In the Philippines, the construction industry is constantly improving. Especially with the current administration’s objective of improving the country’s infrastructure, many construction professionals are seeing the importance of adding to their skills to stay updated in their constantly developing field. Seminars to help improve professionals with specialized careers like civil engineering or architecture are important for career progression, and the government is making huge steps in ensuring that Filipinos who want to upgrade their skills will have access to programs that can help them achieve this goal.
The Philippines’ Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programs are all-encompassing and careers with licenses granted by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) will improve their knowledge, skills, values, and competencies by taking seminars and other training programs under CPD. For construction professionals, seminars are provided to train them and provide points that they can collect for career advancement. In this article, we will feature 10 available CPD training programs for the final quarter of 2023, available for construction professionals.
10 CPD Seminars Available In Q42023
CPD seminars are available for all licensed professionals in the country who are interested in advancing their careers. In these seminars, educational points are granted to the attendees, allowing them to obtain sufficient credit to progress in their careers. Below are the following available CPD training seminars for construction professionals. Note that an independent, CPD, PRC-accredited learning center released in the CPD Seminars for Civil Engineers offers these seminar postings (Philippines) public Facebook page.
1. Concreting Works Estimate Methods in Construction Projects – (For Civil Engineer Professionals)
- October 17, 2023, 6:30 pm-10:30 pm
- Location: Online
| CPD points | Architecture | RMP | Civil Engineering |
| n/a | n/a | 2.00 |
Registration Fee: ₱400
2. Subdivision Drainage System Fundamentals
- October 22, 2023, 8:00 am-12:00nn
- DAP Conference Center, Tagaytay City
| CPD points | Architecture | RMP | Civil Engineering |
| 2.00 | 4.00 | 1.50 |
Registration Fee:₱ 750
3. Effective Construction Project Scheduling Management Using Precedence Development Method (PDM) – (For Civil Engineer Professionals)
- October 23, 2023, 6:30 pm-10:30 pm
- Location: Online
| CPD points | Architecture | RMP | Civil Engineering |
| n/a | n/a | 2.00 |
Registration Fee: ₱400
4. Thermal Cracking in Mass Concrete and The Recent Prevention Practices in Hot Weather Condition (For Civil Engineer Professionals)
- October 24, 2023, 6:30 pm-10:30 pm
- Location: Online
| CPD points | Architecture | RMP | Civil Engineering |
| n/a | n/a | 2.00 |
Registration Fee: ₱400
5. Green Building & Sustainable Design
- October 26, 2023, 6:30 pm-10:30 pm
- Location: Online
| CPD points | Architecture | RMP | Civil Engineering |
| 2.00 | n/a | 2.00 |
Registration Fee: ₱400
6. Institutionalizing Sustainable Drainage System Design in Urban Planning for Major Cities in the Philippines
- October 29, 2023, 8:00am-12:00nn
- Great Eastern Hotel, Quezon Ave., Quezon City
| CPD points | Architecture | RMP | Civil Engineering |
| 1.50 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
Registration Fee: ₱750
7. Effective Construction Project Cost Control & Management – (For Civil Engineer Professionals)
- October 29, 2023, 1:00 pm-5:00 pm
- Great Eastern Hotel, Quezon Ave., Quezon City
| CPD points | Architecture | RMP | Civil Engineering |
| 2.00 | 4.00 | 1.50 |
Registration Fee: ₱750
8. MATLAB as a Prediction and Forecasting Modeling tool for Civil Engineers
- November 11, 2023, 1:00 pm-5:00 pm
- Location: Online
| CPD points | Architecture | RMP | Civil Engineering |
| n/a | n/a | 2.50 |
Registration Fee: ₱400
9. Effective Construction Project Cost Control & Management
- November 16, 2023, 6:30 pm-10:30 pm
- Location: Online
| CPD points | Architecture | RMP | Civil Engineering |
| n/a | n/a | 2.50 |
Registration Fee: ₱750
10. Subdivision Drainage System Fundamentals – (For Risk Management Plan)
- November 25, 2023, 8:00 am-12:00nn
- Northview Hotel, Airport Road, Naldo, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte,
| CPD points | Architecture | RMP | Civil Engineering |
| TBA | 4.00 | TBA |
Registration Fee: ₱750
CPD Seminars For Career Advancement
Continuing Professional Development seminars and training programs for construction professionals are necessary for the development not just of individual careers, but the overall advancement of the country’s construction industry. The above-mentioned seminars are offered by PRC, CDP- CDP-accredited learning centers to provide only quality educational experiences for all construction professionals who want to make significant progress in their careers. Those interested in attending should conduct further research about these seminars to learn more about the content of the seminar and the lecturers.
References
- Cervantes, M. (2022, June 1). House OKs bill amending CPD law on final reading. Philippine News Agency. Retrieved October 17, 2023, from https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1175679
