Built Environment Professionals
Key support information for Northern Ireland
CITB-ConstructionSkills NI working with Professionals
CITB-ConstructionSkills NI, The Construction Industry Council (CIC ) and CITB-ConstructionSkills, are working in partnership as ConstructionSkills, the Sector Skills Council for Construction.
CIC are a representative forum for professional bodies, research organisations and specialist business associations in the construction industry.
www.cic.org.uk
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Key Information and Updates
CIC Cascade: The briefing covering topical construction and built environment issues from the Construction Industry
Ongoing news from CIC
http://www.cicskills.org.uk/news/news.php.
New Website focusing on developing the skill, retention and productivity of built environment and construction professionals
http://www.cicskills.org.uk/
CPD events
http://www.cpdevents.org.uk/
The website brings together learning opportunities for Built Environment Professionals, regardless of profession or institution, allowing you to find events, seminars, courses and learning materials focused on particular topics/subjects. One of the key aims of this website is to empower you to adopt a more meaningful approach to your CPD and to help provide the guidance and support to facilitate this.
Institutions and employers can add events onto the CPD events free of charge.
For further information on planning your career visit CIC's Built Environment Careers Route Map at
http://careers.cicskills.org.uk/index.php
Card Schemes for Professionals
Cards are increasingly demanded as proof of occupational competence by contractors, public and private clients and others. For more information on CSR cards
http://www.cefni.co.uk/ and for further information on CSCS cards
http://www.cscs.uk.com/
Reviewing National Occupational Standards (NOS)
National Occupational Standards describe the compentencies required by an individual to carryout a particular job function relating to their role to a specific benchmark
Find out more about NOS and professionals
http://www.cic.org.uk/standards/
Addressing the Low Carbon Challenge
Delivering the low carbon challenge and development of the built environment functional map
http://www.cic.org.uk/standards/current-projects.aspx
For further information on this area contact Patricia Behal -
pbehal@cic.org.uk
Lobbying on Future Skills
The recession has had a huge impact on built environment professionals
http://www.cicskills.org.uk/news/news.php?news_id=161
For more information, please contact
dcracknell@cic.org.uk
Developing a Technical & Higher Apprenticeship Strategy - CIC is seeking to develop a coherent strategy on apprentices for the sector
Have your say on foundation degree, technical, advanced and higher apprenticeships contact Patricia Behal –
pbehal@cic.org.uk
Click here for more information on Resources for further information on Labour Market Intelligence, Diversity, Strategic Planning and careers guidance
Construction Ambassadors
Construction Ambassadors give young people a real-life perspective of the industry by visiting schools and colleges, giving presentations and sharing their experiences about a career in construction. These visits are invaluable to help support careers guidance information for both the students and the teachers.
The Construction Ambassadors are a regional network of people who already work in construction and range from young graduates to experienced workers and cover all the trades and professions. For further information contact Gayle Beckett 028 90 824215