Construction Classes Chicago, IL

Master construction project management fundamentals with this comprehensive bundle, designed to teach critical skills such as scheduling, site logistics, and contract management. Through two hands-on courses led by industry professionals, you’ll gain practical knowledge to excel in the AEC industry.

The CAD Certificate Program provides training in 2D drafting design using AutoCAD, preparing students to create professional construction documents and solve design challenges. This flexible, online program includes opportunities to specialize in Revit Fundamentals or SketchUp, ensuring a versatile skill set for a career in construction design.

Construction Management I provides an introduction to the construction industry, covering key roles, project lifecycle stages, and concepts like project and master planning, design vs. construction, and industry sectors. The class covers critical topics such as delivery systems, procurement options, risk management, bonds, and insurance, all designed to set you up for success in construction project management.

Construction Management II builds on foundational concepts by introducing cost estimating, scheduling, and contract essentials. Explore critical topics like safety and quality plans, site logistics, stormwater management, and document control, equipping you with the skills needed for project administration and construction management.

This 3-day class on AutoCAD provides an introduction to the essentials. Students will learn how to navigate the AutoCAD workspace and user interface. They will practice creating and editing 2D drawings, working with layers and creating reusable blocks. Finally, students will prepare their work to be exported to PDF form.

Further develop the skills learned in a basic class during this two-day intermediate AutoCAD class. Through a combination of class discussions, hands-on learning, and live instruction, students master skills like efficient layout creation, layers, templates, layouts, styles, global and local blocks, advanced object creation, and publishing. This course is a step toward the Autodesk AutoCAD Certified Professional badge.

This three-day advanced class is the capstone of AutoCAD instruction. Using best practices and techniques, participants work on real-word projects, workflow automation, and process improvement. After a brief review of some AutoCAD basics, the curriculum moves quickly to areas like advanced objects, fields, and formatting, DWF/PDF output, layers, filters, plugins, automated CAD standards, productivity enhancement, macros, and CAD management. This course helps students prepare for the Autodesk AutoCAD Certified Professional exam.

Use your proficiency with 2D commands to create 3D models in this two-day AutoCAD advanced class. Participants master fundamental concepts and explore some key 3D design tools. Students with a solid working knowledge of AutoCAD usually do well in this course. Specific topics include solids, 3D foundations, editing, refining, and visualizing projects, and advanced 3D modeling.

Fully develop your AutoCAD knowledge in this five-day bootcamp. Building and engineering professionals use industry standard tools to build sophisticated AEC projects. Through a combination of individual and group projects, live instruction, and class discussions, participants explore areas like CAD workspace, layered drawing, essential drawing, viewing, and editing tools, layout preparation, hatching, text, and parametric constraint addition, blocking, layering, plotting, and publishing. No previous CAD experience is necessary for this beginner-level class.