Site Leadership

Would you like to improve your construction site leadership skills? This course covers core site leadership essentials. Participants will enhance their ability to build a collaborative team culture with their staff, improve job site productivity and complete projects on time, on budget, and safely.

Designed for lead hands, forepersons and site supervisors, course content includes teambuilding, personal leadership, personality styles, working with difficult people, productivity & waste, and safety leadership.

Learning Outcomes

• Identify and apply different leadership styles and approaches
• Enhance the motivation and engagement of construction workers and teams
• Utilize leadership techniques to build cohesive and effective crews
• Understand the Eight Wastes in order to reduce downtime and inefficiencies on site
• Understand different personality styles and how to communicate effectively with each one
• Recognize substance abuse and how to deal with it appropriately
• Improve their training skills and conduct a successful toolbox talk
• Deal with difficult people, conflict and confrontational situations
• Use collaborative decision-making skills and build a collaborative culture
• Understand the importance of ethics and safety first when leading others

Who Should Attend

We recommend this course for site leaders of all levels and crew members who are working towards leadership roles in future.

Industry Credits  

• This course is worth 2 gold seal credit.
• This course is worth 8 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 four 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.

This course is offered in partnership with construction associations across Canada and you'll be participating with a cohort with peers from throughout the country.

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.