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Dear Engineer,

The Order of Engineers & Architects is launching a new series of

training courses:

Feasibility Studies
Covered Topics
 Why Feasibility Studies are done
 What are the steps needed to conduct a feasibility study
 What are the different Tools& Techniques that are used for studying
Feasibilities
 What are the Basic Cost Concepts used when conducting a Feasibility
Study
 What do we mean by Time Value of Money
 What is a Cost & Benefit Analysis Method
 The Course will be given in an Interactive Atmosphere
 The Course will involve a Final Project that starts from the beginning of
the training session

Course duration: 24 hours

Tuesday-Thursday
start@18/10/2011
6:00-9:00pm
US$ 150

Contract Administration
Covered Topics
Basic elements of Contract Administration
Types of Contracts; Parties involved in Contracts
Contract Administration Techniques
Creating Contracts; Control and Follow up
Variations and Claims
Introduction to FIDIC

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FIDIC Rules and techniques

General Review

Course duration: 24 hours

Monday-Wednesday
start@17/10/2011
6:00-9:00pm
US$ 150

Fundamentals of HVAC Systems ( SI ) :

It is an outstanding of how HVAC systems function in controlling

temperature, moisture content, air quality and air circulation in a conditioned
space.

Course Outline:
-The objectives to be achieved by a system in terms of environmental control
-The description of a system including primary equipment means of
distribution, space and load determination, and operating strategy.
-The basic functions of components that form HVAC systems
-The layout and functioning of common HVAC systems
-The strategies for operating systems and their means of control
-The suitability of certain systems for certain applications.

Course duration: 12 hours

start@24-28-31/10/2011
6:00-9:00pm
US$ 150

Technical Writing Course For Engineers, Architects &

Executives
Course Objectives:
This course is practical and especially designed to address the needs of
professionals who must construct technical documents for the business,
scientific or technical community. Therefore, it is geared toward a targeted

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audience that is, engineers who want to hone their technical correspondence
skills in the work environment.

Essential Competencies for this course include the ability to:

- Have an average knowledge of the English language (as a minimum) i.e.
Intermediate level (B1-B2) in general English
-Read and analyze simple technical documents
-Have an average knowledge of writing skills, sentence structure, grammar
and organization.
-Have enough knowledge of technical terms relevant to one’s field of work.
-Write clear, concise and visually appropriate technical prose for the intended
readers in response to various types of assignments

Syllabus:
Placement Test & Introduction to the Course
- Résumé, job application, cover letter
-Writing Skills and Language Study (I) (II)
-Memoranda & Minutes of a meeting
-Formal letters (selected types)
E-mails
- Reports and Trend description
-Mechanism Description
-Proposals

Course duration: 20 hours

start@25/10/2011
Tuesday-Thursday
5:00-8:00pm
US$ 150

Schedule and Cost Control

 Introduction to cost control system

 Coding system
 Daily laborer hour variance

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 Cash flow analysis, consolidated out flow

 Analysis of actual costs – Cost variance
 Subcontractors management
 Cost control formulas
 Forecast amounts at completion
 Examples and illustrations

Course duration: 15hours

Monday-Wednesday
start@31/10/2011
3:30-6:00pm
US$ 150

Management Skills and Time Management

I- This management skills training course is designed for newly appointed
and/or existing managers who have received little or no formal management
training to help them perform effectively within the role.

The comprehensive key management skills course is highly-interactive and

provides excellent coverage of the essential knowledge, skills and techniques
for success as a manager.

Covered Topics

 The Management Role – Key Skills & Attributes

 Management Profile
 Management vs. Leadership
 Leadership Styles
 Effective Delegation & Empowerment
 One Minute Management
o Goal Setting & Motivation
o Feedback Skills
 Communication Skills
 Mentoring Skills

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 Performance Management
 Setting Standards
 Recruitment and Firing
 Managing Training & Development
 Corrective Coaching & Corrective Disciplining
 Action Planning

Course Objectives

As a result of completing this management training course, delegates will:

 Appreciate the key skills and attributes required of an effective manager.

 Assess their own management profile and the impact on performance.
 Consider a range of leadership styles and recognise when each is
appropriate.
 Develop delegation skills and techniques.
 Understand the principles of One Minute Management.
 Recognise the key motivators of people at work.
 Recognise the importance of effective goal setting.
 Develop the skills needed for constructive feedback.
 Identify reasons that lead to under performance.
 Enhance communication and interpersonal skills.
 Identify the factors that deliver high-performance team working.
 Develop a personal action plan for implementation in the workplace.

II- Effective time management.

Key concepts of time management
.Analyzing your time use.
.Attitude, goal setting and priorities.
.Scheduling and planning.
.Conquering procrastination and delays.
.Delegation and time teamwork.
.Paperwork and work area.

Course Objectives

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Introducing the importance of effective time management – Analyze how you

use your time - Learn how to use your time in the most effective way, to be
productive and produce quality work - Introduce the key concepts of time
management – Talk about self discipline and organization for a successful
time management.

Course duration: 18hours

Tuesday-Thursday
start@17/11/2011
6:00-9:00pm
US$ 150

Business English Course for Engineers, Architects,Executives

,Technicians and workers
Course Description
It’s an intensive three – level course that retains all the key features of general
English and focuses on the communicative needs of professional adult
learners who use English for work, travel, and socializing. The engaging,
up-to-date topics cover all types of global, professional situations and offer
further practice across the four skill-areas based on practical classroom
activities. Throughout the course, prominence will be given to BULATS
preparation and practice working with test-type questions and model answers,
supported by vocabulary, language and skills focused activities.
The computer-based BULATS ,which is a service for companies to help them
find out the level of language skills among their staff, trainees or job
applicants, is a collaborative venture between the University of Cambridge
ESOL Examinations and three leading European language institutes and has
been formally accredited by UK exams regulator, Ofqual

Covered Topics:
Company Structure
Meetings
Telephoning
Financial English

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Socializing
Employment/Job Applications
E-business/ the Internet
Management
Business ethics
Marketing/Advertising
Corporate Culture/Cross-cultural relations
Negotiations
Describing Company History
Presentations
Business Writing
Course duration: 20hours
Monday-Wednesday
start@2/11/2011
5:00-8:00pm
US$ 150

HVAC Advanced: Design of Chilled Water System

Training Topics

-Introduction of Basics (Chiller, pumps, piping, valves, loop control and

piping diversity)
-Water temperature (evaporator and condenser)
-Air cooled and water cooled chillers
-Variable speed drives and Dual Compressors
-Single and multiple, series and parallel chiller systems
-Hybrid plants and heat recovery chillers
-Variable primary flow
-Estimation of system volume
-Design Application
Course duration: 12 hours
start@11-14-18/11/2011
6:00-9:00pm
US$ 150

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Sales Management: Core Skills For Effective Sales Management

Course Objectives:
Learn to:
• Develop a wider range of how to manage a sales force
• Plan the sales operation and organize the sales force
• Staff the organization
• Improve sales performance in the field
• Motivate your sales force
Covered topics
1. Organizing in corporations.
2. A Leader not a Cop!!!
3. Sales organizations structures: concepts & illustrations.
4. Meeting the needs of different customers in a productive way!!!
5. Organizational buyer behavior.
6. Golden rules to implement a sales strategy.
7. Golden rules to determine the appropriate Sales Force and designing
territories.
8. Training your salespeople: a crucial investment!
9. Evaluating the performance of your team.
10. Recruiting, selecting & Hiring!
11. 7 Secrets to successful sales management

Who should attend :Sales Managers, Newly appointed sales managers, sales
supervisors and executives to assume sales management responsibilities.

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Course duration: 9hours

Monday-Wednesday
start@16/11/2011
6:00-9:00pm
US$ 150

Advanced training course: Complete design of a concrete

building with Autodesk Robot software.
Introduction:
The object of this training course is to provide a full application on the
modeling and design of a concrete building with the use of Autodesk Robot
software. Starting from the import of the drawings from AutoCAD till the
design of the concrete elements, this course is intended for intermediate and
advanced Robot users who are already familiar with the commands of the
software.
Training content:

 Import from AutoCAD to Robot through CBS software (Concrete

Building Structures).
 Assignment of properties (sections, loads, supports, doors, stories...)
 Automatic generation of combinations
 Use of advanced tools like bars eccentricities, linear releases, rigid links,
diaphragms and cladding surfaces.
 Use of flexural and membrane modifiers (reduction of the gross inertia).
 Use of advanced meshing techniques like emitters and refinement.
 Modal and seismic analysis with scaling of the response factor.
 P-Delta analysis for buildings in Robot: how to make it.
 Interpretation of results in membranes (shear walls) and plates (slabs
and raft).
 Use of cuts for core walls and lintels.
 Reinforced concrete design of plates, columns and shear walls.
Course duration: 20 hours
Tuesday-Thursday
start@24/11/2011
5:30-7:30pm
US$ 150

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AutoCAD 2010 (Training for advancers)

This training is intended for the experienced AutoCAD users who want to
learn the 3D commands and features including solids modeling and rendering.
Instruction includes lecture, demonstrations and hands-on exercises.

Training Outline:
- Introduction to 3D drawing concepts. X, Y and Z
- Advanced features of the UCS
- 3D views and projections
- Working with visual styles
- Using the 3D orbit viewing command
- Creating 3D objects
- Understanding and using solid primitives
- How to turn 2D objects into solids
- Boolean operations- slicing and sectioning
- Drawing and editing simple and complex 3D surfaces, effective
Editing of 3D objects
- Advanced editing of solid objects
- Modifying 3D objects
- Working with materials
- Creating lights and scenes for your presentation
- Using camera
- The art and techniques for rendering and shading.
Course duration: 24 hours
Monday-Wednesday
start@28/11/2011
5:00-7:00pm
US$ 150
Professional Certificate in:
-Advanced Pre-stressed Concrete (Structural Eng)
Course duration: 30 hours
Wednesdays

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start@02/11/2011
US$ 750

- Lightning protection systems

Course Objectives:
Introduction. Source of lightning. Type of damages produced by lightning
surges in building and electric installations. Methods to protect electric
circuits and buildings from lightning. Lightning protection systems Design
and implementation.
Course duration: 15 hours
Tuesday-Thursday
start@10/11/2011
6:00-9:00pm
US$ 275

-Real Estate Law & Contracts

Topics Include:
Real Estate Law & its Applications
Building Law & its Applications
Real Estate Contracts

Course duration: 30 hours

Tuesday-Thursday
start@3/11/2011
6:00-9:00pm
US$ 650

-Green Building Strategies- LEED Certification

This course will include an introduction to the LEED rating system and
extensive coverage of the six categories of LEED, from Sustainable Sites to
Innovation and Design Processes. Course will cover the intent, requirements,
issues and strategies associated with each of the credits, focusing on the level
of knowledge that an attendant will need to pass the Exam to become a LEED

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Accredited Professional including Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy

and Atmosphere, Materials and Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality and
Innovation.
Course duration: 15 hours
Monday- Wednesday- Friday
start@25/11/2011
US$ 375

* Dates are subject to change based on course attendee’s number.

For any information contact Order of Engineers & Architects

Training Center: Eng. Issa Dahboul - Tel.: 01-850111 *Ext 301
Ms. Marlene Chami:* Ext 302

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