The Department of Architecture and Physical planning, College of Engineering Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) convened a two day training and awareness session for Masons and Fundis as a way of sharing scientific knowledge, ideas and new ways of construction drawing from the research experiences in the college.
The event was the first of its kind attracted a number of stakeholders in the building industry that made an exhibition of the various building materials on the market. They included Uganda Clays Ltd, Hima Cement, steel and Tube, The National Building Review Board, the National Physical Planning Board, Simba Cement and Kansai Palscon Paint
According to Dr. Tamale Kiggundu Amin, the Head of Department Architecture and Physical Planning in CEDAT, the plan is to train One hundred thousand fundis and masons drawn from Kampala metropolitan area. He said the trainings would also create a learning opportunity for students drawing from the experiences of the fundis most of whom learn on job but also help the fundis to acquire more skills adding onto what they learnt informally.
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