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The Global Student Challenge
Reaching the finals was most definitely a goal for the team as it shows any employer you have that special edge from other graduate CVs.
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The CIOB & Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships are synonymous with the construction industry. For many CIOB members an apprenticeship will have been the starting point to their professional career and yet for many years, and for many reasons, they have fallen out of vogue. In part due to a series of different government approaches that have favoured academic routes.
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The CIOB Benevolent Fund
Any one of us can find ourselves in difficult circumstances and not know where to turn.
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Graduating with the CIOB
James Perry is a Regional Risk Surveyor with Q Assure Build. He became a Chartered member of the CIOB last year and attended a graduation ceremony in November.
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Happy New Year – lots to look forward to for the CIOB
Our CEO looks ahead to 2020 and previews some of the activity lined up for early this year.
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Christmas Message from the CIOB President
Back in the summer I had the privilege of taking up the Presidency of the CIOB. During my inaugural address at the Members’ Forum, I announced that mental health and wellbeing are central themes for my year as President.
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Changes to CIOB social media
At our Members Forum in Edinburgh a number of delegates asked us to review our presence in social media to improve engagement and empower more members to get involved. So, following the Forum we enlisted the help of a brand strategy and communications agency to undertake a full, impartial analysis of CIOB social media.
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Change Management in the Construction Industry
Is it me or is the impact and management of change a topic on everyone's lips, regardless of industry, size of organisation or geographical location. Maybe driven by the conversations I am often asked to be part of but ‘Change Management’ seems to both be simultaneously in favour as the next industry movement (the likes of Agile and Digital Transformation) and yet also be the subject of many conversations where Change Management in dead or at least dying.
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Election 2019 - what the manifestos might mean for the building and construction sector
The next general election is now just a week or so away. As the UK readies itself for its third general election since 2015, each of the main UK political parties are now in full campaign mode and have released their manifestos. We take a look at what they say about the built environment.
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The CIOB shines a spotlight on our work in Wales
The CIOB’s activities in Wales have been quietly gathering momentum this year, with lots of support for industry initiatives and many policy and public affairs successes. This is an overview of what the Welsh team has achieved this year.
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From Student to Professional
As a school boy, I knew that I wanted to be in the construction industry. I knew that I wanted to be working on major projects – place my mark and legacy on the international construction scene. How to get there was the question.
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Support for someone who might be suffering.
In 2018, the Office for National Statistics reported that rates of suicide amongst construction workers was 3.7 times above the national average.