What we cover

Built for the people who actually do the work

We offer practical training for owners, managers, contractors, office staff, payroll staff, and project managers who need a clearer understanding of AI tools, financial reports, compliance workflows, and internal processes. Training is straightforward, job-relevant, and focused on what teams actually need to do next.

AI tools

AI Optimization for Owners and Office Teams

Practical training on where AI can help, where it should not be used, and how to build repeatable workflows for communication, documentation, and routine office work.

  • AI use cases for daily workflows
  • Prompt templates and communication support
  • Automation opportunities
  • Simple rules for safe, useful adoption
Financial clarity

Understanding the Numbers

Owner-friendly training on revenue, expenses, cash flow, margins, pricing, and profitability so financial reports become useful management tools.

  • Revenue and expense review
  • Cash flow basics
  • Margins and pricing conversations
  • Reports owners can act on
Foundations

DIR Prevailing Wage 101 for Contractors

The big picture for contractors new to public works: how DIR works, what registration you need, what wage determinations are, and where the common mistakes happen. Designed for owners and project managers.

  • What counts as public works
  • DIR registration & PWC-100 basics
  • Reading a wage determination
  • Common penalties & how to avoid them
Office & payroll

Certified Payroll, Step by Step

Hands-on training for the person who actually files certified payroll each week. We walk through a sample week from timecard to eCPR submission, including how to handle apprentices, fringes, and non-performance weeks.

  • Live walkthrough of the eCPR system
  • Classifying workers correctly
  • Cash vs. credit fringe handling
  • Fixing reports that came back rejected
Field & PMs

Apprenticeship Forms & Ratios on the Job

For project managers and superintendents: when DAS-140 and DAS-142 are required, how the apprentice-to-journeyman ratio actually works on a multi-craft project, and how to keep documentation that will hold up.

  • DAS-140 timing & recipients
  • DAS-142 dispatch requests
  • Calculating ratios per craft
  • Documenting good-faith effort
Audit prep

Getting Audit-Ready: Records & Reviews

What labor compliance officers and DIR auditors actually look at, what they don't, and how to organize a project file so a request for documents takes 30 minutes instead of three days.

  • Project file structure that works
  • Required retention periods
  • Responding to a document request
  • Self-audit checklist
HR & onboarding

Construction HR and Onboarding Basics

Practical training for growing construction companies that need clearer hiring, onboarding, offboarding, and internal procedure expectations.

  • New-hire onboarding flow
  • Offboarding checklists
  • Policy and procedure basics
  • Hiring support preparation
Process workshops

Team Process and Communication Workshops

Working sessions for teams that need better handoffs between field, office, payroll, project management, and leadership.

  • Pre-lean and lean workflow review
  • Field-to-office handoffs
  • Communication and accountability routines
  • Practical next-step action plans
How sessions run

Formats that fit a real business schedule

In-person at your office
Half-day or full-day sessions for your team in the Sacramento region. We bring examples, practical checklists, and questions specific to your business systems and internal process.
Live virtual
Two- to three-hour sessions over video. Smaller groups, screen-shared walk-throughs, and recordings for staff who couldn't make it.
One-on-one coaching
Direct work with your office manager, payroll lead, HR contact, or project manager, focused on the specific issue your team is trying to solve. Often the fastest way to get up to speed.

Need a session for your team?

Tell us how many people, what they need to understand, and what problem the training should solve. We'll put a short outline together and send it back for review before anything is scheduled.