Ever wondered how some buildings actually stand up or why they are now reaching so high? Ever wondered who does what in a project team or what happens where and when on site? All these questions and many, many more were encompassed into a two and a half day course on engineering which was tailor- made for non engineers. Following the successful Engineering 101 and Common Construction Disputes vs. Construction Challenges papers presented at the 2008 Joint SCL-Law Society Annual Conference in 2008 and the overwhelming positive feed-back, Audrey Perez (Head of Department - Dragages Singapore Pte Ltd and an active SCL Council member) devised and delivered this unique training event.

Participants comprising of lawyers, academics and construction industry professionals, were
presented with five modules covering Construction Features; Construction Facts and Figures; Engineering principles; Construction Project teams and their role; Construction Execution and Common Construction Disputes vs. Construction Challenges.

The well prepared material (with text, illustrations and pictures) provided an in depth exposure to the construction industry from various aspects including engineering, architectural, historical amongst many others. Despite it being two and half days long and over a week-end, Audrey was able hold the interest of the audience throughout the programme. All of the course modules were interactive and this enabled many facts, contradictions and controversial construction related issues to be discussed and debated.

Again, the feed-back was overwhelming:
“Excellent!”,
“Extremely useful and informative”,
“interesting and inspiring”…
“Audrey has incredible stamina, not to mention her wit and passion for the subject matter… I was enthralled.”

The Chairman of the Society concluded the event by presenting the delegates with a Certificate of Attendance from the SCL. It has been agreed to repeat this course as there is clearly a demand for such practical training. The Society and Audrey are also working on the publication of this material.