Staff Development    

We offer both a choice of ready made seminars and tailor made seminars and training programmes to suit clients particular needs. We are happy to cut down a certain topic e.g. "Partnering" to a half day delivery and match it to "Contractual Awareness" for the second half of the day so that staff can gain a refresher or overview of a number of topics with the minimum of disruption to the client's business operations. Please let us know if you require a particular topic not shown in the table below. Whilst there is a charge for the production of an individual training session we will discount the overall cost of training if a number of sessions are booked. We also can also provide feedback to the training officer for them to tailor further training packages or address issues arising form the training. Please specify your exact requirements.

Normally training sessions will be delivered at client premises or in venues arranged by the client. Almost all   presentations will require the use of a PowerPoint projector which most clients have available in training rooms or arranged through the   venue (local hotels) etc. CPD certificates can be provided at a nominal charge for all events logging the date, hours training and seminar host.

Please contact us for a quotation for either one off or a series of training events.

TOPIC	DESCRIPTION
Partnering	An overview of the partnering arrangement but from a practical perspective considering the various contract forms, framework agreements, gain/pain sharing, supplier selection processes, value engineering etc. Contract forms considered include NEC3, PPC2000   together with consideration of open book accounting, target cost, continuing improvement.
Procurement	Procurement is a vital tool for the public sector to deliver efficiency gains and introduce more progressive forms of contractual arrangements. This seminar considers   the various gateway stages to procurement (with a particular emphasis on construction/engineering services) and deals with the Public Contracts Regulations, OJEU   compliance, PQQs, Tender Packages, contractor selection and more.
Proving Delay and     Disruption	This event considers the acceptable methodology for presenting a claim for delay and disruption and the typical requirements that any tribunal would require. It is also of use to client and contractor organisations who are either in receipt of a claim the need ot evaluate or are preparing a claim they wish to submit. This session does not include any hands on programming but makes reference to the common methods of presenting programmes.
Contractual   Awareness	What should contract administrators or contractors staff prioritise when running a project? This seminar gives an overview of the latest construction law thinking to avoid your staff falling into the common pitfalls. It provides a summary of recent case law and interprestion of common contract clauses.
Project Management	An introduction to project management but     avoids PRINCE 2! Whilst these project management systems are preferred by the Building Schools for Future programme this session deals with PM from a practical perspective providing a consideration of the different breakdown structures used.
Adjudication Principles in Practice	What is adjudication, how does it work ad what are the particular problems to look out for. Whilst reading the legislation or books on the subject is one thing actually taking part in it is another. This session considers various cases and their interpretation of the UK legislation commonly referred to as the Construction Act (Housing Grants (Construction and Regeneration) Act 1996 PtII).
Public Procurement Regulations	An overview of the main changes to public procurement legislation and a general run down of its provisions. What are the thresholds, aggregation, competitive dialogue, contract notices   etc. Of use to anyone interested in letting or obtaining work in the public sector.
Target Cost and Open Book Accounting	An overview of the principles and some of the principles in main forms such as Option C ECC/NEC. What does "Cost" mean and how will this affect your business if you are a contractor/client/sub-contractor
Executive Development	Developing both managers and staff self confidence, cognitive and communication skills. This session aims to introduce issues of managing change in the workplace and adapting to that change as a challenge rather than a threat.
Construction & Engineering Contracts	Seminars are provided on the JCT, ICE, ECC/NEC, PPC2000, FIDIC, GC/Works (virtually all versions) of standard contract forms available in the industry. Let us know your particular requirements and we can mix half day sessions on different contracts or contracts within the same family e.g. NEC Term Services Contract or Option C ECC