The Concrete Institute will exclusively offer the internationally-respected Advanced Concrete Technology (ACT/SCT50) diploma course from September this year.
Bryan Perrie, managing director of The Concrete Institute, says the Institute’s School of Concrete Technology in Midrand has been presenting the course every two years under the auspices of the Institute of Concrete Technology (ICT) in the UK. “News that the course will again be presented this year by the SCT has been widely welcomed. Training at this level is vitally needed as one of the biggest threats to the future economic growth of South Africa is the shortage of technical skills in engineering and technology,” states Perrie. “The ACT course will expose students to a wide range of concrete disciplines and insights that could provide a competitive advantage to both the delegates themselves and their companies.” Students for ACT courses are drawn from qualified civil engineers, cement chemists, concrete technologists and technicians involved in the building, construction, precast concrete, mining and also the cement, aggregate, admixture, and ready-mixed concrete industries.The ACT diploma offers successful candidates the following:
- International acceptance as the holder of the world’s leading qualification in concrete technology;
- International qualification that is examined by the ICT in London;
- The highest concrete technology qualification available in Africa;
- Membership of the ICT and the right to use the letters “MICT” behind his or her name;
- Extensive networking opportunities to meet many industry experts and leaders in different fields of concrete technology; and
- Detailed knowledge of all facets of concrete technology with good problem solving abilities.
