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2024-2025 Education Guide

At MCAA, we pledge to deliver the highest quality educational resources, best-in-class networking, labor relations, and legislative advocacy with unmatched member benefits. We’ll be your trusted guide and voice in the ever-evolving mechanical contracting industry, helping you navigate change and embrace new opportunities with confidence. What you can gain from MCAA education includes: 

  • Developing or honing your leadership abilities 
  • Learning new business growth strategies 
  • Exploring new building technology applications 
  • Acquiring credentials to compete in the sustainable building market 
  • Gaining new service skills 
  • Arranging for project management education and training for your staff 

We have an educational program that will meet any of your needs. Plus, our signature conferences offer an array of seminars and workshops covering relevant topics in an inviting, relaxed environment that promotes social interaction and networking. 

Motion is Money and Safety Video for Supervisors

Motion is money and safety in the construction business, which relies on employees’ physical movements to accomplish the job at hand. This video will teach your supervisors to recognize opportunities to minimize movement, leading to safer and more profitable jobs.

Supervisors will learn:

  • How unnecessary walking, bending, reaching, climbing, pushing, pulling, lifting, and carrying increase the risk of cumulative trauma injury to the soft tissues
  • How unnecessary movement increases the risk of injuries from slipping, tripping, and falling
  • How increasing productivity reduces the risk of injury
  • The importance of consistent storage and staging of materials, tools, and equipment
  • Why pre-planning each task is critical to reducing unnecessary motion
  • How to start the process by observing your workers for 30 to 60 minutes

Exposed: Keeping Your Data to Yourself After an IT Breach

Keep your data private after an IT breach. Three types of cyber threats have been on the rise in business; each requires your leadership skills to help your company avoid them or emerge unscathed. Find out what you can do as an executive to protect your company if your website is hacked and defaced, if your files are held for ransom or if your Data Center goes offline with no estimate for restoration.