About this Course

For 2015 and 2016, the average construction demand is projected to be sustained at between $25–34 billion per annum. 60% of the total demand is forecasted to come from building projects while the remaining 40% is expected to come from civil engineering projects.

The revision of government policies which has resulted in a tightened workforce and the implementation of more stringent buildability and constructability requirements in the construction sector are impacting construction project costs. It is crucial to raise construction productivity to bring down the costs by the industry.

In the Construction Productivity Roadmap launched in 2011 by the Ministry of National Development (MND), the target was set to raise productivity by 20 to 25 per cent by 2020. The strategies to drive productivity are to incentivise the industry to use technology in their work, build up the skill levels of workers and the imposition of regulatory requirements and standards on buildability and constructability.

Objective

This course gives an overview of the concept of productivity and how it can be applied in the construction and engineering industry. The course also covers the regulatory requirements of Building Control (Buildability) Regulations on buildability and constructability and an overview of the various productivity improvement incentive schemes for the construction industry.

By the end of the course, participants should :

• Be aware of what is productivity
  
• Understand the factors affecting productivity
  
• Know the regulatory requirements in buildability and constructability and the availability of productivity improvement incentive schemes for the construction industry
  
• Be able to apply the knowledge learned in their work
  

Course Outline

1) The concept of productivity

2) Main considerations governing productivity

3) Productivity improvement approaches

4) Teamwork and innovation for productivity improvement

5) Strategies to improve productivity

6) Use of technology to raise productivity

7) Productivity improvement Incentive schemes

8) Building Control (Buildability)(Amendment) Regulations 2014

Who should attend

The course will be useful to technical executives, supervisors, project managers, project coordinators, contract administrators, architects, quantity surveyors, company directors, developers, safety practitioners, professional engineers and engineers who work in the construction industry

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