The Dorra Academy operation training module offers a wide range of topics, necessary to build both theoretical and practical knowledge about various types of construction materials, equipment and methods. The content is designed for site-based execution team members as well as non-execution trainees in need to build a solid knowledge of construction operation methods and procedures. The module offers site and classroom-based sessions, visits and workshops, and also includes online training material.

The Dorra Academy tendering training module starts by introducing basic concepts of tendering and bidding, starting from bid/no-bid decision process, all the way long to advanced topics of technical and financial bid preparation techniques. It offers necessary knowledge and practical workshops for both tendering and non-tendering trainees, incorporating classroom-based sessions with team workshops and simulations of bid opening sessions and post-tender negotiations.

Combining construction practice with legal contract language, the contracts and claims training module of Dorra Academy aims to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge of construction contracts and practicalities of contract administration, claim preparation and contractual writing and communication skills.

The Dorra Academy technical office training module is designed to introduce the trainee to the various tasks and roles played by project technical offices. Engineering and commercial topics are extensively discussed, including design management, invoicing, technical submittals, quantity surveying and building information modeling.

The Supply Chain module introduces the trainee to the topics of purchasing, subcontracting, warehousing and logistics management. It includes specific job-related processes. These topics include the purchasing cycle, subcontracted work packaging, subcontract management, imports management, supplier and subcontractor evaluation and warehouse management.

The Dorra Academy is not solely intended to provide purely technical content, but also puts in the core of it mission to improve the soft skills of its alumni. The training content features interpersonal communication skills, technical and business writing, meeting management, influencing without authority, corporate ethics, organizational culture, Microsoft office tools for corporate use, team building, as well as CV writing and interview skills for undergraduate trainees.

The quality module presented by Dorra Academy takes the trainees through the fundamental concepts of quality assurance, control and management systems. It gradually moves into the practical side by discussing project quality plans, requirements, inspection process for activities and materials, testing, document and record control, measuring and testing equipment control, internal and external auditing and project handing over. The module also features process design, monitoring and evaluation, resting on both classroom sessions and group workshops, in addition to root cause analysis and advanced topics in quality management.

The HSE training module does only target those who work in this particular field. It is also aimed at other site-based employees and undergraduate trainees. The module starts by introducing the basic concepts of HSE, before moving into the practical side of HSE planning, execution and monitoring on site. The module offers a mixture of classroom and site-based sessions, workshop and safety drills, to raise the trainee awareness and knowledge of the importance of the safe working conditions for both the individual and the environment.

Construction is an industry characterized by an unmatched risk complexity, starting as early as the tendering stage, and moving all the way up to project handing over. In view of this particularity, the risk management module builds the trainees’ knowledge into the concept of risk management and response strategies, all while introducing the practical procedures of bid contingency estimation, insurance in construction, notwithstanding emerging topics including sustainability, innovation, corporate resilience and antifragility.