CIBSE News

Key issues driving the agenda

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CIBSE has just published a concise set of key issues to

help drive the agenda for a more sustainable building stock. The issues, which underpin

CIBSE’s day-to-day activity and drive our communications, cover two themes. Firstly, delivering

a working, low-carbon built environment:

• Refurbishment of existing buildings – CIBSE will be working to make increased levels of information available to the industry on how to refurbish buildings efficiently; • Achieving legislative compliance – European and UK building regulations are key to creating a more sustainable building stock. However, these regulations are useless if they are not enforced; • The importance of real, measured energy performance data – for

building owners and operators to be able to meet legislation demands, to record energy consumption and access and use that information is essential; • Building operational engineering – knowledgeable operational engineers are central to the delivery of a low-carbon built environment, and so CIBSE will continue to update and increase the information offered to them; and • Realistic, clear objectives – terms such as zero carbon must have a clear definition that is understood

and communicated concisely to the right people at the right time, avoiding overloading building owners and operators with too much legislation.

Secondly, delivering effective, low carbon engineers:

• Skills for the future – meeting targets for zero carbon buildings will rely on a highly skilled workforce, demanding efforts by government and educational establishments to ensure skills are developed where required; • Design team collaboration – increased integration between design and build teams will be essential, involving building services from the outset; and • Engineering excellence – we believe this should run through everything that we do. To read the key issues in full, visit

www.cibse.org

Graduate survey results revealed

Results are now in from the first CIBSE graduate member survey. We received a fantastic response

and the results will help us better understand what we are doing right, and what can be improved. Respondents rated the CIBSE

Journal, CIBSE publications, CIBSE website downloads and CPD opportunities as the top four ‘most useful’ benefits of membership. We were also pleased to see

that 70 per cent of members have employers who highly value your CIBSE membership. Also,

CIBSE 2010 Low Carbon Yacht Rally

The Southern Region Low Carbon Yacht Rally will take place on Saturday 26 June in Portsmouth. The event, open to anyone working within building services, will challenge participants to round the Nab Tower using only renewable energy. The rally will be followed by a dinner and prize giving, held on the viewing platform of Portsmouth’s Spinnaker Tower, offering spectactular views of the area. To register and for more information contact

d.pope@popeconsulting.co.uk

97 per cent of you felt you lacked skills in some areas when starting work in the industry, such as building regulations or project management. In response, CIBSE Training is offering all current and future graduate members a £50 voucher for Mid-Career College courses or CIBSE’s Flexible Learning Modules; details will be emailed shortly. To see the great range of courses available visit

www.cibsetraining.co.uk

Another result revealed that 96 per cent want to progress

their membership to become qualified, which was supported by an overall trend that called for more structured support to achieve professional registration. CIBSE will use your feedback to

help revitalise your membership. We are looking into options to develop better online resources and support to help you achieve your career goal – so stay tuned. To read the survey results in full,

visit www.cibseyoungmembers. co.uk/graduates/graduate- membership

Apprentice partnership agreed

CIBSE has signed a partnership agreement with Building Engineering Services Training (BEST), enabling institution membership for people taking apprenticeships and following the NVQ path. This will allow those on the Advanced Modern Apprentices course to join CIBSE as student members and subsequently to follow Licentiate EngTech registration. BEST facilitates Advanced

Modern Apprenticeship and adult worker training/qualification programmes, funded by the government. The apprenticeship programmes enable those with

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building services engineering skills to gain training and essential work experience while studying at NVQ level 2 or 3 in a relevant subject. For the first time there will

be a clear pathway linking the apprentices into membership, so they can then develop their skills against the competencies set out for Licentiate EngTech – thereby encouraging the apprentice towards a structured career path. Registration at the EngTech level

with the Engineering Council, and Licentiate Membership with CIBSE, will be met through an individual case procedure. For more information visit www.cibse.org

Training and development

Submissions

The closing date for annual submissions to be considered at the July 2010 Training and Development Panel meeting is 8 June. Training submissions and

any queries, plus employers’ enquiries and applications for approved company training schemes, should be addressed to Parvin Begum, training and development administrator, on 020 8772 3612 or e-mail

pbegum@cibse.org

CPD Directory update

To be added to the Directory of CPD Course Providers, contact Parvin Begum, on 020 8772 3612 or email pbegum@cibse.org We also accept applications

for online courses and we will welcome more e-learning applications. A concessionary rate is

available for entries into some categories. New companies recently

added to the CPD Directory are: Anord Control Systems; Oventrop UK Ltd; Exhausto Ltd; EarthEnergy Ltd; Team (Energy Auditing Agency); GEA Grenco Ltd; and Menerga. For more information on

training and development visit the IPD CPD section of the CIBSE website at www.cibse.org

University offers free ‘Build Up’ courses

CIBSE would like to remind members about the University of Westminster’s Build Up programme, which the institute is supporting. Aimed at those built environment professionals currently unemployed or under- employed, it offers a range of free courses that promote and develop inter-professional working and new ways of looking at urban issues. Running through to the end of

September 2010, the programme will give those eligible the opportunity to identify and develop skills in key shortage areas. You can follow Build Up on

Twitter and LinkedIn for the latest programme updates. For more information visit

www.build-up.org.uk

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