Did you know that missing or improper installation of water diverters is a major cause of water leaks or damage in a storefront system? This video explains the importance of these small parts and shows where they go.
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Did you know custom colored gasket is a thing? In the glazing industry, We have many different color buildings, and a regular black gasket might not always be the best look.
Special thanks to Reed Rubber Products for supplying some samples. To learn more visit them at https://www.reedrubberproducts.com/
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Did you know that the proper installation of shear blocks in a curtain wall system can greatly impact the speed and ease of the installation? This video explains the importance of these small parts and shows where they go.
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If you are like most glazing contractors in our industry you have found it to be next to impossible to find the time and resources to develop an internal training program for your existing project managers, new project managers, and even your support staff.
This resource has been developed to streamline the process of integrating basic training into your company workflow. We are going to help you to define a process that works for you, and then to develop success paths for each role within your organization.
Step One: Evaluate your Needs
Step Two: Assign Training Based on Staff Role
Step Three: Review and Evaluate
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If you are like most glazing contractors in our industry you have found it to be next to impossible to find the time and resources to develop an internal training program for your existing project managers, new project managers, and even your support staff.
This resource has been developed to streamline the process of integrating basic training into your company workflow. We are going to help you to define a process that works for you, and then to develop success paths for each role within your organization.
This employee will systematically go through all of the training, starting with the 101 courses, then the PM responsibilities, systems, glass products, etc. This is the easiest of the paths to set up internally.
An employee with a PM background but no glazing experience is going to benefit most from starting with glazing products that they are unfamiliar with such as the systems and glass components they will be in charge of taking off and ordering. Experienced project managers can benefit from our more advanced courses as well.
LearnGlazing.com is an excellent resource to increase the overall knowledge of your sales staff. The general knowledge offered in our systems and glass courses helps the salesperson to be more knowledgeable about the products they will see on the projects they are estimating. The same is true for the door hardware courses, as well as the shop drawing courses, especially when your process involves your sales people interacting with project kickoffs.
Whether installers are looking to widen their perspective of how a glass project is managed or they are actively looking to transfer into a project management role, these courses will provide a solid foundation. PM Responsibilities are the best place to start here to begin the process.
Your employees that answer the phones, handle the administrative tasks, or other similar roles can absolutely benefit from knowing more about their industry. The 101 courses, and product lanes are obvious choices, but having them exposed to the project management process is beneficial for them to work more efficiently with the PM’s in the office. It also may give them a path for improvement and advancement within the company.
There are 37 courses (and growing) that make up the LearnGlazing.com curriculum. The question we receive most frequently is, “where do I have my team start”? We’ve seen most companies assign 2-3 courses per week depending on the course and student workload.
Use this chart as a general starting point for assigning training to your team based on their role within the organization. More experienced staff will have a chance to brush up on basic topics while employees new to the role will have a chance to establish a wide base of knowledge.
Alternatively, you can choose to assign training based on topic instead of role. All of the 37+ LearnGlazing.com courses are organized into 10 different training “lanes” or topics to offer an alternative to course assignment. When you‘re on the LearnGlazing.com website, click on “Browse the Training” in the main LearnGlazing.com navigation.
The 101’s (4 courses)
1. Glazing Systems 101
11. Engineering 101
21. Metal Panels 101
31. Glass Product Applications 101
PM Responsibilities (3 courses)
2. Submittal & Approval Process
10. Project Close-Out
20. Initial Project Review
Shop Drawings (4 courses)
2. Glass & Glazing Shop Drawings 101
14. Don‘t Skip the Shop Drawing Review – A Guide
27. Shop Drawing Liability
29. Building Information Modeling
Glazing Systems (5 courses)
12. Introduction to Multi Span Curtain Wall
15. Accommodating System & Structural Movement
22. Storefront System Options
24. Introduction to All Glass Systems
26. Introduction to Sunshades
Door Hardware (3 courses)
23. Door Hardware 101
28. Panic Hardware
35. Door Handing
Glass Products (4 courses)
33. Decorative Glass
34. Insulated Glass
36. Common Glass Defects
37. Laminated Glass
Ordering Materials (4 courses)
4. Ordering Project Materials – Stock Lengths
5. Ordering Project Materials – Accessories
6. Ordering Project Materials – Sealant & Backer Rod
7. Ordering Project Materials – Glass
Fabrication & Installation (6 courses)
8. Introduction to Fabrication
9. Installation
18. Different Levels of Fabrication & Assembly
19. Introduction to Design-Assist
25. Finding Installation Issues Before Mobilizing OnSite
30. Introduction to Shop Glazing Curtain Wall
Informative Extra’s (3 courses)
13. Common Issues that Cause Leaks
16. Common Issues Glaziers Face Everyday
17. Educational Resources for PM‘s
The Glass Biz Overview (1 course)
32. A PM‘s Intro to the Glazing Profession
Identify a Training Lead – Let the team at LearnGlazing.com know who will be responsible for tracking student progress. The Training Lead or Group Analyst will have the ability to see their team’s progress in the admin dashboard. It will be important to assign a “training leader” to discuss the training with the studentseach week, monitor their progress and help bridge the gap between the trainingand the specifics of what makes your company successful.
Schedule Timely Discussions – Help students draw parallels between the LearnGlazing.com training material and your business. Whether the discussions are weekly or at the end of each training “lane”, these discussions will help you and your team get the most from your investment. We recommend using the discussion points in the syllabus to start these discussions.
Example of Discussion Points:
Test for Success – While LearnGlazing.com offers training and quizzes along the way, we also offer separate, detailed evaluations for both “Field” and “office” operations. Both evaluations consist of 70+ questions meant to evaluate your existing and prospective staff. Use these evaluations in the hiring process or to help pinpoint future training needs.
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Our Glass Industry Courses/Classes teach you the basics of becoming a project manager in the glazing business.
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Did you know that the placement of fasteners on F & T clips for a curtain wall at the engineering stage can save you a lot of headaches? This video talks about the importance of considering the installation of a curtain wall early in the process of design.
To learn more about the system used in this example, click this link to Tubelite’s website.
Our Glass Industry Courses/Classes teach you the basics of becoming a project manager in the glazing business.
To learn more about glass and glazing visit us at https://www.Learnglazing.com/
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