Any area of activity for successful work requires the constant maintenance of a certain, sufficiently high qualification level. And to confirm it is required not only documented, but also by the actual results of the practical work of each employee.
The construction industry is no exception
Further training of civil engineers is one of the most important stages in solving certain tasks of the company (for example, its entry into the SRO). In addition, it is important to consider all factors affecting the quality of construction.
Improving quality indicators requires a whole range of thoughtful measures. And one of them is the advanced training of builders. The quality of work in this area is an absolutely tangible practical value that significantly affects the final result. To maintain it at the proper level in the conditions of fierce professional competition, regular, focused efforts are required.
The presence of documents certifying the continuing education of builders gives a considerable advantage in the struggle for orders. When choosing a contractor as a potential client, it is often the presence of such certificates, as well as various awards and certificates, that can serve as a decisive factor.
Understand the concepts
What is this - advanced training of builders? By it they mean their additional training in order to provide a certain amount of specialized knowledge that will improve the safety and quality of work. Today, the development of the construction process takes place not only through the introduction of modern technologies and new materials. Great importance is attached to the requirements for professionalism, versatility, and a high level of qualification of each employee.
Not so long ago, the construction of the institution of self-regulation took place. When admitted to work that could affect the safety of construction sites, one of the key requirements was the high level of qualification of employees.
What does it consist of? Firstly, from basic vocational education. Secondly, from further knowledge gained in the future. Each employee, depending on the length of service, is required to periodically master certain continuing education programs for builders. The need for this is spelled out in the Town Planning Code. Moreover, SROs in construction take this criterion as one of the main ones when selecting candidates for their members.
Where to get training?
The Institute for Advanced Studies of Builders today offers a huge selection of such programs. There are quite a lot of educational institutions providing such services. Most of them guarantee not only standard training that ensures the formal fulfillment of SRO requirements, but also really serious professional development programs.
Any builder training center, as a rule, implements several types of various training programs. Some of them are focused on obtaining and further consolidating general theoretical knowledge and understanding the structure of the construction industry. Part - on the development of highly specialized issues of a technical nature.
After completing training under the continuing education program, a specialist builder receives a CPC - a certificate with a 5-year validity period.
Possible problems
Almost any director of the enterprise, faced with the need to improve the skills of their employees, experiences certain difficulties. Here are the main ones:
- Specialists who are sent for training are required to be removed from the facility or work on the project.
- Employees must provide paid extraordinary leave for the period of study.
- There is a need for urgent recruitment for temporary replacement of employees who retired to study.
But nowadays, methods have been developed and are available to solve these problems.
You can choose a form of training
Refresher courses for civil engineers mostly offer various forms of training - traditional full-time with full immersion in the material being studied, and distance learning, which makes it possible to fully fulfill the requirements of SROs without distracting key employees from the production process.
The most valuable personnel, whose absence is capable of causing discord in the work process (the so-called specialized employees) have the opportunity to study at such courses without interruption from production. Studying is possible in remote mode according to the methods officially approved by law.
At the end of this educational process, the past person becomes the holder of a certificate of advanced training. This is a state-standard document that meets all the standards that establish SROs.
What are these norms?
The task of any self-regulatory organization is to protect its consumers. That is why they impose stringent requirements on the level of knowledge of construction specialists. Based on this, faced with the need to undergo training and the issuance of the required certificate, this should not be taken as a formal bureaucratic barrier. The motivation of the regulatory authorities in this case is understandable and justified.
The requirements of various SROs can have quite strong differences, but with all this they must be no lower than those stipulated by the Town Planning Code. Further training of builders is a constant process, it is by no means reduced to obtaining the next “crusts”. In the learning process, there is a real increase in the quality of work and the general professional level of specialists in the construction industry, which increases the competitive advantage of the company.
What the law says
An enterprise applying for entry into an SRO is required to have specialists (in the amount of at least three) with higher professional education. At least five employees are required to have a diploma of secondary vocational education. Specific requirements are also put forward for the experience of these specialists, they are specific to each self-regulatory organization and need to be clarified.
Passing training courses for builders indicates the presence of specialists of the organization of the required level of vocational education of the desired profile and confirms the existing experience. Most training centers are able to offer various options for completing the program, including urgent training (which may be necessary, for example, if necessary, to quickly join the SRO), as well as remote training for builders.
As a rule, training is not designed for a long time. The most popular short-term training modules. One of them is "advanced training of builders (72 hours)", which includes everything necessary to "pull" the level of a specialist to the required.
What is the value of training?
The main goal of any such courses is to familiarize the management and engineering staff of the enterprise with the latest technologies and developments that have appeared in the industry, to monitor changes in the legislative and regulatory framework.
Most managers of construction companies are aware of the importance of quality training for the prosperity of the business. According to a well-known saying, cadres continue to solve everything today.
All self-regulatory organizations develop requirements for applicants for admission to certain types of work. What exactly do they contain? First of all, this is the presence in the state of a minimum number of specialists of a certain qualification. Then - a list of equipment of a special kind, which is necessary in the course of a particular job.
Can I choose an educational institution?
Sometimes SROs put forward requirements for training in a particular institution. It should be remembered that these conditions are contrary to the law. If the training center has permissive documents of the state standard, he has the full right to issue qualification certificates that have unlimited circulation within the territory of the Russian Federation. Any self-regulatory organization is obliged to accept such “crusts”.
The choice of a specific field of study depends on a number of factors. The most important of these are what types of work the organization plans to obtain SRO permits, the areas in which the staff of the enterprise has already been certified, the basic education of employees preparing for training, their position, etc. These points are agreed with the SRO representatives for the optimal choice and distribution of company funds.
Training Exam
Upon completion of the courses, construction specialists pass an exam confirming their completion of the curriculum. How difficult is it and what exactly is required for its delivery?
Such an exam does not present any particular difficulty. Most often, it is a test, during the passage of which the subject is asked to answer several tens of questions. The minimum level of correct answers is about 60%. That is, even with an insufficiently well-completed program and existing knowledge gaps, the chance to pass the exam is still present. It will be difficult only for those who have not managed to understand the material at least to a minimum.
What do the tests contain?
Features of the selection of questions for tests should be addressed separately. It seems that the requirement of memorizing for the exam a large number of specific numbers that make up the content of building codes is completely inexpedient.
Nowadays, at any specialist’s hand is a wide variety of reference books and GOSTs, eliminating the need to keep the necessary numbers in mind and learn the norms by heart. In serious training centers, the emphasis in compiling examination tests is on questions that need understanding - when the correct answer is selected from a number of options, which makes the person to think, remembering all the information studied.
What are the benefits of distance learning?
If remote training of builders is possible in this particular center, this format of work is perhaps the most convenient. In this case, classes can be individual, therefore, it is not necessary to form fully-equipped study groups.
The training contract is concluded in the working order, immediately after that payment is made, and the student is sent all the necessary teaching materials. Immediately upon receipt of them, he can begin training in his free and convenient time according to his own schedule.