GMS LTD
We develop and supply tailored learning and development services to all stakeholders involved in the global construction industry.
Our objective is to inform attendees to a level that results in measurable business and personal improvement.
We work hard to maintain an intimate, distinctive and unique service where we try to understand our clients needs and problems and then produce and present fit for purpose presentations.
Delivery can be face to face or via selected platforms and roll out is diarised to meet our clients availability to ensure effective learning.
We have been refining our material since our incorporation in 2017 and continually update our subject matter to reflect current events.
GMS 5-point process.
1 - Review our extensive course list below.
2 - Select subject matter of interest.
3 - Discuss your needs and priorities with GMS.
4 - We create a proposal offering alternatives of face to face, remote learning, lunch and learns or any other Client preferred format.
5 - On acceptance, GMS then prepare your learning and development presentation pack, and we then roll out.
GMS Learning and Development Courses.
1- NEC - Advanced.
2-NEC - Introduction.
3-NEC - Term Service Contract.
4-JCT – Available contracts and their administration.
5-JCT Design and Build - Advanced.
6-JCT Design and Build - Introduction.
7-JCT Traditional – Advanced.
8-JCT Traditional – Introduction.
9-JCT v NEC – selecting the correct form.
10-JCT 2024 update.
11-Letters of Intent, Pre-contract services agreements and Early Contractor Involvement (L o I’s, PCSA’s and ECI’s)
12-Project Execution Plans.
13-Commercial Guidance Handbooks – for contract administration.
14-The fundamentals of successful contracting.
15-Project risk management.
16-Key issues and solutions of construction contracts.
17-Key issues and solutions of construction procurement.
18-How to avoid conflict and resolving differences efficiently and effectively.
19-Project Manager - accountabilities and responsibilities.
20-Employers Agent - accountabilities and responsibilities.
21-Construction Programmes - the importance of accurate lifecycle scheduling and planning.
22-Business strategy and personal time management techniques.
23-JCT 2024 - update.
24-The complete lifecycle of a construction project - from concept to renew. CIOB 6th Edition of the Code of Practice for Project Management.
25-Personal management techniques and business structures in construction.
26-Advice and recommendations for achieving time, quality and cost and maximising margins in construction.
27-CDM - roles and responsibilities.
28-Construction Health and Safety Management.
29- The Safety Act.
30-Employers Agent, Contract Administrator and Project Manager roles and responsibilities in NEC and JCT contracts.
31-Mediation - civil, evaluative and facilitative.
32-Negotiation skills.
33-NEC v JCT - a comparison.
34-Records - administration, notices, systems and storage.
35-The legal system related construction professionals.
36-Arbitration – The process.
37-The principes of loss and expense.
38-The principles of extensions of time.
39-The principles of disruption.
40-The principles of acceleration.
41- Inclement weather – entitlement strategies.
42 - Bid winning with stakeholder management.
43 - Debt recovery – alternative resolution, statutory demands and winding up petitions.
44 - Key financial issues every construction professional should know.
45 - E mail management and communication recommendations including record keeping.
46 - An introduction to Project Management.
47 - An introduction to Construction Contracts.
48 - An introduction to Quantity Surveying.
49 - Quality Control and Quality Assurance techniques.
50 – Consultancy Agreements – NEC, JCT and bespoke.