About Short Courses in Construction Management
Construction schools do offer short courses tailored to fit the needs of people already working in the construction industry. Candidates may wish to move up into construction management and simply want to arm themselves with educational requirements for such jobs. Other short courses in construction management may retool a current worker's skills by teaching them current trends within the industry.
Turnkey Construction Management Institute
Turnkey Construction Management Institute provides on-site and online classes in construction management. The courses cover a wide array of subjects from which candidates ultimately make appropriate choices and study specific courses.
There is a Turnkey Construction Management Institute (TCMI) ability test that candidates are required to take, and it can be accessed online. It is a free test that helps to identify the current state of your knowledge and expertise. A passing grade from this test determines what courses you may wish to pursue. In the State of California, this test is a mandatory requirement and is used to measure a candidate's ability to benefit from the course of instruction.
Estimator Course
- Learn to forecast costs of future projects.
- Analyze factors that influence costs.
Project Manager Course
- Study how to organize and monitor construction processes from development stages to the final construction phase.
- Learn to coordinate and manage people, master administrative details such as overseeing materials and schedules in addition to executing contracts and ensuring safety of employees and the public.
- Learn to read blueprints.
- Study computer applications.
Core Curriculum and Length of Course
- Construction Estimator 2; 14 weeks
- Construction Estimator 2/Project Manager; 16 weeks
- Project Manager; 14 weeks
- Construction Superintendent; 14 weeks
- Construction Estimator/Project Manager; 16 weeks of Distance Learning.