Company Announcement - The 2015 Education Programme of the School of Concrete Technology, operated by The Concrete Institute, is now available.  John Roxburgh, lecturer at SCT based in Midrand, says the need for skills upliftment in the construction industry has never been more vital as South Africa prepares for the long-awaited roll out of tenders in the Presidential Strategic Infrastructure Projects in 2015. “We are expecting a busy year. The scope of opportunities is great, but to take advantage of this, education in concrete technology is crucial. Companies in the construction and civil engineering industries, in particular, should use this opportunity to invest in their employees’ skills and career development by enrolling them for a SCT course.  Using the School’s stepped approach to concrete education, an employer can map out a progressive career path for the employee who could then start his or her concrete education at a level matched to individual competencies,” Roxburgh states. 

The School of Concrete Technology is South Africa’s leading provider of education in concrete technology with its broad spectrum of courses, and caters for a wide variety of educational needs within the construction, mining and concrete-related industries. “A SCT certificate is instantly recognised and highly regarded in industry.  A qualification in concrete technology will open doors in many different fields of employment at a critical time in South Africa’s infrastructural development,” he adds. 

Training courses offered by the SCT are aimed at industries such as:
• Ready-mix concrete;
• Admixtures;
• Testing laboratories;
• Construction and civil engineering;
• Mining;
• Aggregate production;
• Cement production;
• Related industries such as formwork, precast concrete, concrete products, and concrete production machinery; and
• The increasingly popular decorative concrete market.

The SCT will present “the pinnacle in concrete technology education”, the Advanced Concrete Technology diploma in 2016. This internationally acclaimed qualification is locally presented by SCT on behalf of the Institute of Concrete Technology in London. “It is recommended that students wishing to enrol for the 2016 Advanced Concrete Technology course use 2015 to complete the SCT41 and SCT42 courses.  Passing these courses will not only ensure that the student meets the entrance requirements for the ACT course, but the training is also excellent preparation for the ACT course,” Roxburgh adds. 
For further information on the 2015 SCT Training Programme, contact the SCT Course Manager, Rennisha Sewnarain on tel 011 315 0300.