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CIC Cascade3 May 2006
1. CIC North West Regional Co-ordinator appointed The Construction Industry Council is pleased to welcome Fiona McGregor as the new Regional Coordinator for the North West Region. Based in Manchester Fiona has joined CIC to strengthen support of CIC’s ConstructionSkills activities in the North West region. Her role primarily focuses on:
ConstructionSkills, the Sector Skills Council for construction, is a partnership between CIC, CITB-ConstructionSkills, and CITB NI. In this partnership, CIC represents the views of the higher level of the industry (professional, managerial and technical). CIC’s ConstructionSkills activities will be a vital contributor to the raising of skills, recruitment and business performance of the construction industry. Fiona McGregor – email fmcgregor@cic.org.uk or Tel: 0161 295 5076 2. New Director of training for Surco Ltd The Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors marketing company SURCO has appointed Robin Jones as a Director with specific responsibility for developing, implementing and managing a new and comprehensive suite of competency related training courses. He took up post on 1 March 2006. A Fellow Member and Past President of the Institution (1998-1999) Robin has spent nearly 40 years working in the commercial side of the industry, the last 27 of which have been spent with major civil engineering contractor, Edmund Nuttall Ltd. Prior to 1978, he cut his teeth on a variety of projects for both consulting engineers and contractors, most notably with AG Stone & Partners and John Howard & Co. He is also a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and a Member of the Institution of Highways and Transportation. In his role as one of Nuttall’s most senior Commercial Managers he was, alongside his day to day duties, heavily involved in the commercial training of Nuttall engineering and QS staff focusing, particularly, on graduate, early and mid career levels. In addition to his business activities, he served as an external examiner at UCE’s business school and has been involved in mentoring and lecturing undergraduates in the UK and Ireland and in syllabus and course development in a number of UK universities for over 15 years. He has also been Chairman of the Institution’s Education, Training and Membership Committee for 13 of those 15 years. He has been and remains a strong advocate for professional training to be industry related. He supports the simple view that industry trains primarily for its own business needs and that professional bodies must, first and foremost, ensure that they set proper standards in the skills and competencies required in the workplace. This philosophy will be at the root of the Institution’s new and expanded programme. Whilst the Institution still recognises that first degree level graduates are the most sought after professional resources in the industry, its recent move to establish a demonstrated competency basis for corporate membership has highlighted the need to provide a comprehensive and supportive suite of training courses. These training courses are being built to form a core of 25 or so modules designed to be delivered on a half or full day workshop or tutorial basis. Each of the modules will support one or more of the Institution’s stated competencies and will be capable of being delivered at different knowledge levels. The modules can be delivered individually, in small groups or on a structured ‘pick ’n mix’ basis that will allow companies to build seamless commercial training programmes that accommodate graduates, technicians and school leavers. Whilst the main focus will be on providing ‘in house’ teaching support to civil engineering employers, be they contractors, consultants, project promoters or public authorities, the Institution will also be improving its specialist subject training and will continue to provide traditional one or two day courses in the public domain. Satisfactory attendance at any module(s) will be recognised by a certificate of attendance which may be presented by an individual in support of his or her application for technical or corporate membership of the Institution. Whilst Robin will be concentrating his delivery skills at the ‘early career stage’ and, managing the Surco training Division, he will be joined by a team of experienced tutors who will be delivering high quality training at all levels. 3. ICE Conference: Risk Management and Insurance in Construction Construction is the biggest industry in Britain employing over 2 million people and it is also one of the most dangerous. With current and upcoming major construction projects such as Wembley Stadium, London 2012 and Terminal 5 the importance of risk management and safety has never been more significant. With this in mind the ICE is holding a conference on Monday 5 June which will outline the current risk management issues (focusing on health and safety) and subsequent insurance issues within the construction industry. Co-sponsored by the Construction Industry Council it will provide professionals with practical advice and an update of recent developments within the health, safety and insurance industries. Key themes:
For further information please visit www.iceconferences.com 4. Meeting Part L1A 2006 – Free Educational Program The Construction Products Association in partnership with NES, a provider of SAP software, has developed a program to allow designers to understand the variety of ways that they can get dwellings to meet the new Part L building regulations. ‘Play The Regs’ can be accessed at www.playtheregs.com. The web based program helps designers understand the impact of the updated Part L on new build homes. Under the new regulations new homes will have to emit 20% less carbon based on a “whole building” approach. Playtheregs.com will assist in enabling designers to understand the various combinations of home improvements that will pass or fail your building. Users are able to change heating and hot water systems (including photovoltaics and solar hot water), airtightness, fabric insulation and glazing and see instantly how the changes affect the dwelling’s performance. Further enhancements of the site are planned including a wider range of dwellings and links to information sources. 5. Major UK organisation involved in Health and Safety heralds new accredited training provider The Association for Project Safety (formerly Association of Planning Supervisors) is delighted to announce that Butler and Young Ltd have become a new accredited training provider and can now offer courses in “The Management of Planning Supervision”. Accreditation is the APS quality mark for courses provided by other organisations: it endorses those training providers who offer first rate courses in the management of planning supervision. It goes beyond the strict requirements of the Construction (Design and Management) ‘CDM’ regulations and promotes best practice so that the validated and accredited courses reflect the function typically required by clients when appointing planning supervisors. To become accredited, Butler and Young had to provide a range of information including:
AND demonstrate its understanding of:
Course materials include comprehensive notes and copies of the HSC’s Approved Code of Practice (HSG 224) as well as the APS Guide to the Management of Planning Supervision. Further details on dates and venues for The Management of Planning Supervision courses being run by Butler and Young Ltd is available from APS on its website at www.aps.org.uk, or contacting APS on 0131 221 9959 6. ICES seeks new Chief Executive The leading professional body for civil engineering surveyors wishes to appoint a new Chief Executive to replace the existing CEO who is approaching retirement age. The appointee will be required to provide full time executive direction to the promotion, co-ordination, implementation and achievement of its affairs and objectives. Likely candidates will already be experienced senior professionals connected with the construction industry, preferably the civil and heavy engineering industries, with a broad general knowledge of its workings, methods, professional bodies and governmental interfaces. A flair for marketing and communication will be an advantage and an ability to deal with persons at the highest level is essential. Salary will be by negotiation based on experience. Commencement of appointment 1 January 2007. For a fuller specification and job description, please express your interest by applying for details and forwarding your CV, which will be treated in the strictest confidence, to: Executive Director Closing date for applications is 31 May 2006. 7. ConstructionSkills calls for more employers to sign up to support an Inspire Scholar ConstructionSkills has had over 1,000 applications of interest from students planning to study construction-related degrees and is calling on more employers to sign up to support an Inspire Scholar. Employers wanting to get involved with the scheme this year have until the end of May 2006 to confirm their support. Over 100 leading employers are on course to sign up to support the Inspire Scholarships construction sector undergraduate funding scheme. The scheme, which is run by Sector Skills Council, ConstructionSkills, will have doubled in size in just its second year. Mark Way, a ConstructionSkills spokesperson commented: “The Inspire Scholarships scheme has grown dramatically and we expect student numbers to increase three-fold this year. However, with levels of student interest, there is still plenty of opportunity for more employers to get involved. For employers, the Inspire Scholarships scheme means more than just the match-funding that we offer them. It also means they can support undergraduate scholars while ConstructionSkills administers the process and finds candidate students on their behalf. We also market the scheme, which means employers have an opportunity to raise the profiles of their organisations.” Based on current levels of employer sign-ups, the scheme will this year be able to offer grants of up to £9,000 and work experience to over 150 undergraduates studying built environment-related courses starting in 2006, three times as many as 2005. The scheme has attracted support from across the industry, with architecture practices, engineering and surveying firms, management consultancies, as well as contractors signing up. Bruce Boughton, Lovell Partnership, one of the Inspire Scholarships employers adds: “The Inspire scheme provides Lovell with the opportunity to assist high calibre students with their construction degree courses, both financially and with practical work experience in the industry. The business projects the students complete during their placements with us give them an opportunity to put their academic learning into practice and add real value to our business. The programme enables us to establish relationships with the sponsored students at an early stage and – with a strong likelihood that we will be able to offer the students jobs on completion of their studies – it also helps us fulfil our commitment to bringing new talent into the company and the industry.” The Inspire Scholarships scheme offers funding of up to £9,000 for students throughout their courses. The programme also provides scholars with on-site experience with top employers, as well as the possibility of a permanent job after graduation. In addition to funding, the construction employers that have contributed to the scheme have committed to offering 10 week summer placements, as well as further placements during students’ sandwich years and the possibility of employment post-graduation. More information for students about the scheme is available at: www.bconstructive.co.uk/scholarship. Employers interested in the scheme should contact Karen Patrick at ConstructionSkills karen.patrick@citb.co.uk. Read about how the Inspire Scholarship scheme is being promoted to university students. 8. Volunteers from Industry Wanted ICF Consulting on behalf of Defra, are seeking industry representatives to take part in working groups designed to carry out the preliminary cost effectiveness analysis for implementing the Water Framework Directive. In order to ensure that industry is effectively represented, representatives are being sought to participate in the following proposed working groups:
For further information please contact ICF Consulting directly on Tel: +44(0)20 7391 4712 or email GColarullo@icfconsulting.com. 9. Events The events page of the CIC website is frequently updated visit the events page for details. |
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