Municipal Academy Course List – SAICE-PDP

Municipal Academy Course List

Courses are offered in a range of categories:

Civil Engineering

Getting Acquainted with Road Construction and Maintenance

Getting Acquainted with Sewer Design

Getting Acquainted with Stormwater Design

Pressure Management and Pressure Reducing Valves

Pressure Pipeline and Pump Station Design and Specification

Getting Acquainted with Wastewater treatment Plant Operation and Maintenance

Getting Acquainted with Water Reticulation Design

Electrical Engineering

Substation Design, Operation and Maintenance

Electrical Power Systems Protection

Enhancing the Municipal Electricity Revenue Value Chain

Waste Management

Understanding the Technical implications of Managing and Operating a Landfill

Contractual, Procurement and Project Delivery

Getting Acquainted with Basic Contract Administration

Getting Acquainted with Estimating, Costing and Pricing of Construction Tenders

Getting Acquainted with General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works (GCC 2015)

Getting Acquainted with General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works Fourth Edition
(GCC 2025)

Getting Acquainted with Planning, Scheduling and Programming for Construction Projects

Understanding the Concept of
Labour-Intensive Construction

Understanding the Six Stages of the Project Life Cycle to register as a Construction Project Manager or Construction Manager

Getting Acquainted with becoming a Resident Engineer on Pipeline Projects

Planning

Developing, Testing and Strengthening of Capital Investment Frameworks as part of Municipal Spatial Development Frameworks

Township Establishment: How to formulate compliant Conditions of Establishment

How to Develop an Infrastructure Asset Management Plan in
3 Months

GIS

Introduction to GIS in Local Government

Essential GIS Workflows for Local Government

Advanced GIS topics for Local Government

Valuations

Understanding the role of the property valuer in local government, focusing on the valuer’s function for compliance with the Municipal Property Rates Act