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    Building an Inclusive Workforce

    Any industry suffering from a skills shortage is shooting itself in the foot if it doesn’t make itself an attractive career option for the entire population. But that’s where we in the construction sector find ourselves, having failed to attract a diverse workforce.

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    We are Stronger Together in tackling modern slavery

    The consequences of the fallout from the Grenfell Tower disaster is likely to put considerable pressure on the resources within the industry to cope with the extensive rework programmes needed to remedy the growing numbers of unsafe buildings.

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    Being MCIOB, CPD and the Future

    I’ve blogged about my job, my location and my professional qualification. What have I learned and what’s next for me?

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    Me, PDP and Becoming MCIOB

    In my previous blogs, I’ve talked about my route to a pro construction career and my current role.

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    How I ended up as a QS in Brunei

    You probably don’t associate Sri Lanka with skyscrapers but there are some very tall buildings there. As I was growing up, I became fascinated by the construction of the many high buildings also springing up around me. My father was a Land Surveyor and I knew that I really wanted to become a part of this industry wherever my future was going to be.

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    Measure for Measure - Career Diary of a QS

    Hello. I’m Vipattz Ratnarajah MCIOB. I’m a Native Sri Lankan currently working as a Quantity Surveyor in Brunei Darussalam, a small sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. I was awarded chartered membership from the CIOB in July 2016.

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    Honing your board game technique

    Making the leap from middle to senior management needn’t be daunting – if you’ve already honed your skills for the boardroom

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    Building Team Construction

    Watching England beat Italy in the Six Nations on Sunday, I was struck by the similarities between rugby and the construction industry.

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    Apprenticeships are front and centre

    This happens to be National Apprenticeship Week (6-10 March 2017), but apprenticeships are front and centre in people’s attentions for plenty of other reasons as well.

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    Social Mobility: how do we drive real change in our industry?

    As we go about our professional work, we are wise to keep an eye on broader issues facing society. One such issue is that of ‘Social Mobility’, which is helpfully explored in the recent CIOB report, Social Mobility and Construction: Building routes to opportunity.

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