - This includes effective techniques of plan reading, sites plans, building plans, foundation plans, ceiling plans, framing plans, electrical plans, and architectural symbols.
- Concrete - This continuing education program will provide current information on building code requirements for high winds, safe rooms and storm shelters, wind forces and wind resistant construction,concrete masonry, precast concrete, removable forms, and insulating concrete forms
- HVAC & Mold - Now that mold is a hot topic in the construction industry, this course will cover HVAC systems as a source of mold, new construction and mold, rightsizing, standards and regulations, liability, and litigation.
- Roofing - This course will review gable roofs, hip roofs, rise and pitch, overhangs, calculating roof area, and roofing terminology.
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Currently there are no continuing education requirements for the Virginia Contractors License. However, regulations are being developed that would require continuing education as a renewal requirement for tradesman licenses. We will always provide the newest information available and will update the requirements as soon as there are changes.
The following courses are not approved for continuing education; however, these courses are useful for nearly any trade in the construction industry. The math for contractors course reviews such topics as building construction math formulas, house construction math, and basic Construction math. The math for contractors course is the perfect solution if you need help with construction math. The online construction spanish course offers common spanish construction vocabulary, and spanish construction terms. Spanish for contractors will help you communicate effectively with spanish speaking employees. Courses are continually being developed so please check back.
Our Key Elements for Successful Contractors online course is now available for $159.00. This course will give contractors an overview and an understanding of financial management aspects of running a business, as well as the legalities of business management. Topics covered will include the Fair Labor Standards Act, understanding Financial Statements, what is overhead, how to calculate a bid and figure in the proper amount profit. By the end of this course you will know the ins and outs and what to do and not to do when running a profitable business.
Our Key Elements for Successful Contractors in house course is now available for $199.00. This course will give contractors an overview and an understanding of financial management aspects of running a business, as well as the legalities of business management. Topics covered will include the Fair Labor Standards Act, understanding Financial Statements, what is overhead, how to calculate a bid and figure in the proper amount profit. By the end of this course you will know the ins and outs and what to do and not to do when running a profitable business.
Math for Contractors
2 hours for $20.00 online!
We are now offering our Math for General Contractors online course for $20.00. This 2-hour online course satisfies 2 of the required 14 hours of continuing education for Virginia Contractors. This course covers advanced concepts such as calculating concrete masonry units, backfill, swell factor for excavation, cylindrical volumes, soil slope, and simple math concepts such as calculating areas and volumes and converting square- and cubic feet to yards These skills are commonly tested on state contractors exams, and knowledge in these areas often makes the difference between a passing and failing score. All of our online seminars are professionally narrated and animated with graphic illustrations of the concepts being taught, and our web-based presentation system tracks your progress so you can work through the materials at your convenience, resuming where you left off with each login. Purchase entitles you to unlimited access to the course for 30 days.
Construction Spanish for Contractors
5 accesses over a 10-day period for $20.00 online!
Our Online Construction Spanish for Contractors course is now available for $20.00. This 2-hour online course satisfies 2 of the required 14 hours of continuing education for Virginia Contractors. By participating in this online training you will be able to better communicate with your spanish-speaking workers and gain a better understanding of hispanic culture. With the help of our online course, you will learn to read and properly pronounce spanish words and phrases commonly used in the construction industry. This professionally narrated course allows you to read and follow along with your native spanish-speaking instructor. Additionally, at the beginning of the course, the user is allowed to download a printable English-to-Spanish quick reference guide at no additional charge. Purchase entitles the user to 5 accesses over a 10-day period.
