Lesson series

Mastering Business Planning, Management and Administration-Series 2 
8 Hours 

Description: This training program was specifically designed and created to help participants from the construction sector study the following topics
It is critical for the home construction worker to understand key performance indicators for your business and how to monitor progress
Get the skills you need to run a successful home building/renovation business
Set business goals and put a plan in place to achieve them
This course will cover all the aspects of Business Planning, Management, and Administration to assure a successful construction business.
We will go through the following topics and provide insights to the BC residential construction worker and professionals:
Business vision, objectives, and goals:
• Marketing Plan
• How to Conduct Market Research for Your Construction Company
• Market Environment
• Understanding Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning
• How to Market a Construction Company, Marketing for Contractors, Marketing Plan Strategies
• Develop a marketing plan for your construction business
• Sales and Advertising: How to Make Sales, In Order to Grow Your Construction-Based Business Operating Plan
• Business Structures: Sole Proprietor, Partnerships, Corporations
• Why and When Your Business Plan Needs to Be Updated
• Construction Change Management
• Effective Communication in Construction
• Developing a Business Strategy: How to develop a competitive advantage and strategy

Objectives and Outcome: Upon completion of the above in-depth course, successful participants will have a better understanding of the particular topic and gain the right mix of knowledge and skills in response to current technological advancements and the participants will be educated on how to work effectively for the best outcomes, the successful participants will also get a Housing Management Commission accredited certificate for completion of this specific construction related training program.
Program Duration
The duration of the program is 4 weeks.
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Learning Resources
Learning resources are mainly from textbooks, real-life case studies, internet information, as well as videos.
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Delivery Methods:
In-class instruction, On-site, Distance/Online, or Combined
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Marking Scheme
This program will have two parts; one part is a theory, and another part is practice.
Completion of distance class of theory will be counted as 50% towards the final grade, Completion of case study, term project, and presentation will be counted as 50% towards the final grade.
Grading scale for each class is as follows:
A 94-100%
A- 90-93%
B+ 86-89%
B 83-85%
B- 80-82%
C+ 75-79%
C 70-74%
D 60-69%
F 0-59%
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Requirements for Graduation
Courses with grades lower than “C” is not counted toward the completion of the corporate training program.
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Capacity (number of participants): 30
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Name of instructors: team of experts of Vancity Institute,
Jamie, Designer with Bachelor’s Degree of interior design and 25+ years of construction professional experience along with tremendous 10+ years experience in teaching and coaching
Vivian, Lawyer with Bachelor’s Degree of law, 25+ years of construction professional experience along with 10+ years experience in teaching and coaching
Richard, Engineer with Bachelor’s Degree of engineering, 25+ years of construction professional experience along with 10+ years experience in teaching and coaching
Bill, QS with Bachelor’s Degree of engineering, 30+ years of construction professional experience along with 10+ years experience in teaching and coaching
Thomas, architect with Bachelor’s Degree of architecture, 35+ years of construction professional experience along with 15+ years experience in teaching and coaching
Qian, Administrator and associate instructor, with Bachelor’s Degree of Economics, 8+ years of admin experience along with 8+ years experience in teaching and coaching

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