Description

AGC's Supervisory Training Program (STP) is a construction-specific training curriculum developed, updated, and field-tested by and for contractors. Each day, decisions made in the field are crucial to the success or failure of every construction project. Individuals attending STP courses include anyone on a construction jobsite in a supervisory role - from the new supervisor or foreman to the experienced superintendent who is looking to become a more effective manager of people, time, equipment, and materials. 

These courses teach the value of effective supervision of workers and improves the construction supervisor's ability to lead and motivate others by exploring the role of the construction supervisor to motivate, lead and help the team perform better. Participants learn how to give positive feedback, how to put their leadership skills in action, and how to create an effective project team. 

STP Unit 2: Communication focuses on the knowledge and skills that every supervisor must have to be an effective manager of people, time, equipment, and materials.

Course Objectives:

This course presents a body of knowledge and skills that today’s construction supervisors need in order to be effective communicators on their job site. 

• Effective communication 
• Learning to listen 
• Carrying on conversations 
• Persuasion, negotiation, and confrontation 
• Communicating with your crew 
• Putting it in writing 
• Meetings that work 
• Electronic communication 
• Improving communication

Target Audience:

Individuals attending STP courses include anyone on a construction jobsite in a supervisory role from the new supervisor and foreman to the experienced superintendent.

Please note Unit 2 is scheduled on a FRIDAY & SATURDAY all-day sequence.