I decided to find online courses from reputable universities which civil engineers can undertake – Kenyan or otherwise, to increase a skill or two. Due to the various disciplines in engineering, I decided to narrow it down to civil, but will likely share online courses for general disciplines, and perhaps other engineering disciplines.
Find below some courses I favorited which civil engineers can use to amplify their skills:
Construction Management Specialization
Offered by the Columbia University. Construction Management is the planning, coordinating, and building of a project from conception to completion. This specialization is intended for Construction industry professionals, engineers, and architects looking to advance their careers. Students interested in learning about construction project management would also benefit from this specialization.
It has 4 Courses which can be taken seperately as follows
RITx’s Project Management MicroMasters® Program
GIS, Mapping, and Spatial Analysis Specialization
This course offered by the University of Toronto on Coursera and is for those new to mapping and GIS, as well as anyone looking to gain a better understanding of how it all works and why. You will learn practical skills that can be applied to your own work using cutting-edge software created by Esri Inc., the world’s leading GIS company and industry partner.
- Introduction to GIS Mapping
- GIS Data Acquisition and Map Design
- Spatial Analysis and Satellite Imagery in a GIS
- GIS, Mapping, and Spatial Analysis Capstone
Leadership Essentials for Engineers by Delft University
This course is offered by the Delft University of Technology and by completing this certificate, you will improve your leadership skills through tasks that help you develop a managerial summary of a business situation analysis to inform an effective decision, use a set of cohesive strategies for dealing with stakeholders, and frame your communication.
There are Courses in the Professional Certificate Program which can be taken separately:
- Effective Decision Making: Dealing with Business Complexity course Starts on October 1, 2019 – Self-Paced
- Dealing with Power and Dynamics: Discover your Leadership Style and Influence StakeholdersLearn to lead teams and manage stakeholders effectively and strategically to encourage cooperation and successful performance. Starts on November 12, 2019 – Self-Paced
- Communicating Effectively: How to Inspire and Convince Discover how to gain support from management and motivate your teams by learning how to communicate effectively and strategically. Starts on January 7, 2020 – Self-Paced
Water Management
Safe water supply and hygienic water treatment are prerequisites for the well-being of communities all over the world. This Water XSeries, offered by the water management experts of TU Delft (Delft University of Technology ), will give you a unique opportunity to gain access to world-class knowledge and expertise in this field.
it has 3 courses which can be taken seperately
- Introduction to Water and Climate Water is a crucial element in climate and for society. Find out about the latest engineering interventions for water management in rivers, coasts and the urban environment.
- Drinking Water Treatment Learn about urban water services, focusing on conventional technologies for drinking water treatment.
- Urban Sewage Treatment Learn about urban water services, focusing on basic sewage treatment technologies.
Engineering Project Management: Project Financing
Would you like to be more in touch with the latest developments in project finance and able to use these to your advantage? To benefit from a range of novel project contracts and methods of financing, professionals working on infrastructure and industrial projects need to have a good understanding of how project financing works and how project investors and lenders think and assess the risks of a project.
It has 2 courses, which can be taken separately, offered by the Delft University of Technology :
- Project Management of Engineering Projects: Preparing for Success Create your own project plan and learn the importance of the early project phases in achieving project success. People are key!
- Project Finance: Funding Projects Successfully Learn the key strategies used by project managers to generate crucial funding for their projects.
Engineering Project Management: Mastering Project Complexity
This course has been designed by TU Delft’s international experts on Project Complexity, and is based on more than 60 years of practical experience as well as relevant research in the field. “We see projects still fail and there is a need to do things differently. That’s what this course is about: delivering the best practices for project execution based on our state-of-the-art research.” – Professor Hans Bakker.
It has 2 courses, which can be taken separately, offered by the Delft University of Technology:
- Project Management of Engineering Projects: Preparing for Success Create your own project plan and learn the importance of the early project phases in achieving project success. People are key!
- Project Management: Mastering Complexity Develop the project management skills you need to handle complexity in engineering, infrastructure and other large projects.
