Entries by Leanna Davis

How to Look and Sound Confident During a Presentation

You’ve crafted the message and created the slides for your next presentation. Now it’s time to wow the audience. How you look and sound are going to make a big impression — and your audience will form opinions quickly. Research shows that people form impressions about a leader’s competence in as little as half a […]

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Education Summit Scheduled For Early November

The Utah Career Center will be hosting a two-day Education Summit beginning on Friday, November 8, 2019. This summit will include a Jobsite Digital Literacy class focused on using an iPad on the jobsite. This course will be taught by Andrew Heller on Friday, November 8th from 5PM to 9PM and again on Saturday, November […]

Registration For The UMCA 2019 Annual Holiday Celebration Is Now Open

Celebrate the season with the UMCA on Thursday, December 12th at The Gallivan Center located in the heart of Salt Lake City. Join us for an evening of dinner, drinks, live music, and holiday cheer! The first couple from each member company will be free, while each additional guest thereafter, will be $50. The attire […]

DOPL Contractor License Renewal Deadline Looming

As the DOPL Contractor license renew approaches we want to remind UMCA Contractor Members that this is a license renewal year. The Utah Department Occupational & Professional Licensing requires contractors to have earned 6 hours of continuing education over the past two years, with 3 hours being core and 3 additional hours of professional or core CE credit. […]

Registration Closing Soon For November HVAC VRF Course

Join us on Thursday, November 7, 2019 at the Utah Career Center from 12:30PM-3:30PM for the CE course Understanding & Training with VRF Systems for HVAC Contractors. This course will center on the basics of VRF systems from installation to service and feature an extensive overview of VRF systems. Attendees will learn how to size […]

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Understanding & Training with VRF Systems for HVAC Contractors

Join us on Thursday, November 7, 2019 at the Utah Career Center from 12:30PM-3:30PM for  the CE course Understanding & Training with VRF Systems for HVAC Contractors. This course will center on the basics of VRF systems from installation to service and feature an extensive overview of VRF systems. Attendees will learn how to size […]

UMCA 14th Annual Trap Shoot A Success

UMCA members gathered for the 2019 Annual Trap Shoot on Thursday, September 26 at the Lee Kay Public Shooting Range. It was another successful year, with 235 shooters taking to the range and showing their skills. Attendees were served a barbecue dinner catered by R&R and several attendees were awarded door prizes provided by UMCA […]

Register Today For The Last Planner® System Workshop CE Course

Registration for the Last Planner® System CE course is now open. This is a two-day course that will be held at the Utah Career Center on October 23 from 12PM-3:30PM, and October 24 from 7:30AM-11:00AM. Attendees can earn 3.5 Professional CE Hours and 3.5 Core CE Hours towards their plumber and contractor license renewal. Attendees […]

Looking Ahead: Utah Career Center

The Utah Career Center will administrate and host three highly requested courses in October and November. These courses are being offered to meet the need for certified med gas installers. You are strongly encouraged to share this information with qualifying Journeymen. Med Gas Certification Course: This class is for Journeymen with a minimum of four […]

HVAC VRF Review Seminar To Be Held In October

The UMCA is currently in the process of crafting a HVAC seminar to be held on November 7, 2019 from 12:30PM – 3:30PM. This course will offer training that meets the requirements of a recent rule change, requiring HVAC Contractors that hold an S350 license to earn HVAC specific credit hours. This course provides partial […]

What Happens When Teams Fight Burnout Together

Here’s a vexing paradox. On the one hand, companies are offering more wellness and well-being options than ever before, including mindfulness and yoga classes, nap rooms, and fitness facilities. On the other hand, employee burnout has risen to such a level that the World Health Organization now considers it a workplace hazard. Most corporate well-being offerings are well-intended and potentially […]

Last Planner System® Workshop Scheduled For October

The UMCA will commence the Fall Education Series beginning October 23 & 24 with the Last Planner® System Workshop. Join us at the Utah Career Center on October 23 from 12PM-3:30PM and on October 24 from 7:30AM-11:00AM for this two-day workshop. This course is $200 per attendee, contractors may use what remain of their contractor […]