Continuing Education for the Home Building Industry
Make sure your business stays competitive and your employees stay safe. HBACA works with the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH) and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) to provide classes from time to time, either online, at the HBACA office or through other NAHB affiliates.
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Builder & Remodelers Courses
To make sure your remodeling business stays competitive, HBACA works with NAHB and NAHB Remodelers to provide classes from time to time either at the HBACA office or through other NAHB affiliates.
What is a Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS)?
The Certified Aging-in-Place (CAPS) designation program teaches the technical, business management, and customer service skills essential to competing in the fastest growing segment of the residential remodeling industry: home modifications for the aging-in-place. The NAHB Remodelers Council, in collaboration with the AARP, NAHB Research Center, and NAHB Seniors Housing Council, developed this program to provide comprehensive, practical, market-specific information about working with older and maturing adults to remodel their homes for aging-in-place.
The three-part program includes:
Marketing & Communications Strategies for Aging & Accessibility (CAPS I)
Identifying opportunities and developing the skills to interact with 50+ customers can help you grow your business dramatically. Learn best practices in communicating and interacting with this exciting and evolving population, and take advantage of one of the fastest growing market segments in remodeling and related industries.
Design/Build Solutions for Aging & Accessibility (CAPS II)
This Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS) course will help you understand the guidelines and requirements of accessibility, the importance of doing an assessment with input from occupational and physical therapists as well as qualified health care professionals, and the significance of good design in making modifications that can transform a house into a safe, attractive, and comfortable home for life.
Business Management for Building Professionals
This course will give you a solid foundation in those best business practices so valuable to smaller businesses: planning, organizing, staffing/directing and controlling. By using case studies and sample forms, your instructor gives you practical and applicable tools for management success.
Are you ready to join the elite ranks of the nation’s top builders? The Certified Graduate BuilderTM (CGB) designation is your sign to clients and colleagues that you are a member of this respected group of professionals. The Builder Assessment Review (BAR) is your first step toward obtaining this prestigious designation. This 3-hour, 120-question multiple choice assessment measures your knowledge in the four core areas of building business management:
- Building Technology
- Business & Finance
- Project Management
- Sales & Marketing
Your results will show you the areas where your knowledge is strongest, where it is weakest, and will determine the courses required for you to obtain your CGB. Now, for the first time, you have a chance to test out of those areas where your knowledge and experience is greatest. This will allow you to earn your CGB designation faster than ever before.
Offered by: The NAHB University of Housing.
(CGR) PREP: Your First Step to CGR
Are you ready to join the elite ranks of the nation’s top remodeling industry professionals? The Certified Graduate RemodelerTM (CGR) designation is your sign to clients and colleagues that you are a member of this respected group of professionals. The Professional Remodeler Experience Profile (PREP) is your first step toward obtaining this prestigious designation. This comprehensive assessment will measure your expertise in the five core areas of the remodeling industry:
- Marketing & Sales
- Business Administration
- Design, Estimating and Job Cost
- Contracts, Liability and Risk Management
- Project Management
Your results will show you the areas where your knowledge is strongest, where it is weakest and will determine the courses required for you to obtain your CGB. Now, for the first time, you have a chance to test out of those areas where you knowledge and experience is the greatest. This will alow you to earn your CGB designation faster than ever before.
Offered by: The NAHB University of Housing.
Safety is the Number One Priority on any Construction Site
Make sure you and your staff are qualified to do your jobs safely. Check HBACA calendar of events for upcoming classes or contact us at 602.274.6545 to inquire about upcoming classes.
As part of our ongoing commitment to safety, the HBACA is proud to participate in the OSHA Outreach 10-Hour Training Program for Construction. Ten hours of safety instruction is geared specifically toward the home building business. Topics include fall protection, personal protective equipment, scaffolding, trench and excavation safety, electrical safety, stairs and ladders and more. At the course conclusion, students will receive a card from OSHA recognizing their successful completion of the program. A must for field staff. This class conforms with OSHA’s revised Construction Outreach Program requirements. Includes OSHA course completion card.
The HBACA works with the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH) to provide safety provide classes on an as-needed basis. A few of these include:
- Excavation Safety
- Construction Site Safety Management
- Ergonomics for Construction
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Respiratory Protection
- Intro to Accident Investigation
- Driver Safety / Distracted Driver
- Office Safety
- OSHA 300 Record Keeping
- Hazard Recognition
- Job Hazard Analysis
- Crane Standard – Construction
- Residential Construction Fall Protection