£1,000 award for high-achieving Diploma in C&BE student announced

A talented Diploma in Construction and the Built Environment (C&BE) student will be rewarded with a £1,000 prize for their hard work and achievements at this year’s Construction Manager of the Year Awards.

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) will present the special award to an exceptional C&BE Level 3 Diploma student who has achieved an overall grade B to A* and a good profile of grades for their Principle Learning and Project modules. As keen supporters of the Diploma, the CIOB is offering the cash prize to motivate and encourage young people to take up careers in the built environment.

Bridget Boreham, the CIOB’s Chief Operating Officer, said: “We are delighted to support the Diploma and reward the student who has achieved the strongest profile each year. The Diploma places the built environment at the heart of mainstream secondary education and a whole generation will now see opportunities for careers that, until now, they were hardly aware of.

“Too often the brightest pupils in schools are not aware of the positive difference this industry makes to people’s lives and the environment around us. It is in everyone’s interest to make sure young people get the skills they need to succeed, whether they decide to go into a job with training or continue studying at college or university.”

The winning entry will be judged by representative from the CIOB and the Diploma Delivery Partnership team. The triumphant student will receive their award at a red-carpet ceremony held on 14 October in the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane. 

As the lead partner in the Diploma Development Partnership (DDP), ConstructionSkills has worked closely with CIOB to establish this year’s award. Nick Gooderson, Head of Training and Qualifications at ConstructionSkills said: “The Diploma in C&BE is a very challenging and dynamic course, and it is only right that we should recognise and reward the achievements of our hardworking students.

“The prize of £1,000 could make a real difference to a student’s future education, whether they choose the path of Higher Education, or whether they decide to take on an apprenticeship, it is there to help encourage even more talent into this vibrant industry.”

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Notes to editors

For more information contact:

Jessica Hope on 0300 456 5407 / Jessica.hope@cskills.org

About the Diploma in C&BE

• The Diploma teaches students about professions such as architecture, civil engineering and building services, the regulatory framework, design processes, and the enterprise and management challenges which construction poses.
• The Diploma in Construction and the Built Environment (C&BE) has been developed by the Diploma Development Partnership (DDP) made up of ConstructionSkills, Summit Skills, Asset Skills, Proskills, Energy & Utility skills and the ECITB
• By 2011 all students in the country will be able to choose a Diploma in one of 17 disciplines
• Alongside compulsory modules, students will have the opportunity to choose from a range of other subject options, whilst continuing to develop core skills in English, maths and IT.  This learning will be advanced by work experience, which will provide a chance for young people to learn from and be mentored by professionals working in their chosen field

About CIOB

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) represents for the public benefit the most diverse set of professionals in the construction industry.

Our Mission

To contribute to the creation of a modern, progressive, and responsible construction industry; able to meet the economic, environmental and social challenges faced in the 21st century.

Our 7 Guiding Principles

• Creating extraordinary people through professional learning and continuous personal development.
• Promoting the built environment as central to the quality of life for everyone everywhere.
• Achieving a sustainable future, worldwide.
• Advocating exemplary ethical practice and behaviour, integrity and transparency.
• Pursuing excellence in management practice, and technological innovation rooted in evidence based science.
• Being socially responsible and working responsibly.
• Enabling our members to find an emotional resonance with the Institute; their success is our success.

We have over 45,000 members around the world and are considered to be the international voice of the building professional, representing an unequalled body of knowledge concerning the management of the total building process.

Chartered Member status is recognised internationally as the mark of a true, skilled professional in the construction industry and CIOB members have a common commitment to achieving and maintaining the highest possible standards within the built environment.