Electricity for Construction Engineers

Course description

The course aims at consolidating the participants’ competence in the following fields:

• Electricity related to buildings (network and safety protections)
• Power supply (genset and transformer sizing and renewable energies like solar, wind turbine and hybrid solutions)
• Need assessment, proposal development for small and medium scale projects and evaluate contractual tender offers and supervise projects implementation for medium to large scale interventions

What you will learn?

During the training participants will learn:

• Understand how to deliver estimated power loads to be utilised by contractors
• Ability to make simple power calculations
• Recognise quality and professionalism of proposed designs in offers (IE diagrams, protection systems, power supplies, BoQ’s, sizing of cables, PV installations, etc.)
• Understand associated risks during implementation and commissioning with regards to electrical safety and quality of installations
• Understand pros and cons of different power sources

What changes can you expect after this training?

Critical work behaviours expected from participants after completion of the course

• Complete energy assessments/designs utilising ICRC tools and procurement guidelines involving all stakeholders
• Give precise and applicable work specification to contractors
• Choose accurate procurement methods for critical electrical components
• Closer supervision of contractors during project implementation, designs and conducting independent commissioning
• Choose the most well adapted power source solution
• Check that electrical systems/installations are sufficient to ensure people and equipment safety. Operational Health Safety and Environment

Teams expected results

• Understand how to deliver estimated power loads to be utilised by contractors
• Ability to make simple power calculations
• Recognise quality and professionalism of proposed designs in offers (IE diagrams, protection systems, power supplies, BoQ’s, sizing of cables, PV installations, etc.)
• Understand associated risks during implementation and commissioning with regards to electrical safety and quality of installations
• Understand pros and cons of different power sources

Organizational expected results

• Improved power solutions => more sustainable and energy efficient
• Better specifications => improvement of electrical components and electrical supervision
• Ensure people and equipment safety with adapted quality of buildings installations => safeguarding investment, the duty of care

Who should attend?

Construction engineers who deal with construction including electrical installations from small-medium scale projects.

Where will it take place?

The training courses are taking place in Nairobi (within Strathmore Energy Research Centre).

Duration

1-month online, 5 days F2F, 3 months post learning assignment