A three-day workshop for contractors ended on a high note with contractors being awarded certificates. On 03-04 August 2022 the KZN Department of Public Works hosted a workshop for emerging contractors at OR Tambo House, Pietermaritzburg.
Majority of construction employees in South Africa employed by contractors are employed by small and medium-sized contractors. This is why the Department of Public Works is intensifying development interventions particularly for emerging contractors. While the department has other capacity development programmes, the targeted group for the workshop were contractors who form part of previously disadvantaged groups i.e. youth, women, people with disabilities and military veterans. The workshop was facilitated by the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) and the contractors were taken through the know-how and steps of running construction projects and businesses. Some of the main areas that were covered were:
- Building Regulations and Registration
- NHRBC Business Services
- Basics of Construction
- Soils & Geotechnical Investigations
- Enrolment and Registrations
Amongst the attendees was Mr Thamsanqa Mngadi of eMangadini Business Solutions who is a Military Veteran expressed his gratitude for the knowledge gained through the workshop. “I am now confident that my company will grow because of the knowledge gained, I am eager to go and apply all the skills and information and I am confident that it will yield great results,” said Mr Mngadi. Silindile Nsibande also an emerging contractor was filed with excitement upon completion of the three-day workshop. “What a great way to kick off Women’s Month with an informative session and a platform for the previously disadvantaged, I am grateful to the Department of Public Works for the opportunity.”
