đź’§ Module VI: Advanced Design, Water & Measurement III

“Engineered precision meets flowing infrastructure — where numbers sustain nations.”

TVET CDACC Unit Code Unit Title Duration (Hours) Credit Factor
CON/CU/CEN/CC/13/6/MA Civil Engineering Structures Design 150 15.0
CON/CU/CEN/CC/15/6/MA Measurements, Estimation and Costing Principles III 60 6.0
CON/CU/CEN/CR/16/6/MA Water Supply Infrastructure 120 12.0
CON/CU/CEN/CR/03/6/MA Material Testing II 60 6.0
CON/CU/CEN/CC/05/6/MA Vectors, Matrices and Data Analysis 50 5.0

🎯 Why This Module Matters

  • Guides learners in full structural design and detailing — from slabs and beams to columns and foundations.
  • Introduces design and layout of water systems — piping, purification, pumping, and municipal integration.
  • Develops mathematical logic in data handling — through vector analysis, matrix solutions, and regression modeling.
  • Concludes the costing unit series with complex bill preparation and tender evaluation simulations.

🛠️ Why It’s Relevant to Civil Engineering Trainees

  • This module elevates your capacity to work in design firms, water agencies, and municipal engineering offices.
  • Prepares you to participate in detailed project documentation and BOQs — key for government tenders and consulting roles.
  • The analytics knowledge also empowers digital workflows — including BIM and civil engineering software use.

Civil Engineering Structures Design

Unit Description

This unit specifies the competencies required to design civil engineering structures. It involves  Designing reinforced concrete structures

Material Testing II

Unit Description

This unit specifies the competencies required to Conduct Material Testing. It involves performing tests on structural steel, bitumen materials and
timber.

Measurements, Estimation and Costing principles III

Unit Description

This unit describes competencies required to Perform measurements and cost estimation. It involves; working up dimensions, taking off quantities,
abstracting measured quantities and preparing tender documents

Vectors, Matrices and Data Analysis

Unit Description

This unit describes the competencies required by a technician in order to apply a wide range of mathematical skills in their work; it involves applying Vectors,
Matrices and Performing Statistical and probability calculations

Water Supply Infrastructure

Unit Description

This unit covers the competencies required to design water supply infrastructure. It involves conducting feasibility study, conducting Engineering survey for water supply, carrying
out Water Demand Analysis, preparing technical specifications for water supply infrastructure preparing water supply infrastructure design report