CLASSES & EVENTS

We are happy to announce that our building is reopen to members as of June 28! Your safety matters to us and we want to make this reopening permanent; masks and social distancing are required for those who are either unvaccinated or not yet fully vaccinated. For more information and updates, visit mbakscovid19.org.

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MBAKS Education

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From first aid to fall prevention and more, we help you stay in compliance and make employee safety a priority. Convenient evening classes mean you and your employees don’t have to miss work. If you don’t want to fight the evening commute, we’ll even come to you!

Private classes are still available in your building during the COVID-19 pandemic and related MBAKS office closure. Contact education@mbaks.com to schedule.

Give yourself the professional edge you need to get—and stay—ahead. We offer a range of courses to help you manage your business, including financial and risk management, contracts, and sales and marketing strategies. Get QuickBooks and social media savvy or become a better leader with instruction from those who have seen it all.

Brush up on best practices, new or revised codes you need to know, and how to successfully navigate impactful regulations that affect your bottom line. Our hands-on courses, taught by area and national experts, are designed to enhance skills for successful on- or off-site productions, from pre-planning to implementation to evaluation.

How do we build housing to meet the needs of our aging population? What can we do to better plan for affordability and sustainability? Our design and architecture courses cover the topics that will define our region’s future—and that of our ever-evolving population. Want to be a part of the solution? It starts here.

It’s time to level up. Earn your next professional designation through MBAKS or NAHB. Programs are available for builders, remodelers, associates, and real estate and sales and marketing professionals. Certifications include Certified Aging in Place (CAPS), Certified Green Professional (CGP), Certified Graduate Remodeler (CGR), and Certified New Home Sales Professional (CSP).

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What’s better than learning from the comfort of your couch? Our online courses provide comprehensive and accessible training for you and your employees, designed to get industry professionals where they want to be on their own time.

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Nuestros cursos de seguridad más populares están disponibles en español, porque una barrera del idioma no debe impedir que usted y sus empleados salgan adelante y se mantengan a salvo.

Our most popular safety courses are available in Spanish, because a language barrier shouldn’t stop you and your employees from getting ahead and staying safe.

Upcoming Classes and Seminars

Wednesday
Oct 20

Dismantling Barriers to Decarbonizing Existing Residential Buildings

Join us for a virtual webinar for a multi-sector panel discussing the policies and programs needed to address emissions from existing residential buildings.
Tuesday
Nov 2

First Aid/CPR

Make employee safety a priority with this potentially life-saving training.
Thursday
Nov 4

GRIP Education Sessions

Join us online and attend one or both of these great sessions: (1) Getting Your GRIP on Claims, Comp, and Safety and (2) New Year, New Rates - First Look at your 2022 EMR & Premium Rates.
Tuesday
Nov 9

House Rescue: Examining the Carbon Accounting Benefits of Moving a House

Have you ever seen a historic Craftsman or Victorian home being moved along a city street, or being towed on a barge from one location to another? House moving is often featured on the news as a unique spectacle when done today. However, historically speaking, house moving has been surprisingly common for as long as humans have been building homes; especially with historic houses, lighthouses, and other buildings or structures in the pathway of 'progress' or development in urban environments. You will learn how many of these homes don't have to be destroyed, but can be moved instead.
Thursday
Dec 2

GRIP Education Sessions

Join us online and attend one or both of these great sessions: (1) Getting Your GRIP on Claims, Comp, and Safety and (2) Ladder Safety.
Tuesday
Dec 7

First Aid/CPR

Make employee safety a priority with this potentially life-saving training.

Contact Us

Need help registering for a course? Don’t see a class you want or need? Contact our education team, 425.460.8219, for any and all education questions.

Course Proposals

If you're an individual instructor with an idea for a course or a company that offers construction industry education programs, we'd love to hear from you! Submit your proposal with this brief form and our education team will follow up.

 

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