Construction World July 2022

CEMENT & CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY

Concrete will play an essential role in the government’s plans to implement long-awaited infrastructural projects this year, says John Roxburgh, senior lecturer at Cement & Concrete South Africa’s School of Concrete Technology. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS NEED CONCRETE TRAINING AT ALL LEVELS TO IMPLEMENT SA GROWTH

Concrete is the essential component for local government mass housing settlements throughout SA.

R oxburgh says concrete is the most vital building material to create the infrastructure to sustain South African urban and rural settlements as well as the road networks that link these areas. “Apart from being the essential material to erect the Presidentially-proposed new ‘smart cities’, concrete is also essential for housing, dams, bridges, warehouses, roads, airports, water and sewerage treatment

plants, to name just a few important civic facilities. Therefore, it is essential that local government’s staff are trained in all facets of concrete construction and design,” Roxburgh states. Such training has been provided by the School of Concrete Technology for well over 60 years and its consulting division is constantly involved in the writing of standards, publications and assessment of latest technologies.

The SCT 2022 Training Programme, now available, includes courses on a wide range of topics starting from a basic introduction to concrete, and continuing to cover the role of concrete in housing, concrete practice, training for ready mixed concrete and batching plant personnel, concrete industrial floors on the ground, concrete road design and construction, as well as high-technology training that includes the globally

“The four-day ‘SCT20 Concrete Practice’ course is excellent for those applying concrete technology on site such as foremen, supervisors, and for staff responsible for quality assurance.”

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