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Million Dollar Blue Collar (Financial Planning)


Course Description:

Million Dollar Blue Collar is an 8hour classroom course that provides apprentices and journeyman with useful information on the importance of managing money so that every apprentice and journeyman can learn to create financial security.

Course Objective:

After completion of this course, the student will be able to manage money and plan for financial security

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

  • Describe the reasons for managing earnings
  • Create a monthly budget
  • Identify the challenges facing a construction worker in terms of planning for financial security
  • Establish goals for managing earnings
  • Identify the benefits of using a bank to help manage money
  • Describe how to maintain a good credit rating
  • Compare and contrast credit cards and debit cards
  • Calculate credit card payments
  • Identify types of bank accounts
  • Identify methods to lower personal tax payments
  • Describe how to protect assets to ensure financial security
  • Identify a spouse's benefits to help increase potential savings
  • Describe what is meant by bankruptcy
  • Identify union resources that help manage union benefits

Target Audience:

The Million Dollar Blue Collar course materials can be used by construction workers of all levels of experience.  However, the syllabus is geared toward apprentices.  The student should have basic, reading, writing and math skills. 

 

This class is mandatory for all 2nd year Reinforcing/Generalist and Structural/Ornamental Apprentice Ironworkers to attend during their second period of technical training. 

Course information:

Location: 
Ironworkers Local 720 Training and Test Centre

6303 Roper Road, Edmonton, Alberta

Dates and Times:                               

Dates to be announced - Check the Training centre calendar for current dates and times                   


Meals will be supplied for each day.
 Please note that attendance of full course is necessary for Completion Certification.

To Register:

Contact the Ironworkers Training Centre at (780) 482-0908

 

Important Course Information

  • A $150 Fee will be charged to NO SHOWS or those who fail to attend the entire course.
  • Participants are asked to arrive 10 min before the start of class.
  • Late arrivals will not be permitted.
  • All 2nd year apprentice members of Local 720 are required to complete the course as part of their technical training.
  • 2nd year apprentices who are required to complete will forfeit their Bursary payment for completing school if they fail to attend the class. 

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EDMONTON

10512 – 122 Street Edmonton, Alberta Canada T5N 1M6


Phone: 780-482-0720

Fax: 780-482-0874 Training Centre Co-ordinator (Scott Papineau): 780-482-0908

FORT MCMURRAY

Operating Engineers 955 Office

258 Gregoire Drive

Fort McMurray, Alberta

Canada T9H 4K6


HOURS

Mon-Fri 8:00-4:30
Closed for lunch (12:00-1:00)
Phone: 780-482-0908
Fax: 780-482-0901

JOB LINE

Edmonton: 780-482-1637
Ft. McMurray: 780-791-5866

DISPATCH

Edmonton Dispatch
Recording: 780-482-1637
Telephone: 780-482-0720

Fort McMurray Office
Recording: 780-791-5866
Sub Office: 780-743-2023
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