Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 11 March 2018: ASHRAE Learning Institute (ALI) will offer a new course, specifically designed for the needs of consulting engineers, the association announced in a Press communiqué.

According to ASHRAE, the course, ‘Consulting Engineering Essentials’, which will take place on March 29, in New Orleans, USA, provides an overview of ownership responsibilities and offers insights to help develop project engineers into well-rounded consulting engineers.

In the course, participants will learn how to work collaboratively with people at every level, applying skills such as verbal communication and appropriate goal-setting to incorporating techniques to prioritise problems, the communiqué said. Participants will learn how to delegate tasks, organise large teams of people, and coordinate many complex processes, the communiqué further said.

Dennis Wessel, course instructor, ASHRAE, said: “Young engineers and engineers new to the industry need more than the proper educational background and relevant technical experience to thrive in the profession. Business skills such as project management, marketing, techniques to acquire new projects and client management are crucial for long term success. This course presents these skills in a practical format.”

According to ASHRAE, the course is one part of four intensive HVAC Design and Operations training sessions offered by ALI. Other sessions are:

• HVAC Design: Level I – Essentials
• HVAC Design Level II – Applications
• Improving Existing Building Operation

For pricing, location, registration or more information about course sessions, visit: www.ashrae.org/hvacdesign.