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Project Management for Transport Infrastructure Training

SAQA US AATICD-0109 | NQF 5 | Credits 10 | Duration 5 Days
From $913 per delegate

Description

This course equips learners with the competencies to manage transport infrastructure projects effectively, from planning and budgeting to execution and handover. It focuses on the unique challenges of transport projects, including stakeholder coordination and regulatory compliance, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and budget.

Learning Outcomes

  • Apply project management methodologies to transport infrastructure projects.
  • Analyze project risks and develop mitigation strategies specific to transport environments.
  • Evaluate project progress using key performance indicators and earned value management.
  • Design a comprehensive project plan including scope, schedule, and resource allocation.
  • Implement stakeholder communication plans to manage expectations and ensure alignment.
  • Demonstrate compliance with South African transport regulations and safety standards.

Target Audience

This course is designed for project managers, civil engineers, and transport planners involved in road, rail, port, or airport infrastructure projects in South Africa.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Day 1: Introduction to Project Management and Transport Infrastructure

Objectives:
• Understand the fundamentals of project management.
• Identify key characteristics of transport infrastructure projects.
• Recognise the role of project management in the transport sector.
• Differentiate between projects, programmes, and portfolios.

Topics:
• Definition and importance of project management.
• Overview of transport infrastructure: roads, rail, ports, airports.
• Project life cycle: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, closure.
• Key stakeholders in transport projects.
• Regulatory and compliance frameworks in South Africa.

Day 2: Project Planning and Scope Management

Objectives:
• Develop a project scope statement for a transport infrastructure project.
• Create a work breakdown structure (WBS).
• Understand the importance of scope verification and control.
• Identify and manage project constraints (time, cost, quality).

Topics:
• Scope definition and scope creep.
• Work breakdown structure (WBS) development.
• Requirements gathering and documentation.
• Scope verification and control processes.
• Case study: scope planning for a road upgrade project.

Day 3: Scheduling, Resource Allocation, and Budgeting

Objectives:
• Develop a project schedule using Gantt charts and network diagrams.
• Estimate activity durations and resource requirements.
• Prepare a project budget and cost baseline.
• Apply resource leveling and optimisation techniques.

Topics:
• Activity sequencing and dependency determination.
• Critical path method (CPM) and PERT.
• Resource estimation and allocation.
• Cost estimation techniques and budget development.
• Earned value management (EVM) basics.

Day 4: Risk Management, Quality, and Procurement

Objectives:
• Identify and assess risks specific to transport infrastructure.
• Develop risk response strategies.
• Understand quality management principles in construction.
• Describe procurement processes and contract types.

Topics:
• Risk identification and qualitative/quantitative analysis.
• Risk response planning and monitoring.
• Quality planning, assurance, and control.
• Procurement planning and contract administration.
• Health, safety, and environmental (HSE) considerations.

Day 5: Monitoring, Control, and Project Closure

Objectives:
• Monitor project performance using KPIs and dashboards.
• Manage changes through integrated change control.
• Conduct project closure and handover processes.
• Apply lessons learned to future projects.

Topics:
• Performance measurement and reporting.
• Integrated change control.
• Stakeholder communication and engagement.
• Project closure: administrative and contractual closure.
• Lessons learned and knowledge transfer.

Practicals

16 hours of practicals To be conducted online or on-campus or in-house
Overview

Practical sessions allow learners to apply project management tools and techniques to realistic transport infrastructure scenarios. Through hands-on exercises, learners develop schedules, budgets, risk registers, and procurement documents, reinforcing theoretical concepts.

Practical Activities
  • Practical 1: Scope and WBS Development — Learners develop a project scope statement and work breakdown structure for a hypothetical road construction project. (4h)
  • Practical 2: Scheduling and Budgeting — Using MS Project or similar software, learners create a schedule and budget for a railway upgrade project. (4h)
  • Practical 3: Risk Assessment and Response Planning — Learners identify risks for a port expansion project, perform qualitative analysis, and develop response strategies. (4h)
  • Practical 4: Procurement and Quality Planning — Learners draft a procurement plan and quality checklist for an airport terminal project. (4h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total
Component Out of Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored) 100% 30%
Daily Average (multiple choice) 100% 20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice) 100% 50%
Final Total 100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

Certificate of Completion

Awarded to delegates who achieve an overall mark of 50% or higher on the Final Total (Practicals 30% + Daily Average 20% + Final Test 50%).

How it works
  • Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
  • Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
  • You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
  • If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.
Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

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20 12% off
25 15% off
30 18% off
50 30% off
75 35% off
100 40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.

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