Education

General Information

Setting the Standards for Accreditation

Education is a key part of the Gold Seal Certification program. Credits toward your Gold Seal Certified (GSC) or Professional, Gold Seal Certified (P.GSC) designations can be earned through a variety of educational offerings - from seminars of as few as six hours to 30 hour courses to technician/technologist or engineering programs.

Gold Seal applicants can take, and submit, courses from any colleges, universities, private agencies, construction associations, etc., as long as they meet the criteria above.

Gold Seal has accredited, or “pre-approved”, almost 300 such courses, which can be found by visiting the Accredited Courses section of this website.

Among these are correspondence and e-learning courses which are available across the country, regardless of location.

Most of these credits fall under the category of Special Industry Courses (SICs). SICs must be managerial in focus and apply specifically to the construction sector. They must also be targeted towards the eleven subject areas which make up the Gold Seal National Curriculum:

• Overview of the Construction Industry (PDF)
• Construction Safety (PDF)
• Communication (PDF)
• Law and Contracts for the Construction Industry (PDF)
• Construction Estimating (PDF)
• Management of Human Resources in the Construction Industry (PDF)
• Construction Job Site Controls (PDF)
• Construction Planning - Scheduling (PDF)
• Project Costing Control and Accounting (PDF)
• Project Management (PDF)
• Construction and the Environment (PDF)

Gold Seal National Seal Curriculum

We welcome any comments or suggestions you may have regarding the accreditation of institutions/courses in your area. Please direct your comments to Stephanie Wallace at stephanie@cca-acc.com or send a fax at (613) 236-9526.