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Construction Industry Coursework

ABC of Wisconsin offers a wide range of online education for members—supporting everyone in the construction industry, from crew to contractor. These courses are flexible, convenient, and designed to help you advance your career.

Available Learning Options:

With Construction U On-Demand, you choose when and where to learn. Courses are self-paced and designed for busy construction professionals who need training that fits their schedule.

Courses (1-2 hours) can be paused anytime. Or try one of our quick microlearning modules so you can make progress in short bursts. When you finish, you’ll receive a Certificate of Completion.

Construction U On-Demand is an exclusive member benefit, available to ABC members only. All registrations will be verified, and non-member registrations will be refunded prior to the course.

Construction U On-Demand offers training in:

ABC Wisconsin is a proud to partner with U Chapter 2 to offer Bluebeam Revu online courses. U Chapter 2 offers top-notch Bluebeam training and implementation. These real world, workflow-based courses raise the bar for all users of any skill level. ABC Wisconsin offers these web-based, live instructor led courses to our members to grow your knowledge in this software platform. 

These courses are an ABC MEMBERS ONLY event. Registrations and membership will be verified after registration is submitted. Non-members will be refunded moneys prior to the class.

Course Requirements (Technology & Participation)

Please ensure you meet the following requirements:

  • Please go to the Revu > About menu in the upper left corner of the Bluebeam interface. You’re required to have Version 2018 or newer for our Bluebeam courses. If this same windows say Unassigned at the top, your IT department needs to assign you a license so you can login and use Bluebeam software. Make sure this is complete prior to class start time. 
  • If you need to purchase a Bluebeam license, use my referral link. Please allow a few days for the delivery and installation before class starts, this is not a last-minute thing.
  • Attendance via tablet or phone is not recommended. You should have a mouse with a scroll wheel when attending this class. In Bluebeam there are several right-click shortcuts, and the wheel will help you zoom in/out on documents.
  • 2-screen computer set-up is recommended. This will allow you to watch the instructor on one screen while practicing on the other.
Baseline Basics (2 Hours)

Whether you’re opening Bluebeam Revu for the first time, or you’ve used it for years, this class will ensure a higher baseline knowledge. Attendees will learn interface navigation including menu dropdowns, toolbars, various tool panels, keyboard shortcuts and a few recommended settings. While learning various markup and measurement tools, several tips & tricks will be shared to increase speed and accuracy.

Learning Objectives:

  • Interface Navigation
  • Calibration & Measurements
  • Introduction to the Markups List

2026 Dates:

Bluebeam Basics Material Takeoffs & Estimates (2 Hours)

Mandatory Pre-Requisite – Baseline Basics

With Revu’s intuitive measurement tools and customizable interface, we can turn your highlighters into a data rich takeoff tools. We’ll start out going through the standard measurement tools and settings, then move into various customization options and discuss the results in the Markups List.

Learning Objectives:

  • Introduction to Viewports
  • Measurement Tips & Tricks
  • Custom Estimating Tools

2026 Dates:

Bluebeam Advanced Material Takeoffs & Estimates (2 Hours)

*Mandatory Pre-requisite – Baseline Basics & Material Takeoffs & Estimates Basics

After finishing the Bluebeam Takeoffs & Estimates – Basics course we’ll move into creating custom columns, embedding formulas, and information organization. Did you know you can export to an Excel spreadsheet, or even link directly to that Excel template file full of formulas you’ve been using for years?

Learning Objectives:

  • Custom Estimating Tools (Continued from “Material Takeoffs & Estimates-Basics”)
  • Collecting Rich Data with Custom Columns
  • Reports and Exporting Data

2026 Dates:

Bluebeam Revu for Administrative Professionals (2 Hours)

Administrative teams have unique document workflows that demand a different set of tools compared to design and construction teams. A typical Bluebeam class concentrates on design markups, estimating and collecting field data, but this class is very different! In just two hours you’ll be ready to combine documents, mark for redaction, apply digital signatures and several other important administrative tasks.

Learning Objectives:

  • Extracting pages from existing documents
  • Use Redaction to quickly clean sensitive information from documents
  • Creating and applying digital signatures
  • Updating Page Labels
  • Applying headers and footers
  • Search document text and visual symbols
  • Apply stamps
  • Flag important content in documents

2026 Dates:

Reading Construction Documents (6 Hours)

This 2-part online program is for entry-level architectural or engineering designers, apprentices, entry-level tradespersons, project coordinators, assistant project managers, new project managers, estimators, specialty sales representatives, or anyone in career transition looking for a refresher.

Designed to quickly familiarize students with the basics of reading and understanding construction documents. From navigating title block information to combing through specification documents, participants will learn how to navigate a project and understand the material and construction requirements.

Learning Objectives:

  • Introduction to Construction Documents
  • Understanding Industry Document Standards
  • Drawing Navigation
  • The Importance of Specialty Plans

2026 Dates:

Construction Estimating Principles & Application (4 hours)

Great Estimators know that to be competitive and competent in the current market, their companies must continually be in search of an edge. “How can we approach this project differently than our competition?” This virtual interactive training workshop is scheduled in one half-day session.

VIEWPOINT 1 – THE ESTIMATING PRINCIPLES BEHIND EVERY BID:

This open forum discussion led by a panel of experienced construction estimators explores advanced elements of construction estimating. Experienced estimators will be challenged to evaluate their own systems within the framework of current trends and models with an emphasis on Bluebeam. Every topic will be discussed from various perspectives to allow Estimators from across the spectrum to benefit.

Learning Objectives:

  • Cost/Price analysis
  • Pricing project constraints
  • How to build flexibility into your system
  • Optimum time to complete
  • Escalation
  • Managing risk within the estimate
  • Danger zones to avoid
VIEWPOINT 2 – HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN PRODUCE FASTER, MORE ACCURATE ESTIMATES:

Oftentimes simply being more visual in your bid scope can put you ahead of the competition by showing you truly understand the project. Each day we’ll spend some time demonstrating how technology can not only replace your highlighters, scales, and calculator, but fluid company standards for you and your team. With an emphasis on Bluebeam Revu, these digital tools and workflows will produce clear, visual markups that are accurate, predictable, and consistent no matter who on the team uses them.

Learning Objectives:

  • Working with PDF drawings
  • Calibrating drawings
  • Measurement tools
  • Custom measurement tools
  • Displaying and exporting data

2026 Dates:

Streamery (Safety Training)

ABC of Wisconsin has partnered with the Streamery to offer members economical e-learning platform. Streamery is the premier solution for safety, management, and HR training videos. Streamery offers more than 600 videos (365-plus in Spanish) to support your training services with access to course quizzes and materials to assist you in facilitating your training sessions. Streamery offers one of the largest online libraries in the market today.

Online Electrical CEUs

ABC of Wisconsin Apprenticeship and Training Trust offers State of Wisconsin approved online Electrical CEUs through our partnership with JADE Learning. These courses are approved for apprentice unpaid hours and CEUs for registered electricians, journeyman and master electricians. 

After finishing a course, JADE will report your certificate of completion to the state for you.

Available CE Courses

  • Wisconsin 2023 NEC Changes Part 1: 8 Hours | Get up to speed on 100 of the newest code revisions spanning Section 100 through Section 406. This includes stricter GFCI and AFCI protection, new emergency disconnect and surge protection requirements, and updated rules for reconditioned equipment.
  • Wisconsin 2023 NEC Changes Part 2: 8 Hours | Wrap up the code review from Section 407 to Annex K, covering new receptacle, hazardous-location, EV charging, and fire pump requirements.
  • Wisconsin Equipment Grounding and Bonding (2023 NEC): 4 Hours | Cover grounding and bonding essentials: approved electrodes, bonding jumpers, and ohmmeter ground checks.
  • Wisconsin Installing PV Systems (2023 NEC): 4 Hours | Explore the rules for solar PV installations, covering array and inverter design, rapid shutdown requirements, disconnect placement, and grounding and bonding for rooftop systems.
  • Wisconsin Installation Checklists (2023 NEC): 4 Hours | Get inspection ready with installation checks covering rooftop wiring and transformer grounding, complete with rough and final inspection checklists.
  • Wisconsin Commercial and Industrial Wiring (2023 NEC): 8 Hours | Designed for electricians of any background, this course unpacks commercial and industrial wiring rules — panel boards, conductors, grounding and bonding, overcurrent protection, and branch circuits — along with guidance on temporary installations.
  • Wisconsin Overcurrent Protection (2023 NEC): 4 Hours | Overcurrent protection keeps conductors and equipment from overheating. This lesson covers the code’s rules behind it, including feeder tap ampacity minimums and panelboard device placement. No experience required.
  • Wisconsin Installing Services (2023 NEC): 4 Hours | Service installations look different depending on whether conductors run overhead or underground. The code spells out separate requirements for both, plus rules for service-entrance cable, meter equipment placement, and clearances covered in this lesson.
  • Wisconsin Residential Wiring (2023 NEC): 8 Hours | Move room by room through residential wiring rules — branch circuit minimums, receptacle placement, AFCI/GFCI protection — with practice problems along the way.
  • 24-Hour Package for Wisconsin Electricians: 24 Hours | This 24-hour package fulfils all continuing education requirements for Journeyman, Master, and Registered Electricians.
Online Electrical Apprenticeship Courses & CEUs

ABC of Wisconsin Apprenticeship and Training Trust offers State of Wisconsin DSPS-approved online apprenticeship classes and electrical CEUs through our partnership with BlueVolt. These courses are approved for apprentice unpaid hours and CEUs for registered electricians, journeyman and master electricians.

Apprenticeship Bundles

Each bundle combines industry-related electrical learning plus product introductions. Product introductions are no-charge; you’ll be prompted to pay for each electrical learning course when you open it. Study on your own schedule, at your own pace, and receive your completion certificate when you finish your bundle.

  • 2017 NEC Code Change – Significant Changes
  • Article 220– Load Calculations
  • EST Basics & The Connected World
Wisconsin Electrical CEU License Renewal Courses
  • WI 24 HR Course Bundle 2026 NEC
  • 2023 NEC Code Change – Complete – 16 Hours
  • 2023 NEC Code Change Part 1 – 8 Hours
  • 2023 NEC Code Change Part 2 – 8 Hours
  • Article 220 – Load Calculations – 2023 NEC – 4 Hours
  • Article 300 – Wiring Methods – 2023 NEC – 4 Hours