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An Overview of FIDIC and Other Forms of Contract

Explore the early signs that may inform a client or their representative that a contractor is becoming insolvent.

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  • Duration

    2 weeks

  • Weekly study

    8 hours
Overview
Requirements
Educators

Explore administration principles involved in forming contracts

This short course seeks to provide a better understanding of FIDIC, the termination of contracts and how to deal with the insolvency of contracting parties.

It also gives you the opportunity to learn about FIDIC and standard forms of contract commonly used in other countries outside of the UK, as well as how to deal with the insolvency of contractual parties.

What topics will you cover?

  • Determination/termination of contracts

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Develop an understanding of FIDIC and other forms of contract
  • Explore administration principles involved in forming contracts
  • Summarise various construction contract case laws

Who is the course for?

This course is aimed at individuals looking to understand the principals involved in forming contracts and various contract case laws.

Please note that the individuals detailed in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below, are current staff members and may be subject to change.

Who will you learn with?

Dr Andrew Oyen Arewa

Senior Lecturer Quantity Surveying/Project Management
Course Director BSc (HON) Quantity Surveying/Commercial Management
Faculty of Engineering & Computing Coventry University

Who developed the course?

Coventry University

Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.

  • Established

    1992

  • Location

    Coventry

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