GHANA INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING (GhIE)

2022 CPD COURSES AND SEMINARS

VIRTUAL / HYBRID FOR MOST OF THE SEMINARS

No. TOPIC PROPOSED DATE COURSE CONTENT RESOURCE VIRTUAL HYBRID
PERSON COST / COST /
PERSON PERSON
1. Autodesk Inventor 2019/2020 for Feb 21 – 25 (5 Days) • Cab Royale Ltd Member Member
Professional-grade 3D mechanical design, documentation, and
Mechanical Engineers product simulation tools. GH¢1,000 GH¢1,200
• Non- Non-
Work efficiently with a powerful blend of parametric, direct,
Member Member
freeform, and rules-based design capabilities.
GH¢1,200 GH¢1,500
2. PLC for Managers March 17 • Process & Plant GH¢350 GH¢500
PLC for Managers
Automation
3. Introduction to PLCs March 21 – 22 • Process & Plant GH¢700 GH¢1,00
Automation 0
4. AutoCAD 2020/2021 for Electrical April 11 - 15 (5 Days) • Cab Royale Ltd Member Member
Efficiently create, modify, and document electrical controls
Engineers systems with an industry-specific toolset for electrical design. GH¢ GH¢1,200
• 1,000.00 Non-
Electrical schematic design.
Non- Member
Member GH¢1,500
GH¢
1,200.00
5. Managing Change April 20 – 21 (2 Days) •
Change Management – •
Inevitability of change HRP Consult GH¢700 GH¢1,000
overview of the concept of
Change
• •
Change Management Change Management
models Frameworks
• •
Common errors of change Understanding resilience
management
• •
Obstacles to change Adapting to change

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6. Mining Engineering: April 26 – 27 (2 Days) GH¢700 GH¢1,000
▪
Mining Tailing storage facilities

▪ Stormwater and Rainwater

runoff Controls System

7. ProtaStructure 2021 for Civil May 2 – 6 (5 Days) • model simple or complex Cab Royale Ltd Member Member
Engineers • concrete and steel buildings with speed and ease. GH¢1,000 GH¢1,200
Non- Non-
• Use physical objects including trusses, beams and slabs to Member Member
create and visualize models quickly and efficiently. GH¢1,200 GH¢1,500
• Seamlessly communicate and refine models with other leading
BIM
• systems including Autodesk Revit.
• Seismic Analysis and Design technology allowing engineers to
confidently deliver projects.
8. PLC Level 1 May 9 – 13 (5 Days) • Process & Plant GH¢1,000 GH¢1,300
Automation
9. Safe Chemical Handling May 11 – 12 (2 Days) •
Definitions – What are •
What does the law say Ing. Ben Richard GH¢700 GH¢1,000
chemicals Aniagyei, Past
• • President of GhIE
Chemical Hazards and Control of chemical
control hazards
• • Degree in
PPE Requirements, use Safe storage of Chemical
Mechanical
and maintenance
• • Engineering
The importance of Safety Chemical Safety Rules KNUST. He has
Data Sheets (SDS) over 30 years
working experience
in the field.
10. PLC Level 2 May 16 – 20 (5 Days) Process & Plant GH¢1,000 GH¢1,300
Automation
11. Engineering Construction May 25 - 26 (2 Days) • Ing. Moses Arkoh & GH¢700 GH¢1,200
Basics of Construction Project Management
Management •
Evaluation of tenders Ing. Joshua Allotey
•
Adherence to planning and failure to plan (including Case
studies)

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Practical site experiences and higher qualifications devoid of site
experience (case studies)
•
Causes, curbing and avoidance of cost overrun (case studies)
12. Engineering discipline in June 2 (1 Day) GH¢350 GH¢500
Development
13. Technical Report Writing June 7 & 8 (2 Days) • Report Structure and Formats Dr. Kobby Mensah, Gh¢700 GH¢1,200
• Writing Style and Language PhD from the
• Presentation of Information University of
• Textual (Descriptive)-Graphical, Numerical and Types of Sheffield, UK.
Summary He is a leading
expert in
Communication,
14. Managing People for Results June 14 (1 Day) • HRP Consult GH¢350 GH¢500
The concept of Management
•
Personality types and impact on management
•
Functions of Management and Competencies required for
effective Management of people
• •
Decision-making Planning and Organising
human and others
resources to deliver results
• •
Communicating for results Motivating people
•
Controlling work and
people to achieve specified
results
15. Construction Management Course • Types of contracts Ing Daniel Bainson GH¢700 GH¢1,200
• Bidding and award procedures hold BSc Civil,
MSc(Birmingham,
• Construction planning and scheduling
UK) and Fellow of
• Dispute resolution
the Ghana Institution
• Insurance and bonds
of Engineering
• Construction management vers us general
contracting (GhIE). He is also
• Construction budgets, cost estimating and the Managing
control Director of Bainson
• Monitoring Financial control s systems Enterprise.
• Safety
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 • Estimations of bills of quantity and reporting He served two term
as the Vice
President / Honorary
Treasure GhIE. He
has over 35 years
professional
engineering
experience.
Since 2016 he has
been GhIE
representative on
Department of
Feeder Roads –
Entity Tender Board.
Rev. Senyo, Chief
Quantity Surveyor

16. Revit MEP for Mechanical, June 20 – 24 (5 days)• Autodesk Revit MEP is part of Autodesk’s BIM (building Information Cab Royale Ltd Member Member
Electrical and Plumbing Engineers Modelling) software profolio and is designed for mechanical, GH¢1,000 GH¢1,200
electrical and plumbing engineers working either in isolation or as Non- Non-
part of a BIM project Member Member
GH¢1,20 GH¢1,500
0
17. Electrical Safety July 6 - 7 (2 days) • General Electrical Safety Ing. Ben Richard GH¢700 GH¢1,000
• Electrical Safety (cont.) Aniagyei, Past
• Exercise / Discussions President of GhIE
• Safe Excavations / Works Permit System
• Work Permit System Degree in
• Work on High / Low Voltage Systems Mechanical
• Control of Hazardous Energies Engineering
• Safe Installation of Gensets KNUST. He has
• Video on Safe Electrical Work Practices over 30 years
working experience
in the field.
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18. Building effective Teams to deliver
results
19. Siemens PLC Training
20. Geotechnical Design Workshop -
Reliability Based Design for
Shallow Foundation using
Eurocode 7 Part 1 & II
July 13 (1 day) • The concept of teamwork HRP Consult GH¢350 GH¢500
• Purpose of teamwork
• The stages of team development
• Creating a balanced team
• Components of team work – FLIC model
• •
Flow of communication Level of trust
• •
Interpersonal relationship Conflict management
July 25 – 27 (3 Days) Process & Plant GH¢400 GH¢600
Automation
July 27- 28 (2 days) • Overview of EC7 & Sources of uncertainties in soils Ing. J.K. Oddei GH¢500 GH¢700
• Statistics and its use in the estimation of soil properties
• Partial factors discussion & Design Combinations per EC7 The
Design Steps and Design Workshop using as many case
studies as possible.

• Overview of Ultimate Limit State (ULS) design Principles

• Design Examples for the ULS
• SLS design steps and Design Workshop
21. Technical Report Writing Aug 10 – 11 (2 Days) • Report Structure and Formats Dr. Kobby Mensah, Gh¢700 GH¢1,000
• Writing Style and Language PhD from the
• Presentation of Information University of
• Textual (Descriptive)-Graphical, Numerical and Types of Sheffield, UK.
Summary He is a leading
expert in
Communication,
22. Industrial Controls Aug 22 -24 (3 Days) Process & Plant GH¢400 GH¢600
Automation
23. Revit Structure 2020/2021 for Civil Aug 22 - 26 (5 Days) • Model 3D concrete reinforcement in an advanced BIM environment. Cab Royale Ltd Member Member
Engineers and Technicians • Create more accurate, detailed documentation of steel and concrete GH¢1,000 GH¢1,200
designs. Non- Non-
Member Member
GH¢1,20 GH¢1,500
0
24. Business Communication Skills Aug 24 (1 Day) •
Concept of Communication •
Purpose of Communication HRP Consult GH¢350 GH¢500

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25. AC Electrical Drives
26. Contract Administration &
Management
27. Technical Auditing of Distressed
Chemical/Mining companies in
Ghana for MDAs, Mining &
Chemical industries
28. Health Safety & Environment
(HSE)- Internal Audit Training
29. Training on Control of Hazardous
Energies – Lock Out/Tag Out
• •
The communication Business Communication
process
• •
Types of communication – Formal and informal
written, verbal and non-
verbal
• •
Listening Techniques Writing techniques
• •
• Managing feedback
Aug 25 – 26 (2 Days) • Process & Plant GH¢700 GH¢1,000
Automation
Sept 7 - 8 (2 days) • Law of Contract Surv. James Klu. Gh¢700 GH¢1,000
• Contract Formulation & Preparation FGhIS
• Tender Pricing & Procedures
• Tender Evaluation & Negotiation Lawyer Effiba
• Contract Administration Amihere
• Variation Orders, Claims & Settlements of Disputes
Sept 13 – 14 (2 days) • Chemical /Mining Gh¢700 GH¢1,000
Sept 20 - 21 (2 days) Overview of OHSAS 18001:2007 Management System Standards Ing. Ben Richard GH¢700 GH¢1,000
requirements Internal Audit Process: o Internal Audit Objectives Aniagyei, Past
and targets o Audit Definitions President of GhIE
o Audit Principles and Audit Types of Audit planning/program Degree in
of How to Conduct the Audit o Audit Review/Reports o Benefits of Mechanical
Internal Audits Audit case study and role-play Engineering
KNUST. He has
over 30 years
working experience
in the field.
Sept 28 (1 day) • Types of Hazardous Energies Ing. Ben Richard GH¢400 GH¢600
• Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO) Aniagyei, Past
• Who should Lock/Tag Out President of GhIE
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 • 6-steps of LOTO
• Removing Locks Degree in
Mechanical
Engineering
KNUST. He has
over 30 years
working experience
in the field.
30. PLC For Managers Oct 10 (1 day) Process & Plant GH¢350 GH¢500
Automation
31. Harnessing Africa’s Battery Metals Oct 12 (1 day) Chemical / Mining GH¢400 GH¢600
Opportunities
32. Concrete Technology Training • Overview of the concrete industry in Ghana GH¢500 GH¢700
(Highly subsidized) • Interaction of various concrete constituents
• Cement, typical properties and use in Ghana
• Effects of water-cement ratio
• Admixtures: Importance in concrete and how to save
concrete
• constructional cost whilst ensuring quality
• Benefits of concrete additives such as pozzolana and
fly-ash
• Concreting case studies around Ghana
• Concrete descriptive mix design based on BS EN
206-1
• Hot-weather concreting
• Water-tight, roller compacted, and marine concrete
33. Introduction to PLCs • Process & Plant GH¢700 GH¢1,00
Automation 0
34. Advanced Concrete Technology • Concrete repair solutions Mr. Vincent Oderah GH¢500 GH¢700
Training • Logical structure to the steps in the repair process of
(Highly subsidized) developing repair solutions
• Effective waterproofing systems as outlined in BS
EN8102:2009
Joint sealants
• 1K and 2K waterproofing systems
• Epoxy flooring solutions

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35. Urban Flood Modelling with
HECHMS
36. Concrete Technology Training
(Highly subsidized)
37. Diversities of trained chemical
engineer in practice
Oct 28 – 29 (2 days) • HEC HMS User Interface Ing. Kojo Keelson Gh¢500 GH¢1000
• HEC HMS Basin Models
• HEC HMS Meteorological Models
• Calibrating HEC HMS Models & Modelling Future Scenarios
Nov 9 – 10 (2 days) • Overview of the concrete industry in Ghana Mr. Vincent Oderah GH¢500 GH¢700
• Interaction of various concrete constituents
• Cement, typical properties and use in Ghana
• Effects of water-cement ratio
• Admixtures: Importance in concrete and how to save
• concrete constructional cost whilst ensuring quality.
• Benefits of concrete additives such as pozzolana and fly-
ash
• Concreting case studies around Ghana
• concrete descriptive mix design based on BS EN 206-1
• Hot-weather concreting
• Water-tight, roller compacted, and marine concrete.
Nov 16 (1 Day) Chemical / Mining GH¢400 GH¢600

38. Deep Foundations – Piling Nov 29-30 (2 Days) 1. PILES – DEFINITION,
USES, TYPES, ETC
2. METHODS OF DRIVING
– SUMMARY
3. THEORETICAL
CONSIDERATIONS OF
PILING
a. Design summary
b. Design specifications
c. Case Study – sheet
piling (Doninga pier
UNDER SEA PILING
4. Summary Method
BORE PILING – o Machinery Ing. Joshua Allotey GH¢700 GH¢1,000
o Method statement
o Case study –
Doninga: abutment piles
PILING IN FLOOD
WATERS
a. Method statement
b. Case study - Sissili Pier 4
(reclamation of land through
sheet
piling + bore piling)

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 5. Specifications
6. CASE STUDY –
TAKORADI

39. . Designing with Auto CAD Civil 3D Dec 5 – 9 (5 Days) • Working with Points Ing. Bernard Owusu GH¢1,000 GH¢1,500
2011 • Surfaces BSc. Civil
• Alignment Engineering, MSc.
• Profiles Road and
• Corridor Transportation
Engineering,

Reservations may be made by:Tel: 0540502347 / 0277795400 or 0302 -760867/8, or Email:

jacbeecham@ghie.org.gh and copy ghiecentre@yahooo.com.