Field Leader Education

Begin with the Foundations of Field Leadership (FFL), an online course for new and aspiring leaders, and grow through the Field Leaders Conference (FLC), a transformative in-person conference. For service-focused roles, Developing Service Supervisors offers targeted training. 

Check the Status of Our Current Offerings Below.

Course Overview

An online program for new or aspiring field leaders. An 8-week course made up of live lectures, short assignments, quizzes, and video segments. An overview of concepts and practices essential to running a successful mechanical jobsite.

Curriculum

The FFL is taught by senior field leaders with extensive experience running mechanical jobs. The curriculum is built from the input of 42 mechanical field leaders from MCAA member companies across the country. The topics covered in this course were identified by these experts as being the most important things for new field leaders to learn. Each lecture is a combination of best practices, lessons learned, and tips and tricks. Upon completion of all course requirements (weekly lecture attendance, video assignments, and quizzes), participants will receive an MCAA Foundations of Field Leadership diploma.

Topics discussed include:

• The Field Leader’s Role
• Planning & Scheduling
• Documentation & Communication
• Productivity & Goal Setting
• Relationships
• Safety & Compliance
• Technology As A Tool
• Leadership

Audience

• Field leaders who have relatively little (0-2 years) experience running work.
• Anyone who has been identified as a potential future field leader.
• Journeyworkers and apprentices interested in becoming field leaders.

Course Requirements

An FFL course is 8 weeks long and each lecture is 90 minutes long. Lectures take place once a week, always on the same day of the week via Zoom. Participants are required to show up on time to lecture and participate, including the polls and short-answer chat questions. This includes 15 minutes for participants to put down their tools, leave their worksite, and log in via their laptop/tablet in a quiet place. Lecture begins 15min. after the hour. Participants need access to a computer/tablet with a web browser and internet connection strong enough for video streaming.

We understand that due to the nature of jobsite work, participants may not be able to make it to all 8 live lectures. Participants may watch lecture recordings of up to two of the eight lectures, provided they attend a minimum of 6 live lectures.

Watch a weekly video clip and answer a few short questions about it. Participants must complete all eight weekly quizzes by their deadline.

On-time completion of all requirements is required for participants to receive an FFL Diploma

Registration

• Registration is done via the calendar of events.
• Registration is first-come, first-served. 
• There is no limit on the number of participants a company may enroll. 
• Registration requires the support of their MCAA contractor, and consent from their direct supervisor to step away for 90 minutes each week.
• The course cost of $900 per student, is to be paid during the online registration process. 
• Refunds will not be issued after the first day of class, nor for partial completion of the program.