FREE! Bitesize Bluebeam Series - Info Session | Webinar

Learn how to avoid having the last 3% of a project becoming 15% of the effort. This comprehensive course will walk you through every step of a project close-out and teach you how to expedite and simplify the takeover of a project by the owner from the contractor. *Includes updated content reflecting changes to CCDC2-2020 'Owner Take-Over'

This comprehensive course will teach you how to reduce costs, save time, improve quality, and reduce scope changes by creating an effective Construction Execution Plan (CEP) at the start of your project.

Learn how to design and read various construction financial reports and improve financial systems within your organization. You'll walk away from this course with a solid understanding of accounting processes as they relate to construction projects.

This course will develop your skills and knowledge of how to manage a construction project. We will use the PMBoK (6th Edition) approach to gain an understanding of the various processes and constraints that project managers face on the job. You will also learn how to successfully manage a complex project and receive essential project planning tools to avoid risk and benefit your bottom line.

Sadly, proper detailed planning is becoming a lost art in the construction industry. This course aims to reverse that trend by providing crew leaders with a strong model that will improve their crews’ (and by extension their companies’) performance. The course focuses on providing a strong foundational knowledge of task planning that can be applied to any work and is equally applicable to the supervisors of crews for trade and general contractors.

Learn how to successfully plan, manage, and administer projects from start to finish in this introductory course. Accessible on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.

Created for the Canadian construction industry. Learn the core principles of ethical behaviour and gain the skills to evaluate situations and make decisions using an ethical framework. Mandatory course for those pursuing Gold Seal Certification.

Learn about the key changes in CCDC 2 - 2020 and walk away with a clear grasp of the updates and how they will impact you and your team from previous versions.

Gain the knowledge and skills to create, edit, markup, and collaborate on AEC documents using Bluebeam Revu.

Improve your efficiency and learn how to create more meaningful and clearer takeoffs using Bluebeam Revu. Not an introductory course, please review Mandatory Prerequisites section before registering.

Learn the basics of bonding and insurance in construction.

Become a subcontractor of choice for Lean projects! This course will get you started using Lean on your projects immediately. Designed for all members of your team, including forepersons, superintendents, project managers and company owners.

Get a first-hand walk-through of the pull planning process and learn practical strategies for overcoming common challenges in implementing production planning in your projects.

Join Us for a FREE Series Overview and start “Thinking Differently” To manage construction today we are encouraged to “think differently”. The foundation for a successful project is to understand the commitments, expectations, responsibilities, “whys” and risks/rewards for all parties in all the stages/components of a project.

Join us for this free session where we'll cover an intro to the theory of lean productivity, how lean applies to construction, and key concepts.

Learn how to produce estimates more quickly and accurately by harnessing the power of Microsoft Excel. Appropriate for both novice and experienced Excel users.

Free for VICA Members! Hosted by EllisDon & VRCA, join this session to get the inside scoop on bidding Canadian federal government contracts that require security clearances and learn how to register with the Contract Security Program (CSP).

FREE for VICA Members! Learn about key changes to CCA 1 – 2021. Walk away with a clear grasp of the updates, how they correspond to the CCDC 2 – 2020, and how these document changes will impact you and your team.

Gain a basic and practical understanding of Canadian construction contract and subcontract essentials. Accessible on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.

This workshop covers the unique contractual conditions when a Project Owner employs this Project Delivery Method and essential insights for improving your chances of success with Design-Build. We will focus on the crucial clauses in the CCDC 14 + 15 contracts and the fundamental elements of Design-Build for project success. Delivered by a training team of ICI practitioners, you will gain insight into the technical skills, as well as the challenges and opportunities from each partners’ perspective.

Designed for experienced users as well as newbies – this course will improve your baseline understanding of Bluebeam Revu. You’ll learn interface navigation, keyboard shortcuts and much more! Walk away with tips and tricks to increase your speed and accuracy.

Build on knowledge gained in Bitesize Bluebeam 1: Baseline Basics. Learn how to turn your highlighters into a data-rich takeoff tool! This session will cover standard measurement tools and settings, various customization options, and the results in the Markups List. *Mandatory Pre-requisite, Bitesize Bluebeam 1: Baseline Basics

Build on knowledge from Bitesize Bluebeam courses 1 & 2. In this advanced Bluebeam Revu course, you’ll learn custom estimating tools, rich data collection, and how to report and export your data. *Mandatory Pre-requisites, Bitesize Bluebeam 1: Baseline Basics & Bitesize Bluebeam 2: Basic Material Takeoffs & Estimates

Build on knowledge gained in Bitesize Bluebeam 1: Baseline Basics. Are your drawings a mess with random page labels, no hyperlinks, sheets out of order and all combined in a bloated document? This course will teach you a quick workflow that will fix all these pain points and improve your consistency and accuracy in document management. *Mandatory Pre-requisite, Bitesize Bluebeam 1: Baseline Basics

Build on knowledge gained in Bitesize Bluebeam 1: Baseline Basics. This course is for design and construction professionals in both the office and jobsite looking for ways to build consistency, speed, and accuracy of data collection. Learn to create and place custom punch symbols, quickly embed images or videos, and create summary reports. *Mandatory Pre-requisite, Bitesize Bluebeam 1: Baseline Basics

Yes, there are tools in Bluebeam Revu for Civil Designers and Engineers! In this course you will learn navigation and markups, workflows like Calibrating Plan & Profile drawings with different X-Y scales, ideas for Cut & Fill calculations, combining several PDFs into one large area map, and adding images. We’ll also look at ideas for bidding and tracking field survey projects.

Administrative teams have unique document workflows that demand a different set of tools compared to design and construction teams. A typical Bluebeam class concentrates on design markups, estimating and collecting field data, but this class is very different! In just two hours you’ll be ready to combine documents, mark for redaction, apply digital signatures and several other important administrative tasks.

Have high overhead costs, underbidding, and low productivity eaten up what remains of your modest profit margins? In this course, instructor Wayne Newell draws upon 35 years of financial and construction contracting experience to help you recognize problem projects, identify unwanted expenses, increase productivity, manage overhead expenses, and address labour shortages.

Many contractors have labour productivity concerns, high overhead costs, below-budget profits and one continuous headache with cash-flow. If you’re responsible for any aspect of profitability in your company and you’ve never been trained to read, produce and analyze financial reports, you need to take this course to discover where expenses and profits are hiding. This course will teach you your numbers and how to use them.

Business success is not an accident, it is planned – yet, very few construction companies regularly practice any type of strategic planning. Strategic planning will transform your business. Imagine being able to make better than average profits, expand your capacity, ensure success and build a healthier company. This course was designed to do just that. It isn’t a miracle cure, it’s a program that teaches the fundamentals of strategic planning to construction professionals.

This course will teach you how to apply Lean principles throughout the life of a project with a focus on Takt time and Last Planner System implementation strategies. Using a virtual workflow simulation, you’ll learn how to apply Lean Construction tools and walk away with the ability to begin implementing Lean tools on your projects immediately.

Learn the fundamentals of interpreting construction specifications. This course covers the basics of reading and interpreting both general and technical specifications.

This hands-on course is a comprehensive overview of managing risk within the construction industry. You will learn how to create and apply a risk management plan and walk away with practical tools you can use to mitigate and manage risk on your projects.

This intro course will walk you through contract documents used at various stages of a project, from what is required to form a valid contract, the components in a tender call/invitation to tender, document hierarchy, to change orders and directives, and more! *Please note, this is an introductory-level course.

This course is a cheat sheet to help you conquer construction management. In the Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous (VUCA) environment we work in daily, it can be tough to respond to change with agility and manage time, tasks, and talent successfully. Whether you’re just starting out or have decades of experience, this course will provide you with a new set of tools and teach you to re-evaluate and apply old tools to your projects or business in strategic and unconventional ways.

Building on skills learned in Bluebeam Revu: Estimating Level 1, this course is a deeper dive into using Bluebeam Revu for estimating at a more advanced level. Please review Mandatory Prerequisites section before registering.

This course will give you a deep dive into using Bluebeam Revu as a digital document tool. Built specifically for individuals that have a solid foundation of Revu, this course expands on that knowledge to help you identify changes more easily and create easy to navigate documents with hyperlinks. Please review Recommended Prerequisites & Course Requirements sections before registering.

This course will give you a deep dive into using Bluebeam Revu as a digital document tool. Built specifically for individuals that have a solid foundation of Revu, this course expands on that knowledge to help you improve your workflow efficiency by utilizing Spaces, Stamps, Digital Signatures, and PDF Forms. Please review Recommended Prerequisites & Course Requirements sections before registering.

This course is a comprehensive and practical guide for managing one of the most critical areas of construction contracting: preparing, pricing, gathering, submitting, negotiating, and getting paid for all changes to construction projects. Walk away with a course manual that includes over 25 example checklists, forms, and letters – your blueprint for successful submittal of proposed change order pricing and issuance of change orders.

Learn how to use the basic features and functions of Excel to create and edit basic spreadsheets.

Learn how to create and manage project schedules using Microsoft Project 2016.

Follow-up course to “MS Project 365 Basics.” This is an in-depth course on the features of Microsoft Project and how to use it as a project management tool.

This course is a comprehensive overview of budget cost estimating for construction projects and the various processes, procedures, pitfalls, and risks involved.

Missed our spring sessions? You’re in luck! Due to popular demand, additional fall seminars are now scheduled. The Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) returns this year with updates to key industry contracts: CCDC 2-2020 & and the Ready-for-Takeover milestone, CCDC 5a. 5B, 17, and 30. VICA is thrilled to be hosting an in-person seminar to keep you in the loop about these changes!

Due to the complexity of modern-day construction, many projects encounter issues that lead to claims and disputes between the parties. Almost none go according to plan. Knowing how to best prepare for potential claims and disputes; before, during and after the construction phase of a project, is crucial to maximizing the likelihood of recovering damages.

Are you ready to elevate your career in construction site management? Gain the skills and knowledge you need to excel as a construction site supervisor with our comprehensive course designed specifically for professionals like you. As the backbone of any successful construction project, a competent site supervisor plays a crucial role in ensuring that projects are completed safely, on time, and within budget.

This 2-part online program is for entry-level architectural or engineering designers, apprentices, entry-level tradespersons, project coordinators, assistant project managers, new project managers, estimators, specialty sales representatives, or anyone in career transition looking for a refresher.

Discover how the Transformative Leadership program works, ask questions, and experience the value firsthand through a 30-minute workshop on 'Managing Through Uncertainty'.

Elevate your communication skills and transform your workplace dynamics with Essential Communication: Tools for Talk in Construction! This course offers the foundations of understanding people’s motivation, patterns of behavior and language.

This comprehensive Fall Protection course is designed by 3M and provides BCCSA and NCSO/NHSA approved certification. This one-day course covers essential fall protection skills for those working at height. Participants will learn system selection, set-up, and usage through interactive exercises and hands-on practice. Ideal for those responsible for choosing and using fall protection systems on varied jobsites.

This course provides a comprehensive understanding of a foreperson’s role and responsibilities. Subjects range from self-assessing abilities and qualifications, document prioritization, planning and layout, activity management, optimizing workers output and trade coordination. Successfully completing this course short-cuts the learn-as-you-go process and accelerates your career as an effective Foreperson.

Pull up a seat and join us for this interactive, hands-on workshop and free lunch at VICA Victoria! Featuring real SuperForm ICF materials to interact with, this is your chance to learn how ICF is installed and delivers as a resilient construction method and energy-efficient design material.

Learn how to build a Passive House building! Gain a good understanding of the interactions and interdependencies of building components in a Passive House project. This course also enables you to understand the impacts on energy efficiency of any change orders and to collaborate with designers to solve problems involved in the construction process.

This course provides practical tools and techniques for scheduling at the site and crew levels. It prepares superintendents, foremen, and other field managers to plan and coordinate construction activities efficiently, ensuring effective resource use and minimal waste throughout the project.

Learn how to plan, manage, and deliver construction projects efficiently using Oracle Primavera P6, the industry’s leading scheduling and project management software. This hands-on, Gold Seal–accredited course (6 credits) introduces participants to Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling, resource management, and project tracking using real construction-based examples. By the end of the course, you’ll gain practical skills to develop, update, and monitor project schedules using Primavera P6.

Unlock the essentials of professional service contracts in construction. Designed for owners, consultants, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers, this interactive training demystifies the CCDC 31 - the industry standard contract for consulting services in Canadian construction projects.

Understand and apply CCA subcontract roles and obligations across all tiers to prevent problems and improve project outcomes.