Alaska Residential Contractors
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- To renew your Residential Contractors License in the state of Alaska, you are required to complete 16 hours of continuing competency activities.
- The department will accept a maximum of eight hours per licensing period in business related topics. The department will accept a maximum of sixteen hours per licensing period in technical topics.
- You cannot carry over excess hours into the next renewal period.
- The department will, at its discretion, audit renewal forms to monitor compliance with continuing competency requirements. The licensee will have to provide a certificate of completion within 30 days after the date of the notification.
Workers Comp
(Pending Approval)
1 hour for $10.00 online!
This 1-hour course purpose is to provide the student with a basic overview of workers comp.
Basic Electricity
(Pending Approval)
1 hour for $10.00 online!
This 1-hour course will cover basic electricity including production, installation, and inspection.
Green Building
(Pending Approval)
2 hours for $20.00 online!
This 2-hour course introduces the student to green building concepts and practices implemented in building projects from initial site selection through design and construction, equipment selection and sizing, and waste management.
Fall Protection
(Pending Approval)
1 hour for $10.00 online!
This 1-hour course purpose is to provide the student with a thorough understanding of the OSHA requirements for Fall Protection. In 2004, a reported 1,224 construction workers died on the job with 36 percent of those fatalities resulting from falls. The intent of this course is to prevent as many accidents as possible and covers relevant factors including unstable working surfaces, misuse of fall protection equipment, and human error. Proper procedures will be covered including the use of guardrails, fall arrest systems, safety nets, covers and travel restriction systems. At the conclusion of this session, the user will have an option to take a seventy five question practice test, used to prove competency in these topics.
Roofing for Contractors
(Pending Approval)
2 hours for $20.00 online!
This 2-hour course purpose is to provide an overview of roofing. The terminology, basic theory, and codes will be discussed as well as the proper steps for making calculations with regard to roofing. How to calculate a rafter, hip valley, hip rafter and the number of bundles required for a structure are only a few of the math items discussed. The attendee will have the option of taking a 25 question quiz at the end of the course.
Ladders and Stairways
(Pending Approval)
1 hour for $10.00 online!
This 1-hour course purpose is to provide the student with a thorough understanding of the OSHA requirements for the use of Ladders and Stairways. OSHA estimates that there are 24,882 injuries and as many as 36 fatalities per year due to falls from stairways and ladders used in construction. Nearly half of these injuries are serious enough to require time off the job. Working with ladders and stairways is hazardous. This course will address the safe use of such equipment with the intent to prevent as many injuries as possible.
Basic Accounting
(Pending Approval)
1 hour for $10.00 online!
This 1-hour course purpose is to introduce the attendee to the basic concepts of bookkeeping and accounting. While the terms are often used interchangeable, there is a distinct difference in the two terms. While book keeping is concerned with recording data in a certain manner, accounting is more concerned with presenting that data in a prescribed standardized way.
Understanding Payroll
(Pending Approval)
1 hour for $10.00 online!
This 1-hour course teachs the student about the basic principles of payrolls.
Confined Spaces
(Pending Approval)
1 hour for $10.00 online!
This 1-hour course purpose is to provide the student with a thorough understanding of the OSHA requirements for safe entry to Confined Spaces. Many workplaces contain spaces that are considered “confined” because there configurations hinder the activities of any employees who must enter, work in, and exit them. This course will educate those who work in such places and with the intent to keep them safe at all times.
HVAC Systems and Mold
(Pending Approval)
1 hour for $10.00 online!
This 1-hour course will cover mold; the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Math for Contractors
2 hours for $20.00 online!
We are now offering our Math for General Contractors online course for $20.00. This course covers advanced concepts such as calculating concrete masonry units, backfill, swell factor for excavation, cylindrical volumes, soil slope, and simple math concepts such as calculating areas and volumes and converting square- and cubic feet to yards These skills are commonly tested on state contractors exams, and knowledge in these areas often makes the difference between a passing and failing score. All of our online seminars are professionally narrated and animated with graphic illustrations of the concepts being taught, and our web-based presentation system tracks your progress so you can work through the materials at your convenience, resuming where you left off with each login. Purchase entitles you to unlimited access to the course for 30 days.
Construction Spanish for Contractors
5 accesses over a 10-day period for $20.00 online!
Our Online Construction Spanish for Contractors course is now available for $20.00. By participating in this online training you will be able to better communicate with your spanish-speaking workers and gain a better understanding of hispanic culture. With the help of our online course, you will learn to read and properly pronounce spanish words and phrases commonly used in the construction industry. This professionally narrated course allows you to read and follow along with your native spanish-speaking instructor. Additionally, at the beginning of the course, the user is allowed to download a printable English-to-Spanish quick reference guide at no additional charge. Purchase entitles the user to 5 accesses over a 10-day period.