StretchLearn Course

Run an electrical contracting business that wins the right jobs and profits on them

Estimating, bidding, crew management, code compliance, and the numbers real contractors use

Beginner9 hrSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

This course teaches the business side of operating a licensed electrical contracting company across residential, commercial, and light-industrial work. You will learn labor-unit estimating and plan takeoffs, competitive bid versus negotiated work, true labor-burden and overhead recovery, crew scheduling and productivity tracking, permits, inspections, and NEC compliance, and how to read a job-cost report and a monthly WIP schedule. Every module uses real numbers, named tools and standards, and worked examples you can copy.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

Estimate electrical work using labor units, plan takeoffs, and a true labor-burden rate

Bid competitive and negotiated jobs with the right markup, contingency, and bid strategy

Schedule crews, track productivity against the estimate, and protect field labor margin

Manage permits, inspections, and NEC compliance so jobs pass the first time

Control material procurement, change orders, and progress billing on commercial projects

Read a job-cost report, a WIP schedule, and a monthly P&L to run the business by the numbers

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: Estimating and Takeoffs That Win Profitable Work

Move from gut-feel quotes to labor-unit estimating built on real takeoffs, a true labor rate, and a defensible bottom line. Learn the numbers every estimator must know cold.

3 lessons

The Anatomy of an Electrical EstimateContent · 45 min

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Plan Takeoffs and Labor UnitsContent · 45 min

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Pricing the Estimate: Burden, Overhead, and MarginContent · 45 min

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Module 2

Module 2: Bidding, Contracts, and Winning the Right Jobs

Decide which jobs to chase, bid competitive and negotiated work intelligently, and protect yourself with contract terms before a shovel hits the ground.

3 lessons

Bid-Spec Versus Negotiated WorkContent · 45 min

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Building and Submitting a Competitive BidContent · 45 min

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Contracts, Payment Terms, and Getting PaidContent · 45 min

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Module 3

Module 3: Crew Management and Field Productivity

Turn the estimate into installed work: schedule crews, lay out work for efficiency, and track labor productivity so the job hits the hours you bid.

3 lessons

Scheduling Crews and ManpowerContent · 45 min

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Job Layout and Field EfficiencyContent · 45 min

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Tracking Labor Productivity Against the EstimateContent · 45 min

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Module 4

Module 4: Compliance, Safety, and the Numbers That Run the Shop

Operate legally and safely with licensing, permits, NEC compliance, and a safety program, then run the business by job costing, WIP, and a monthly P&L.

3 lessons

Licensing, Permits, and NEC ComplianceContent · 45 min

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Safety, Insurance, and RiskContent · 45 min

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Job Costing, WIP, and the Monthly P&LContent · 45 min

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Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

electrical contractingconstruction estimatinglabor unitsbid and spec workNEC compliancecrew managementjob costingsmall business operations