In-person, instructor-led construction training

Training that meets the field where it is.

Choose a two-hour introduction, a standalone four-hour module, a full-day pairing, or a customized company program. Each course strengthens practical thinking without adding another pile of theory.

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01 / Flexible delivery

2 hours

FieldWise Foundations™

An introduction to field-leadership thinking, planning, constraints, communication, work-front readiness, and the FieldWise Training™ approach.

Up to 4 hours

Standalone Modules

Select the subject your people need now. Every core module is designed to work as an independent, instructor-led class.

8 hours

Full-Day Courses

Combine two related modules into a focused training day, or schedule the complete curriculum as four full-day courses.

Built around you

Customized Programs

Adapt examples, exercises, pacing, and subject mix for a company, association, project team, general contractor, or specialty trade.

02 / Core curriculum

Eight modules. Each one stands on its own.

Organizations may select one module, combine several into a focused series, or complete the full 32-hour program. Scheduling may be weekly, monthly, or arranged around company and project needs.

01

Field Leadership Basics

Responsibilities, mindset, authority, documentation, better questions, and the habits that build field credibility and judgment.

02

Planning the Work

Break large projects into manageable work fronts, identify constraints, confirm readiness, and protect manpower before crews are committed.

03

Scheduling, Look-Ahead Planning, and Production Flow

Use schedules as honest planning tools. Learn activities, handoffs, look-ahead planning, constraint awareness, and where pull planning fits.

04

Meetings and Coordination

Run short, useful meetings focused on future work, constraints, ownership, action, and due dates—not schedule reading or history lessons.

05

Quality Control

Build it right before it is covered through planning, mockups, first-work inspections, hold points, concealed-work documentation, and protection.

06

Jobsite Logistics

Plan access, deliveries, staging, equipment movement, temporary facilities, public protection, and how the site must support the work.

07

Safety and OSHA Basics

Integrate safety into daily field leadership while recognizing when company safety programs and qualified professionals must lead.

08

Building a Career That Lasts

Build credibility, manage workload, ask for help early, lead with humility, protect personal health, and develop people as well as projects.

03 / Inside the classroom

See how the training works.

FieldWise Training™ is built around real field situations—not lectures alone. Participants examine the work, identify what could stop it, make a reasoned decision, and explain what should happen next. Open any module below for a brief course preview.

01Field Leadership BasicsView preview

The schedule says an overhead rough-in crew will arrive in Area C at 7:00 tomorrow morning. The layout changed last week, material is onsite but not staged, and other work may still affect access.

Field question

Go, No-Go, or Conditional Go?

What participants practice: Walking the work, checking readiness, catching scope gaps, leading trade partners, documenting facts, and planning tomorrow before leaving today.

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02Planning the WorkView preview

A large amount of work can be ready and still be held back by one small restriction—an unanswered RFI, missed inspection, blocked access point, unconfirmed delivery, or unfinished predecessor activity.

Field question

What is the funnel restricting the work, who owns clearing it, and when must it be cleared?

What participants practice: Finding constraints before crews arrive, asking better planning questions, assigning ownership, and turning tomorrow’s work into a usable field plan.

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03Scheduling and Look-Ahead PlanningView preview

Participants look beyond bars and dates to find the building’s backbone: the activities, handoffs, and trades that actually control flow. They break broad activities into manageable areas and test whether movement is producing real progress.

Field question

If this activity slips, which crew or handoff is affected next—and does the schedule tell the truth about it?

What participants practice: Work breakdown, sequencing, look-ahead planning, constraint tracking, crew flow, pull-planning concepts when appropriate, and honest schedule updates.

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04Meetings and CoordinationView preview

Participants build a short constraint-based meeting around four points: the next work, what can stop it, who owns the action, and when it is due.

Field question

Did the meeting produce decisions, owners, due dates, and actions that protect the work?

What participants practice: Running focused coordination meetings, maintaining a constraint log, asking commitment questions, escalating unresolved items, and protecting the work instead of merely reporting it.

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05Quality ControlView preview

A crew says an area is complete. Before the next trade covers the work, participants determine what done right means using the approved mock-up, drawings, specifications, submittals, testing requirements, and the planned handoff.

Field question

Does the installed work match—and meet or exceed—the approved mock-up?

What participants practice: Defining acceptance criteria before installation, comparing the work with the approved mock-up, using first-work reviews, preventing rework, documenting deficiencies, and protecting trade handoffs.

Development preview: the complete Quality Control module is still being developed.

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06Jobsite LogisticsView preview

A delivery is approaching, laydown space is shrinking, access routes cross active work, and tomorrow’s crew needs material near its work area. Participants review the live site plan as conditions change.

Field question

Can people, material, equipment, and emergency access move through the site safely and efficiently at the same time?

What participants practice: Updating logistics drawings, planning deliveries and laydown areas, protecting access and egress, anticipating changing conditions, and connecting logistics decisions to schedule and safety.

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07Safety and OSHA BasicsView preview

Before releasing work, participants walk the area and compare actual conditions with the pre-task plan. They identify what changed, who has the knowledge and authority to correct it, and what would require the work to stop.

Field question

Are we completing a form, or are we using the conversation to protect the people doing today’s work?

What participants practice: Daily safety leadership, competent-person awareness, specific pre-task questions, worker engagement, changing-condition checks, and job-relevant safety meetings. This supports—not replaces—company safety programs or required OSHA training.

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08Building a Career That LastsView preview

Participants examine a week filled with urgent calls, repeat questions, meetings, field walks, and unfinished planning. They sort interruptions by what truly needs immediate attention and decide where protected thinking time belongs.

Field question

Are you busy, or are you effective—and what are you teaching the people who will lead after you?

What participants practice: Building credibility, managing interruptions, learning from mistakes, adapting to technology, leading with humility, developing others, and finishing a career without burning out.

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04 / Full-day pairings

Four practical training days.

Course 1

Field Leadership and Planning the Work

Modules 1 and 2

Course 2

Scheduling and Constraint-Based Meetings

Modules 3 and 4

Course 3

Quality Control and Jobsite Logistics

Modules 5 and 6

Course 4

Safety Leadership and Career Longevity

Modules 7 and 8

Who it serves

Built for developing leaders—and adaptable across the industry.

Field engineers, assistant superintendents, superintendents, foremen, project engineers, construction-management students, general contractors, electrical and plumbing contractors, specialty trades, associations, and project teams.

50years of practical
field experience

05 / Practical outcomes

What participants take back to the jobsite.

01

Better questions

Research the condition, consider the consequences, and bring a reasoned recommendation.

02

Stronger field awareness

Read the work, identify constraints, and recognize handoffs before they disrupt production.

03

Practical leadership habits

Communicate clearly, document what matters, and lead people with preparation and purpose.

06 / How scheduling works

Start with the need. Build the right training plan.

Tell us about your organization, the people you want to develop, the subjects that matter most, and the timing you have in mind. We’ll recommend a two-hour introduction, one or more standalone modules, full-day pairings, or a customized program.

  1. 1
    Start the conversation

    Share your audience, priorities, location, and preferred timeframe.

  2. 2
    Select the right format

    Choose a focused module, a full training day, or a customized series.

  3. 3
    Confirm the details

    We’ll align the content, schedule, and delivery with your organization’s needs.

07 / Independent development

An independently developed education platform.

FieldWise Training™ is an independently developed construction-education platform created by Clyde Pershall. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Clyde’s employer or any project owner, contractor, architect, or subcontractor unless expressly stated in writing.

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Tell us where your people need to grow.

Share your company, audience, training interests, location, and preferred timeframe. We’ll recommend the right format.

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