Drainage Construction Management For Civil Engineering Projects Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply principles of hydrology and hydraulics to drainage design and construction.
• Analyze site conditions and select appropriate drainage construction methods.
• Evaluate drainage system performance against design specifications and standards.
• Design drainage construction plans incorporating environmental and safety considerations.
• Implement quality control measures during drainage construction projects.
• Demonstrate compliance with relevant South African legislation and engineering codes.

Target Audience

Civil engineers, site supervisors, and project managers involved in drainage construction for infrastructure projects such as roads, stormwater systems, and building developments.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practical sessions are essential to develop competence in drainage construction techniques. Learners will engage in site setup, pipe laying, testing, and maintenance activities under supervision.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Site Assessment and Surveying — Learners conduct a site survey, measure gradients, and identify soil types using basic geotechnical tools. (6h)
• Practical 2: Pipe Laying and Jointing — Learners excavate a trench, lay pipes to specified gradient, and perform jointing using appropriate methods. (8h)
• Practical 3: Drainage Structure Installation — Learners install a precast manhole and connect pipes, ensuring watertightness and structural integrity. (4h)
• Practical 4: Testing and Commissioning — Learners perform CCTV inspection, water tightness tests, and flow tests on installed drainage systems. (4h)
• Practical 5: Maintenance and Cleaning — Learners simulate routine maintenance by jetting a blocked pipe and inspecting with CCTV. (2h)

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

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.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
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.