Overview
This practical two-day course is designed for public-sector clients and officials who need to plan, enable, oversee, and report on Labour-Intensive Construction (LIC) within their institutions. It focuses on how public bodies can move beyond general awareness to put the right systems, decisions, and controls in place for successful implementation. Participants will explore how to embed LIC within organisational strategy, policy, budgeting, and project pipelines; how to identify and prioritise suitable projects; how to support the procurement of appropriately experienced designers and contractors; and how to monitor performance during construction and report effectively on delivery, employment outcomes, and compliance requirements. The course also addresses strategic issues that influence implementation at institutional level, including internal policy alignment, the use of wage rates, labour intensity targets, and decisions around what proportion of infrastructure budgets should be directed to labour-intensive works. By the end of the course, delegates will have a clearer framework for creating an enabling environment for LIC and strengthening implementation across the full project life cycle in public bodies. Why Should an Individual Attend?
This course is ideal for client-side officials and decision-makers who need to create the institutional conditions for successful labour-intensive delivery, from strategy and project selection through to procurement, construction oversight, and reporting.
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Strengthen your organisation’s ability to plan for LIC in a structured way rather than treating it as a project-by-project afterthought.
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Improve project selection by understanding which infrastructure works are most suitable for labour-intensive methods and what conditions are needed for success.
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Increase confidence in procuring the right designers, implementing agents, and contractors to support compliant and effective LIC delivery.
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Enhance oversight by understanding what to monitor during implementation, what evidence to collect, and how to report on performance and employment outcomes more effectively.
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Support better strategic decision-making on institutional policy, wage-rate application, labour-intensity targets, and the proportion of budgets allocated to labour-intensive works.
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Help align technical, SCM, finance, EPWP, and management functions so that LIC implementation becomes more consistent, practical, and sustainable across the organisation.
Outcomes
On completion of this course, the delegate will be able to:
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Explain how public bodies can create an enabling environment for Labour-Intensive Construction through strategy, policy, budgeting, and institutional arrangements.
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Identify and assess which projects or project components are suitable for labour-intensive implementation and what factors affect feasibility.
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Describe how procurement strategies, scopes of service, tender documentation, and evaluation approaches can support the appointment of suitable designers and contractors for LIC projects.
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Monitor construction-stage performance using appropriate indicators related to labour intensity, employment creation, quality, productivity, compliance, and risk.
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Interpret and apply key strategic considerations such as policy alignment, wage rates, employment targets, and the percentage of infrastructure budgets directed to labour-intensive works.
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Prepare more effective client-side reporting on project performance, EPWP indicators, implementation progress, and lessons for continuous improvement.
Program Outline
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Introduction to LIC and EPWP in the context of public-sector infrastructure delivery
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Strategic planning for LIC within public bodies
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Institutional policy, governance, and organisational roles for LIC implementation
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Labour intensity, wage rates, and budget allocation decisions for labour-intensive works
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Project identification, screening, and selection for labour-intensive delivery
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Applying LIC requirements across the project life cycle
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Procuring suitable designers, implementing agents, and contractors
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Tender and contract considerations that support labour-intensive implementation
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Construction-stage monitoring, compliance oversight, and risk management
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Reporting on outputs, work opportunities, expenditure, and performance indicators
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Practical frameworks and action planning for improved institutional implementation
Who Should Attend?
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Finance
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Senior & Middle Managers
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EPWP Heads
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Supply Chain Management
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Strategic planners
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Human Resources
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