Capacity Building in Roads is one of the pioneer branches of the Institute. It specializes in training for Capacity Building in the roads sector. This involves imparting skills mainly to practicing and prospective Engineers, road construction contractors, site agents, site supervisors and overseers.
The Government of Kenya has a road sector investment Plan that provides the framework for work prioritization for the road network with maintenance as a priority consideration, to ensure the road asset is preserved to maximize on the value of this investment. In the past, there has been under-investment in the maintenance of road infrastructure with lack of a life cycle management strategy, giving rise to a poor network with low standards of safety, poor access and travel time unreliability with increased costs of travel.

In order to reap maximum benefits from the road network and ensure sustainability, proper maintenance and management strategies must be put in place. The concept of Performance Based Contracting (PBC) in road maintenance and management has been adopted in Kenya and commenced in 2010 on a pilot basis. This method of management of maintenance is meant to ensure the road network is maintained in good condition throughout its life time. This comprehensive guideline is expected to guide the user in the procurement, supervision and valuation through setting service levels as outputs measured by response time and permissible tolerances.

Generally, this document provides guidance on implementation of performance-based contracting in road maintenance. It is hoped that the guideline will address the challenges related to reactive maintenance and will strengthen the culture of proactive interventions to ensure that the road asset is well maintained. All road authorities, counties and other entities involved in public roads maintenance are expected to make use of this guideline to maximize value for money in road investment.

The Branch offers the following internally certified short and tailor-made Capacity Building Courses namely;

1.    Low Volume Road Pavement Surfacing
2.    PBC Training for Contractors
3.    Low Volume Road Seal Course for Contractors
4.    Low Volume Road Seal Course for students
5.    Construction Management Course for Roads and Building projects
6.    Labour Based R2000 Contractors and Supervisors Course
7.    Cobblestone Paving Road Construction Technology
8.    Road Small Drainage Structures Course
9.    Routine Maintenance and Do-Nou Technology
10.    Autocad and Civil 3D Computer Applications
11.    Ms Project software for work programming
12.    Labour-Based methods of Road Construction and Maintenance

The courses are delivered both in the field and in campus and are highly practice oriented.
We also reschedule and conduct Courses on request. Kindly reach out to us for more information.

Objectives
•    To equip trainees with relevant technical skills, knowledge, attitudes and values to enable them serve in the road infrastructure development sector
•    To equip the trainees with competencies to enable them be relevant, responsive and demonstrate professionalism in the dynamic infrastructure development sector.
•    To produce road contractors, site agents, site supervisors and overseers to meet the market demand
•    To promote creativity and innovation in Engineering and Technology
•    To develop research skills in both Engineering & Technology

 
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT: CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMS
MS. PHIRES M. OGOTI
MOBILE NO. 0722407795
EMAIL: roads@kihbt.ac.ke