With a list of more than 500 residential plumbing skills, the idea of learning them all can be overwhelming! Using a strategy like career pathways can help break all those skills down into more bite-sized pieces!
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The exterior environment for exterior flatwork today 𝙞𝙨 𝘿𝙄𝙁𝙁𝙀𝙍𝙀𝙉𝙏.
Different uses. Different salts. Different weather & temperature extremes.
𝘿𝙄𝙁𝙁𝙀𝙍𝙀𝙉𝙏.
It is more critical than ever to construct municipal exterior flatwork using best practices through the whole process and there is no better time to learn / reinforce these than through the
𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞.
This course is tailored to showcase the best construction practices associated with Ontario municipal concrete sidewalks, curbs, gutters and pavements.
Gain critical and comprehensive knowledge of placing, consolidating, finishing, edging, jointing, curing and protecting municipal concrete sidewalks, curbs, gutters and pavements.
The course is fully based on the current Ontario Provincial Standard Specifications (OPSS), the national CSA Standards and local projects.
Watch for more sesions to be announced on @Concrete Ontario's events & courses webpage at https://lnkd.in/dXT-G8VA
Director of Technical Services at Concrete Ontario
As the construction season wraps up, Lucas Bromerchenkel, MASc. and I are back at it, focusing on #concrete education and training.
Today, we hosted a Municipal Exterior Flatwork Certification course with 11 inspectors from the City of Windsor and 7 contractors in attendance. It was the ideal mix of professionals, all working together to ensure consistency and understanding of municipal sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and pavements.
A special shoutout to the two utility contractors who traveled all the way from the City of Thunder Bay to participate in the course.
Concrete Ontario is excited to offer more sessions as municipalities increasingly embrace this important certification program.
Scope creep is like a minor home improvement project. It starts innocently enough—"Oh, while we're at it, why don't we just..."—and before you know it, you're redoing the plumbing, installing a hot tub, and considering a helipad for the roof! In our recent blog post, we discuss the root causes of scope creep in training projects, its impacts, and proactive measures organizations can adopt to combat it: https://hubs.li/Q02KbCZ20
I'm delighted to share that I'll be speaking at the Ontario Building Officials Association (OBOA) annual conference in the fall. I encourage all engineers working in sewers or I/I to learn the Codes, at least as they relate to sewers. Attending these conferences for years has provided me with many colleagues in the building industry, who helped me to wade through the Code until I understood. At one point I had an e-mail group of about 100 building officials that I tested my theories and asked questions of. They taught me everything! Thank you to all of my colleagues in the building industry for their ongoing support.
The first time I spoke at an OBOA conference (probably 6 years ago?), I was just learning and to say the audience was restive would be an understatement! Some of the guys stood up and yelled at me during my presentation 🤣 . Fair enough, nobody has ever talked about the stuff I presented before, and my *direct* style was probably a bit hard for them to swallow! I also was just starting to understand the Codes so didn't have the content perfected. I had to pass it over to my colleague Chris Manzon (formerly with the City of Windsor) for a minute to catch my breath.
Remember, engineers and others, you can take a course on house plumbing from OBOA. It's a great place to start.
By contrast, when I delivered the keynote at Ontario Onsite Waste Association Conference last month, half the audience were building officials and were VERY engaged and interested in my work. There's only one way to learn, and that's the hard way. In order to be the expert, you need to be willing to be wrong, a lot!
They purchased LOTs of "Sewers are NOT Trash Cans" signs.
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Are you tired of outdated stereotypes surrounding plumbing careers? It's time to break free and explore the exciting opportunities in the plumbing industry! 🚰 With our accredited online course provided by Finstock Evarsity college, you can dive into a comprehensive curriculum designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in the modern plumbing world.
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At Bright Side Plumbing, we're more than just a team; we're lifelong learners and proud members of the top three plumbing organizations. Why does this matter? Because plumbing is an art backed by science and stringent codes that not everyone takes the time to understand.
In Kansas City and Missouri, anyone can claim they're a plumber without a license, making it tricky to distinguish the experts from the novices. But here's the Bright Side difference: we don't just call ourselves plumbers; we embody the term through constant education and strict adherence to plumbing codes.
We believe that every plumber should not only have a deep understanding of plumbing systems but also be well-versed in the many codes required for durable, lasting results. This commitment ensures that when you choose Bright Side Plumbing, you're choosing safety, quality, and peace of mind.
Is your plumber an active member of a plumbing code association? Ask them. It matters.
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We are to fast to blame others for issues that we have the capability to fix. For example I've heard many different organizations blame school counselors for not pushing kids who would thrive in the trades, to construction. "All they do is push college" they say. But in reality whose fault is that? School Counselors push what they know. When they don't push kids into construction, it's not because they don't like the industry and have it out for us. For the most part this comes down to a lack of knowledge of the construction trades. How can you sell what you don't know? So we can continue to point fingers and hope things will change. But hope only gets you so far. As representatives of construction we need to educate the schools and the counselors ourselves. We can take control of our own future and change the narrative to better service our industry and our kids.
#ColoradoSprings, please take advantage of this FREE course. Here is an article from OSHA Newsroom https://lnkd.in/gumeFR2V to remind you how imperative it is to educate your workforce.
Be safe, stand up for your people!
Earlier this month, Carl took part in the Introduction to Plumbing course here at Able Skills.
Here’s the feedback that he left on our Trustpilot page after he’d finished:
“The introduction to plumbing course gives you all you need to know to get stuck in to most DIY tasks.
“Loads of hands-on practice backed up with videos you can study makes this an excellent course !
“I highly recommend it !!
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This 5-day course is assured by City & Guilds. If you’re interested in learning the basics of domestic plumbing, head over to the website to find out what you could learn.
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