NAHB Certification Classes
In conjunction with the Rocky Mountain Builder Conference, CAHB will be offering three NAHB certification classes.
The cost for each NAHB certification class is $195 and includes all course materials. Anyone who purchases a Full Registration for the Rocky Mountain Builder Conference can sign up for the NAHB certification classes at the discounted rate of $95 each.
Instructors:
Business Accounting & Job Costs and Design/Build will be taught by Bob Peterson.
Business Management for Building Professionals will be taught by S. Robert August.
Thursday, October 7, 2009 - 8:00AM – 5:00PM
- Business Accounting & Job Costs
- When well managed, a full-service building or remodeling business can increase profits and maximize customer satisfaction. If you’ve ever considered running a design/build operation, this course shows you how to assess the challenges ahead. Learn how the few and the bold have benefited from implementing a design/build strategy and how to make your own design/build business a success.
- As a graduate of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain design in the context of design/build.
- Understand how incorporating design into your business will impact your build operation.
- Illustrate the process for implementing design/build.
- Develop design/build marketing strategies.
- Implement the design/build full-service sell concept.
- Determine whether design/build is right for your company.
- Designation Credit: CGA, CGB, CGR
Continuing Education Credit: CAPS, CGA, CGB, CGR, GMB, CSP, Master CSP, CMP, MIRM
Friday, October 8, 2009 - 8:00AM – 5:00PM
- Design/Build
- A good foundation in the basics of finance is vital for sustaining growth and profitability in your business. This course provides an explanation of basic accounting terms, job cost analysis, financial reporting and other controls needed to manage a small business. A good foundation in the basics of finance also helps builders communicate with bankers, accountants, and other financial professionals with whom they must deal on a daily basis.
- As a graduate of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain the benefits of understanding business accounting and job cost methods
- Describe the purpose and uses of common reports that describe a company’s financial condition and performance
- Describe job cost accounting and how it is used to track and monitor business costs
- Describe the purpose and major activities involved in financial management
- Designation Credit: CGA, CGB, CGR
Continuing Education Credit: CAPS, CGA, CGB, CGR, GMB, CSP, Master CSP, CMP, MIRM
Saturday, October 9, 2009 - 8:00AM – 5:00PM
- Business Management for Building Professionals
- Learn the management skills that give industry leaders the edge. This course will give you a solid foundation in those best business practices so valuable to smaller businesses: planning, organizing, staffing/directing and controlling. By using case studies and sample forms, your instructors give you practical and applicable tools for management success.
- As a graduate of this course, you will be able to:
- Discuss common business challenges and learn practical tips and tools to overcome them
- Explain the three basic functional areas within a company
- List the five main tools used to improve a business
- Apply each of the five Ps to the three functional areas of the business
- Identify methods of recruiting, interviewing, training, and retaining quality personnel
- Apply the key measures of business performance to your own business
- Designation Credit: CGA, CGB, CGR
Continuing Education Credit: CAPS, CGA, CGB, CGR, GMB, CSP, Master CSP, CMP, MIRM