2025 Residential Contractor/Remodeler Update Course

Keep on Top of Important Industry Changes and Topics with This Course

Stay informed about critical industry changes and Minnesota state regulations with our comprehensive residential contractor course. This course covers essential topics such as the correct classification of contractors, subcontractors, and employees, as well as emerging energy trends that promote sustainability and cost savings in housing.

Learn to navigate common pitfalls and challenges facing the construction industry, and understand the effects of mold and radon, along with strategies for their prevention and eradication. Gain insight into the Department of Labor and Industry’s role in investigating complaints and enforcing penalties, supplemented by case studies that illustrate violations of contractor practices and their repercussions. Additionally, you’ll explore recent changes in Minnesota legislation impacting real estate professionals, including significant developments concerning commissions, agency disclosure, prohibited insurance practices, and contract-for-deed modifications. 

This course has been approved by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry for 7 hours for contractor continuing education.

This course includes 1 hour of Energy and 1 hour of Business Management.

Choose the training method that works best for you! This course offers a variety of training methods to fit your learning style.

• Live Classroom: Our live classroom courses give you the opportunity to learn in person for exciting, live interactions with fellow students and instructors. Note: If you do not see Live Classroom as a training method option in the drop-down menu above, please know that we are working to add more course dates as soon as possible.
• Live Online*: Experience the benefits of interactive instruction in a live classroom setting from anywhere you can be online. Kaplan delivers expert instructors and high-quality course material directly to you in real time. Note: If you do not see Live Online as a training method option in the drop-down menu above, please know that we are working to add more course dates as soon as possible.
• Online Video: Kaplan’s prerecorded, instructor-led video courses are just what you need. Learn from charismatic, respected instructors while being able to stop, start, and resume your courses as needed.
  

*IMPORTANT: The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry requires that all students attending a Live Online class have their webcams enabled and that students remain in view of their camera for the entire duration of the class.