OAR 812-006-0250
Pre-Licensure Training Subjects

(1)

The agency may evaluate and approve pre-licensure training based on written evaluation criteria approved by the Training and Education Committee and made available to pre-licensure training providers. The agency may revoke a pre-licensure training provider’s right to offer pre-licensure training if a pre-licensure training provider’s training does not meet the approved criteria.

(2)

The hours of pre-licensure training required under OAR 812-006-0150 (Pre-Licensure Training Requirements) shall consist of the following topics:

(a)

Construction Contractors Board:

(A)

Role and authority, licensing requirements, application procedures and major divisions and functions;

(B)

Dispute resolution processes;

(C)

Business entities;

(D)

Mandatory consumer notices;

(E)

Rights and responsibilities of consumers and contractors;

(F)

Independent contractor requirements;

(G)

Exempt and non-exempt contractors;

(H)

License endorsements and requirements for bonds and insurance;

(I)

Special licenses;

(J)

Written contract requirements;

(K)

Warranty and maintenance schedule requirements;

(L)

Enforcement program; and

(b)

Employer requirements and employee’s rights:

(A)

State agencies that regulate workplace issues;

(B)

Information and resources on employer requirements, employee’s rights, workers’ compensation insurance, and required workplace postings;

(C)

Civil rights;

(D)

Title VII, child labor, and important state and federal wage and hour laws;

(E)

Current minimum wage rate requirements;

(F)

Prevailing wage rate law; and

(G)

Employees and independent contractors.

(c)

Taxes, record keeping and business practices:

(A)

Required employment forms;

(B)

Identification numbers;

(C)

Cost of employees;

(D)

Importance of good record keeping;

(E)

Ways to organize records;

(F)

Required tax forms and reporting times;

(G)

Professional help;

(H)

Profit and cash flow; and

(I)

Requirements for business licenses.

(d)

Building codes:

(A)

Applicable codes;

(B)

Building codes books;

(C)

Code revisions;

(D)

Specialty licenses and inspections;

(E)

Required and exempt permit work;

(F)

Permit applications permit violation penalties;

(G)

Required inspections;

(H)

Inspection procedures;

(I)

Final inspections and occupancy permits; and

(J)

Red tag/stop work orders.

(e)

Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division:

(A)

OR-OSHA regulations, job site inspections and resources;

(B)

Equipment basics and maintenance;

(C)

Job site record keeping;

(D)

General safety practices; and

(E)

Responsibilities and relationships among contractors and subcontractors on a job site.

(f)

Sound environmental practices and laws:

(A)

Environmental friendly materials;

(B)

Good recycling, reduction and reuse methods;

(C)

Hazardous waste and special waste found in new and old construction;

(D)

Laws and regulations governing environmental hazards, proper handling and disposal methods of environmental hazards and job site debris;

(E)

Governmental agencies that regulate environmental conditions at a job site;

(F)

Environmental violation penalties;

(G)

Site preparation including construction activities that impact rivers;

(H)

Soil erosion; and

(I)

Wetlands, water quality, sewage and underground storage/heating oil tanks.

(g)

Contract law:

(A)

Clear and concise contracts;

(B)

Four elements of contract law;

(C)

Three elements of a construction contract;

(D)

Breach of contract;

(E)

Minor and major breach of contract;

(F)

Written and verbal contracts and change orders;

(G)

Contractor responsibilities for work of self and others;

(H)

Partnering, negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation; and

(I)

Buyer’s Right to Cancel.

(h)

Oregon construction lien law:

(A)

Purpose;

(B)

Required notices;

(C)

Lien law procedures;

(D)

Steps and timelines to perfect a lien and foreclose; and

(E)

Important lien law differences of other states.
(i)
Project management, estimating and scheduling:

(A)

Importance of project management and consequences for failing to do so;

(B)

Simple written budgets that include cost, overhead and profit; and

(C)

Simple project schedules and consequences of improper job scheduling.

(j)

Building Exterior Shell Training (BEST):

(A)

Need for BEST;

(B)

Contractor’s responsibility to construct weather-resistant building exterior shell;

(C)

Purpose of building exterior shell;

(D)

Primary components of building exterior shell;

(E)

Basic moisture management concepts;

(F)

Exterior wall assemblies; and

(G)

Best practices for building exterior shell construction.

Source: Rule 812-006-0250 — Pre-Licensure Training Subjects, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=812-006-0250.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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