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�ۿۂ�ý chapters across the country offer the STP curriculum. We recommend reaching out to your local �ۿۂ�ý chapter using the Chapter Finder, and inquire about their upcoming curriculum offerings. 

Organizations can offer the STP curriculum by facilitating the curriculum in-house. Learn how to “Bring STP to You” with this downloadable infographic.

This course will describe the value of effective supervision of workers and improve the construction supervisor’s ability to lead and motivate others.

• The dollars and sense of people in construction 
• The role of the construction supervisor 
• Helping people perform better 
• Motivating and leading others 
• Positive feedback 
• Training and orienting crew members 
• Teams and team building 
• Leadership skills in action 

This course presents a body of knowledge and skills that today’s construction supervisors need in order to be effective communicators on their job site. 

• Effective communication 
• Learning to listen 
• Carrying on conversations 
• Persuasion, negotiation, and confrontation 
• Communicating with your crew 
• Putting it in writing 
• Meetings that work 
• Electronic communication 
• Improving communication 

This course will help construction supervisors understand ways in which planning and scheduling save time and money, while increasing quality in the construction process. 

• Preparing the project plan 
• Communicating the plan 
• The critical path 
• Computer use in scheduling
• Using the schedule on the jobsite 
• Updating the construction schedule 
• The schedule as documentation 
• Using planning and scheduling

This course will provide information about contract documents and construction law to help supervisors recognize the roles and responsibilities of all contracted parties, to develop an understanding of how contract documents can be helpful to solve problems and resolve conflicts, and to develop positive relationships between all parties in the construction process.

• Introduction to contract documents and construction law 
• Creating a positive environment through partnering 
• Contractual relationships 
• Contract forms and documents 
• Managing general conditions 
• Good documentation practices 
• Changes 
• Differing site conditions 
• Time impacts 
• Negotiation of resolutions 

This course covers understanding how project estimates are compiled, how to compare actual project costs with those estimated, and how to control costs to meet the estimate. This course also details how productivity is measured, how the supervisor plays a major role in increasing job site productivity, and how a small increase in productivity can have a significant impact on the time and cost of a project.

• Construction estimates 
• Who controls project costs 
• Reporting and analyzing actual costs 
• Planning for cost control 
• Cost control strategies
• Labor cost variances 
• Working with project partners 
• Managing risk and loss potentials 
• Cost control strategies 
• Post-project evaluations
• Benchmarking construction productivity 
• Improving productivity through pre-planning 
• New skills for effective supervision 
• Personnel management 
• Equipment management for productivity improvement 
• Jobsite productivity, planning and scheduling 
• Quantifying lost labor productivity 
• Record keeping, control, changes, and defect analysis

This course will cover the roles and responsibilities of a construction supervisor in accident prevention and loss control. 

• Safety leadership, communication and expectations 
• Planning for site safety 
• Site safety management 
• Site security and protection 
• Multi-employer jobsite safety 
• Construction risk management 
• Safety and human resources 
• Regulatory procedures, record keeping and documents 

Course materials required for this program include the Participant Manuals, the Instructor Guides, and the presentation slides. Instructor Guides and Participant Manuals are available in printed and eBook formats on the �ۿۂ�ý Marketplace. Please be aware that each student must have a copy of their own Participant Manual. Certificates of Completion issued by �ۿۂ�ý of America are contingent on this requirement.

To become an STP instructor, the first step is to submit the STP Instructor Registration form. After that submission has been processed, instructors will be added to the STP Instructor Resources course on the �ۿۂ�ý Learning Center. This is where all PowerPoint presentations will be available for instructors, along with other supporting material to facilitate this course.

Instructors should be well-versed in the contents of the course materials, knowledgeable of the course format, and committed to helping the attendees achieve the course learning objectives. �ۿۂ�ý of America welcomes and encourages instructors to add personal experiences, case studies, examples, exercises, and visual aids as supporting content. Do not alter the copyrighted Instructor Guides or provided resources.

In addition to having excellent communication and listening skills, facilitators must:

• Be skilled at leading class activities and ensuring that learners actively engage with course content and activities.
• Encourage everyone’s participation in the discussions, keeping the group focused and on track without dominating discussion and group processes.
• Expect to spend between 16 to 24 hours preparing and familiarizing themselves with the materials.
• Maintain a positive attitude and professional approach to the presentation of course material.

Instructors must also review the Instructor Resources website in its entirety.

Each student who successfully finishes training should be recognized with a certificate of completion. Upon completion of each STP Unit, participants can receive a certificate from your organization. The Unit completion certificate template can be found on the Chapter Exchange. When participants complete the entire 6-Unit program, they are eligible to submit the application for the Supervisory Training Program Certificate of Program Completion and digital badge to be issued by �ۿۂ�ý of America.

Course instructors/ administrators are required to document attendance utilizing the classroom roster template provided below. Students must attend at least 90% of each unit to receive credit for completion of a course. As stated above, all students should create a during the registration process or prior to the first day of class.

Following the completion of classroom instruction, course instructors/administrators must upload the completed class attendance roster to the Curriculum Upload Portal below.

Rosters that are not submitted online will not be entered into the �ۿۂ�ý Nationwide Curriculum Database and will not be considered valid course completions.

Instructors should submit the