Staffs of indigenous construction firm Berock Ventures Ltd, have undergone a two-day training to enhance their capacity and ensure that they continue to live their mission of quality and timely delivery on projects.
The training, which is a regular activity on the company's calendar,
is to ensure that workers are constantly up to date on new technologies and applications in the construction industry.
Over 300 staff and subcontractors of the company were taken through various topics including quality assurance, health and safety, effective project costing, labour and material management among others.
The workshop was also used to reorient the participants to live the identity, mission and vision of the construction company to ensure consistency in its working culture.
Speaking in an interview during the training workshop, the Chief Executive Officer of Berock Ventures Courage Dogbegah said, professionalism was a major contributor to the successes of the
company and that every effort would be made to sustain a high level of skill and professionalism in the staff and management of the company.
He explained that the training would also afford new workers of the company, the opportunity to be reoriented in order to imbibe the working culture of the company.
The training programme covered both tradesmen and those in administrative as well as managerial positions.
According to Mr. Dogbegah, subcontractors were also brought in so that they could also work in line with the high standards set by the company.
He noted that a good job could be adversely affected by the actions or inactions of a subcontractor, adding that the best way to ensure the quality of work was not compromise but to enrol subcontractors on such training programmes so that they would also attach the same
professionalism to their work.
Berock Ventures Ltd is currently putting up a number of major projects including the first ever National ICT Park, a fifteen storey building for Shippers Council, a training school for Ghana Civil Aviation Authority and some health infrastructure projects.
Mr. Dogbegah said the perception that indigenous construction firms were not competitive was misleading, adding that Berock was determined to become a leader in the construction industry and also venture into other countries on the African continent.
He said there were other indigenous firms that were capable of achieving similar feat.
The MD was grateful to government for the initial steps to review the Public Procurement Act, so that it could be used to support indigenous firms, adding that the move would greatly bring up a number of local firms which have the right mindset and the potential.
Mr. Dogbegah challenged fellow contractors to attach professionalism to their work and ensure quality and timely delivery on projects.
He said it was important that government's effort to support local firms was complemented by the contractors through dedication to contracts that were awarded to them.