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Construction Materials Testing and On Site Quality Assurance

Substandard materials and untested workmanship are behind many premature failures on African infrastructure, from crumbling concrete to failing subgrades. This course gives site teams a working command of routine materials testing and quality assurance. It covers sampling, concrete and aggregate tests, compaction control and the documentation that proves a project was built to specification.

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What you will be able to do

  • Plan a sampling and testing regime for a construction project.
  • Supervise slump, cube and aggregate tests for concrete quality.
  • Interpret compaction and moisture density results for earthworks.
  • Verify material deliveries against specification and data sheets.
  • Manage nonconforming materials and corrective actions.
  • Maintain quality records that support handover and payment.

Course outline

  1. 01Quality assurance on construction sites
  2. 02Sampling plans and frequencies
  3. 03Concrete and aggregate testing
  4. 04Compaction and earthworks control
  5. 05Material approvals and data sheets
  6. 06Nonconformance and corrective action
  7. 07Quality records and reporting

Who should attend

Site engineers, quality controllers, clerks of works, materials technicians and supervisors on building and civil projects.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 29 Sep 2026Durban2R10,000Closed
29 to 30 Sep 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
30 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
6 to 7 Oct 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Oct 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Oct 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Oct 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
13 to 14 Oct 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Oct 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
15 to 16 Oct 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Online2US$900Register
14 to 15 Dec 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
17 to 18 Dec 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register

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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