Introducing a new in-depth 6-part training developed specifically for HR Professionals by industry leaders ÐßÐßÊÓƵ of America and Segal Consulting
ÐßÐßÊÓƵ and Segal’s HR Masterclass is an in-depth training program designed for HR Professionals in the construction industry. Monthly webinars will run from April through September and provide attendees with current and emerging trends, best practices, case studies and a forum to answer questions and interact with peers.
Member Registration: $1,100 | Non-Member Registration: $1,300
*Cost includes access to all six (6) webinars.
The sessions include:
- How the Construction Industry Can Attract and Retain Key Talent
- Building Performance Management & Development to Support Career Growth
- Employee Well-being and Mental Health in the Construction Industry
- Employee Benefits in Construction: Trends and Best Practices for Alignment with Attraction and Retention Goals
- Integrating Technology in HR Systems and Processes
- Understanding Labor Law for the Construction Industry
To learn more about each course and register, continue below.
1. How the Construction Industry Can Attract and Retain Key Talent
There’s no question competition for talent in construction is harder than ever. How can construction companies address labor shortages and challenges recruiting and retaining key people? In this session, you’ll learn how to envision and build comprehensive strategies that address your workforce challenges now and in the future. This includes how you can appeal to younger talent, how to attract and retain women, how to create an appealing value proposition for all workers and how to address barriers impacting the selection of architecture, engineering and construction as a career choice.
Learning objectives:
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- How to rethink your approach to attraction and recruiting
- How to rethink your approach to retention and engagement
- How building career paths and an EVP can help with both attraction and retention
- How to tell your career and rewards story during recruiting, onboarding and development
Speakers: Scott Nostaja Michael Venezia, Celerie White
Dates:
Thursday, April 24, 2025
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2. Building Performance Management & Development to Support Career Growth
Building effective and engaging career paths requires having a performance management process and formal mentoring program that work for all levels in your organizations. In this session, you’ll learn the nuts and bolts of creating and managing these programs to support business goals and people. This will include how to evaluate and evolve your current approaches.
Learning objectives:
- Why performance management can support your business goals
- How to create a process that drives the right short and long-term behaviors
- What must be included to meet legal requirements
- Why mentoring is more important now than ever
- How to incorporate employee feedback into your strategy
- How strong communication to leaders, managers and employees can help make your processes more effective and less painful
Speakers: Scott Nostaja, Jason Adwin, Celerie White
Dates:
Thursday, May 15, 2025
3. Employee Well-being and Mental Health in the Construction Industry
Employee wellbeing is driven by physical, financial, emotional and mental health influencers. Wellbeing impacts job performance, safety, organizational culture and retention. In this session, you’ll learn how construction companies are implementing supportive programs to foster well-being on jobsites and in the office.
Learning objectives:
- Learn the factors that are impacting wellbeing and mental health for your employees and their families
- Understand how to address emotional and mental health issues
- Learn the role of stewards, supervisors and managers in creating a healthy workplace and in addressing employee needs on and off the job
- Learn the legal requirements for your programs and how to seek guidance on evolving regulations
Speakers: Staci Rossi, Lisa Bertola
Dates:
Thursday, June 19, 2025
4. Employee Benefits in Construction: Trends and Best Practices for Alignment with Attraction and Retention Goals
Since the pandemic, benefits have become more important to attracting and retaining a productive workforce than ever before. Delivering a truly effective benefit program is complicated by economic, social, demographic and political forces. This session will cover the major trends and legal requirements impacting benefits and give you many ideas for improving your programs and helping your employees’ paychecks go further without increasing your expenses.
Learning objectives:
- The most challenging employee benefit plan issues facing the construction industry over the next three years and how to address them.
- How Taft-Hartley multiemployer trusts operate to provide retirement and health benefits to the collectively bargained workforce, including the responsibilities and opportunities for participating employers
- What are the best practices for employers managing their own 401(k), health, disability and paid leave benefit programs?
- How to compare your benefits to competitors in and outside of the construction industry
- How to understand the needs and preferences of your workforce
- How you can build a business case for change
Speakers: Chris Goldsmith, Megan Kelly, Rick Reed, Celerie White
Dates:
Thursday, July 17, 2025
5. Integrating Technology in HR Systems and Processes
Employee’s views about the Company are influenced by their experiences on the job and with leaders, managers, peers and yes, HR and its service partners. Technology can make HR process interactions easy, fast and efficient or it can burden the user with an unfamiliar, complex, difficult transaction. Technology is changing so fast; AI could spin user experiences out of control or support informed decision making and transactions. The reality of selecting and implementing new systems is never easy.
Learning objectives:
- Explore the integration of technology in HR processes, from recruitment tools to workforce management systems
- How to select vendors to enhance efficiency and streamline operations
- How technology is changing employee communications
- How to build user groups and incorporate your supervisors’ and employees’ point of view in planning
Speakers: Michael Venezia and Celerie White
Dates:
Thursday, August 21, 2025
6. Understanding Labor Law for the Construction Industry with an Expert Panel
Essential to your success as an HR professional is ensuring you reduce risk and stay compliant. This session will catch you up on recent developments and teach you how to stay informed about the latest changes in labor laws and regulations affecting the commercial construction industry. We’ll cover FMLA, FLSA, EEO, NLRB, wage and hour rules, mandated paid leave arrangements and other recent developments.
Learning objectives:
- Understand the key laws informing and shaping labor law for the construction industry
- Learn the key requirements and how to keep abreast of changes
- Gain insight into trends and best practices for navigating the legal environment and ensuring you’re in compliance with federal and local laws
Speakers: Chris Goldsmith and TBA
Dates:
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Continuing Education
IACET CEUs |ÌýÐßÐßÊÓƵ of America (ÐßÐßÊÓƵ) is accreditedÌýby the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) andÌýoffers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard.Ìý IACET is recognized internationally as a standard development organization and accrediting body that promotes quality of continuing education and training.
AIA Learning UnitsÌý|ÌýÐßÐßÊÓƵ of America is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number G523. All registered AIA CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs.
HRCI and SHRM Continuing EducationÌý| Participants can earn HRCI CE Credit and SHRM PDC by attending the entire training program. Attendees will receive a separate email after each webinar with details to submit the learning activity and claim credit toward their HRCI and SHRM recertification requirements.
ÐßÐßÊÓƵ Event Policies
All individuals who register for or attend this event, by virtue of their registration or attendance, agree to the Code of Conduct, Image Release, and Event Cancellation policies postedÌýhere. If you have questions, please contactÌýmeetings@agc.org.
Cancellation Policy
If you need to cancel your registration, ÐßÐßÊÓƵ will apply a processing fee of $50.00 for all cancellations or registration transfers (transfer to another attendee). Cancellations will be accepted up to 30 days before the course. No refunds on cancellations will be permitted within 30 days of the event. Transfers will be accepted up to 7 days prior to the course. No transfers will be allowed within 7 days of the event. All requests must be submitted in writing to ÐßÐßÊÓƵ's Meeting Registrar, Ms. Rockkie Dunton, atÌýrockkie.dunton@agc.org.
Cancellations by phone or in writing by any party other than the courseÌýattendee will not be accepted. Registrants may only transfer their registration one time.