Supervision, management program
Tacoma Community College is offering a supervision and management certificate program at the school’s Downtown Center for Business and Professional Development.

The 18-credit supervision and management certificate program is designed for current and potential supervisors who have little or no supervisory training, and for those who want to enhance their management skills. Courses are offered in the evening at the Downtown Center for Business and Professional Development and can be taken on a part-time basis.

Coursework focuses on management and business, including Essentials of Supervision, Management Communications, Managerial Excellence, Motivation and Productivity, and Managing for High Performance.
For more information, call TCC’s Downtown Center for Business and Professional Development at 253.396.9128.

International Building Code class
A new class that covers the newly adopted International Building Code (IBC) is being offered this fall at Tacoma Community College.

Taught by K.C. Ellis, building official for the City of Lakewood, the course is based on broad-based principles for the installation and design of performance building systems. Content includes safety concepts; structural, fire and life-safety provisions; means of egress; interior finish requirements; technology; occupancy; classifications; and the latest industry standards in material design. The IBC was recently adopted by the state of Washington and replaces the Uniform Building Code. Course participants will become familiar with the IBC and learn to apply it.

The class is open to anyone but may be of particular interest to code officials, architects, engineers, interior designers, those pursuing building code certification, plan checkers and inspectors, Ellis said.

Introduction to the International Building Code will meet from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesdays from Sept. 24 through Dec. 3 on TCC’s main campus, 6501 S. 19th St., Tacoma. The course fee for this non-credit class is $299 and does not include the required textbook.

For more information, call TCC’s Downtown Center for Business and Professional Development at 253.396.9128.

TCC’s fall quarter begins Sept. 22. To learn more about TCC’s programs, visit www.tacomacommunitycollege.com.