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About Residential Construction Management Program in George Brown College

The Residential Construction Management graduate certificate program is offered in collaboration with the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON). The program is open to domestic graduates of a three-year Construction and Civil Engineering Technology program and will provide you with opportunities to broaden your existing skills for work on low-rise and high-rise residential construction projects. This includes gaining experience in estimating, scheduling and controlling costs of residential construction projects as well as applying workplace practices that ensure compliance with relevant health and safety legislation and regulations.

PROGRAM STANDARDS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

• Assess requirements for construction industry business planning and management.
• Formulate strategies for human resource planning and management.
• Analyze and explain the fundamentals of building codes and legal issues including contract law.
• Assess safe work practices including risk analysis and risk management theory, assisting in the formulation of options on the basis of specific project/operational requirements.
• Produce, analyze and present data in graphic, oral and written formats to communicate residential construction project information effectively and accurately.
• Estimate, schedule and control costs of residential construction proficiently, in accordance with best practices in construction management.
• Coordinate time, cost and quantity for the successful completion of work for residential construction projects.
• Select and use appropriate electronic technology to support residential construction projects.
• Formulate the principles and practice of team-building in an interdisciplinary setting, and integrate negotiation and problem-solving skills.
• Analyze technical problems and integrate knowledge of mechanical, structural and finish components of buildings in a residential project.
• Evaluate technical and historic construction field information for use on bidding on and planning residential construction projects.

YOUR CAREER

Graduates will be able to fill roles in the residential construction sector such as:

• Junior Estimator
• Junior Residential Construction Manager
• Junior Residential Construction Project Manager
• Junior Site Superintendent
• Junior Project Coordinator

Academic qualification equivalents 

• Have graduated from senior secondary school or equivalent (those applying for a postgraduate program must have graduated from a university or college).

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS             :            6.5, minimum 6.0 in each skill band
• TOEFL           :            88 (online) minimum 22 in each skill band
• PTE                :            60, overall minimum 55 in each skill band

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