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Construction Labour Productivity and Workforce Planning

Labour is often the largest and most variable cost on African building sites, yet many projects run with little measurement of what crews actually produce. This course helps site managers plan, measure and improve labour productivity. It covers work study, crew balancing, incentive schemes and the practical bottlenecks that quietly erode output on busy sites.

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What you will be able to do

  • Measure labour output against planned productivity targets.
  • Plan crew sizes and mixes for each work activity.
  • Identify and remove common productivity bottlenecks.
  • Design fair incentive and task work arrangements.
  • Balance labour, plant and materials to sustain flow.
  • Report labour performance to inform decisions and claims.

Course outline

  1. 01Labour productivity fundamentals
  2. 02Work study and output measurement
  3. 03Crew planning and balancing
  4. 04Bottlenecks and disruption
  5. 05Incentives and task work
  6. 06Labour, plant and material flow
  7. 07Productivity reporting and records

Who should attend

Site managers, general foremen, planners, contracts managers and supervisors responsible for labour on construction projects.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
6 to 7 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
7 to 8 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
8 to 9 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000Register
12 to 13 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
13 to 14 Oct 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
15 to 16 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Oct 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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