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Candy is a very powerful and extensive set of interrelated construction programs. There have been many significant enhancements to the features and operation of Candy over the past year.
We want you to be able to get the maximum benefit from our labours and your monthly rental. So, to this end, we offer short, one- and two-day courses on getting the best results from the software.
These courses will bring new users up to speed and encourage existing users to take advantage of the powerful new features of Candy. New and better ways of using Candy will be encouraged and users will be shown how to be more productive in their work. Users will be encouraged to explore those features outside of their usual domain, so that integration with colleagues becomes easier.
The Core courses are given to students from any company and so are usually run in our training facilities; the ‘In-house’ courses are arranged with and given to employees of a single company, in which case the course may be run at the company’s premises.
To register for Candy training courses, please complete the online registration form by selecting your country and city on the left.
If you experience problems with the online booking or require more information regarding course availability, please e-mail: training@ccssa.com
Please note that course availability may vary depending on the location of the course.
Introductory Courses
Bill Preparation (C101)*
A one day course suitable for Estimators and Estimator’s assistants who are involved with entering and importing ASCII files from other packages, as well as compiling bills of quantities using Candy. Overprinting of the client’s bill for tender submission will also be covered.
* South Africa only |
Materials Received (C103)*
A one day course suitable for site clerks involved in capturing delivery notes and other site costs.
Reconciling the materials received to the head office ledger, generating reports for cost and bulk material reconciliation are covered in detail.
* South Africa only |
Principles of Planning (C102)*
A one-day course suitable for Planners, Site Engineers, Site Agents, Contract Managers and Estimators.
The course cover definitions, objectives and philosophy of planning and programming, tender and project planning, short–term programmes, precedence networks and practical. Students will learn to draw and calculate a network, plot a bar chart, allocate resources, and plot resource histograms. They will also develop a good understanding of the principles upon which Candy Planning is based.
* South Africa only. No computer required for this course |
Principles of Estimating (C104)*
A one day course suitable for Estimators, Site Engineers, Site agents, Contract Managers.
The course covers objectives, preparation, planning, analysing, finalising and submission of a tender.
Tender summary, kick-off meeting agenda and draft P & G. Practically, students will calculate basic rates, worksheet calculations and splitting rates into resource groups.. They will also develop a good understanding of the principles upon which Candy Estimating is based.
Tender submission summary (mark up overheads balance and submission)
* South Africa only. No computer required for this course |
Essential core courses
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Construction Estimating & Valuations (C201)*
A two-day course suitable for Estimators and Quantity Surveyors new to Candy.
The course covers all aspects of the estimating system, including bill creation, worksheets and resources. By the end of the course the student will have learned and applied, subcontract adjudication, pricing, mark up, valuations, subcontract liability, material adjudication, generating certificates and allowable control.
* Knowledge of estimating procedures is required |
Project Forecast Budget & Cash Flow (C301)*
(Integration of Estimating and Planning)
A one-day course suitable for Estimators, Planners, Site Engineers, Contract Managers and Quantity Surveyors who are familiar with Candy Estimating and Planning.
The course concentrates on the integration of Estimating and Planning to create forecasts, budgets and a more detailed cash flow analysis. Covers updating the program to generate the valuation quantities which are used to produce to-date budgets and remaining forecast budgets.
* Students must have attended the Estimating (C201) and Planning (C202) courses. |
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Construction Planning and Programming (C202)*
A two-day course suitable for Planners, Site Engineers, Site agents, Contract Managers and Estimators new to Candy.
Detailed instruction will be given to produce a working program. Students then continue with planning and controlling the project, and recording the as-built program as well as managing the information from the design teams as required by the program. Effective reporting on the project status across all levels of management will be taught.
The course covers bar charts and the linking of activities, activity types and allocating resources. The information and long lead schedules are covered as well as monitoring progress and update reports. By the course’s end, students should be able to produce complete programmes to control a project.
* Knowledge of the principles of planning and bar charts is required. |
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Specialised in-house training |
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Quantity Surveyor Workshop (C302)*
A one day course suitable for Quantity Surveyors and Project Managers who submit the Client certificate and generate the monthly cost report.
Aspects of checking the original tender, re-modelling, entering accounting codes for cost reconciliation, as well as generating engineering and production information for site control are discussed.
* South Africa & Dubai only |
Planning Workshop (C303)*
A one day course suitable for Planners, Site Engineers, Contract Managers who are familiar with the Candy Planning but are not using its full potential.
This course concentrates on controlling the project, managing the information required by the program, integration of the program with the estimate to provide forecasts and reporting on the state of the project. Filtering, recording as-built programs, information schedules, resource histograms, resource optimisation and pricing the program are covered in detail.
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Post Tender Advanced Course (C401)*
A two day course suitable for Quantity Surveyors who are not using the full potential of Candy for the post tender control of their construction projects.
Topics covered include job re-modelling, valuations, implementation of resource-based, locational and functional project control, integration of Estimating and Planning to create forecasts, budgets and a more detailed cash flow analysis.
*Students must have attended the General Estimating course (C201) and have a working knowledge of Candy. |
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Management courses
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Analysis & interpretation (C402)
A half day seminar for executives and managers who require an understanding of the information that can be generated by Candy, but do not necessarily require hands-on training. |
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Please Note:
• No Computers are required for course held at our training center in Centurion, but students are required to bring a laptop or desktop computer with Windows XP (Service Pack 2) or Vista for course held in other locations.
• Computer literacy and keyboard proficiency is assumed.
• Some courses can be given in-house. Please call for possible dates and additional travel costs.
• Certain planning courses are presented by CFO Consulting Services cc in conjunction with CCS. |