Product Overview
This course is intended to provide members of the construction industry with an understanding of construction law.
This course is designed to teach and familiarize owners, managers, supervisors and project managers with construction contracts and contract law, liabilities and responsibilities of all parties to a contract, compiling and submitting proper extras and claims, and ways and means for leaders to avoid conflict with contracts, owners, trades and labour.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the origins of law
- Understand what a contract is and what makes a contract valid or invalid
- Understand the roles in the construction industry as they apply to contract law
- Know the different types of construction contracts ? Interpret contracts
- Understand what a custom contract consists of
- Understand the principles of surety and the different types of bonds that are used
- Know what type of insurance is required in the construction industry
- Understand claims, the reasons for claims and the process of making a claim
- Know the acts and regulations that are relevant to the construction industry
Audience
This course is intended for people working in the construction industry who deal primarily in trade-to-trade and/or trade-to-customer situations.
Certification Details
- A final mark of 100% is required in order to receive a certificate of completion.
Industry Credits
- This course has been accredited by the Canadian Construction Association (CCA) to two (2) credits towards Gold Seal Certification upon successful completion of this course. A final mark of 100% is required in order to receive a certificate of completion.
Course Length
This course takes approx. 4 hours of self-paced instruction to complete.
Available Formats
This course is available online in English and French.
Accessing Your Course
- Please note that course access is not immediate.
- If purchased during regular working hours, you can expect course access within 1 to 2 hours.
- If purchased after working hours, please expect to receive your course access the following business day.
- If purchased on the weekend, please note that you will not receive course access until the next regular business day.
Refunds or Transfers
- Once activated or a pin has been issued: No refunds or cancellations are permitted once an order has been placed for an E-learning course.
- If not issued: Refunds or cancellations are permitted.
- If the pin has not been assigned to an account, it can be transfers between users.
- For a complete document on the NRCA Education Policies, click here.
Education Provider Information
This course is delivered through BuildForce Canada’s E-Learning Centre. BuildForce Canada provides Canada’s construction and maintenance industry with the information and resources it needs to meet and manage its workforce requirements. Focusing on three key areas — labour market information, recruitment and retention, and e-learning and skills development - their programs and initiatives have helped the industry build the capacity and capability required to meet current and future workforce demand since 2001. Learn more about BuildForce Canada online at www.buildforce.ca
