Metal Stud Education and Training

Increase your employees' knowledge and abilities with metal stud education and training

Metal stud education and training allows you and your employees to provide more effective service to your customers. Many people now select metal studs over the traditional wooden studs for economic and structural reasons. Allowing your customers the option of metal studs may boost your company ahead of your competitors. Providing employees metal stud education and training is the first step to moving your company forward.

There are three basic ways to provide metal stud education and training for employees. Many contractors choose to utilize training centers and seminars because they provide a hands-on approach. Books, videos and manuals are also available for companies that may not have the funds for seminars or training centers. Online courses are also available to train one or two employees in metal framing.

1. Find seminars and training centers for education in steel studs.

2. Buy books, videos and manuals about metal framing studs.

3. Enroll in online courses that focus on metal stud framing.

 

Locate seminars and training centers that educate about steel studs

Training centers and seminars offer classroom-like training led by professional instructors. These training courses are scheduled for weekends so that employers can send employees to the seminars without interfering with the employee's work schedule.
Try: Visit the Steel Framing Alliance to find metal stud framing training centers. Locate steel stud framing seminars and training centers through the National Frame Building Association.

Purchase books, videos and manuals about metal framing studs

Providing your employees with books, videos and manuals allows them to study at night or on the weekend. It also allows them another option to help solve any problems that come up every day. This type of training is good for companies that need to train multiple people but who do not have the funds to enroll them in online courses or send them to seminars.
Try: Find instructional articles and videos at DesignAndBuildWithMetal.com. CSC Software provides books and guides about metal wall studs and metal stud tools. Visit Contractor-Books.com for books about all aspects of metal framing and studs.

Take online courses that train in metal stud framing

Online courses allow employees to receive training anywhere they have computer and Internet access. These courses do not have a set class time, so employees can take the courses in 30 minute installments or a few hours at a time. Online training also offers a help desk for students' questions.
Try: Browse the wide selection of metal stud wall online courses at eLearners.com. The Cerro Coso Community College offers online information about framing with metal studs.

 

• There are many metal stud and framing conventions and expos that offer training and allow you to interact with metal stud suppliers.

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