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CIVIL ENGINEERING

MANAGE CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECTS

This  unit  describes  the  competencies  required  to  manage  civil  engineering  projects.  It involves managing project time, managing construction project quality, managing project site safety, health and security, managing construction project cost, managing project labour, managing project contracts and managing construction materials, plant, tools and equipment.

CONSTRUCT WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE

This unit covers the competencies required to construct wastewater infrastructure. It involves analysis of soil properties, construction of the wastewater infrastructure units, organization of the construction site, and preparation of construction schedule

 

This standard applies in the water industry

DESIGN WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND TREATMENT INFRASTRUCTURE

This unit covers the competencies required to design wastewater collection and treatment infrastructure. It involves collection of wastewater infrastructure design data, analysis of wastewater infrastructure design data, and calculation of wastewater infrastructure design parameters, drawing wastewater infrastructure units and compiling wastewater infrastructure design report.

MANAGE WATER RESOURCES QUALITY

This unit covers the competencies required to manage water resources quality. It involves monitoring,  managing water resources  quality,  managing  groundwater  quality,  managing wastewater quality, treating, and disposing wastewater.

This standard applies in water sector.

CARRY OUT BUILDING WORKS

This unit describes competencies required to carry out building works. It involves executing site preliminary works, building temporary works, substructure works, superstructure works, building finishes and external works.

PRODUCE BUILDING DRAWINGS

This unit describes the competencies required to produce building drawings. It involves interpreting architectural drawings, preparing structural and civil drawings, preparing plumbing layouts, interpreting electrical and mechanical drawings.

DESIGN ENGINEERING STRUCTURES

This unit specifies the competencies required to design engineering structures. This involves

load estimation, designing structural elements, assessing of cost effectiveness of designs, analysing site test data and modifying structural designs.

CONDUCT MATERIAL TESTING

This unit specifies the competencies required to Conduct Material Testing. It involves preparing for material testing, sampling construction materials, performing tests on alignment soils, concrete, structural steel, bitumen materials and timber. It also includes documenting test results.

 

DESIGN BASIC PAVEMENT STRUCTURES

This unit specifies the competencies required to design basic pavement structures. It involves conducting site visit, designing highway drainage and hydraulic structures, designing road geometrics,  designing  pavement  structure,  designing  pedestrian  and  cyclist  path  and designing for road furniture.

CARRY OUT ROAD CONSTRUCTION WORKS

This unit specifies the competencies required to perform road construction works. It involves carrying   out   earthwork   activities,   constructing   road/pavement   structure   layers   and constructing parking, walkways and cyclist lanes, footbridges and bus bays. It also includes installing road furniture, construction of erosion prevention structures, constructing highway drainage and hydraulic structures and undertaking highway maintenance.

Perform highway survey

This unit specifies the competencies required to Perform Highway Survey. It involves undertaking preliminary site survey, performing levelling activities, conducting tacheometry works and drafting road cross-sections. It also includes carrying out setting out activities, performing traversing works and performing traffic engineering survey.

 

 

It applies in Road construction sector.