Professional training has been INSDAG’s strength. INSDAG has various training modules such as 6 days Short Term Training Programmes for Faculties, 1 to 3 days Refresher Courses on Contemporary topics for Professionals, Short lecture series on selected topics (offline and online mode). National and regional level seminars, Workshops, Evening courses etc are also organized regularly involving architects, consultants, structural engineers, steel producers, contractors, fabricators, government agencies and specifiers etc. Such programmes are organized solely by INSDAG or in collaboration with professional bodies such as Institution of Engineers (I) (IE), Consulting Engineering Association of India (CEAI), Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), FICCI, InStruct, Builder Association of India (BAI), NITTTR, etc. To cater to the emerging needs of construction industry, INSDAG is steadfastly propagating various contemporary topics like Beginners and Advanced course on IS 800 : 2007, Composite Construction, Protective Technology against Corrosion and Fire, Fabrication, Welding, Life Cycle Cost Analysis, Steel Intensive Infrastructure, Pre Engineered Buildings, Cold Formed Steel, Durability of Structures etc. These seminars and workshops are not only the forum for addressing the best practices in steel usage but also focus on identifying the constraints in the usage of steel and removing the impediments. Members are entitled to participate in these programs at a discounted fee.