The Capacity Building Forum is coordinated by the FIDIC Capacity Building Committee. FIDIC capacity development activities comprise the FIDIC International Training Programme and the FIDIC Capacity Development Programme.
FIDIC International Training Programme
The FIDIC International Training Programme has two components, international training events organised by FIDIC and in-house training events.
International Training Events
FIDIC organises training courses, workshops and seminars with other organisations and with FIDIC Member Associations. Organizations wishing to organize a training course in association with FIDIC are asked to complete a Request for Information form (RTF). Courses of 1-3 days can be organised in topics ranging from contracts, dispute resolution (covered in the FIDIC Contacts and Agreements Training Manual) procurement and tendering (covered in the FIDIC Procurement Training Manual) through to all the aspects of business practice covered in the FIDIC Business Practice Training Manual, see capacity building materials. The Business Practice, Procurement, and Contracts and Agreements modules are listed below
In-House Training Events
Organisations wishing to organise an in-house FIDIC training events are asked to contact FIDIC. Courses, workshops and seminars of 1-3 days can be organised in topics ranging from contracts, dispute resolution (covered in the FIDIC Contacts and Agreements Training Manual) procurement and tendering through to all the aspects of business practice covered in the FIDIC Business Practice Training Manual, see capacity building materials. The in-house training events are offered either in partnership with accredited training suppliers or organised by FIDIC Events through the FIDIC Secretariat using FIDIC Accredited Trainers suppled by FIDIC Accredited Training Suppliers (using a FIDIC Accredited Trainer for FIDIC recognised in-house training confers certain advantages - see Guidelines in PDF). Please contact FIDIC Events at [email protected] for information. Typical courses take one or two days, in English with other languages available, and translators can be arranged in necessary. Seminars generally last one-day and workshops two days. Participants taking part in a FIDIC in-house training event receive a certificate of attendance, issued by FIDIC. Programmes that are available are given by the modules listed above.
FIDIC Capacity Development Programme
FIDIC organises a Capacity Development Programme that includes several components.
Young Professionals Management Training Programme
FIDIC organises each year a management training programme for young professionals that is supplied by the accredited training supplier SF-Consult, Denmark. The next programme starts in February 2011 and ends at the FIDIC 2011 Annual Conference (Tunis, September 2011). Further information and registration (both offline and online) is available at www.fidic.org/ypmtp.
Regional Training Centres and Programmes
FIDIC-Tsinghua University-CNEAC (FTC) Regional Training Centre
Agreement to create the FIDIC - Tsinghua - CNAEC Training Centre for programme and project management for postgraduates, with a main focus on FIDIC Conditions of Contract, was signed on 29 April 2001 (News item). The first training course took place in the winter of 2001/2 following an introductory course in October 2001. The next course took place (on urban sustainability management)in May 2002 in Shanghai. Courses were helf in for 2006 for postgraduate and professional development. The centre was discontinued in 2008 pending a government review of international certification. It will be replaced by a FIDIC-CNAEC training programme that will start in 2012 which will provided the training for a pilot FIDIC Engineer certification that has been approved by the Chinese government.
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
FIDIC-KAIST-KENCA (FKK) Regional Training Centre
An agreement was signed in Seoul on 13 March 2003, for a three-year agreement-in-principle to form, in partnership with the Korea Engineering and Consulting Association (KENCA), a joint regional FIDIC-KAIST-KENCA (FKK) Training Centre for postgraduates based at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) campus in Seoul. The first courses will be held at the end of 2003. This training centre is being restalished in late-2010 as a FIDIC-KENCA Training Programme managed by KENCA.
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea
FIDIC-Jordan Training Programme
The Engineering Training Centre, Amman, Jordan, entered into an agreement with FIDIC in 2006 to organise the FIDIC-Jordan Training Programme (PDF) comprising training courses based on the modules of the FIDIC Guide to Practice Training Manual and the FIDIC Contracts Manual. Courses started in 2007 and a regular series of some six two-day courses are organised each year. The ETC is operated by the Jordan Engineers Association (JEA) and the FIDIC courses organized by the centre are organized under the auspices of the Jordan Architects and Consulting Engineers Council (JACEC) that groups the JEA and the Architects and Engineers Business Council (AEBC). Contact [email protected]
National Capacity Building Development Programmes
FIDIC launched a programme of seminary in 2005 to enable national Member Associations to develop a capacity building programme. The first event was in Tehran in June 2005. A recommended programme for a one-day seminar is available PDF. Capacity development seminars have been held in Iran, Malaysia, Tanzania, Montenegro, and Syria.
Member Association Training Programmes
FIDIC national Member Associations organise training programme for both post-graduates and the continued development of professionals.
- FutureNet (Australia) young professionals network with activities that include staff development through specialised seminars.
- South Africa School of Consulting Engineering (professional development)
- New Zealand: supports accredited courses, occasionally runs business development courses, has strong links with training providers particularly university Schools of Engineering (postgraduate and professional development)
- Ireland Continuing Professional Development Programme: a 10-week series of courses for professional development.
- ACE Progress Network (UK): the ACE (UK) organizes a business skills seminar programme in conjunction with the Imperial College Business School.
- ACEC Institute for Business Management Courses (USA), a very extensive programme of training seminars, courses and online training.
- CEA-India in association with the Consultancy Development Centre organises a series of training seminars with FIDIC. There are currently four training seminars each year on the FIDIC contracts.
- AJCE-Japan Young Professionals Exchange Programme mainly involves an exchange of engineers between countries.
Affiliated Professional Training Programmes
Several organisations, including universities, organise professional development training programmes that include topics covered by the FIDIC Contracts and Business Practice training manuals.
- American University, Cairo, CLAC Programme: announcement 2009 PDF. Each professional programme includes six courses divided between required and elective courses. Each course is 45 hours of instruction. Candidates must complete the required courses. To complete the requirements, candidates must successfully complete six courses and present an acceptable final project. The certificate requirements can be completed in two semesters (one year) but may take up to three years to complete the certificate requirements. Includes Contractual and Legal Matters in the Construction Industry (CLAC) Programme that covers FIDIC contracts. Three-hour courses in the evenings.
- Queen Mary College, London (in discussion)
- King's College, London Construction Law and Dispute Resolution, Diploma Course (Prof. Philip Capper) Programme; two years part-time but may be done full time over 12 or 18 months in special cases. Construction Adjudication, one year full time.
