AGC Addresses Demand for Supervisory Training
How do your supervisors measure up?

Recent forecasts indicate the need for thousands of new construction supervisors and managers by the year 2014. Today’s ever-increasing shortage of frontline supervisors means that training superintendents is now more crucial than ever.

AGC’s Supervisory Training Program (STP) has been the professional development resource of choice for over 115,000 construction supervisors throughout the country. STP is a training curriculum developed specifically for the construction industry, by contractors, for contractors. Courses are offered by AGC Chapters, individual construction firms and many others.

The STP library includes 12 courses that cover important areas in which supervisors need to effectively manage time, people, equipment and materials. These courses include:

Unit 1: Leadership and Motivation

Unit 2: Oral and Written Communication

Unit 3: Problem Solving and Decision Making 

Unit 4: Contract Documents and Construction Law 

Unit 5: Planning and Scheduling 

Unit 6: Understanding and Managing Project Costs 

Unit 7: Accident Prevention and Loss Control 

Unit 8: Managing the Project—The Supervisor’s Role 

Unit 9: Productivity Improvement 

Unit 10: General and Specialty Contractor Dynamics 

Construction Supervisor Overview Unit 

Heavy/Highway Construction Supervisory Overview Unit

For the month of August, AGC will offer a special discount for the library of STP Instructor Guides (click here for more information).

To learn more about all 12 STP courses and for more information about the entire Program, visit www.agc.org/STP. For questions, feel free to contact Amy Fields, director of supervisory training programs, at (703) 837-5360 or fieldsa@agc.org.

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