EPCAMS Training for Electrical Contractors

Electrical Contracting Training

Developments in the electrical contracting industry has led to an increasing number of electricians and apprentices becoming contractors, often without experience or training in the crucial areas of :

How to manage, projects, labour and materials.
Site Supervision.
How to price and estimate work.
How and where to claim for work done.
The payment chain.

Although, the new contractor may be a competent and technically proficient electrician, it is often the case that the lack of experience or training in these areas can produce significant obstacles and harsh living conditions for the contractor.

There is currently a lack of formal training in the abovementioned areas. Epcams has realised the need to provide training to address these challenges. We have compiled a program of 10 training modules (detailed below) specific to the challenges facing electrical contractors.
Each module is available as in house training for individual firms & companies. The training modules will also be available, for presentation to interested groups of electrical contractors at venues throughout the country, later this year. Contact us to book!

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Module 1. Does Your Labour Charge Out Rate Recover All Your Costs

Module 2: How To Measure & Price Work.

Module 3: How To Prepare Interim Claims & Final Accounts.

Module 4: How To Get Paid On Time.

Module 5: Project Planning & Good Site Management.

Module 6: Foreman & Project Managers - Roles & Duties.

Module 7: Waste, Its Enormous Cost & How To Eliminate It.

Module 8: How To Manage Labour & Material Costs.

Module 9: From Electrician To Electrical Contractor.

Module 10: Running A Successful Electrical Contracting Business.

Module 1. Does Your Labour Charge Out Rate Recover All Your Costs

This module illustrates how to calculate the labour rate the contractor needs to charge for work, to ensure all costs are recovered before considering profit. Also Including:

Why become an electrical contractor - Pros & Cons.
What are the contractors costs.
What are the contractors overheads.
Non productive time & its cost.
Bad Debts.
Why you need profit.
Rate workouts for 1, 5, 10, 20 & 30 man outfits.
Summary & general discussion.

This module can be presented in lecture or seminar format. Each participant will receive the presentation material in bound document.

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Module 2: How To Measure & Price Work.

This module takes you step by step from project announcement to filling out your tender

Tendering Procedures.
Domestic / Nominated status.
What to do next - do I want the job & why?
How to measure works.
How to price LABOUR, MATERIALS, OVERHEADS & PROFIT.
Summary of costs.
Completing the tender documents.
What to retain in your files.
Post tender procedures.

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Module 3: How To Prepare Interim Claims & Final Accounts.

This module discusses the procedures & recommended practices to be applied from the time you are awarded contract, up to and including your final account.

The various forms of contract most commonly used and discussed.
Domestic vs Nominated Status contracts - pros & cons.
P.C, Contingency & Provisional Sums - Explained.
The payment timeframe & payment chain - discussed.
Layout & format for the presentation of interim claims & final accounts.
Variations, additions, credits & omissions - discussed & Illustrated
Snag Lists - discussed
Retention including final release.

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Module 4: How To Get Paid On Time.

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Module 5: Project Planning & Good Site Management.

This module discusses:
1. Discussion & recommendation of what to do from award of contract to commencing work on site.
2. Good practice for site management

Transfer of tender plans & details over to the site management team (Project Manager, Foreman & Electricians).
Site set up, reporting procedures, site documents, record keeping, conveyance of information.
Site management: foremen, electricians & apprentices.
On site do's & don't's - planning & work delegation.

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Module 6: Foreman & Project Managers - Roles & Duties.

This module identifies normal industry practice where time served apprentices / electricians are promoted to the position of foreman, charge-hand & sometimes project manager, often with no formal training for that position.
This module is particularly suited to medium & small contractors employing charge-hands, foremen or project managers.
Also suited to smaller contractors where the contractor acts as the supervisor.

The required knowledge & skills - discussed
Six essentials for becoming a leader.
Duties & responsibilities.
Authority & limitations of authority.
A checklist to evaluate individual ratings.

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Module 7: Waste, Its Enormous Cost & How To Eliminate It.

This module identifies the alarming level of waste on site.

Identifying material's waste.
Identifying Labour waste.
The astonishing cost of waste is illustrated by example.
How to reduce and eliminate waste.
The cost of accidents & how to reduce .