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CIOB’s £50k teaching support
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Jobert Pepito Fermilan MCIOB, associate director Capita – Real Estate & Infrastructure
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CIOB pledges £50k support for teaching room
CIOB has pledged £50k to sponsor
teaching facilities at the University of Wolverhampton’s School of Architecture and Built Environment.
The teaching room, opened recently by CEO Caroline Gumble and pro vice-chancellor Tim Steele, will offer facilities for students on built environment courses at the university’s new construction super-campus.
The school, which opened in August 2020, won the Conservation and Regeneration Award at the Constructing Excellence Midlands Awards 2021 and the New Build Award at last year’s Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) Awards.
It is the latest addition to the university’s £120m investment in a
Wolverhampton University’s School of Architecture of Architecture and Built Environment The university’s Springfield Campus occupies the site of a former brewery new construction excellence campus at the city’s former Springfield Brewery regeneration site.
It offers specialist teaching and social learning spaces, design studios, specialist labs, multidisciplinary workshops, lecture theatre, cafe, offices, meeting rooms, ICT rooms and a top-floor super studio with double-height ceilings.
CIOB has been collaborating with the university since 2017 when it introduced its first qualification in Building Control.
Gumble described the facilities as “a purpose-built education centre for tomorrow’s construction professionals”. She said: “CIOB has funded these spaces, including the state-of-the-art CIOB room along with a dedicated pod in the atrium, to provide visibility and accessibility to students and staff and home for our dedicated CIOB liaison manager.”
She added: “We want to raise standards, promote professionalism and support new entrants into this important industry and, of course, grow our community and bring more people into chartership.”
Steele said: “The partnership with the CIOB is valuable. We share many key priorities such as driving professional standards, innovation and strengthening the talents of those who are based in the industry.”
CIOB also sponsored graduation prizes presented in July to students who have excelled in their studies. ●
Why did you choose a career in construction? What else might you have done? I grew up in the Philippines and travelled with my parents around the world for the hope of a better life. During those travels, I built an affinity for buildings and skyscrapers – wondering how they were built, the meaning behind why they were built in this particular setting or environment, and the challenges they had to overcome to make it work.
I have always been competitive and played team sports. After representing Cumbria Rugby in my youth and trialling for Newcastle Falcons Rugby Academy at 11 I would have loved to play professional rugby.
You’ve become the Tomorrow’s Leaders representative for Preston Hub. What are your plans in this role? I intend on building on the success of the local hub and enhancing its strategic objectives by recruiting new members. I have exciting plans ahead.
What are your career ambitions? I have aspirations of managing a business in our industry at the C-suite level in the next seven years. I have a personal desire to help others develop in their careers in many ways, such as mentoring, coaching and/or sponsoring.
What do you do in your spare time? I have two young boys who keep me busy outside of my working hours. Otherwise, when I get a little bit of time, I run to keep mentally and physically strong. During Covid I ran ultra distances to challenge myself.
