CIC Nations & Regions

The area is aligned with that of the RDA which comprises Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham and Tees Valley. Meeting are held on a regular basis at different locations mainly within Durham and Newcastle. Chandru Vemury (IStructE) is the chair of CIC NE and Caroline Morton (NAWIC) is the Deputy Chair.

Key objectives:

Cross professional CPD

Sector Skills

Recruitment and careers

Professional skills for sustainability, low carbon building and innovation

Sectoral collaboration, for example with IGNITE, RIEP and the RDA

It aims to establish a network of organisations to consider issues relevant to the region and to promote public awareness of the construction industry. The current Chair is Philip Isgar (APM) who is supported by two Vice Chairs, Nooshin Akrami and Christine Leigh (CABE).

CPCNI is working for the greater good of the construction industry and we want to work with the Northern Ireland Executive to help deliver the initiatives that they are putting in place.

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Chaired by David Pearce (RIBA), CIC South West provides a single voice for professionals in all sectors of the built environment through its collective membership. Key Objectives Offer a regional policy forum for professions to debate and respond effectively to consultations that affect the construction sector in the region. Engage with Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEP), cultural organisations using CIC as the voice of the construction sector in the South West through regional forums and events. Communicate CIC South West policy and activity through regional media and publications. Support the professional skills base in the construction sector. Engage with ConstructionSkills (CS) to increase awareness of construction professions within the regions’ schools and colleges. CIC South West – Events and Activities Our committee meets four times a year, where we agree which events the CIC will support or develop. Events Please follow this link to access details of all of the construction events taking place in the South West: http://www.cicsouthwest.org.uk

The group currently consists of 27 employer representatives within the professional services sector, with members including Directors, Partners, HR Managers and others with specific responsibility for training and staff development. The group also includes representation from key professional institutions in Wales including the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) and Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA). Group members nominate a chair and vice chair from within the group on an annual basis and meet at least twice a year, with online and telephone communication continued throughout the year. The current chair is Ann-Marie Smale MBE, Director of Powell Dobson Architects. The Construction Industry Council and ConstructionSkills also attend the meetings with ConstructionSkills providing secretariat support to the group. Following the first meeting the group decided the focus of their work should concern planning legislation and the planning process, the low carbon agenda, recruitment and retention of talent, the qualifications cross over to the All Wales Qualification Group, and institutions involvement. Sub task groups will be formed surrounding these key issues with a member chair being responsible for feeding into the main group. Key Objectives To develop a ConstructionSkills strategy for addressing the needs of the professional services sector in Wales as informed by the ConstructionSkills 2010 research. To agree a rolling five year action plan to address these needs. To inform the future work of ConstructionSkills within the professional services sector in Wales. To act as advisers to ConstructionSkills to ensure services and support meet the needs of the professional services sector. To liaise and co-ordinate with the Professional Body Forum – also established following this research – and other ConstructionSkills groups with representation on other groups as necessary. To seek funding for project based initiatives which arise from action plan.