EVENTS
Providing platform for
all industry stakeholders
Held over three days, the South African Council for the Project and
Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) conference was held at
Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre from 18 to 20 October 2017.
By Ntsako Khosa | Photos by Ntsako Khosa
The Birchwood Hotel Conference Centre was filled with professionals ready to engage about the sector.
H
osted under the theme ‘growth,
development and transformation’,
the fifth annual conference
featured sessions, panel discussions and
speakers offering insightful information
about the current and future happenings of
the sector.
Day 1: Learning sessions
Officially opening the conference where
master classes that offered focused learning
sessions presented by experts in the area.
Master Classes 1 to 3 were held in the
morning and Classes 4 to 6 in the afternoon.
Celestine Jeftha from
mentoring4success’s class dealt with
structured mentoring in the workplace.
Those who were in the session learnt more
about how to attract, develop, motivate and
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retain excellent engineering and
construction talent; support, drive and fast
track successful professional registration;
share and transfer scarce and critical skills
and knowledge; fast track graduate
development; empower and enable
effective transformation; the Knowledge
Sharing App for the modern learner called
My Knowledge Mentor; how the formal
structured mentorship in the engineering
and construction sector has become a
strategic imperative; and learnt about how
the loss of knowledge and expertise in the
sector is a national crisis.
Mark Anderson from NOSA, held the
second session giving an overview of safety,
health and environmental (SHE)
management. The Master Class
encompassed an overview of modules
offered during the construction, health and
safety (CHS) training which provides
professionals with the foundations of CHS
management. The course contains content
aligned to the requirements of the South
African and international construction
industries. It also focused on the role of
CHS in tender submissions and cost
estimations; controlling employee wellness
in the construction environment; accurate
Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
(HIRA) programmes and control; and site or
camp establishment risk.
The mediation, arbitration and
conciliation masterclass followed presented
by Marietjie Botes from RICS. Master classes
4 to 6 were presented by Vaughan Hattingh
from MDA Construction & Technology
Attorneys and discussed construction