NCCER Hosts Safety Management Academy

Program provides knowledge, techniques to implement construction safety program

By News Release

July 23, 2009

Gainesville, Fla. — NCCER will host an academy for safety management professionals Sept. 19-25, 2009 at Clemson University, Clemson, S.C.
Conducted at a remote lakeside setting, NCCER’s Safety Management Academy is designed for both corporate safety directors and experienced field safety coordinators and provides the philosophy, operating knowledge, and techniques necessary to design and implement a quality construction safety program for contractors.
Academy tuition is $2795 and includes lodging, all meals, course materials, transportation, and activities.
Participants experience an intense, one-week session of group projects, team building exercises, case studies, and lasting networking opportunities. Participants will also receive six continuing education units, a 30-hour OSHA card, and a certificate of completion from NCCER’s National Registry.
More than 3,000 management personnel representing more than 600 companies worldwide have attended NCCER’s Construction Management Academies.

About NCCER — NCCER was created by the construction industry to develop standardized curriculum with portable credentials and to help address the skilled construction workforce shortage. NCCER is recognized by the industry as the training, assessment, certification, and career development standard for the construction, maintenance, and pipeline craft professional. For more information, visit www.nccer.org or contact NCCER customer service at 888.622.3720.