A one-year Certificate of Achievement created by the Concrete Society and University of Derby Corporate covers the process from quarrying to on-site preparation of cementitious materials using concrete tools.
Richard England, chief executive officer of the Concrete Society, explains that many professionals have previously worked with concrete tools for some time without the opportunity of gaining a formal title.
"We realised that we had a lot of very experienced people in the industry who didn't have a formal qualification related to their work," he says.
With the one-year certificate in Concrete Technology, the properties and production processes of concrete, batching, mixing and testing the material are all covered.
The Concrete Society says that qualifications not only help to educate the people who work with the substance.
In addition, they allow concrete work to become more widely recognised as a specialism in disciplines such as construction and engineering, the organisation adds.
Posted by Charlie Parkin
Richard England, chief executive officer of the Concrete Society, explains that many professionals have previously worked with concrete tools for some time without the opportunity of gaining a formal title.
"We realised that we had a lot of very experienced people in the industry who didn't have a formal qualification related to their work," he says.
With the one-year certificate in Concrete Technology, the properties and production processes of concrete, batching, mixing and testing the material are all covered.
The Concrete Society says that qualifications not only help to educate the people who work with the substance.
In addition, they allow concrete work to become more widely recognised as a specialism in disciplines such as construction and engineering, the organisation adds.
Posted by Charlie Parkin