What you'll learn

This is a list of the things you will learn when enrolling for the Calculating Costs and Fees course

  • Obtain fundamental fee calculation knowledge.

  • Tools to calculate Architectual fees more accurately.

  • Learn how to use your expenses to work out fees.

  • Learn the professional methodology to communicate fees to clients

Increase your profits today, calculate your practice Costs and Fees the right way.

Accredited by SACAP and validated by GIfA For 1CPD Point (CAT 1)

This is a workshop for every architectural professional. 

Get the tools to run your business in a responsible, sustainable and profitable manner. By having clear, unambiguous information on your production and cost-to-company costs, take the risk and uncertainty out of fee calculations. Generate reliable and profitable fee proposals quickly, accurately and risk-free.


WHAT THIS COURSE INCLUDES

  • How to capture your company data effectively.
  • Use this data to create an accurate model for your cost-to-company calculations.
  • Create fast, reliable and competitive fee calculations for your fee proposals.
  • Use data to reverse-engineer profitability and refine future fee proposals.
  • Understand the mechanics and cost of your work force and office.
  • Calculate appropriate fees to negotiate Workstage 5 & 6 service.
  • Taking into account fees for as-built work and SPLUMA compliance.


CPD CREDITS AND CATEGORY

1 X Category 1 CPD Credit
DATE:
 12th February 2026
TIME AND VENUE:
 8AM-2PM (Full Day workshop) @ CPD Central online
PRICING:
 R1165 (Early Bird - ends 9th February at 12pm)
R1465 (Full Price)

GIfA member's discount
 10% email [email protected]
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WORKSHOP REVIEWS

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5 star rating

Very Informative

Anita Ferreira

A interesting and informative workshop giving information and examples relative to the real world that can actually be implemented. Richard did a great job ...

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A interesting and informative workshop giving information and examples relative to the real world that can actually be implemented. Richard did a great job and the workshop was interactive giving a better understanding of the work in relation to different scenarios.

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5 star rating

GETTING BACK TO BASICS

Ian Pretorius

This course has reminded me to get back to the core of my business which is understanding costs in order to ensure that my business is sustainable. We canno...

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This course has reminded me to get back to the core of my business which is understanding costs in order to ensure that my business is sustainable. We cannot get away from this especially if we want to retain staff, upgrade equipment, competitive skills and managing our efficiency. Without this in place my practice will wither away.

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5 star rating

I will most definitely use the information. Richards than...

Jaco de Wet

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Meet your instructor

Professional Architect Richard Cook

South African Architect, Richard Cook, well known for his successful course by the name of the Business of Architecture, has been a practicing Architect for over 30 years. He is currently running an Architectural practice as well as sharing his knowledge through courses and workshops which give handles on how to run an Architectural practice more efficiently and effectively.

Learn how to calculate accurate fees

and present them with confidence

Enroll now