Effective Construction Meetings & Meeting Minutes | LIVE, ONLINE Training

Construction meetings are critical to successful management of construction projects. Regular site meetings on a project with well documented minutes can facilitate communication and produce better results - making it more likely that the project will be completed successfully.

Effective construction meeting management is not as easy as it sounds! Proper meeting minutes require effective listening, accurate recording and most importantly, understanding the risks involved if an action item is not completed as promised. Minutes also should reflect the view of all stakeholders and be a complete, reliable, and accurate documentation of the status of the project as well as the next steps, as agreed to by all parties.

This course will teach you how to create and implement meeting protocols, record more effective minutes, and more. Walk away with a resource manual packed with practical checklists, templates and how-tos that will help you set up the processes and procedures you need in the office or jobsite.

Course Topics:

• Conducting effective and efficient construction meetings
• Types of construction meetings and when to have them 
• Recording accurate and factual construction meeting minutes
• Understanding what standard topics and other topics to discuss and document
• Engaging project stakeholders to deliver as recorded (promised)
• Managing actionable items
• Understanding how construction meeting minutes become permanent records
• Distribution and follow-up

By the end of this course you will learn how to:

• Create and implement a construction meeting protocol and meeting minute process and procedure
• Have a greater understanding of the need to listen effectively and to record accurate and factual construction meeting minutes
• Improve project outcomes and enhance project success by the actioning and delivery of project deliverables by stakeholders

Live, Online, Instructor-led training, with a maximum class size of 16 students.

• This course is facilitated by the instructor on the Adobe Connect platform. Access information from the instructor will be provided to you in advance of the training.
• You will be expected to have your webcam on during the whole class and participate in group discussions and other activities with your instructor and classmates during the course.

This course is delivered in partnership with local construction associations across western Canada and Ontario. You will be participating with a cohort of industry peers from throughout these regions.

This course requires full face-to-face interaction and participation from both the instructor and students. In order to attend, you’ll must make sure you have the following:

• Computer or laptop with webcam (webcams are mandatory): This course will involve 100% on-screen interaction with your instructor and classmates, reading/viewing on-screen content like slides or videos, and interacting via typing with questions or responses. For this reason, you must have a webcam and use a full computer/laptop, and we do not permit students to attend using a tablet or cell phone.
• A quiet space with minimal distractions: Please plan to be fully engaged in the class, and clear your work schedule just as you would for attendance in an in-class program.