Through NLCA’s partnership with BuildForce Canada, we are pleased to offer a variety of on-demand e-learning courses. BuildForce Canada is a national organization committed to the development of a highly-skilled construction workforce. One of our ongoing programs is the development of online courses.
All of their online courses are administered through local distributors, such as NLCA. In order to access any of the courses and complete your registration, you must contact a distributor (NLCA) to receive a course PIN number.
E-Learning at your finger tips with these easy steps:
Step 1: Contact your local distributor, NLCA at 709-753-8920 or email: abyrne@nlca.ca
Step 2: Order your PIN# for any of the courses below
Step 3: Visit: https://elearning.buildforce.ca/
Step 4: Select the “Click to Register or Enroll” button on the Learners tile at the right
Step 5: Complete your account profile
Step 6: Complete course at your own pace
A certificate will be generated automatically upon successful completion.
Call today and order your PIN# for the following courses:
Construction Industry Ethics
For owner/clients, contractors, supervisors, project managers, etc. who must deal effectively and professionally with employees, subtrades, owners, clients, engineers, employers, and the public. Understand ethics as it relates to the construction industry and learn how to navigate daily ethical grey areas. This course is mandatory to apply to write the gold seal certification exam. Click here to view the course highlights.Introduction to Construction Estimating
For people working in estimating or for any individual who wants to become an estimator. Gain the knowledge and skills required to visualize the scope and magnitude of a construction project and produce accurate and reliable estimates. Course work includes reviewing drawings through various phases of a project with the aim of determining the quantity and type of materials required for the project.
Click here to view course highlights.Construction Project Management
For everyone working in construction. Gain the knowledge and skills to help you successfully plan, manage, and administer projects from start to finish.
Click here to view course highlights.First-Level Supervisor Course
For supervisors, foremen, or any individual who wants to become a First Level Supervisor. Develop the critical skills and learn the concepts required to supervise a construction crew, maximize productivity and quality, and ensure a job gets done on time, on budget, and safely.
Click here to view course highlights.Communication, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
For supervisors, project managers, and anyone who must deal effectively and professionally with employees, subtrades, owners, clients, engineers, and employers. Improve your written, oral, and negotiating skills and enhance your conflict resolution skills.
Click here to view the course highlights.Working in a Respectful and Inclusive Workplace
For managers, supervisors, and anyone working in construction. Learn how to create and participate in a respectful and inclusive workplace to help ensure that your company offers a place where everyone feels wanted and welcomed.
Click here to view the course highlights.Introduction to Understanding Systemic Racism: A Guide for Leaders and Managers
The issue of systemic racism in the workplace has received considerable attention over the past several years. Even in their most benign forms, unconscious biases within an organization can have profound impacts on Black, Indigenous and People of Colour by limiting their potential for growth and eroding their personal wellbeing.In recognition of the need for greater awareness around this subject, BuildForce Canada has developed the Introduction to Understanding Systemic Racism e-learning course. Created with the input of an advisory committee composed of professionals from Black, Indigenous and People of Colour communities within the construction industry, the program is designed to help industry leaders and managers gain a better appreciation of the issues around systemic racism, and to furnish them with tools to recognize, mitigate and eliminate the influence of unconscious bias on decision making within their respective organizations.
Click here to view the course highlights.Canadian Construction Contract Essentials
For contactors and anyone involved in procurement and contracting within a construction company. Gain a basic and practical understanding of Canadian construction contract and subcontract essentials.
Click here to view course highlights.Introduction to Mentorship
For mentors and mentees. Develop effective mentoring relationships with a focus on communications skills that you can apply immediately on the job with measurable results.
Click here to view course highlights.National Construction Safety Awareness
For everyone who works in construction. Understand what you can do to keep yourself, your co-workers, and the environment you work in safe every day.
Click here to view the course highlights.Pipeline Construction Safety Training (PCST)
For anyone working in the oil and gas pipeline construction industry. This course is designed to familiarize workers with the unique safety requirements associated with working in the pipeline construction industry, from construction to inspection.
Click here to view course highlights.Construction Law
For owners, managers, supervisors, and project managers who deal primarily in trade-to-trade and/or trade-to-customer situations. Understand construction contracts and contract law.
Click here to view course highlights.
