Office Skills for Construction Management

The Office Skills for Construction Management Certificate of Achievement prepares students for occupations in the construction industry such as front office support, construction administrative assistant, office coordinator, and project coordinator.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Create clear, concise, courteous, well-organized business messages.
• Create professional documents, spreadsheets, presentations, emails, and calendars.
• Apply the principles of project management in relation to construction projects, estimating, scheduling and project control.
• Evaluate career options in construction management.

Enrollment and Completer Projections

Mission Hiring Hall has its CAPSA participants take all the courses in this certificate. There are typically twenty to twenty-five students enrolled each fall and spring semester. These students can complete the program in one semester, but sometimes it may take two semesters.

 

The MABS classes in the certificate are also part of the Microsoft Office Specialist Certificate of Achievement. Students can take the MABS classes plus GNBS 100 to complete another certificate. CAPSA students will be encouraged to take the additional course to obtain two certificates.

 

The Office Skills for Construction Management Certificate of Achievement in Management will provide students with job-readiness training for administrative positions in the construction industry.

Program Requirements

The minimum time for completion of this certificate is 1 semester. Completion time will vary based on student preparation and number of units or classes completed per semester.

 

Courses Required for the Certificate of Achievement in Office Skills for Construction Management

Course	Units
Required
MABS 50 - Microsoft Outlook and OneNote	3.00
MABS 101 - Microsoft Excel	3.00
MABS 202 - PowerPoint Presentations	3.00
MABS 391 - Word Processing/Microsoft Word	3.00
CM 20 - Introduction to Building Industry Projects	1.00
CM 100 - Fundamentals of Construction Management	3.00
CM 250 - Building Industry Communications and Documents	2.00
Total:	18.00

Program Requirements

The minimum time for completion of this certificate is 1 semester. Completion time will vary based on student preparation and number of units or classes completed per semester.

 

Courses Required for the Certificate of Achievement in Office Skills for Construction Management

Course	Units
Required
MABS 50 - Microsoft Outlook and OneNote	3.00
MABS 101 - Microsoft Excel	3.00
MABS 202 - PowerPoint Presentations	3.00
MABS 391 - Word Processing/Microsoft Word	3.00
CM 20 - Introduction to Building Industry Projects	1.00
CM 100 - Fundamentals of Construction Management	3.00
CM 250 - Building Industry Communications and Documents	2.00
Total:	18.00

The MABS courses in this certificate (MABS 50, 101, 202, and 391) are part of the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certificate of Achievement. Students need only two additional courses (4 units) to complete the MOS certificate. The CM courses (CM 20, 100, and 250) are part of the Construction Management Certificate of Achievement and the Construction Management Associate of Science degree.

There are no similar programs in the Bay Area.