Wall And Ceiling Alliance Events Newswire

FMI Field Leader Institute: 3 Day, In Person Training 8/2/2022 - 8/4/2022

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 13:48:42 GMT

Discover how your personal leadership style drives business at our interactive, three-day Field Leader Institute. You will learn how to reach your leadership peak potential through personal assessments and engaging activities.

You will learn and practice how to give and receive feedback to build trust and empower the next generation of leaders. Building high-performing teams is critical to the long-term success of your organization, and we will demonstrate how you can build a pipeline of exemplary field leaders.

For the past 25 years, FMI has been developing industry leaders for the built environment. With a network of 10,000 alumni and more than 900 organizations across the industry, the Field Leader Institute provides a world-class experience for individual growth and peer learning.

Come join us as we endeavor to build a better future for the built environment by developing exceptional leaders, one at a time.

Who Should Attend

General Superintendents
Superintendents
General Forepeople
Supervisors/Crew Leaders
Leaders with responsibilities at the field level

Benefits:

Organizational

Lower business risk by building a deep pipeline of strong field leaders.
Enhance organizational ability to execute on projects.
Increase employee engagement and organizational loyalty.
Improve field leaders’ ability to step into roles of greater responsibility.
Boost field leaders’ expertise to positively influence project stakeholders.

Individual

Learn how to achieve your peak potential as a leader.
Gain an understanding of your leadership strengths and opportunities for growth through feedback and personal assessments.
Obtain a clearer understanding of your leadership effectiveness through coaching and feedback.
Discover specific ways to improve your leadership performance.
Receive a certificate of completion for continuing education credits to advance your professional development.

WACA has partnered with FMI to offer their Professional Leadership Education Training at a discount rate to WACA members. FMI provides a variety of professional development programs from project management, leadership, and executive-level development. And now WACA members can get a significant discount on the educational programs for both in-person and onsite courses. This partnership is available exclusive to WACA members. To obtain the member discount code to receive the discount, contact Maria Carlomagno at maria@wallandceiling.org.

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit FMI's website: www.fmicorp.com

UCON: Sub Contractor Contract Writing Series - Subcontract Price and Payment 8/11/2022 2:30 PM - 8/11/2022 4:30 PM

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 16:12:08 GMT

Explore how subcontracts allocate “credit risk”—the ability of owner and contractor to pay—including a subcontractor’s right to access financial information. When is payment due, and what conditions must be met before a contractor is obligated to pay? What security is available to assure subcontractors that funds will be there to pay subcontractor’s invoices, including liens, stop payment notices, and bond claims, and how may contract terms affect these? Terms addressing withholding and release of retention will also be discussed.

What You Will Learn

Explore a broad range of issues surrounding all-important payment rights
Learn to negotiate payment rights and obligations of Prime and Subcontractors
Learn about the use of tools to protect the right to be paid

Target Audience

Prime and subcontractors

Instructors

Dan McLennon & Ross Steinbach, Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit UCON's website: www.unitedcontractors.org/

UCON: Effective Virtual Leadership 8/16/2022 2:30 PM - 8/16/2022 4:30 PM

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 16:18:45 GMT

Your online meetings run di?erently. Your audience is more easily distracted, and hybrid meetings create challenges. E?ective Virtual Leadership gives proven techniques to help you lead your next virtual meeting, training, sales pitch, & up-level your presentations.

What You Will Learn

Audience engagement techniques
Tools for managing challenging behaviors
Conveying con?dence through online presence
Inclusive hybrid meetings
Cross-Cultural Awareness Strategies
Plus many more Virtual Best Practices

Target Audience

Anyone who leads or participates in virtual programs

Instructor

Salvatore Manzi

Volume Discount

Purchase 3 or more tickets and get 20% off when you enter code 20OFF at checkout.

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit UCON's website: www.unitedcontractors.org/

2022 NAWIC Annual Conference 8/17/2022 - 8/20/2022

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 15:37:35 GMT

The NAWIC Annual Conference: Your Must-Attend Event!

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit their website: www.nawic.org

UCON: How to Make Yourself Indispensable and Build a Rewarding Career 8/18/2022 2:30 PM - 8/18/2022 4:30 PM

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 16:24:57 GMT

When you start your career, you have no skills and no friends. You have to get busy acquiring skills and building your network. This session will show you how to craft a realistic career goal. Understand where you are in your career journey. Figure out the roadblocks to achieving your goals, and build a plan to overcome the roadblocks, so you make yourself indispensable and build a rewarding career.

What You Will Learn

The Seven Qualities of High Performers
The Secret of Being Indispensable: Balancing Technical Skill and Relationship Development
The One Page Career Dashboard

Target Audience

Project Engineers, Project Managers, New and Emerging Leaders

Instructor

Eric Anderton, Construction Genius

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit UCON's website: www.unitedcontractors.org/

UCON: Working With Labor Compliance Officers / Programs 8/23/2022 2:30 PM - 8/23/2022 4:30 PM

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 16:43:51 GMT

Every Contractor performing prevailing wage work at either the State or Federal levels must be willing and able to work within Awarding Body’s and third party Labor Compliance Programs to achieve compliance. A Prevailing Wage Specialist will present this 2-hour overview.

What You Will Learn

Developing relationships with Labor Compliance personnel
Establishing and enforcing tracking and accountability measures
Common problems between Contractors and the Awarding Body
Common problems between GCs and Subs
Where most problems begin
How problems escalate
Best advice for staying in compliance

Target Audience

Admin Staff, Project Engineers, Project Managers, Field level Supervisors, Superintendents

Instructor

Paul Stout, Power Summit

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit UCON's website: www.unitedcontractors.org/

UCON: Prime Contractor Contract Writing Series - Changes Provisions 8/25/2022 2:30 PM - 8/25/2022 4:30 PM

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 16:47:21 GMT

This session deals with clauses addressing changes in work. What are the written requirements for changes? How are claims for extra work waived? What about oral change orders? How do differences in conditions impact contract price and time?

What You Will Learn

Learn about typical clauses governing identifying and presenting requests for extra work and adjustments to compensation and schedule for them
Learn to negotiate terms to avoid prejudice to both sides in the handling of requests for extras

Target Audience

Owners, developers, and prime contractors

Instructors

Craig Wallace & Karissa Fox, Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit UCON's website: www.unitedcontractors.org/

FMI Leadership Institute: 4 Day, In Person Training 8/29/2022 - 9/1/2022

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 15:54:42 GMT

Gain insights into your personal leadership style during our engaging, four-day Leadership Institute. You will discover how your style affects others throughout the organization with interactive discussions and feedback from fellow attendees and staff. You will learn how to reach your leadership peak potential and leverage your abilities for maximum effectiveness.

For the past 25 years, FMI has been developing industry leaders for the built environment. With a network of 10,000 alumni and more than 900 organizations across the industry, the Leadership Institute provides a world-class experience for individual growth and peer learning.

Come join us as we endeavor to build a better future for the built environment by developing exceptional leaders, one at a time.

Who Should Attend

Contractors and Subcontractors

Architects, Engineers and Owners

CEOs, COOs and CFOs

Vice Presidents

Regional Managers

Operations Managers

Human Resource Managers

Equipment Managers

Project Managers

Superintendents

Anyone interested in personal leadership growth

Benefits

Organizational

Lower business risk by building a deep pipeline of strong leaders.

Enhance organizational ability to execute strategic growth initiatives.

Increase employee engagement and organizational loyalty.

Improve your leaders’ abilities to step into roles of greater responsibility.

Equip your organization with talent to make the best strategic shifts in a changing economy.

Individual

Learn how to achieve your peak potential as a leader.

Gain a better understanding of leadership strengths and opportunities for growth through personal assessments.

Obtain a clearer understanding of your leadership effectiveness through coaching and feedback.

Discover specific ways to improve your leadership performance.

Receive a certificate of completion for continuing education credits to advance your professional development.

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit FMI's website: www.fmicorp.com

UCON: Certified Payroll – Answering Contractors' Most Frequently Asked Questions 8/30/2022 2:30 PM - 8/30/2022 4:30 PM

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 16:50:20 GMT

This class will cover UCON members' most frequently asked certified payroll questions and common pitfalls. Including Compliance requirements of Labor Code 1776, which is covered by certified payroll and contractor registration; apprenticeship requirements. FFC will walk attendees through finding prevailing wage determinations, completing necessary forms, and accessing other resources. The last 30 minutes of the meeting will be a moderated Q&A with Ruby Varnadore. Attendees can pre-submit their questions or ask during the session.

What You Will Learn

How to avoid common compliance-related pitfalls
Overview of compliance documents and how to complete them correctly
Apprenticeship compliance

Target Audience

Employers

Instructors

Darbi Griffin and Jesse Jimenez, FFC and Ruby Varnadore, United Contractors

To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit UCON's website: www.unitedcontractors.org/