/ On-Demand RIB Candy Training
Focused training for the RIB Candy task in front of you
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You may already use RIB Candy but have reached a point where something is not quite clicking.
Perhaps you need to build a rate properly, set up a BoQ, structure a pricing library, link estimating and planning, or help your team use a particular process more consistently.
On-demand training focuses on that specific need rather than requiring you to work through a complete training programme.
Sessions can be arranged online or in person for individuals or teams.
When on-demand training makes sense
On-demand training is useful when:
- You already have some RIB Candy knowledge
- You need help with a particular function or workflow
- A team needs a focused session around one process
- You want to revisit an area that did not make sense during previous training
- You need to understand how a RIB Candy function applies to practical construction work
- You want training built around a realistic or relevant example
The starting point is the task you need to understand.
Topics can be tailored to the work
The training material can address a broad range of estimating, pricing and planning tasks.
Estimating and pricing
- Setting up a BoQ
- Resources and resource quantities
- Rate build-ups
- Rate-build-up libraries
- Complex resources
- Price codes
- Macros
- Adjudicators
- Worksheets
- Indirect costs and preliminary items
- Tender pricing and finalisation
Planning and control
- Preparing a programme
- Using the planning module
- Linking the BoQ and programme
- Forecasting
- Connecting estimating information with project-control requirements
The scope is agreed before the session so that the training stays focused on the problem you actually need to solve.
Individual or team training
On-demand training can be useful for one person or a wider team.
For an individual, that may mean working through a particular task until the method is clear.
For a team, it may mean establishing a common approach so that people are not all using RIB Candy differently.
Where appropriate, the session can be built around realistic examples or relevant work so that the training stays connected to the environment in which it will be used.
What should you prepare?
The more clearly we understand the situation beforehand, the more focused the session can be.
Depending on the topic, we may ask you to provide:
- A description of what you are trying to do
- The specific RIB Candy area causing difficulty
- Your current level of experience
- Relevant example files or information where appropriate
- Details of the people attending
- The outcome you want from the session
If the issue turns out to require specialist work rather than teaching, we will recommend the Assistance & Consulting route instead.
Training or consulting?
There is a simple distinction.
Training: we help you understand how to do the work.
Consulting: we carry out specialist work or help solve the immediate problem.
For example, if you need to understand how to build resource-based rates, that is a training need.
If you have a live tender deadline and need specialist help completing the estimate, that is more likely to be an assistance or consulting need.
Choosing the right route saves everyone from trying to turn a training session into an emergency rescue mission.
Need more than one training session?
If the challenge is not simply understanding a feature, but developing the ability to apply RIB Candy consistently over time, workplace mentoring may be the better fit.
Mentoring allows learning to continue through real tenders, programmes, cost reports and project situations.
Tell us what you need help with
Give us a short description of the task, topic or team requirement.
We can then determine whether focused on-demand training is the right route and what the session should cover.