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Get Ahead in the Construction Trades

via LinkedIn Learning Path

Overview

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Prepare yourself for a lucrative career and learn valuable skills that bridge the physical and digital worlds. This path prepares you to embark on a career in the construction trades—and to set yourself apart in this competitive industry.
  • Discover the pathways that lead to a career in construction.
  • Explore the types of work in the construction trades.
  • Identify opportunities for future career advancement.

Syllabus

Courses under this program:
Course 1: Skilled Trades: Construction Apprenticeship Foundations
-Discover what a career in the trades can offer you. Learn about opportunities in the skilled trades, how apprenticeships work, and how to land a job in the trade of your choice.

Course 2: Skilled Trades: Interviews
-Explore the different types of skilled trades—as well as how to carve out a career in your trade of choice—in this weekly series of interviews with industry professionals.

Course 3: Skilled Trades: Resumes and Portfolios
-Applying for an apprenticeship program? Learn what goes into a skilled trades portfolio and resume, and how to construct ones that highlight all that you have to offer.

Course 4: Electrical Systems: Reading Drawings and Schematics
-Learn how to read electrical drawings, including blueprints, schedules, diagrams, and schematics.

Course 5: Electrical Systems: Panel Boards, Frequency Drives, and Transformers
-Learn all about the key building blocks of electrical systems: panel boards, frequency drives, and transformers.

Course 6: On the Job Site: Construction
-Get "on the job" insights into the construction industry. Learn what's going on in the field when it comes to job safety, technology, and construction project management.

Course 7: Construction Industry: Techniques and Technology
-Explore the trends, techniques, and technology being embraced by the construction industry, in this series.

Course 8: Construction Management: Reading Drawings & Specifications
-Learn to read the different components that make up construction plans and discover how to approach title blocks, line types, views of the work to be built, and more.

Course 9: Learning Construction Estimating
-Creating high-quality, accurate estimates is a critical part of construction. Learn what it takes to get started as a professional estimator.

Courses

Taught by

Bridget Quinn, Christopher Randall and Jim Rogers

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