CIBSE NEWS
Calling extraordinary employers!
If you’re an employer who puts the development of young engineers at the heart of your business, and shows innovation and commitment to developing their skills, make sure you enter the Employer of the Year awards. The awards, presented by
CIBSE YEN, reward organisations that proactively champion young people in the industry. The closing date for
entries is 6 May. Winners will be announced on 7 July at Millbank Tower, London, at an event sponsored by Baxi Commercial Divison. For further details and an entry form, visit
www.cibse.org/awards
Final fees reminder
Members are reminded that payment of subscriptions was due on 1 January. For those who have not yet paid, they risk being lapsed, and so will no longer receive the benefits of membership. Anyone who has not renewed
their membership before 9 May will not receive the June edition of CIBSE Journal, or any future issues, until payment is received. You can renew your membership online at
www.cibse.org/payments, or contact the subscriptions department on 020 8772 3655.
CIC launches new skills website
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has recently launched a new skills website. The site, at
www.cicskills.org.
uk, includes a range of resources for those looking for information about working in the construction industry, including DVDs for schools and a new careers pack, A Professional Career in the Built Environment, which is free to download. The website also provides an employers’ toolkit, which offers practical support for educational outreach and career opportunities for young people. CIBSE has its own careers
factsheets, which are specific to the building services industry and are available free from
www.cibse.org
18 CIBSE Journal May 2011
CPD continues to prove useful to members
l Continuing professional development is thriving
The CIBSE CPD Panel recently sampled a total of 70 CPD returns, following receipt of 683 returns that were received in 2010. Overall, feedback was positive. Returns that were sampled generally demonstrated a wide range of activities, including e-learning, distance learning, on-the-job learning, private study and reading, mentoring, seminars, formal courses/lectures and giving presentations. There were, however, a couple of
issues identified by the panel. The majority of individuals had not recorded
their objectives for the year; at the start of the year members are requested to identify their objectives – determining the skills and knowledge needed to achieve these, and produce a plan taking into account learning opportunities available, time and resources required, and a date for completion. These should be recorded in the ‘objectives’ section. At the end of the year, members should then
Returns that were sampled generally demonstrated a wide range of activities
evaluate the learning achieved and whether objectives had been met or were outstanding, giving reasons. The second issue was that there was no information on the ‘employer comments’ section of the return form. Feedback from members’ employers is useful to establish whether they directly or indirectly support CPD. Employers should be aware of how CIBSE membership benefits them. Brief information on the background of members (that is, the section of the industry where they work) is also useful. All CIBSE members, and CIBSE
low carbon energy assessors and air conditioning inspectors, are required
to keep their CPD online record up to date. This feedback should help members maintain useful and complete records. CPD is not difficult to demonstrate and there are
a vast range of activities that can contribute to your development.
To view an example of a completed CPD record on the CIBSE website, visit
www.cibse.org
New course to offer management
training to engineers A five-day course offering higher level management skills for building services engineers has just been launched by the University of Reading. The open-access course,
titled ‘Management for Building Services Engineering’, forms an MSc module and can be studied as part of the university’s full MSc in Intelligent Buildings, or completed as a stand-alone course contributing to an individual’s professional development. The course was developed in response to needs identified by employers, with concern raised that the changing and increasingly multi-skilled nature of the sector requires better, higher-level management skills than those provided by more traditional personnel development routes. It has been developed with extensive input from industry
The new management course will help meet engineers needs
stakeholders, including CIBSE, SummitSkills, the Electrical Contractors Association, the Heating and Ventilating Contractors Association, EAL, Bovis Lease, Gratte Brothers, and Moving Ambition. Content includes: important
new insights into strategic management; managing stakeholders; project planning;
marketing to customers and building customer confidence; and stimulating staff retention and skills development. The course also includes a site visit where participants will be encouraged to apply what they have learnt. The first course will start on
6 June. To find out more contact Dr Abbas Elmualim at
a.a.elmualim@reading.ac.uk.
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