SMACNA Education

Group listening to lecture at SMACNA event

By offering classroom education and online classes, SMACNA Greater Chicago keeps their contractor members on top of all they need to know to thrive in the industry. A list of classroom opportunities is available on the SMACNA Greater Chicago calendar. We are continually adding educational opportunities in a variety of formats including industry related workshops and lunch and learns, so check back often so you don’t miss an added update.

Thursday Jan 8 Register Online
Course EXCEL: LEVEL 1 PART 1

This course gives you a foundational introduction into building spreadsheets in Excel. Topics include: spreadsheet concept, overview of ribbons, building formulas, formatting values and copying and moving cells.

Thursday Jan 15 Register Online
Course EXCEL: LEVEL 1 PART 2

Part 2 builds on the basics learned in the first session. Topics include: spreadsheet concept, overview of ribbons, building formulas, formatting values and copying and moving cells.

Thursday Jan 22 Register Online
Workshop Project Management: Managing Work in Progress

Many project managers lack a clear understanding of their projects’ financial performance — often because they haven’t been trained in proper forecasting. Many contractors also struggle to establish a robust cost projection process. In today’s market, profit fade at 90% completion is no longer an option. Equip project managers with the skills to set up job budgets, track progress and forecast accurately. Plus, learn to identify the key financial indicators that flag potential problems early so they can be corrected.

Wednesday Feb 4 Register Online
Course CPR/AED Certification Training

CPR/AED is a video-based, instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills needed to respond to and manage a choking or sudden cardiac arrest emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services (EMS) arrives.

Thursday Feb 5 Register Online
Course MEDLEY OF MICROSOFT PART 1

This course teaches how to integrate Excel with Word, Outlook, Excel and OneNote.

Thursday Feb 12 Register Online
Course MEDLEY OF MICROSOFT PART 2

This course teaches how to integrate Excel with Word, Outlook, Excel and OneNote.

Thursday Feb 12 Register Online
Workshop Leadership: TIME MANAGEMENT

As we navigate countless personal demands, make dozens of decisions and juggle numerous projects each day, it’s no wonder that anxiety, confusion and loss of control impair both personal and corporate productivity.

Thursday Mar 5 Register Online
Course EXCEL DATA LISTS AND FORMULAS PART 1

This session will explain in detail how to create a formatted table that will easily set filters and display subtotals based on those filters. Create reports from your table with Pivot tables. Building formulas within a table will be introduced.

Thursday Mar 12 Register Online
Course EXCEL DATA LISTS AND FORMULAS PART 2

After mastering how to work with a formatted table we move to creating reports from these tables with the pivot tables function. Using the graphic interface, you can create a sophisticated report in minutes. Once the report is created, you can substitute current data to generate the report routinely without starting over again each month.

Thursday Mar 19 Register Online
Workshop Leadership: CORE COMMUNICATIONS

This session is best for those who want to build collaborative relationships and exemplify trust and respect, including new managers, supervisors and new hires who want to work confidently with others.

Thursday Apr 2 Register Online
Course WORD “INTRO-MEDIATE” PART 1

This course is geared toward the self-taught Microsoft Word user, as well as professionals who aren’t regular Word users. We’ll review many of Word’s embedded features that you might not find on your own. Find out all the ways you can save time with this program.

Thursday Apr 9 Register Online
Course WORD “INTRO-MEDIATE” PART 2

This course is geared toward the self-taught Microsoft Word user, as well as professionals who aren’t regular Word users. We’ll review many of Word’s embedded features that you might not find on your own. Find out all the ways you can save time with this program.

Thursday Apr 23 Register Online
Workshop Leadership: ESSENTIALS OF LEADERSHIP

This session was designed specifically for newly promoted and frontline supervisors, to help strengthen their leadership abilities and improve communication and interaction with their teams.

Thursday May 14 Register Online
Course EXCEL “INTRO-MEDIATE” PART 1

If you’re a self-taught Microsoft Excel user, this class will benefit you. It covers many uncommon shortcuts and helpful tips.

Thursday May 21 Register Online
Course EXCEL “INTRO-MEDIATE” PART 2

If you’re a self-taught Microsoft Excel user, this class will benefit you. It covers many uncommon shortcuts and helpful tips.

Thursday May 21 Register Online
Workshop Leadership: COACHING & COUNSELING

This intensive workshop provides a series of activities, interactive exercises, role plays and case studies. It will help develop the confidence and experience necessary to coach your entire team toward improved performance and productivity!