Tag Archive for: education

2017 Spring Continuing Education Events

  The UMCA is once again planning a full schedule of training and education courses for our members and their key employees. On the syllabus this spring are seminars on law, leadership and safety. JANUARY 24-27   MCAA - Safety Directors’…

Utah Career Center Apprentices

In 2016, the Utah Career Center had a graduating class of 5 students. In 2017, the number of graduates is expected to increase by 780% to a graduating class of 44 students.   The Utah Career Center is a 50/50 joint venture with Utah…

Members at Events

  Education classes drew more than 133 members over 2016. The Holiday Party saw 100 members and their spouses celebrating. The UMCA Monthly Newsletter has 238 active recipients and its open rate average of 37 percent is 12…

MCAA Conferences to Watch

Safety Directors’ Conference January 24-26, 2017 This annual conference provides world-class, industry-specific occupational safety and health education for contractor and local affiliate safety professionals. Presentations and discussions…

October Technology Seminar, ‘Technology, Data Capture, and the Role of the Mechanical Contractor’

“You can’t become more efficient until you admit where the waste is. And that can hurt.” Mechanical contractors have the potential to reap big rewards in efficiencies if they can face that pain, said Nathan Wood, founder &…

November Class to Explore Using BIM in Navisworks

FREE CLASS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 UTAH CAREER CENTER 1 PROFESSIONAL CREDIT FOR CONTRACTORS & PLUMBER On Thursday, November 17, UMCA will host a short Continuing Education seminar Basic Integration Between Autodesk BIM 360 Glue and Navisworks.…

MCAA Training: Field Leaders Conference

Location: The Westin Denver Downtown, 16723 Lawrence Street, Denver, Colorado Date: May 10, 2017 - May 12, 2017 Fee: $995 Registration will open by the end of November. This conference will provide foremen and other supervisory-level…

Seats Moving Fast for Free Technology Seminar

Technology, Data Capture, and the Role of the Mechanical Contractor featuring Nathan Wood Come for the credits, stay for the boost in productivity. AEC thought leader Nathan Wood will present his seminar “Technology, Data Capture,…

November Education To Focus on Technology Integration

On November 17th, the Utah Mechanical Contractors Association will host a short education seminar: "Basic Integration Between Autodesk BIM 360 Glue, and Naviworks". This course, taught by industry leader Robert Maxfield of Okland Construction…

Technology Seminar in October

"Technology, Data Capture, and the Role of the Mechanical Contractor" Speaker: Nathan Wood Thursday, October 13, Noon to 3:30 PM Utah Career Center   Jobs can collect an ever-increasing amount of data, but it’s useless unless…

UMCA Board Retreat Update

The UMCA Board of Directors joined forces with the board of the Colorado Association of Mechanical and Plumbing Contractors (CAMPC) last week as part of its annual board retreat and strategic planning for the coming year. This is the first…

UCC Instructors Bolstered by National Training Program

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Thirteen instructors from the Utah Career Center are starting off the semester with a little more learning under their own belts. These instructors spent a week in Ann Arbor, Michigan, at the United Association’s Instructor Training program,…