CIOB Construction Ambassadors
CIOB Construction Ambassadors
Inspire a new generation – in just one hour you can share your construction career story with students near you.
Become a Construction Ambassador
Are you interested in going into schools and colleges to share your experiences in the industry and to support the pipeline of future construction talent? If so, then a CIOB Construction Ambassador role is for you. Working through schools, colleges, youth or community groups or organisations such as museums, CIOB Construction Ambassadors inspire young people about construction and the built environment.
Why become an Ambassador?
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Expand your network and create valuable connections through events and workshops
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Showcase your industry expertise and inspire the new generation
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Contribute to shaping the future and growth of the construction industry
How to become an Ambassador
For those in the UK & Northern Ireland, CIOB has partnered with STEM Learning, enabling our members to sign up as CIOB Construction Ambassadors. STEM provides a well-established platform for connecting with schools and colleges, a funded DBS process, induction training and over 200 Construction and Built Environment resources for most secondary and FE college learners.
Through the platform, ambassadors can offer their time/level of involvement. Educators then post requests for one of the volunteers via the online platform.
When signing up for the first time, we ask our members to state they are part of the CIOB so we can keep track of their activity and impact, as well as the opportunity to communicate with our ambassadors.
Leadership is about using your platform to make a difference. Through activities like STEM outreach, I’ve seen how powerful it can be to inspire the next generation and to show them that there’s a place for everyone in construction.
Anne Okafor, Construction Ambassador
Sign up for the Think Construction Toolkit
Think Construction is a resource pack for Construction Ambassadors and teachers to utilise in schools to encourage young people to consider the construction sector as a career destination. It consists of ready-made lesson plans, a construction careers presentation template and video playlist. The content has been shaped by research carried out with young people to understand their perceptions of the industry, as well as input from teachers and industry advisers.
Additional Information
Supporting someone to get started in the industry?
CIOB Aspire is our new initiative to inspire and support individuals to take their first steps towards building a career in construction. It’s here to support students, career changers, educators, parents and employers with information, resources, and opportunities that will help build knowledge and gain industry insights.