The department of research is responsible for coordinating the research activities of the Contractors and the operations of the board. The department is also responsible for planning and coordinating the development activities of the board. The main objective is to ensure that the board attains a high degree of efficiency in its operations

Research

The department conducts research in different areas of the Construction Industry such study include safety, equipment availability etc. In order to collect information / data from the stakeholders the CRB conducts annual Consultative Meetings. In addition, information on contractor performance, problems encountered etc is obtained through the annual return forms.

The Contractors Registration Board (CRB) has developed a Sustainable Structured Training Programme (SSTP) for contractors in Tanzania. The program is designed to accommodate all types of contractors at three different levels depending on the class of registration.

The above pictures show contractors attending training

Objectives of SSTP

The main objective of SSTP is to equip contractors with necessary technical and management skills so as to make them more competitive in the local and regional markets. This training focuses on contractor needs, encompasses all contractors and takes into consideration lessons learnt from previous training programmes.

Grouping of contractors

Contractors have been grouped into three categories for the purpose of this training as shown below;

The target cadres in each group are the Directors / Partners (DP), Top Executives (TE) and Technical Supervisory staff (TS). A contractor is expected to complete the modules in his group before he can upgrade to the next group. Contractors wishing to participate in modules, which are not within their group, can do, but priority will be given to the target group.

Training modules

There are twenty (20) training modules under SSTP. These modules are derived from seven basic subjects as follows:

			Modules
Sno	Subject	Target Group	Small	Medium	Large
1	Corporate Governance	DP,TE	SC110	MC210	LC310
2	Construction in Pre-Contract Practice	TE	SC120	MC220	LC320
3	Resource Management in Construction Projects	DP,TE	SC130	MC230	LC330
4	Contract Management	DP,TE	SC140	MC240	LC340
5	Construction Planning, Organization and Control	TE,TS	SC150	MC250	LC350
6	Equipment Management	TE,TS	-	MC260	LC360
7	Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) in Construction sites	TS,TS	SC160 & SC170	MC270	-

DP: Directors / Partners
TE: Top executive management
TS: Technical Supervisory Staff
Modules SC170 and MC 270 are specially designed for Mechanical, Electrical and Specialist Contractors

CRB Annual Workshop
The board organises annual workshops in the Zonal Center. The workshop provide a forum for Contractors to interact and share experiences

Information Dissemination
The Board publishes various leaflets, list of registered contractors and a quarterly newsletter "The Contractor" which provides information to the Construction Industry. The Board has a well established Resource Centre open to the public where a number of publications are kept including Annual meetings proceedings, Project management , Joint Ventures etc. The website is also available to disseminate information to the public.