On February 25, 2010, join hosts Rick Jefcoat and Wayne Rivers of CEO Performance Roundtable Program to find out about today's construction landmines - and how to avoid the missteps that could cause your company's downfall.

January 28, 2010 — 3:00 pm EST Gain insight into the future of construction as expert economists provide an in-depth look at residential and nonresidential construction activity, including the institutional, industrial and heavy engineering sectors.

Despite economic challenges, the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) 2009 State of the Industry Report announced that businesses invested $130 billion in employee learning and development.

Seven construction professionals, companies and chapters were recognized with the first-ever AGC Education Excellence Awards for developing successful training programs. The Education Excellence Awards are the only national program recognizing construction industry training for all levels of the profession, from executives to craftsworkers.

AGC of America is excited to partner with the San Antonio AGC in order to teach a new generation of project managers the essential skills to ensure project success. The PMDP is a set of highly interactive modules that include discussions, class activities and presentations, and provide participants the skills essential to their careers as project managers.

In a move aimed to improve federal government contracting for engineering services and construction contracts, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Utility Service (RUS) has recently has pre-approved two ConsensusDOCS contract documents in a recently issued guidance bulletin.

AGC recently held its 2009 HR Professionals and Training & Development Conference in Atlanta. More than 175 people attended to learn, share best practices, network and take home some real, practical solutions to HR and training problems.

The National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER) has released Foreman and Supervisor assessments, created to evaluate the knowledge and skills of experienced construction foremen and supervisors. Both assessments provide a prescription to upgrade training.Assessments were developed with the assistance of subject matter experts representing leading contractors across the country and were piloted to hundreds of candidates before release.Students successfully completing the Foreman or Supervisor assessment through an NCCER Accredited Assessment Center will earn industry-recognized credentials through NCCER’s National Registry.Both the Foreman and Supervisor assessment specifications correlate to a general topic training prescription. Topic areas also correlate to the Associated General Contractors of America’s Supervisory Training Program. Performance verifications will be developed to accompany each assessment.For more information, contact NCCER customer service at 888.622.3720.

In the competitive construction industry, the need to work more efficiently has never been greater. The AGC Construction Project Manager Course (PMC) provides project managers the chance to hone the skills necessary to work more resourcefully, increase productivity and propel their construction expertise.

The conference will be held from January 13-15, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nv. Join more than 150 industry professionals and participate in the development of regulatory and legislative activity on both a national and local level, assist in the development and creation of new safety training programs and products and hear the latest initiatives from OSHA and other industry experts.