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ADVANCED CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING
NOW IN MODULAR, SELF-STUDY FORM Cement & Concrete SA’s School of Concrete Technology (SCT) has announced that next year, it will again offer the internationally recognised Advanced Concrete Technology (ACT) diploma course, the concrete industry’s most sought-after qualification John Roxburgh, senior lecturer at the School of Concrete Technology, says that for the first time, the SCT50 Advanced Concrete Technology course will be presented in a modular, self-study format, rather than the traditional classroom/ lecture system. “The decision to shift towards modularisation was made to attract potential delegates who lack the time for a classroombased course and to accommodate site staff experienced enough to enrol for this highly coveted diploma. Uncertainty about the future of Covid-19 lockdowns is also eliminated by the new format,” he explains.
“concrete bible” launched by Cement & Concrete SA earlier this year. Students will also be supplied with supplementary reading material to ensure all topics in the ICT Stage 4 diploma examinations are covered.
John Roxburgh
“Each of the first four modules of the training will have a workbook for delegates to complete. The workbooks will then be assessed by a lecturer at SCT, with satisfactory completion resulting in the student passing to the next
Roxburgh says that for the past 30 years, the SCT has worked closely with the Institute of Concrete Technology (ICT) in London to provide the SCT50 programme in preparation for the ICT Stage 4 diploma examinations. Dozens of South African students have excelled in the course and now hold top academic and industry posts in various corners of the world. Training for the ACT course will consist of five modules, with a textbook based on the structure of the highly-acclaimed 10th edition of Fulton’s Concrete Technology, the South African
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SOUTH AFRICAN BUILDER DECEMBER 2021
