Gold Seal: 6 Credits * BC Housing: 20 CPD Points
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Description
The Leadership Development Program gives your team the systems, language, and skills to run jobs the right way, the first time.
The Cost of No System
Good tradespeople get promoted because they work hard and know the job. Then they’re handed a crew and left to work out the leadership side as they go.
Most of the time they manage well enough, but throw a few curveballs their way and things start to fall apart.
Keeping a jobsite organized and a crew on track requires different skills than just knowing how to do the job. It runs on a shared standard and process, one that anticipates problems before they occur
What Your Team Walks Away With
1 “I can clearly direct work, correct issues, and lead without chaos.”
2 “I can plan my jobs so problems don’t happen.”
3 “I know when to act, when to ask, and how to decide.”
4 “I know what ‘done right’ looks like and how it fits the whole job”
Course Outline:
Session 1- Foreperson Foundational Skills All Trades (Full Day)
A full-day course covering the core knowledge every site leader needs to run a job: reading specs and drawings, activity management, working with crews, quality control, code compliance, and permitting. It’s built on industry best practices and gives your team a shared foundation to work from before the coaching begins.
Leadership skills that usually take years to pick up on the job, laid out clearly in a single day.
Session 2- Communication & Leadership + Jobsite Strategy & Planning (Half Day)
Giving instructions that stick, managing crew, GC pressure, and scope
Planning materials, access and sequencing so problems don’t happen
Session 3- Problem Solving and Decision Making + Worker Development (Half Day)
Know when to act, when to ask, and how to decide. Three problem types covered.
Identify all skill levels, train on-site, delegate effectively, and stop babysitting.
Session 4- Expectations, Integration, & Safety + Productivity (Half Day)
Define “done right” before anyone picks up a tool. Build the job correctly, the first time.
Three levels of productivity, planning, execution, and rework reduction.
Industry rework in Canada: 7–11%. Some companies are running 20% or more.
That’s not a people problem. It’s a systems problem. – DC Trades Mentoring
Delivery Methods: Virtual with Zoom Meetings (Private/Custom Delivery Available)
Course Fee Includes: Access to the course, course materials, and a digital certificate upon completion.
* Must attend ALL 4 course sessions to receive completion certificate and Gold Seal/BC Housing CPD credits
This course is delivered in partnership with local and provincial construction associations across Canada. You may be participating with a group of industry peers from multiple regions.
Sharing a single registration between two or more individuals is not permitted. Please register each person that will be in attendance.
Who Should Attend
- Red Seals moving into leadership
- Anyone on your team who wants to be better organized on site
- Current forepersons who want to lead more effectively
- Office leadership, so the crew and the office share the same expectations
