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The last job I was on, the recruiter didn’t tell me I needed a special drill. When I arrived, the supervisor on site was furious because I was the fourth bloke who’d turned up drill-less, use-less or both. I didn’t actually own this special drill but I needed that job so I told them I did and that night, I went out and bought one.
I attended a stakeholder meeting organised by Counter Terrorism Policing and the Home Office as part of their engagement with business, trade unions and professional bodies across the country to raise awareness of the government’s Prevent programme. The government’s Prevent programme is part of its four-pronged counter-terrorism strategy which also includes, Prepare, Pursue and Protect. It is aimed at preventing terrorism by using multi-agency safeguarding principles to identify people who are vulnerable and provide early intervention to prevent them from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.
Construction Youth Trust is a charity whose aim is to inspire and enable young people to overcome barriers and discover a career in the construction and built environment sector.
I’m pleased that the launch of our new report, the Real Face of Construction, went well and I want to thank everyone who joined us at the launch event.
As we enter our second year of action, Mates in Mind remain committed to empowering employers across the construction industry to be the change that is needed to improve mental wellbeing within the sector.
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.
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.
Any one of us can find ourselves in difficult circumstances and not know where to turn.
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.
Our CEO looks ahead to 2020 and previews some of the activity lined up for early this year.
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.
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.