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CITB NI Celebrate Construction winners at Annual CIOB Awards
CITB NI hosted another successful Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Lecture and Awards evening at Nutts Corner Training Centre acknowledging local students in their professional exams in 2017.
The presentation focused on the exceptional work by GRAHAM-BAM Healthcare Partnership for the £85m Ulster Hospital Phase B2 Inpatient Ward Block which was awarded the overall winner at the Construction Excellence Awards 2017.
Certificates were awarded to candidates who successfully passed their CIOB examinations last year through QTAS and Training LMS training organisations. Sharon Dempster (Training LMS) was presented with the Best Overall Performance Award for her outstanding results in the CMP programme in 2017 achieving both the highest marks in NI and overall.
Barry Neilson, Chief Executive CITB NI presented the students with their certificates said,”
Congratulations to everyone who achieved recognition in their professional exams. CITB NI are proud to host these awards annually and acknowledge those who have worked incredibly hard to achieve CIOB status. Special congratulations go to Sharon Dempster who has excelled in her achievements but in doing so also demonstrates that construction is no longer considered an industry only suitable for men. CITB NI facilitates a women in construction network to help raise the profile of females working in the industry highlighting their success in order to break down the stereotypes traditionally related to the sector.”
As part of the ceremony certificates were awarded to those who gained top grades in GCSE Construction and Built Environment in 2017. First place was awarded to Caoimhinn Gormley, St Louis Grammar School, Ballymena, second place Susanna Crabbe and third place James Dickey both from Ballymena Academy.
Barry Neilson continued, “We are delighted to also present awards to those young people who have excelled at GCSE in Construction and Built Environment. We congratulate them for undertaking the subject and acknowledge their success."
Again it is wonderful to see young female students excel in these subject areas that historically would have been male dominated and we hope this trend continues.
Construction is a diverse and dynamic industry with opportunity for a range of career roles from project management to working onsite. Today’s youth are essentially the constructors of the future and we need to invest in their training and development also to help the industry grow and develop.”
Anyone interested in supervisory or management level qualifications through CIOB can contact Niamh Webbley-O’Gorman Development Manager - Ireland
The Chartered Institute of Building t: +44 1344 630 848m: +353 87 783 1234
e: NWebbley-OGorman@ciob.org.uk w: www.ciob.org