AGC EDGE Lean Construction Education Program, 2nd
Edition
Classes are held every Monday and Thursday
Dates: January 13, 16, 23, 27, 30; February 3, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Where: Virtual Via Zoom
Cost: $2,645 for CAGC members at the promotional rate and $3,425 for non-members
**Additional discounts available for groups and first year members.
Contact Marianne Bush at mbush@carolinasagc.org to learn more!
About the Course
AGC’s Lean Construction Education Program (LCEP) course is comprised of five units that function as the building blocks of a wholistic approach to educating aspiring Lean Construction practitioners.
The purpose of this program is to develop the participant’s level of awareness and understanding of Lean and Lean Construction practices and prepare them to take the CM-Lean credential exam. This highly interactive program provides 36-hours of instruction and training to provide construction industry professionals at all levels with the knowledge and skills to take advantage of the benefits of Lean Construction.
The focus will be to reach understanding for construction phase practices and awareness for the other phases of project delivery.
Participants will develop a foundation in Lean principles to start learning by doing Lean Construction practices relevant to the construction phase of a project. Some of these practices include: the Last Planner System, the PDCA cycle, problem solving, waste removal, 5S, facilitation, planning for flow efficiency, and engaging people.
Who Should Take This Course:
Construction operations staff from general contractors, specialty contractors, construction managers and trade partners at all levels from chief operating officer to project engineer and foreman.
Schedule of Classes
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Unit 1 | Introduction to Lean Construction
- Unit 1 is an introduction to Lean Construction and its guiding tenets.
- Unit 2 | Process and Production Basics
- Unit 2 introduces Lean Construction processes and how they work, diving deep into the last tenet, Focus on Process and Flow.
- Unit 3 | Project Production Systems
- Unit 3 is a continuation of the discussion of Lean production systems which falls under focus on flow that along with the other tenets of Lean form the basis for the Last Planner System and other Lean Construction Methods.
- Unit 4 | Lean Thinking in Field Production, Last Planner® System
- In Unit 4 we examine the Last Planner System®, LPS, for the construction phase of project delivery and how it applies the six tenets of Lean Construction.
- Unit 5 | Lean Thinking Outside of Field Production
- In Unit 5 we show how the six tenets are applied to the other parts of project delivery.
AGC Certificate of Management-Lean Construction
Students participating in AGC’s five-unit Lean Construction Education program will be eligible to take an exam to earn their CM-Lean.
The AGC Certificate of Management-Lean Construction (CM-Lean) is an assessment-based certificate credential that denotes knowledge and understanding of concepts related to lean adoption, practice, and process transformation outlined in AGC’s Lean Construction Education Program. Successful candidates will carry the CM-Lean designation.
**Courses will be offered online via the Zoom platform, a webcam and mic are required for participation. Registration costs include the eTextbook.
How to Register
To receive the discounted CAGC Member rate, please log into AGC Edge with your AGC of America account (note, this is a different login that your Carolinas AGC account). If you do not have an account, please create an account making sure to find and select your company in the organization field. Please allow 1 business day for the account to be activated.
Contact Information:
The Associated General Contractors of America
Email: education@agc.org
Phone: (703) 837-5388
Cancellation Policy:
A full refund will be given to cancellations made 14 calendar days prior to the class kick-off. After such time, no refunds will be given. Replacements are acceptable and must be submitted via email to rockkie.dunton@agc.org.
AGC reserves the right to cancel programs up to 10 days prior to the start date if a minimum number of attendees is not met.
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