Engineering Programs

1. Preparation and Qualification of a Recent Civil and Architecture Engineer - Phase One

Objectives:

Provide recent Civil and Architecture graduates (newly hired) with the necessary skills and knowledge to work on projects using correct, safe, and quality-driven methods.

Main Axes:

• Site exploration and soil properties
• Tower Cranes – Mobile Cranes
• Structural review of the concrete frame
• Different methods for transporting, pouring, and finishing concrete
• Concrete components, properties, and Egyptian Code requirements
• Road Engineering
• Presentation + Evaluation

2. Preparation and Qualification of a Recent Civil and Architecture Engineer - Phase Two

Objectives:

Provide recent Civil and Architecture graduates (newly hired) with the necessary knowledge and skills to execute construction projects using correct, safe, and quality-driven methods.

Main Axes:

• Brickwork
• Plastering works
• Painting works
• Plumbing works (Supply)
• External plumbing works (Drainage)
• Carpentry works "Door and window carpentry"
• Marble and granite works
• Presentation + Evaluation

3. Preparation and Qualification of a Recent Civil and Architecture Engineer - Phase Three

Objectives:

Provide recent Civil and Architecture graduates (newly hired) with the necessary knowledge and skills to execute construction projects using correct, safe, and quality-driven methods.

Main Axes:

• Introduction to project planning
• Cost variance analysis
• Planning using the Network Analysis Method (CPM)
• Project time control
• Environmental performance plan
• Reducing and crashing project time
• Cost control
• Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems
• Presentation + Evaluation

4. Preparation and Qualification of a Recent Mechanical and Electrical Engineer - Phase One

Objectives:

Provide recent Mechanical and Electrical graduates (newly hired) with the necessary knowledge and skills to work on construction projects using correct, safe, and quality-driven methods.

Main Axes:

• Company regulations
• Principles of electrically equipping construction sites
• Site study, traffic analysis, and site planning methods
• Tower Cranes
• Electromechanical works in hospitals
• Team work effectiveness
• Presentation + Evaluation

5. Preparation and Qualification of a Recent Mechanical and Electrical Engineer - Phase Two

Objectives:

Provide recent Mechanical and Electrical graduates (newly hired) with the necessary knowledge and skills to work on construction projects using correct, safe, and quality-driven methods.

Main Axes:

• Fundamentals of hydraulic circuits
• Introduction to methods for overhauling diesel and gasoline engines
• Engine fault diagnosis by monitoring oil characteristics
• Lighting
• Electrical cables
• Welding technology
• Presentation + Evaluation

6. Preparation and Qualification of a Recent Mechanical and Electrical Engineer - Phase Three

Objectives:

Provide recent Mechanical and Electrical graduates (newly hired) with the necessary knowledge and skills to work on construction projects using correct, safe, and quality-driven methods.

Main Axes:

• Introduction to project planning
• Planning using the Network Analysis Method (CPM)
• Environmental performance plan
• Reducing and crashing project time
• Cost control
• Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems
• Presentation + Evaluation

7. Road Surveying Works

Objectives:

Provide participants with the various surveying skills and knowledge necessary for executing road surveying works.

Main Axes:

• Introduction to types of roads and different road sections
• Basis for selecting the longitudinal axis of the project
• Initial surveying works
• Curves and their types
• Laying out the simple horizontal curve, curve calculation laws
• How to calculate longitudinal and cross slopes in curves
• How to read road drawings and longitudinal sections
• Road finishing works

8. Bridge Surveying Works

Objectives:

Provide participants with the various surveying skills and knowledge necessary for executing bridge surveying works.

Main Axes:

• Introduction (Idea about bridge types)
• Surveying works performed before the design and execution of bridges
• Execution of concrete foundations (footings and columns) on the ground
• Execution of concrete foundations (footings and columns) in rivers and seas
• Surveying applications on some bridge works (superstructure - finishes)

9. Preparation and Qualification of Project Technical Office Engineers

Objectives:

• Performing technical office work according to defined specializations
• Project planning and control (time and cost)
• Studying and preparing the contractual obligations for the project
• Quantity surveying and preparing subcontractor payments and final accounts
• Being aware of the financial aspects of the contract (matching – creating provisions – procurement procedures)

Main Axes:

• Technical office specializations
• Planning budgets
• Cash flows
• Cost variance analysis
• Preparing and drafting claims
• Quantity matching: Client / Contractors / Warehouse accounts
• Bank interest
• Profitability / Surplus
• Contracting procedures for supplies and purchases (Documentary cycle)
• Engineering insurance

10. Project Management

Objectives:

• Studying and defining the contractual obligations specific to the project
• Being aware of the types of alliances for major projects
• Studying claims and disputes in construction contracts and methods of settling them
• Project planning and control in terms of (time - cost)

Main Axes:

• Types and provisions of the contracting agreement
• Contract terms – Contract documents and conditions
• Partnership in major contracting projects
• FIDIC International Contract Conditions
• Risk Management
• Introduction to project planning
• Planning using Network Analysis and Critical Path Method
• Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems OSHAS 18001/2007

11. Fundamentals of Feasibility Studies for Real Estate Projects

Objectives:

• Identify the fundamentals of feasibility studies for real estate projects, their areas, and details of preliminary, marketing, technical, and environmental studies
• Modern execution systems and methods for real estate projects
• Workshops on some real estate project studies and a practical application model in this field

Main Axes:

• Technical and environmental study for real estate projects
• Preliminary feasibility study "Areas of study – Elements of study"
• Guidance manual for preparing a feasibility study for real estate projects
• Equipment, tools, parties, and how to identify them
• Modern execution systems and methods for projects
• Necessary procedures for starting project construction (real estate / medium / small)
• Licensing and administrative procedures: Real estate documentation – Commercial register – Insurance
• Economic, social, and environmental evaluation
• Practical application model for the feasibility study of a tourist village

12. Real Estate Management and Development: Real Estate Appraisal and Valuation

Objectives:

Identify the management and development of real estate properties from the following aspects: Administrative, accounting, investment, real estate, technical, legal, and crisis management. Identify the International Standard Requirements for real estate valuation works using different methods:

• Cost approach
• Income capitalization approach
• Income and rent multiplier

Main Axes:

• Real estate properties from a scientific perspective
• Real estate property management from a crisis management perspective
• Real Estate Finance: The real estate finance system – Appraisal and financing – Purposes and areas of appraisal
• Sales Appraisal: Real estate appraisal using the comparable sales method (previous sales) – Real estate appraisal using the income capitalization method
• Examples of problems facing real estate appraisers and their solutions according to International Standard Requirements
• Workshop – Practical on-site exercises for some available models:
• Performing a practical real estate appraisal for a villa or residential apartment
• Performing a practical real estate appraisal for a commercial building
• Performing a practical real estate appraisal for a hotel or hotel apartments