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Please complete and fax to VCE Chico, 530-343-3503.  Questions? Give us a call Mon - Fri, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, 530-343-1981

All seminars/workshops are subject to cancellation if minimum attendance requirement is not met.

VCE Training and EventsTop of Page


California Mechanics' Liens
(registration form)
Get paid for your hard work!  Learn how to collect your money through the use of Mechanics' Liens, Stop Notices and associated paperwork.
Friday, March 12, 2010; 10am-12pm
Cleantech Innovation Center (CIC), 2015 Challenger Avenue, Oroville (Entrance to classroom is off HS Gould Ave.)
$25 for VCE Members; $50 for Non-Members

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Forklift Certification - Trainer Course
(registration form)
This course will instruct you on how to train, test and certify your employees on safe and responsible forklift use.
Friday, March 19, 2010; 8am-12pm
Location TBD
$50 for VCE Members and State Fund/GSBE Safety Group Members; $100 for Non-Members

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Aerial Lift Safety - Trainer Course
(registration form)
This course will address Scissor and Boom Lift equipment and how to train your employees on their safe operation.
Friday, March 19, 2010; 1-4pm
Location TBD
$50 for VCE Members and State Fund/GSBE Safety Group Members; $100 for Non-Members


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VCE Annual June Golf Tournament
Friday, June 4, 2010

Table Mountain Golf Course, Oroville




VCE Annual Fall Golf Tournament
Friday, November 5, 2010

Plumas Lake Golf & Country Club, Marysville


    
Calendar of Events & TrainingTop of Page


 

March

 

3/10/10
10-11:30am

Prevailing Wage Law - An Understanding of Davis-Bacon  
Live Teleconference presented by Lorman Education Services.  Visit www.lorman.com/training/valleycontractors/ to reigster.  Unlimited listeners per connection.

**219

3/12/10
10am-12pm

Mechanics' Lien and Associated Paperwork
Presented by David J. Murray, Esq., of Law Offices of David J. Murray.  CIC Building, Oroville  See registration form in your Newsline or CLICK HERE

$25 per person

3/19/10
8am-12pm

Forklift - Trainer Training
Chico Planroom, 951 E. 8th Street.  See regisration form in your Newsline or CLICK HERE

$50 per person

3/19/10
1-4pm

Aerial Lift - Trainer Training
Chico Planroom, 951 E. 8th Street.  See regisration form in your Newsline or CLICK HERE

$50 per person

3/19/10
10-11:30am

Workers' Compensation: Return to Work Issues
Live Teleconference presented by Lorman Education Services.  Visit www.lorman.com/training/valleycontractors/ to reigster.  Unlimited listeners per connection.

**199

3/20 to 3/21

Chico Home Garden & Antique Show
Silver Dollar Fairgrounds

 

3/23/10
10-11:30am

Contractor's Dilemma of Dealing With Bad Plans & Specs
Live Teleconference presented by Lorman Education Services.  Visit www.lorman.com/training/valleycontractors/ to reigster.  Unlimited listeners per connection.

**219

3/24/10
10-11:30am

Stormwater Management for TMDLs
Live Teleconference presented by Lorman Education Services.  Visit www.lorman.com/training/valleycontractors/ to reigster.  Unlimited listeners per connection.

**219

3/24/10
8:30am-12pm

Color and Light
SMUD's Energy & Technology Center, 6301 S St., Sacramento.  Go to www.smud.org/etc to register.

**FREE

3/25/10
9am-12pm

SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program
SBDC @ Shasta College & College of the Siskiyous.  Go to www.theftc.org to register.

**FREE

3/26/10
8am-12pm

Survival Tools for Your Contracting Business
Butte College Small Business Development Center, Chico.  Call 895-9017 or go to www.bcsbdc.org for more information.

FREE

3/25/10
8am-12pm

CA Title 24 Energy Code Changes for Nonresidential Mechanical Systems
SMUD's Energy & Technology Center, 6301 S St., Sacramento.  Go towww.smud.org/etc to register.

**FREE

3/26 to 3/28

Yuba City Home Garden & Recreation Show
Yuba Sutter Fairgrounds

 

3/30 - 4/1

2010 Safety Expo
Consumnes River College, Sacramento. Go to www.sacsafetyexpo.com to register

**50 for 3 days!

3/30/10
10-11:30am

Rain Water Harvesting
Live Teleconference presented by Lorman Education Services.  Visit www.lorman.com/training/valleycontractors/ to reigster.  Unlimited listeners per connection.
 

**219

3/30/10
9am-4:30pm

Energy Efficiency for Business Technology
SMUD's Energy & Technology Center, 6301 S St., Sacramento.  Go to www.smud.org/etc to register.

**FREE

 

April

 

4/1/10
8am-4pm

ACCA Manual J Equipment Sizing and Selection
SMUD's Energy & Technology Center, 6301 S St., Sacramento.  Go to www.smud.org/etc to register.

**FREE

4/8/10
1-5pm

Asphalt Mix Production and Placement
CIC, 2015 Challenger Ave., Oroville. Watch for registration form in your Newsline.

$30 per person

4/8/10
8:30am-12pm

2008 Title 24-Lighting Changes to the California Building Energy Code
SMUD's Energy & Technology Center, 6301 S St., Sacramento.  Go to www.smud.org/etc to register.

**FREE

4/13/10
10-11:30am

Basic Priciples of Construction Insurance
Live Teleconference presented by Lorman Education Services.  Visit www.lorman.com/training/valleycontractors/ to reigster.  Unlimited listeners per connection.

**219

4/15/10
5pm

VCE Scholarship Applications due
Get an application at the Chico or Yuba City office or Online at www.vceonline.com

 

4/16/10
8am-12pm

Trenching & Shoring
Chico Planroom, 951 E. 8th Street. Watch for registration form in your Newsline.

$50 per person

4/16/10
1-4pm

Heavy Equipment Safety
Chico Planroom, 951 E. 8th Street. Watch for registration form in your Newsline.

$25 per person

4/16/10
10-11:30am

Pros and Cons of Cost-Plus vs. Fixed Price Contracts
Live Teleconference presented by Lorman Education Services.  Visit www.lorman.com/training/valleycontractors/ to reigster.  Unlimited listeners per connection.

**219

4/19/10
9am-3pm

CPR/First Aid Certification 
CIC
Building, Oroville  Watch for registration form in your Newsline.

$25 per person

4/20/10
10-11:30am

Surety Bonds and Contract Provisions  Live Teleconference presented by Lorman Education Services.  Visit www.lorman.com/training/valleycontractors/ to reigster.  Unlimited listeners per connection.

**219

4/20/10
10-11:30am

10 Employee Handbook Mistakes You Can't Afford to Make
Live Teleconference presented by Lorman Education Services.  Visit www.lorman.com/training/valleycontractors/ to reigster.  Unlimited listeners per connection.

**199

4/21/10
8:30am-4:30pm

Employment Law from A to Z
Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento. Visit www.lorman.com/training/valleycontractors/ to register. 

**305

4/22/10
10am-12pm

CA Mechanics' Liens
Presented by Steven A. Lamon and Lisa Nicols of Murphy Austin Adams Schoenfeld,LLP.  CIC, 2015 Challenger Ave., Oroville.  Watch for registration form in your Newsline.

$25 per person

4/22/10
10-11:30am

Principles of Erosion and Sediment Control
Live Teleconference presented by Lorman Education Services.  Visit www.lorman.com/training/valleycontractors/ to reigster.  Unlimited listeners per connection.

**219

4/23/10
10-11:30am

Asphalt vs. Concrete: Selection and Design Considerations
Live Teleconference presented by Lorman Education Services.  Visit www.lorman.com/training/valleycontractors/ to reigster.  Unlimited listeners per connection.

**219

4/23/10
10-11:30am

Preparing for an Unemployment Compensation Hearing
Live Teleconference presented by Lorman Education Services.  Visit www.lorman.com/training/valleycontractors/ to reigster.  Unlimited listeners per connection.

**199

4/26/10
10-11:30am

OFCCP Compliance for Construction Contractors
Live Teleconference presented by Lorman Education Services.  Visit www.lorman.com/training/valleycontractors/ to reigster.  Unlimited listeners per connection.

**219

4/28/10
10-11:30am

Green Building Basics
Live Teleconference presented by Lorman Education Services.  Visit www.lorman.com/training/valleycontractors/ to reigster.  Unlimited listeners per connection.

**219

4/29/10
10-11:30am

Fast-Track Construction: Opportunities and Challenges Management
Live Teleconference presented by Lorman Education Services.  Visit www.lorman.com/training/valleycontractors/ to reigster.  Unlimited listeners per connection.

**219

**This seminar/training is not put on by VCE.  Please see contact information to register.

Valley Contractors Exchange & Lorman Education Services ~ Partners in Education!

VCE has partnered with Lorman Education Services to bring you discounts on Lorman seminars, teleconferences and bookstore products.  Enter Priority Code 16201 and Discount Code J6793293 when registering or placing product orders for 10% off.  Go to www.lorman.com/training/valleycontractors/ to see what seminars, teleconferences & publications are available!

Online Training - over 2,000 coursesTop of Page

Easy, affordable and available 24/7, eTraining is online trainging customized to meet the needs of the Construction industry.  Over 2,000 courses available. 

VCE Members - in the "Discount Code" section enter VCEC.
  Click here to be directed to the Shasta Builders Exchange / 360Training site for complete information and registration.

Certified Electricians -- earn state-approved CEU's through eTraining!  Shasta Builders Exchange, who sponsors this training, is a state-approved Certified Electrican CEU provider!
Enter your Certificate number in the area marked "Electrical License Number".
Other Training ResourcesTop of Page
Other construction training classes are provided by the Shasta Builders Exchange in Redding, the Sacramento Builders Exchange in Sacramento and the Placer County Contractors Association in Roseville.  Click on the link for info:  (remember, links open in a new window)
  Shasta Builders Exchange Training Center
  Sacramento Builders Exchange
  Placer County Contractors Association
 
 
Plus!  Your local community college and Business Development Center have classes and workshops specifically for contractors and business owners.  You will work smarter and grow!
 
Yuba Community College
 Butte Community College 
 Butte Community College: The Training Place
 Yuba Sutter Small Business Development
 Butte County Small Business Development

Or - check out the National Center for Construction Education and Research.  A partnership between Industry and the University of Florida.  Construction training by contractors for contractors.  See their web site: www.nccer.org.  Download their training catalog here.
 
 
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