National Housing Endowment Funds Superintendent Training - 1/26/2004 - Real Estate Education Training Schools Conferences

National Housing Endowment Funds Superintendent Training

At last month’s NAHB Winter Executive Committee meeting in Palm Springs, CA, the endowment’s board of trustees voted to support a grant proposal submitted by HBI Board of Trustees Vice Chairman Jim Sattler on behalf of HBI, the workforce development arm of NAHB.

More than 2,000 people have attended RCS designation courses since the program’s inception and courses are already scheduled at six locations this year in Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois and Texas. The courses are administered through local home builders associations.

The next generation of RCS courses is a direct response to requests from NAHB members.

"The continuing success of the RCS designation is a sign that the industry sees the value of training geared toward this critical function in the home building process," says Sattler. "We are pleased that the National Housing Endowment agreed to support HBI's proposal to expand training in this area."

"The RCS designation fits perfectly with the National Housing Endowment's mission to enhance the professionalism of the industry through training,” says Dale Stuard, the endowment’s chairman. “It makes absolute sense to build on an already successful platform."

The funds will aid in the research, development and pilot testing of a new, more advanced series of courses, which are expected to be launched in early 2005.

Geared toward budding field superintendents and current site personnel, the RCS designation curriculum is comprised of eight four-hour course modules that cover issues and subjects identified by NAHB members as critical to a field or site supervisory job.

The designation is part of HBI’s Residential Construction Academy (RCA), which was formed in 2001 in an effort to bridge a pressing skills gap within the residential construction industry. The academy uses the RCA Series of educational textbooks and multimedia materials for its instruction.

Representing the philanthropic arm of NAHB, and founded in 1987, the National Housing Endowment is committed to the future of the housing industry through grants to further scholarship, education, research, job training and the preservation of the industry’s rich heritage. To date, the endowment has awarded more than $4.5 million to housing related programs and projects nationwide.

For more information, e-mail Steve Kramer or call him at 800-795-7955 ext. 8925.

For more information on the National Housing Endowment, e-mail Julie Wheeler or call her at 800-368-5242 x8483.