Product Overview
Subcontracts are becoming more and more confusing and onerous. As a Trade Contractor, it is in your best interest to have a clear understanding of your contract before a problem threatens your business rather than after, when it is too late.
This is an interactive, hands-on course with actual subcontracts as examples. Throughout the course, a ‘Subcontract Handbook’ will be developed by the class so that the you can better understand contract requirements as a subcontractor. You’ll work with example subcontracts using a green, amber and red-light system, and learn which subcontract clauses to be on the look-out for when reviewing your own contracts.
This course also uses CCA 53: A Trade Contractor’s Guide and Checklist to Construction Contracts, to help you identify common clauses that can negatively impact your rights and obligations.
You’ll walk away with a resource manual packed with practical checklists, templates and how-tos that will help you set up the processes and procedures you need in the office or jobsite.
What Will You Learn
This course will cover the checklist of significant clauses identified in the CCA 53 document, including:
- Design responsibility
- Performance specifications
- Conduit or flow-down provisions
- Scope of subcontract work
- Payment
- Insurance
- Protection of work
- Warranties
- Temporary site facilities
- Course Format
Who Should Attend?
Subcontractors, project managers, construction managers, general contractors, estimators, contract administrators and allied professionals in the construction industry.
Industry Credits
This course is worth 2 Gold Seal credits and 6 Informal Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits as approved by BC Housing.
Course Format
- Live, Online, Instructor-led training. This is a highly interactive course facilitated by the instructor on a video platform.
- You will be expected to have your webcam on during the whole class and participate in break-out rooms, small-group discussions, and other activities with your instructor and classmates during the course.
- Course access information will be provided to you in advance of the training by your instructor
- Full attendance and participation in all sessions is mandatory for course completion. If a student misses a class session, we are unable to transfer registration or provide a partial refund of the registration fees.
Course Requirements (Technology & Participation)
This course requires full face-to-face interaction and participation from both the instructor and students. In order to attend, you’ll must make sure you have the following:
- Computer or laptop with webcam (webcams are mandatory): This course will involve 100% on-screen interaction with your instructor and classmates, reading/viewing on-screen content like slides or videos, and interacting via typing with questions or responses. For this reason, you must have a webcam and use a full computer/laptop, and we do not permit students to attend using a tablet or cell phone.
- A quiet space with minimal distractions: Please plan to be fully engaged in the class, and clear your work schedule just as you would for attendance in an in-class program.
Refunds or Transfers:
- Five (5) or more business days before the course start date: Full refund of registration fees or can be transfers to a different course date.
- Less than five (5) business days before the course start date and course no-shows: No refunds or transfers to future course dates.
- For a complete document on the NRCA Education Policies, click here.
Other Policies
- Substitution of another member of your company/team is permitted up to the course start date for no additional fee.
- Unless otherwise stated, every person able to see, hear, and observe the virtual course sessions must be a paid participant. Non-compliance of this requirement will result in removal from the course. Refunds will not be issued to students who are removed from the course for non-compliance of this requirement.
- If the NRCA has to postpone or cancel courses due to insufficient enrolment, NRCA will refund the registration fee or, if possible, the attendee may choose to move to an identical session in the future.
