Register Now: 2nd Cohort of NEWCA Construction Leadership Academy

Registration is now open for the second cohort of the Construction Leadership Academy, a management training program for new or emerging leaders within the construction trades. The skills-development opportunity is offered by the NEW Construction Alliance (NEWCA) in partnership with the business & industry services department of Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC).

An 18-hour curriculum delivered in-person over six weeks, the training is specific to first-time or new supervisors engaged within the commercial construction industry. It focuses on the skills, behaviors and attitudes needed for effective leadership in a commercial construction environment, along with providing the tools for connecting and engaging teams and individual team members.

Learning the skills for analyzing employee developmental needs and customizing an approach for employee performance improvement is another pillar of the program. Participants additionally are taught the psychology of employee engagement and satisfaction, and receive the communication skills needed to coach, provide feedback, initiate change and manage conflict.

Registration for the Construction Leadership Academy is available HERE. A detailed, session-by-session listing of the curriculum also is available on the same page.

“We are excited to again offer this training, which originated at the suggestion of our NEW Construction Alliance members,” said Jason Mathwig, industry alliance director for New North Inc. “The feedback received from participants in our first cohort earlier this year, along with their supervisors, told us that practical instruction of this sort filled a valuable need for ascending employees within commercial construction. It also provides the opportunity to interact in a meaningful way with those in the industry.”

A short informational session to learn more about the program and to have questions answered is being held virtually on January 9th from 12:00pm-12:30pm, Registration for the Zoom meeting is available HERE.

The cost to take part in the Construction Leadership Academy is $750 per participant for current NEWCA investors and $1,500 per participant for non-members. The investment includes all assessments, materials, catering, learning-management system access and the time of the facilitator. Participants who complete the curriculum will receive one associate degree credit and have the potential to earn advanced standing in the three-credit Supervision course.

Those with additional questions on the Construction Leadership Academy can reach Jason Mathwig by email at contact@newconstructionalliance.org.