The South African Institute of Civil Engineers (SAICE) has qualified AfriSam’s course on good concrete practices and cement manufacturing as part of its CPD (Continuous Personal Development) initiative.

The course is aimed at architects, quantity surveyors and civil engineers. Course content includes cement specifications, concrete technology, durability issues and a look at the cement manufacturing process. The course has been reviewed by an external academic and accredited with 0.4 CPD points.

AfriSam product manager Mike McDonald says the new course is a first for the South African engineering world because it is the first time an industry role player has offered a course of this calibre to professional engineers free of charge.

“We recognise the need to invest the knowledge we’ve accumulated in these fields into the professional arena where it will best impact current and future industry standards. This is solid, hard-won technical know-how that we want to add to the industry’s knowledge base. We aim to present the course on a monthly basis at company sites and invite interested parties to contact us to make the necessary arrangements,” says McDonald.