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CFCC® certification from AACE® International, USA, signifies expertise in construction claims and dispute resolution. This credential demonstrates competency, experience, and professional education essential for legal counsel. CFCC®-certified professionals excel in analyzing, preparing, and presenting claims, offering invaluable support in litigation. With CFCC®certification, individuals elevate their standing as trusted experts in construction dispute resolution, contributing to fair and equitable outcomes worldwide. Unlock your potential with CFCC® certification from AACE® International.
CERTIFICATION BODY: AACE® International (The Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering)
LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of legal principles, dispute resolution techniques, and evidentiary rules relevant to construction claims and dispute resolution.
- Develop proficiency in assessing cost damages, estimating, and analyzing direct and indirect costs, as well as evaluating loss of productivity in construction projects.
- Acquire skills in planning, scheduling, and conducting delay analysis, essential for identifying and resolving project delays effectively.
- Familiarize themselves with project management practices, requirements, techniques, and documentation necessary for effective claims preparation and dispute resolution.
- Enhance their knowledge of ethical considerations and professional practices specific to the construction industry, ensuring compliance with industry-accepted ethical standards.
- Learn to navigate complex scenarios involving multiple prime contractors, potential conflicts of interest, document management systems, cumulative impact claims, and cardinal change situations.
- Develop strategies for addressing weather delays, termination for default situations, differing site conditions, and pursuing delay claims in the presence of No Damages for Delay Clauses.
- Analyze schedule delays in disputes over actual progress and gain insights into the selection between arbitration and litigation for complex claims.
- Utilize recommended study materials and review past questions, answers, and case studies to reinforce learning and prepare effectively for the CFCC® certification examination.
EXAM INFORMATION:
- CFCC® certification exam: 70% passing score, 7 hours long, divided into 4 parts.
- Parts 1 & 2: 75 MCQs each, Part 3: Choose 2 essay questions from 4 options.
- MCQs and essays administered via Computer-Based Testing.
- Open book format allows reference during the exam.
- Tests comprehension and application of construction claims and dispute resolution.
RE CERTIFICATION:
- CFCC® certification valid for 3 years.
- Recertification options include professional credit plan or retesting.
- Maintain credential validity through ongoing professional development or examination renewal.
Curriculum
- 1 Section
- 16 Lessons
- 40 Hours
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- CONTENT:16
- 1.0Legal Knowledge, Dispute Resolution and Evidentiary Rules
- 1.1Cost Damages, Estimating, Direct and Indirect Costs, Loss of Productivity
- 1.2Planning, Scheduling and Delay Analysis
- 1.3Project Management Practices, Requirements, Techniques, and Documentation
- 1.4Ethics and Professional Practice
- 1.5Situations with multiple prime contractors and site accessibility
- 1.6Potential conflict of interest situations
- 1.7Selection and use of a document management system
- 1.8Cumulative impact claim situations
- 1.9Comparative analysis of arbitration versus litigation for a complex claim
- 1.10Potential cardinal change situations
- 1.11Situations involving weather delays
- 1.12Potential termination for default situations
- 1.13Differing site condition situations
- 1.14Pursuing delay claims in the face of a No Damages for Delay Clause
- 1.15Analyzing schedule delay in situations where there are disputes over actual progress.
Requirements
- 12 years claims relevant experience in preparation and submission of claims, and dispute resolution (the experience cited must be centered on and deal directly with the prosecution, defense and resolution of claims and disputes)
- 4-year college degree
- 4 letters of recommendation from industry professionals to verify years of experience*
- Must have one of the certifications ; Certified Cost Engineer/Consultant (CCE/CCC),Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP),Certified Construction Manager (CCM), Certified Professional Constructor (CPC),Professional Engineer (PE),Chartered Quantity Surveyor( CQS), Registered Architect or additional 8 years experience in claims related fields
- Degree in engineering Building, construction technology, business, economics, construction management, architecture, computer science, mathematics
- 8 years verifiable experience in claims
- Written report or professional paper & AACEI’s international Cannon of Ethics
Target audiences
- Claims and Dispute Professionals
- Commercial Manager
- Commercial Engineer
- Contract Administrator
- Planning Engineers