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Certificates: Certificate "Construction and construction contract law"
"Quality Management in the Construction Industry" Certificate -
Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
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Teaching Times: Full-timeMonday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
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Language of Instruction: German
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Duration: 6 Weeks
Construction and construction contract law
Construction Law and Public Procurement Law (approx. 5 days)
Public and Private Construction Law
Construction Planning Law (BauGB, BauNVO)
Building Code Law and Permitting Procedures
Real Estate, Land Registry, Building Encumbrances, and Easements
Building Energy Act and Sustainability Requirements
Fundamentals of German Public Procurement Law: GWB, VgV, UVgO, and VOB/A
Awarding of Construction and Planning Contracts
Types of Procurement, Bidder Qualifications, Award of Contract, Documentation, and Legal Remedies
Construction: Urban Planning, Building Construction, and Civil Engineering
AI in the Construction Industry
Handling, Application, and Legal Framework
Law Governing Contracts for Work and Construction (approx. 3 days)
Law Governing Contracts for Work and Services under the German Civil Code (BGB) (Sections 631 et seq.)
Special Provisions of Construction Contract Law (Section 650a et seq.)
Incorporation and Fundamentals of the VOB/B
BGB Construction Contract, VOB/B Contract, Special Provisions of the Consumer Construction Contract (Section 650i BGB) and the Real Estate Developer Contract (Section 650u BGB)
Architect and Engineer Contracts (Sections 650p et seq. of the BGB)
HOAI: Rights, Obligations, and Liability of Designers
Contractual Interfaces for Designers
Contract Drafting and Execution (approx. 5 days)
Formation and Hierarchy of Construction Contract Documents
Scope of Work, General Terms and Conditions, and Individual Agreements
Rights and Obligations of Parties Involved in Construction
Types of Contracts, Compensation Models, and Claims
Changes, clients’ rights to issue instructions, and adjustments to compensation
Acceptance, Rights in Case of Defects (Warranty), and Statutes of Limitations for Design and Construction Services
Termination of Design and Construction Contracts
Termination of VOB Construction Contracts
Handling of Disruptions, Obstructions, and Interruptions in Planning and Construction Processes
Change Order Management: Types, Contractors’ Entitlements, and VOB Provisions Governing Contractors’ Cost Estimation Bases
Settlement of the Construction Contract (approx. 4 days)
Measurements, quantity estimates, and verifiability
Interim and final invoices
Settlement in the Event of Termination
Excess quantities, shortfall quantities, and contract amendments
Due dates, payment terms, late payments, and cash discounts
Security for Payment (Sections 650e, 650f of the German Civil Code (BGB))
Claims for contractual penalties
Construction Claims Security Act
Project work (approx. 3 days)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the project results
Quality management in the construction industry
Basics of quality management in the construction industry (approx. 1.5 days)
Importance of QM in the construction industry
Standards: ISO 9001, DIN EN 1090, VOB/B, overview of ESG/ISO 14001/ISO 45001
Roles, responsibilities and project phases
Quality planning (approx. 1.5 days)
Creating a project QM manual
Risk management and error prevention (FMEA)
Supplier and subcontractor qualification
Integration of sustainability and ESG criteria
Quality control (approx. 2 days)
Checklists, test documents, acceptance protocols
Dealing with defects and rework
Quality assurance during construction (BQÜ)
Documentation and construction site digitization (approx. 1 day)
Construction diary, documentation and archiving obligations
Digital documentation systems and cloud solutions
Mobile apps, QR/NFC-based checklists
Introduction to CDE and BIM integration
Communication (approx. 1.5 days)
Interface management between planning, construction management, trades
Communication with clients, authorities, subcontractors
Conflict avoidance and negotiation training
Change management through new QM methods
Audits and internal quality controls (approx. 0.5 days)
Internal audits vs. external certification
Creating audit checklists and audit reports
Tracking measures and lessons learned
AI and future trends in construction QM (approx. 0.5 days)
Use of AI in construction supervision (image analysis, drones)
Predictive quality management
Legal aspects and data protection in the use of AI
Future trends: automation, sustainability, ESG in the construction industry
Project work (approx. 1.5 days)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the project results
Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.
After completing this course, you will be familiar with the key provisions of construction contract law, the essential topics in general construction law, and the relevant legal regulations, and you will be able to apply them with confidence.
You will also have basic knowledge of planning, documenting and monitoring quality standards throughout the construction phase.
The course is aimed at people with knowledge of (civil) engineering or architecture as well as specialists from related sectors with appropriate professional experience.
Professionals with expertise in construction law and construction contract law are needed to prepare qualified building permit applications, develop and implement marketable land-use and development concepts, and oversee construction projects. Potential future employers include architecture and engineering firms, as well as various companies in the construction industry. This course may be recognized as continuing education by the state chambers of architects (BE, BB, BW, HE, NRW, RP) upon request. Please contact us before the course begins.
Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.
Didactic concept
Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).
You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.
Virtual classroom alfaview®
Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.
The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).