There are general commercial contractor continuing education currently under development. These courses will cover a wide variety of topics and current issues in commercial building. The courses that will be offered are:

• Green building - Topics that will be covered are wind power generators, rainwater harvesting, recycled wood flooring, permeable pavement, and constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment.
• OSHA - The subject matter will cover preventing fatalities, construction regulations for the building industry, fire protection and prevention, first aid and medical attention, and scaffolds.
• Plan reading - This includes effective techniques of plan reading, sites plans, building plans, foundation plans, ceiling plans, framing plans, electrical plans, and architectural symbols.
• Concrete - This continuing education program will provide current information on building code requirements for high winds, safe rooms and storm shelters, wind forces and wind resistant construction,concrete masonry, precast concrete, removable forms, and insulating concrete forms
• HVAC & Mold - Now that mold is a hot topic in the construction industry, this course will cover HVAC systems as a source of mold, new construction and mold, rightsizing, standards and regulations, liability, and litigation.
• Roofing - This course will review gable roofs, hip roofs, rise and pitch, overhangs, calculating roof area, and roofing terminology.


The following courses are not approved for continuing education; however, these courses are useful for nearly any trade in the construction industry. The math for contractors course reviews such topics as building construction math formulas, house construction math, and basic Construction math. The math for contractors course is the perfect solution if you need help with construction math. The online construction spanish course offers common spanish construction vocabulary, and spanish construction terms. Spanish for contractors will help you communicate effectively with spanish speaking employees. Courses are continually being developed so please check back.

Math for Contractors

2 hours for $19.95 online!

We are now offering our Math for General Contractors online course for $19.00. his 2-hour course covers advanced concepts such as calculating concrete masonry units, backfill, swell factor for excavation, cylindrical volumes, soil slope, and simple math concepts such as calculating areas and volumes and converting square- and cubic feet to yards These skills are commonly tested on state contractors exams, and knowledge in these areas often makes the difference between a passing and failing score. All of our online seminars are professionally narrated and animated with graphic illustrations of the concepts being taught, and our web-based presentation system tracks your progress so you can work through the materials at your convenience, resuming where you left off with each login. Purchase entitles you to unlimited access to the course for 30 days.

Construction Spanish for Contractors

5 accesses over a 10-day period for $19.95 online!

Our Online Construction Spanish for Contractors course is now available for $19.95. By participating in this online training you will be able to better communicate with your spanish-speaking workers and gain a better understanding of hispanic culture. With the help of our online course, you will learn to read and properly pronounce spanish words and phrases commonly used in the construction industry. This professionally narrated course allows you to read and follow along with your native spanish-speaking instructor. Additionally, at the beginning of the course, the user is allowed to download a printable English-to-Spanish quick reference guide at no additional charge. Purchase entitles the user to 5 accesses over a 10-day period.