TRAINING THURSDAY: Project Planning & Cost Control - ICBA

TRAINING THURSDAY: Project Planning & Cost Control

One of our popular past training courses is coming back in 2018! The ICBA training department is pleased to add Project Planning & Cost Control to our Lower Mainland course calendar in February.

The course is designed to provide owners, managers, estimators, and field personnel with a general knowledge of the process of planning and controlling a project from beginning to end utilizing ways and means of monitoring, saving and controlling costs. Here’s what’s covered:

    • Understanding the impact and methodology of construction cost control.
    • Ways and means of minimizing and controlling costs on site.
  • Project cost forecasting and accounting functions on site.
  • Project planning and its purpose and effect on project cost control.
  • How to communicate & assist management re: cost methods and control.
  • Gain additional insight into the process of work and cost analysis.
  • Cost reporting systems – new technology in monitoring costs and reports.
  • Understanding the effect improper field reporting has on cost control. Maintaining and managing documents, material, tools and equipment.
  • Understanding the Contract process from bidding to project close-out.
  • Review of 100 companies and their methods in controlling & saving costs.

You’ll also earn Gold Seal Credits and Continued Professional Development Points from BC Housing. The two-day session starts February 20; register now here.

Interested in putting this course on privately for your employees? Email our training team at training@icba.ca and they will handle all of the logistics for you.

You don’t have to be a member to take our training! Start planning your 2018 workshops now by checking out www.icba.ca/training.