INSTITUTION: KENYA SCHOOL OF TVET

DEPARTMENT: BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING

COURSE: BUILDING TECHNOLOGY A

INTAKE: APRIL 2025

UNIT: TRAINING METHODOLOGIES

UNIT CODE: ED/B/7101

TASK: ASSISGNMENT

GROUP 1 MEMBERS

1) GLADWELL MUKAMI 2025BC163495

2) GRACE WAMBUI 2025BC163509
3) LARRY KANDAGER 2025BC 163489
4) STEPHEN NANGULWA 2025BC163628
5) JOSEPH THURUBI 2025BC163437
6) ZACHARY MIANO 2025BC164015
 LEARNING PLAN

Unit of Competence: Produce Masonry units Unit Code: CON/OS/BUT/CR/03/6

Name of Trainer: Gladwel Mukami Njue Admission Number: 2025BC163495
Institution: Nyeri technical Level: 6
Date of Preparation: 20th May 2025 Date of Revision:
Number of Trainees: 30 Class: BCBT SEPT 2025
Skill or Job Task: Describes the competences required to manufacture masonry units.
Benchmark or Criteria to be used:
Produce masonry bricks
1.1. Bricks moulds are prepared as per client specification
1.2. Brick earth /clay is prepared as per building code
1.3. Bricks are moulded depending on the prescribed size and customer specifications.
1.4. Bricks are dried as per the building codes.

Week Session Session Learning Outcome Trainer Trainee Resources & Refs Learning Reflections
No. Title Activities Activities Checks/ & Date
Assessments
4 1&2 Trainer To; Trainee To;
Produce
By the end of the i. Kenya Oral
masonry session, trainees School of questions.
bricks should be able to: i. Listen TVET.
attentively (2025). Group
i. Deliver a
i. Explain the lecture on the and take Handouts on discussion
process of types and notes. Building evaluation:
preparing specifications Codes and Assess
brick moulds of brick Brick participation
as per client moulds. Production and
 specifications. ii. Participate Standards. understanding
in Nairobi: of key
discussions Kenya concepts.
ii. Explain the
on brick School of
properties of
ii. Describe the brick
moulds TVET.
preparation of earth/clay and preparation ii. Kenya
brick relevant and clay Bureau of
earth/clay as building code properties. Standards.
per building standards. (Latest
code. Edition). KS
02-104:
iii. Ask Specification
iii. Discuss brick questions for Masonry
iii. Discuss the moulding to clarify Units – Clay
techniques
process of concepts. and
and customer
moulding specifications.
Concrete
bricks based Bricks.
on prescribed Nairobi:
sizes and iv. Complete Kenya
customer a short in- Bureau of
specifications. class Standards.
exercise to iii. Use visual
outline the aids (e.g.,
iv. Describe the steps of diagrams,
drying brick slides) to
iv. Outline the
process, illustrate
drying production
including processes.
process for environmental .
bricks as per and code
building requirements.
codes.
SESSION PLAN

Date: 21st May 2025 Time: 8:00 am- 10:00 am, 10:30am-12:30 pm
Trainers name: Gladwel Mukami Njue Administration number: 2025BC163495
Institution: Nyeri technical Level: Level 6
Class: BCBT(A)
Unit Code: CON/OS/BUT/CR/03/6
Unit of competence Produce masonry units
Session title Produce masonry bricks
LNN or other requirement and learning aids All learners are conversant in English and Swahili
Learning outcome By the end of the session, the trainee should be able to:
i) Explain the process of preparing bricks
moulds as per the building code

ii) Explain the preparation of clay/earth bricks as

per the building code.

iii) Discuss the process of moulding bricks based

on prescribed sizes and customer
specifications.

iv) Outline the drying process for bricks as per

building codes.

Resources (References and learning aids)

i) Kenya School of TVET. (2025). Handouts on

Building Codes and Brick Production
Standards. Nairobi: Kenya School of TVET.
ii) Kenya Bureau of Standards. (Latest Edition).
KS 02-104: Specification for Masonry Units –
Clay and Concrete Bricks. Nairobi: Kenya
Bureau of Standards.
iii) Use visual aids (e.g., diagrams, slides) to
 illustrate processes.

Session presentation
1. Introduction (5 min)
Trainer:
 Takes roll call
 Reviews the previous session
 States session title and expected learning outcomes
2. Session delivery
Time (in minutes) Trainer Activity Trainee activity Learning
Check/assessmen
t
Step 1 20 min Trainee(s): Oral questioning
Deliver a lecture
on the types and Listen
specifications of attentively and
brick moulds. take notes.

Step 2 80 min Participate in Oral questioning

a) Explain the discussions on
properties of brick brick mould
earth/clay and preparation and
relevant building clay properties.
code standards.

b) 90 min Discuss brick Ask questions Group discussion

moulding to clarify evatuation
techniques and concepts.
customer
specifications.

c) 40 min Complete a Access

Describe the short in-class participation and
drying process, exercise to understanding of
including outline the key concepts.
environmental and
 code requirements. steps of brick
production.
3. Session review 10 min Conduct a brief summary of the session.
Assignment: Explain the process of screed application and list the tools and materials used.
TOTAL TIME
240mins
Session reflection: Students were keen in class
Signature:

LEAENING PLAN
 Unit of Competence: Produce Masonry units Unit Code: CON/OS/BUT/CR/03/6
Name of Trainer: Gladwel Mukami Njue Admission Number: 2025BC163495
Institution: Nyeri technical Level: 6
Date of Preparation: 20th May 2025 Date of Revision:
Number of Trainees: 30 Class: BCBT SEPT 2025
Skill or Job Task: Describes the competences required to manufacture masonry units.
Benchmark or Criteria to be used:
Prepare concrete products
2.1 Concrete moulds are prepared as per the customer specifications.
2.2 Concrete constituents are gathered as per concrete mix design
2.3 Concrete constituent are batched as per batching methods
2.4 Concrete ingredients are mixed as per ASTM standards
2.5 Concrete mix is placed in moulds as per placing convections
2.6 Concrete is cured as per laid down procedures
2.7 Moulds are dismantled and stored as per laid down procedures.

Wee Sessio Session Learning Outcome Trainer Trainee Resources & Refs Learning Reflection
k n No. Title Activities Activities Checks/ s & Date
Assessment
s
4 1&2 Trainer To; Trainee To;
Prepare
By the end of the Oral
concrete session, trainees questions.
product should be able to: Refs:
1. OS Group
s i) Deliver a 2.Chudley.R
i) Explain the lecture on i) Listen discussion
process of attentivel (2014) Building evaluation:
the process construction
preparing of preparing y and Assess
brick moulds handbook, participation
brick moulds take
as per client Routledge and
as per client notes.
 specification Training Aids:
specification s and the i) Tools and understanding
s and the constituents equipmen of key
constituents needed. v. Participate in t from the concepts.
workshop
needed. discussions
on batching
and mixing
as per ASTM
ii) Batching standards.
ii) Explain
and mixing
the ii) Use visual
as per
batching aids (e.g.,
ASTM diagrams,
and mixing
standards. vi. Ask slides) to
as per
questions to illustrate
ASTM
clarify processes
standards.
concepts. .
iii) Laying
concrete in
the moulds, iii) Discuss the
and curing laying of vii. Complete a
as per the concrete in short in-class
standard the moulds, exercise to
procedures. and curing outline the
as per the steps of
standard laying,
procedures. curing,
iv) Dismantling dismantling
the moulds moulds and
and storage iv) Describe storage of the
as per the the concrete
laid down dismantling products.
procedures. of the
moulds and
storage as
per the laid
down
procedures.
SESSION PLAN

Date: 28th May 2025 Time: 8:00 am- 10:00 am, 10:30am-12:30 pm
Trainers name: Gladwel Mukami Njue Administration number: 2025BC163495
Institution: Nyeri technical Level: Level 6
Class: BCBT(A)
Unit Code: CON/OS/BUT/CR/03/6
Unit of competence Produce masonry units
Session title Prepare concrete products
LNN or other requirement and learning aids All learners are conversant in English and Swahili
Learning outcome By the end of the session, the trainee should be able to:

i) Explain the process of preparing brick

moulds as per client specifications and the
constituents needed.

ii) Batching and mixing as per ASTM

standards.

iii) Laying concrete in the moulds, and curing

as per the standard procedures.
 iv) Dismantling the moulds and storage as
per the laid down procedures.

Resources (References and learning aids)

Refs:
1. OS
2.Chudley.R (2014) Building construction handbook,
Routledge

Training Aids:
iii) Tools and equipment from the workshop
iv) Use visual aids (e.g., diagrams, slides) to
illustrate processes.

Session presentation
4. Introduction (5 min)
Trainer:
 Takes roll call
 Reviews the previous session
 States session title and expected learning outcomes
5. Session delivery
Time (in minutes) Trainer Activity Trainee activity Learning
Check/assessmen
t
Step 1 30 min Trainee(s): Oral questioning
Deliver a lecture
on the process of Listen
preparing brick attentively and
moulds as per client take notes.
specifications and
the constituents
needed.
Step 2 100 min Explain the Participate in Oral questioning
a) batching and discussions on
mixing as per batching and
ASTM standards. mixing as per
ASTM
standards.

b) 60 min Discuss the laying Ask questions Group discussion

of concrete in the to clarify evaluation
moulds, and curing concepts.
as per the standard
procedures.

c) 40 min Describe the Complete a Access

dismantling of the short in-class participation and
moulds and storage exercise to understanding of
as per the laid down outline the steps key concepts.
procedures. of laying,
curing,
dismantling
moulds and
storage of the
concrete
products.

6. Session review 10 min Conduct a brief summary of the session.

Assignment: Explain the process of screed application and list the tools and materials used.
TOTAL TIME
240 mins
Session reflection: Students were keen in class
Signature: