Free Estimating Skills Course Online

CostFREE
Duration16 weeks
DeliveryOnline
StartFlexible

Who this course is for

Want to improve the accuracy of your estimating? Want the professional advice of experts in their field? As well as learning to use industry-leading software to produce high quality customer quotations, you’ll be taught about best practice when it comes to profit margins and overheads, contracts, deposits and stage payments.

Want guidance on business growth? You’ve come to the right place. You’ll hear about planning for success, promoting your business, moving it upmarket and much more. Great timing during this challenging economic period and excellent tools to take forward with you.

During the Estimating Skills Bootcamp you will learn…

How to set up an estimate

How to curate a price book

How to estimate 4 different types of residential building projects, capturing the building geometry and setting up the specification which can have a significant impact on cost

How to cost the project, produce a build program and produce reports and schedules

How to present yourself and client quotations

And once the Estimating Skills Bootcamp is finished – how about…

Taking on a new role within the business as a Domestic Estimator

Growing your business by offering professional quotations

Improving the profitability of your business by improving the accuracy of estimates

Sustaining your business by having the knowledge to charge more for building projects

Being more efficient and saving time in your normal working practices.

Entry requirements

Open to any adult over the age of 19 on 31 August 2024 Right to work in the UK Resident or employed in Cheshire & Warrington Able to meet the time commitment of the Skills Bootcamp Have not completed another Skills Bootcamp within the last 12 months Windows laptop/computer (for software package installation) Broadband access Video access i.e. Microsoft Teams/Zoom meetings with course tutor Construction experience preferred but not essential.