Manpower training for durable structures

There is an urgent need of manpower training to keep pace with mechanisation in concrete construction. This is required not only to have a faster progress but durable and maintenance-free structures. There are cases where the post-construction scenario is quite painful as the structure has shown distress prematurely. There is a need to improve the quality of manpower involved in concrete construction to have better understanding of the constructional intrinsics from the laying of concrete till completion. Quality assurance can be better enforced with training and education of personnel involved in the field of concrete technology. Quality requirement needs to be attended to from the conceptual stage itself. The essence of training of personnel has been discussed in this paper for overall achievement of durable structures.