Company Announcement - The Concrete Institute’s School of Concrete Technology will be presenting seven Concrete Practice and five Concrete Technology courses in the second half of this year. “The courses are excellent first steps for all people pursuing careers in concrete technology,” says John Roxburgh, lecturer at SCT. Roxburgh says the four-day SCT20 Concrete Practice course (four CPD points) covers aspects such as the properties of concrete, materials and mix proportions, concrete production, placing, transporting, protection and curing, formwork, defects and repairs, and concrete pavements. ‘The course has a relatively low admission requirement – just English literacy and basic arithmetic – and provides the ideal basic, initial training for construction industry staff who hold supervising or selling roles in their companies, and would like to concentrate on concrete technology for future careers,” he  stated.

SCT20 Concrete Practice will be presented at The Concrete Institute’s premises in Midrand from June 8 to 11, July 27 to 30, August 24 to 27, September 28 to October 1, and November 2 to 5. It will also be presented in Durban from September 15 to 18; and in Cape Town from October 13 to 16. SCT30 (five CPD points) is a more intensive course which has proved extremely popular with employees of the mining and construction industries. “It is also suitable for experienced technicians and technologists and an excellent medium for gaining detailed knowledge of how cement and concrete works. It is also recommended as a follow-on course for those who have completed the SCT20 training,” Roxburgh explained.

The SCT30 syllabus covers basically the same subjects as SCT20 but in much more depth, to build on the knowledge gained in SCT20. This popular concrete technology course will be presented in Midrand from August 17 to 21, and also from November 23 to 27. The Durban date is October 26 to 30, and Cape Town, November 9 to 13. Both courses include laboratory sessions.
For further information, contact Rennisha Sewnarain on tel 011 315 0300 or email rennishas@theconcreteinstitute.org.za