Education / Seminars
MLA offers a variety of programs and services to address the educational needs of today’s building material dealer. We offer a variety of educational options so we can meet your needs, whether you require sales training, industry specific knowledge or an industry degree. Call your MLA at 800-747-6529 for additional information about any of these programs. We have these options:
MLA Online Campus
State Fair Community College
ComplyAbility
Lead Paint Training for you and your customers
BSCI - The Ultimate Reference Library
MLA Online Campus
The MLA Online Campus provides you and your employees with high-impact, "real-world" training that develops your leaders, retains your best people and increases your customer loyalty. Each employee has a unique username to access the campus, which houses more than 300 courses on customer service, sales, leadership and more.
State Fair Community College
MLA partners with State Fair Community College in Sedalia, Mo. to provide college-level training to your employees. They can earn college credit by taking building material classes online at the lowest available tuition rate. (MLA members pay the in-district tuition rate, regardless of location, as part of our special partnership with State Fair Community College. Take classes toward a degree or just those that are needed at the moment.
ComplyAbility
Think it’s too difficult to stay abreast of constantly changing regulatory requirements such as OSHA? ComplyAbility is an online training solution to train, test and document employee’s performance – and the basic program is available free to every MLA member.
EPA RRP Rule – Lead Paint
Anyone working in pre-1978 housing or child-occupied facilities and disturbing lead-based paint must take an RRP class from an accredited provider. MLA has partnered with ComplyAbility to provide Lead-Safe Work Practices training online to members – and your customers. Use the MLA promotional code to receive a substantial discount. Call MLA at 800-747-6529 to obtain the code, and then share it with your customers.
BSCI – The Ultimate Reference Library
Boost productivity with product knowledge and skills training from Greg Brooks and the Building Supply Channel. Estimating, sales, customer service, load-building, and more: All available at no charge via the web site: www.cs24.us.
