Weakness and Remedies

The candidates were generally weak in:

-  stating the preliminary site operations prior to setting-out a building;
-  stating the properties of fresh concrete;
-  sketching the elevation of a block wall in five courses high;
-  sketching a section through a formwork for lintel;
-  stating the difference between a dependent and independent scaffold.
-  stating the purpose of arch, racking back and indent.

To overcome these weaknesses:

-    students should be given opportunity to visit a construction site at least once in a month;

-    school workshop should be well equipped not only with tools but also with special materials that are not common such as king closer and half bat bricks etc for teaching purposes;

-    students should review their past questions and also by giving them assignments in the areas they have weaknesses.