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Social Mobility: how do we drive real change in our industry?
As we go about our professional work, we are wise to keep an eye on broader issues facing society. One such issue is that of ‘Social Mobility’, which is helpfully explored in the recent CIOB report, Social Mobility and Construction: Building routes to opportunity.
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CIOB launches industry's first ethical construction MOOC
The five-week interactive course is free and open to anyone working in the built environment sector globally, it is tailor made for construction professionals
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CIOB Chief Executive Chris Blythe receives OBE in New Year Honours list
For more than 20 years Chris has been involved in vocational education and training, together with business development. He has been Chief Executive at the CIOB since January 2000
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Construction a beacon for social mobility, says CIOB
Study reveals skilled trades and infrastructure catalysts for greater social mobility
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CIOB invites the public to choose the 2016 Art of Building Photographer of the Year
The built environments most amazing and poignant stories are revealed today as the Art of Building announces the top 15 shots to have made it through to the public final. Amongst the shortlist appears a windfarm turned into a dandelion through multiple exposures and a photo that describes how modern architecture can be a conduit for people to express their faith
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CIOB presents 'Masterminds of Construction', a collaboration with ITN Productions
CIOB launches ‘Masterminds of Construction’, an in-depth news and current affairs-style programme that brings greater understanding about the value of construction and explores the career opportunities available to young people in the industry
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CIOB launches Academy for the industry - by the industry
A new dedicated training academy developed by the industry for the industry has been launched to help prepare construction professionals for a fast-changing industry
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Training that gets to the heart of the industry
As members know, CIOB has been setting educational standards and working with professional training providers for years. So you might be wondering why we’ve suddenly decided to do our own thing?
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100+ organisations publish first International Ethics Standards (IES)
The IES Coalition believes that creating a universally applicable set of ethics values will help assert the role of ethics and help ensure greater professionalism
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Autumn Statement 2016: Chancellor right to place productivity centre stage, says CIOB
As the Chancellor Philip Hammond announces the 2016 Autumn Statement, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) provides its reaction to the Government’s core commitments to construction and the wider economy.
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The man who shoots Battersea
Kilian O’Sullivan is one of a select group of photographers chosen to document the evolution of Battersea Power Station. He tells Art of Building what it’s like getting inside the guts of one of London’s most prominent landmarks
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3 Square Metres - an everyday story of modern slavery
Nick Ng’s haunting images of Bangladeshi labourers working and sleeping on a Malaysian building site capture the everyday mundanity of modern day slavery
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