The Treatment of Soils by Compaction & Stabilisation
for Engineers & Technicians
Duration:  3 Days
Entry Assumptions:  NQF Level 4
Course Content:

Roadway make-up
Basic soil testing & properties
Introduction to the treatment of soils
Compaction & stabilisation treatments
Drainage
Associated problems
Contract Law & GCC
for Engineers & Technicians
"This is an updated course with specific introduction of COLTO & FIDIC general conditions of contract"
Duration:  3 Days
Entry Assumptions:  NQF Level 4
Course Content:

Law of Contract
     1.  The nature of agreements & agreements enforcable at law formalities
     2.  The interpretation of contracts & types of contracts
     3.  Remedies for breach of contracts
The Construction Contract
     1.  Parties connected with the contract
     2.  The applicability of general principles
     3.  Nominated sub-contractors
     4.  Letters of intent
Claims & Claim Procedures
Record Keeping
GCC for Works of Civil Engineering Construction 6th Edition (1990)
     1.  Accessing the GCC layout of the document
     2.  Understanding specific clauses, claims & disputes
     3.  Using the GCC (1990)- Workshop
Project & Resource Management
for Engineers & Technicians
Duration:  3 Days
Entry Assumptions:  NQF Level 4
Course Content:

Project Planning
     1.  Stages of the construction process
     2.  Project management & control systems
     3.  Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
     4.  Relevant contract law clauses
     5.  Scheduling with bar charts (Ghantt Charts)
Project Programming
     1.  Critical Path Method (CPM)
     2.  A look at Pert & ADM
     3.  Arrow Diagram Methods (ADM)
     4.  Precedence diagrams
Resource Management
     1.  Exercises with ADM & precedence networks
     2.  Scheduling
     3.  Linking bar charts with CPM logic
     4.  Shortening project duration
     5.  Resource analysis, planning & scheduling