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Our programs

Hardware training for distributor, rep, and contractor teams, accredited lunch and learns for design firms, and a season of podcast and live sessions in production. Every program is written to the code and the standards.

Training and continuing education

Foundation

Hardware 101

Two days for a mixed room of twelve to thirty: counter and inside sales, estimating, project management, service, and outside sales. Day one teaches the opening as a system. Day two is application, with a failure clinic built on real failed openings.

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Mortise lock body in hand, Las Vegas clinic
2 days · on siteDistributor, rep, and contractor teamsBooking now
Continuing

Hardware 201

Four hybrid units that pick up where the foundation ends, with two SPC trainers in the room on every delivery day and subject specialists teaching live by video. Module numbering continues from Hardware 101.

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Training session room, Las Vegas
4 hybrid unitsTwo SPC trainers on every delivery dayBooking now
The CE catalog

Virtual lunch & learns

Fourteen accredited courses on door hardware, life safety, and accessibility, delivered to your firm as a virtual lunch and learn. Distributors, reps, and facility teams are welcome in the room.

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Presenter at a lunch and learn session
One hour · virtual1 AIA LU/HSW per accredited courseFree to attend

On the road and in production

March 2027

The Opening by Design Boston

Our own program on the road: sessions, hands-on hardware clinics, and conversations on the state of the opening.

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Faneuil Hall and the Boston skyline at dusk
March 2027 · BostonSessions and hands-on hardware clinicsRegistration and tickets on this site
May 2027 · co-sponsor

ALL ACCESS with DHI

SPC Alliance co-sponsors ALL ACCESS with DHI: the industry’s week for education, credentialing, and the people who write the specs.

Details
DHI ALL ACCESS Conference, May 18 to 20, 2027, Dallas, Texas
May 18 to 20, 2027 · Dallas, TexasCo-sponsored by the SPC AllianceRegistration through DHI
Listen now · the podcast

Off the Hinge

The Opening by Design podcast on door hardware and the AEC industry. Its first season, The SPC Alliance Podcast Series on ronblank.com, has four episodes to listen to now, each a one-hour CE course carrying 1 AIA LU/HSW. Season 2 is under development.

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Microphone at a lectern
Four episodes available now1 AIA LU/HSW per episodeSeason 2 under development
Launching soon

Live webinars

A live session each month from the CE catalog: 1 AIA LU, live Q&A on real project examples. The mailing list registers first.

Details
Drafting desk with plans on screen
60 minutes · live1 AIA LUThe mailing list registers first

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