PRESENTED BY CAREER EXCEL ACADEMY (Pty) Ltd
CEA: www.cea.ac.za
Programme Leader: Dr Mart-Mari Els (CEA)
Department Head: Karel Oberholzer (CEA)
FIVE DAY CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME
PRESENTATION: NQF5 (1st year university level)
TBC
FEES
Non-SAPOA Members: R22 000
SAPOA Members: R19 800
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To equip graduates with comprehensive foundational knowledge and practical skills in construction project planning, management, and execution, enabling them to read and interpret construction documentation, quantify and price work, manage procurement, and ensure compliance with contract and safety regulations. This qualification aims to prepare graduates for effective roles within the built environment by fostering a thorough understanding of construction processes, materials management, and essential building and service systems.
After completion of the program students will / should be able to:
Compile a cash flow projection
08:15 – 10:15 | Lecture Session One (Monday Registration 07:30 – 08:30) |
10:15 – 10:30 | Refreshments |
10:30 – 12:30 | Lecture Session Two |
12:30 – 13:15 | Lunch |
13:15 – 14:45 | Lecture Session Three |
14:45 – 15:00 | Refreshments |
15:00 – 16:30 | Lecture Session Four |
QS HISTORY AND BACKGROUND: WHAT DOES QS DO
Identification of work (IoD)
GENERAL PRE-AMBLE OF TRADE
STRUCTURE OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT:
• Stages of construction
• Drawing conventions
ESTIMATION OF CONSTRUCTION COST:
Introduction and overview:
• General: Elemental Method
• Descriptive definitions
• Summary of elements
• Problems encountered in applying this system
• General examples
• Cash flow
• Cost planning and risk profiling
• Cost budgeting
• Cost control
• Value engineering and optioneering
• Contract price adjustments
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS LAW
• Rules for natural justice
• Introduction and requirements for a binding contract: Elements of legal contracts
• Results and functioning of contracts: Parties to a contract
• Liability to perform
• Termination of contracts
• Cancellation of a contract
• Remedies on breach of contract
• Compensation for breach of contract
• Building contract: Overview
• Contracts of suretyship (guarantees/securities)
• Price in advance building contracts
• Cost reimbursement building contracts
• Multi procurement contracts
• Project and construction management contracts
• Construction and interpretation of contracts
• Joint Building Contract Committee (JBCC) Series 2000
TENDERING PROCEDURES
• Quantification of the project works
• Standard system of measuring building work
• Pricing and tendering
• Completion and submission of tender form
• Tender opportunities
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY:
• Dynamics underlying OH&S
• Regulatory regime of OH&S
• Occupational Health and Safety Act (OH&SA, 85 of 1993)
• Construction regulations
• Other regulations
• COVID 19 Regulations
• Health monitoring technologies
• OH&SA role players
• Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Act (Act 10 of 2022)
UTILISATION OF SUBCONTRACTORS:
• Why subcontract?
• Provisional sums
• Domestic/ordinary subcontractors
• Nominated and selected subcontractor’s agreement
• Nominated subcontractors
• Selected subcontractors
• Direct specialist contractors
PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
• Introduction & Defining Project Management
• Project Management, Programme Management and Portfolio Management
• Overview & some terminology
• Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)
• Putting Project Management into practice
VARIATION ORDERS, INTERIM CERTIFICATES AND FINAL ACCOUNTS:
• Site instructions, variation orders and day work statements
• Interim payment certificates
• Final accounts
CASH FLOW PROJECTIONS:
• Compiling cash flow statements
• Worked examples: Cash flow statements
• Cash flow statements: Interpretation for Office Park Construction Project
• Cumulative S-curve
PROCUREMENT OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS:
• Procurement policies
• Procurement procedures
• Evaluation of procurement function
SITE, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT:
• Site preparation for construction
• Site establishment: Temporary works
• Managing the site office and stores
• Site establishment: Plant and equipment
• Plant and equipment considerations
SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATIONS
ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES
BUILDING SERVICES
Practice assignment discussion
Evaluations
Knowledge Gained: A Survey
Programme and Lecturer evaluation
ASSESSMENT:
Assignment: 80%
Knowledge Gained: A Survey: 20%
Groupwork activities
Class discussions and presentations
Quiz, Case Study
Reflection
