Bring yourself and your employees to the 2010 Spring Professional Development Seminar and you will bring much much more back with you! In offering unique learning opportunities custom made for woodwork manufacturers, you will be certain to improve your skills, increase efficiency, refresh your mind and recharge your batteries.
Register one, two or all three days for high impact learning. Registration includes all utilized materials, (including notebooks, CDs, and template files) continental breakfast, lunch, and evening reception. Seats are limited and will be assigned on a first come first serve basis.
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
LEED
During this session, we will focus on clearing the haze surrounding LEED. Dispelling the misunderstanding and confusion in completing a successful LEED project. In addition, we will also be taking a look into the paperwork that comes with a completed LEED project. Following the presentation will be an open Town Hall discussion. Be prepared to share your own experiences with your fellow “Myth Busters” or just come to learn.
Contracts
Take home proven tips and techniques to get what you want while giving the General Contractors and Owners what they want. Find out how to get jobs, protect your investment, AND make profitable agreements. You will take home a Contract Addendum you can use the next day to negotiate for your rights on the next project.
AutoCAD Millwork Drawing
Tune up your knowledge of the Autodesk program AutoCAD by learning about the available tools and techniques to assist you with fine woodwork detailing and engineering. Topics the course will cover include blocks & dynamic blocks, creating a template, X-refs, using styles: dimension & text, hatches and line types and much more! The program will also include demonstrations and hands-on practice with guidance to get students through the exercises. AWI volunteer instructors are real woodwork drafters, bringing real life situations and solutions to you.
Fundamentals of Estimating
This Basic program is designed to help you calculate your “break even” and to introduce attendees to the AWI Cost Book. Do you know much it costs to put the key in the door and turn on the lights every day at your plant? Learn how to find out, AND how to put that fact to work for profitable jobs next week. After you get home from this program you will sleep better at night, knowing you can turn down unprofitable work and negotiate your margins with confidence.
Fundamentals of Project Management
Basic one-day program designed for NEW project managers. Build a solid foundation for profitable projects. You will sharpen your basic management skills, learn what questions to ask, and take home powerful techniques. The informal format allows time for questions. Explore alternative solutions with your colleagues in the room. Hit the ground running as you take on your promotion to PM for your company.
Advanced Project Management (2 Days)
Effective, efficient, aggressive project management is vital to your company’s growth and health. Learn to “manage UP” to the General Contractors and Owners for whom you work. Take home tips and techniques to put your team in control of the project from the first day to job close out. Improve your Customer Management skills, allowing jobs to flow instead of bump along to completion. Get the tools to punch out of a job, once and for all, so life can go on.
Prerequisite: Completion of the Fundamentals of Project Management course or 3 years experience as an active Project Manager. It is not recommended to take Fundamentals and Advanced Project Management back to back.
Advanced Estimating (2 Days)
Get the results you want from every project - profit and pleasure. Participants take away immediately useful tools - job costing, bid justification, tips for estimating complex projects. The faculty takes attendees through unique woodworking problems, and leads them to real-world solutions.
Prerequisite: Completion of the Fundamentals of Estimating course or 3 years experience as an active Estimator. It is not recommended to take Fundamentals and Advanced Estimating back to back.
Registration for this event is currently open.
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EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
Advanced Project Management (2 Days)
Effective, efficient, aggressive project management is vital to your company’s growth and health. Learn to “manage UP” to the General Contractors and Owners for whom you work. Take home tips and techniques to put your team in control of the project from the first day to job close out. Improve your Customer Management skills, allowing jobs to flow instead of bump along to completion. Get the tools to punch out of a job, once and for all, so life can go on.
Prerequisite: Completion of the Fundamentals of Project Management course or 3 years experience as an active Project Manager. It is not recommended to take Fundamentals and Advanced Project Management back to back.
Advanced Estimating (2 Days)
Get the results you want from every project - profit and pleasure. Participants take away immediately useful tools - job costing, bid justification, tips for estimating complex projects. The faculty takes attendees through unique woodworking problems, and leads them to real-world solutions.
Prerequisite: Completion of the Fundamentals of Estimating course or 3 years experience as an active Estimator. It is not recommended to take Fundamentals and Advanced Estimating back to back.
October 27th - 30th, 2010