Local Content Strategy for Energy and Infrastructure Projects

About the Course

The integration of local content into energy and infrastructure projects is now a strategic requirement driven by regulatory expectations, national development priorities, and the need to generate measurable socio-economic value. Project owners, operators, and EPC contractors are expected to demonstrate tangible contributions to local employment, supplier participation, and industrial capability across all project phases, including pre-FEED, FEED, EPC execution, construction, and commissioning. However, many projects struggle to move beyond compliance-driven approaches, often resulting in fragmented planning, weak contractor alignment, and limited long-term impact. These challenges are further intensified by gaps in procurement strategies, contract structuring, and supplier readiness within project environments.

This interactive 5-day Local Content Strategy for Energy and Infrastructure Projects training course equips delegates with the capability to design and implement structured local content strategies across the full project lifecycle. It focuses on integrating local content into project planning, tendering, contracting, execution, and performance monitoring aligned with current industry practices. Delegates will strengthen their ability to align local content objectives with project delivery models, structure EPC contracts with clear obligations, and manage contractor performance against defined targets. Emphasis is placed on achieving measurable outcomes, enhancing local supplier capability, and ensuring sustainable value creation across energy and infrastructure projects.

Core Objectives

The delegates will achieve the following objectives:

• Diagnose local content priorities across pre-FEED, FEED, and EPC project phases
• Assess stakeholder expectations across project owners, EPC contractors, and regulators
• Formulate local content strategies aligned with project delivery and contracting models
• Construct implementation frameworks integrated into tendering and contract execution
• Evaluate local supplier readiness for engineering, construction, and service scopes
• Measure local content performance against project KPIs and reporting requirements
• Advance sustainable local value outcomes across project and supply chain environments

Training Approach

This training course delivers a structured, application-focused learning experience through expert-led facilitation, project-based discussions, and practical exercises tailored to energy and infrastructure project environments.

The Attendees

This training course is designed for professionals responsible for delivering local content outcomes within energy and infrastructure project environments, particularly across project planning, procurement, contracting, and execution phases.

A broad range of professionals will benefit, including but not limited to:

• Project Managers
• Procurement Managers
• Contract Managers
• Supply Chain Managers
• Local Content Specialists
• Commercial Managers
• Project Development Managers and Compliance Officers

Daily Discussion

DAY ONE: LOCAL CONTENT STRATEGY ACROSS PROJECT LIFECYCLE PHASES

• Local Content Across Pre-FEED, FEED, and EPC
• Regulatory Frameworks and National Mandates
• Governance in Project Owner and Operator Structures
• Stakeholder Alignment Across Regulators and EPC Contractors
• Local Content Integration into Project Strategy

DAY TWO: LOCAL CONTENT IN PROJECT PLANNING AND TENDERING

• Local Content in Project Planning and Scope Definition
• Opportunities in EPC and Construction Packages
• Tendering Strategies for Local Participation
• Prequalification of Local Contractors and Vendors
• Risk Allocation in Local Content Tendering

DAY THREE: EPC CONTRACTING AND LOCAL CONTENT EXECUTION

• EPC Contracts with Local Content Requirements
• Local Content Clauses, KPIs, and Deliverables
• Responsibility Allocation Across Contractors
• Contractor Compliance During Engineering and Construction
• Variations and Claims in Local Content

DAY FOUR: LOCAL SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECT DELIVERY CAPABILITY

• Local Supplier Capability for Project Scopes
• Supplier Capacity for Engineering and Construction
• Integration into EPC and Construction Packages
• Collaboration with Local Industry and Authorities
• Supplier Performance During Construction and Commissioning

DAY FIVE: PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND PROJECT VALUE REALISATION

• Local Content KPIs Across Project Phases
• Monitoring During EPC and Construction
• Audit and Verification of Compliance
• Evaluation of Project Socio-Economic Value
• Sustaining Local Content Beyond Project Completion

Certificate Awarded

Upon successful completion of this training course, participants will be awarded a Certificate of Completion from XCalibre Training Centre, acknowledging their accomplishment. This certificate serves as a testament to their dedication to developing their skills and advancing their expertise in their respective fields.