Consult Australia education courses reach 2000 attendees

In November, the education courses run on behalf of Consult Australia by barrister, Tony Horan, reached a milestone of 2000 attendees.

GHD Technical Director – Project Management, Jade Kaye (right), was the 2000th person to undertake a course, when he attended an in-house ‘Contracts for Consultants’ course at GHD, Hobart.

The ‘Contracts for Consultants’ and ‘Role of the Superintendent’ courses have been run across the country in all Australian state and territory capitals, as well as regional centres, from Barcaldine in outback Queensland to Traralgon in regional Victoria. Attendees have included a vast array of engineers, architects, project managers, environmental scientists, quantity surveyors and the like, together with commercial managers, contract reviewers, legal counsel, finance managers and directors from firms of all sizes.

Of particular interest is that, earlier this year, two commercial managers from a large construction company attended the ‘Contracts for Consultants’ course to gain a better understanding of contracting from the consultant’s perspective.

Jade Kaye, GHD Technical Director,the 2000th person to undertake "Constracts for Consultants" course.

The purpose of ‘Contracts for Consultants’ course is for professionals in the built and natural environment to gain a clearer understanding of the commercial and insurance risks they face, from a senior barrister who has seen what can go wrong at the ‘sharp end’. The course provides insight and strategies for assessing and managing those risks, in the process of tendering and negotiating with clients, contractors and subconsultants.