The fifth course in AGC’s Lean Construction Education Program (LCEP) titled Unit 5: Lean Supply Chain and Assembly is now available! This is an eight-hour, facilitator-led course that introduces the lean strategies and tools used to deliver materials, equipment and prefabricated assemblies to the jobsite in a manner that facilitates flow.

Two AGC of America leaders were named the 2013 Chair of the Year at the AGC Annual Convention earlier this month in Las Vegas, Nev.

AGC’s Lean Construction Education Program Unit 5: Lean Supply Chain and Assembly will be released in early March and we’re recruiting new instructors! Lean Supply Chain and Assembly is an eight-hour course that can be offered locally by approved instructors across the country.AGC has posted the Instructor Requirements form, which must be completed and turned into AGC before teaching Unit 5. Those interested in teaching Unit 5 are encouraged to download the PDF and review the requirements. Instructor’s Guides will be available in the AGC bookstore on March 3.A free instructor orientation webinar will be held from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. (Eastern) on Monday, Feb. 17, for all individuals interested in becoming approved instructors for this course. You can register for this free webinar.For those people who would like to become an instructor but cannot attend the live webinar, it will be recorded and posted an AGC’s LCEP instructor resource page.Visit the AGC website at www.agc.org/LCEP to learn more about AGC’s Lean Construction Education Program. Future courses are scheduled to be released throughout 2014 with the lean credential scheduled for 2015.

AGC's Construction Project Manager Course (PMC) provides project managers the chance to hone the skills necessary to work more efficiently and increase productivity.  Join us at the Cedarbrook Lodge located less than five minutes from SeaTac International Airport and situated on eighteen lush acres of natural restored wetlands.

AGC of America is holding its 95th Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nev. at The Bellagio Resort and Casino from March 3-6.  This year’s Convention includes 12 educational sessions, which offer up to 2.0 IACET Continuing Education Units, 16 AIA/CES Learning Units, and 16 AIC Continuing Professional Development units.

AGC is pleased to announce the addition of two new program coordinators to the Training, Education, & Development Department. Ayda Mohammed has been working with AGC on a temporary basis for the past five months, and starting this year, she has joined the team full-time as Program Coordination, Professional Development.  She will continue to assist in the execution of the Construction Project Manager Course and Advanced Management Program, as well as support the administration of AGC’s CM-BIM exams.  You can reach Ayda at ayda.mohammed@agc.org or 703-837-5372.

The Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) Training and Education Fund’s Instructor Training and Certification Program recently completed a three-year process culminating in accreditation from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Organizations seeking ANSI accreditation by ANSI undergo a comprehensive organization-wide assessment and on-site survey by ANSI expert assessors.

A group of owners, academics, construction organizations and labor unions recently participated in a conference focused on the data available on construction labor force supply and demand, and how that information is used throughout the industry.  The conference was sponsored by the National Institute of Building Sciences (NISB) and coordinated by the AFL-CIO’s Building Trades Department and Dale Belman, an economics professor at Michigan State University.

AGC’s Lean Construction Education Program Unit 5: Lean Supply Chain and Assembly will be released in early March and we’re recruiting new instructors! Lean Supply Chain and Assembly is an eight-hour course that can be offered locally by approved instructors across the country. A free instructor orientation webinar will be held on from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. (Eastern) on Monday, Feb. 17 for all individuals interested in becoming approved instructors for this course. You can register for this free webinar.

The U.S. Secretary of Labor’s Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA) spent more than a year creating a report called “21st Century Registered Apprenticeship: A Shared Vision for Increasing Opportunity, Innovation, and Competitiveness for American Workers and Employers.”