NI careers event for women

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Careers NI event encourages young women to consider construction

CIOB and CITB join forces to host careers event for Women in Construction Network Notice of meeting

As part of Northern Ireland

Apprenticeship Week in spring, the CIOB joined forces with CITB NI to host a Women in Construction Network event encouraging young women to consider a career in construction.

Talks from six successful women working in the industry covered occupations such as architecture, procurement and supply chain management, construction law, health and safety, design management and commercial management.

Opportunities to travel and progress were highlighted, as well as the fact that the industry is open to career-changers as well as those who enter from school. Pupils asked

“Opportunities to travel and progress were highlighted, as well as the fact that the industry is open to careerchangers as well as those who enter from school”

questions in an interactive session and were sent follow-up information.

Twenty schools benefited from the event, either attending on the day or accessing the recording. ●

The CITB NI’s Women in Construction Network is open to anyone working in the industry. Email karen.hunter@ citbni.org.uk for details.

Clockwise from top left: Karen Hunter (CITB); Jenna Bell (CIOB); Wendy Beatty (William & Henry Alexander); Aine McNicholl (Combined Facilities Management); Geraldine Conway (Mascott Construction); Claire McCarry (Quigg Golden); Áine Glackin (White Ink Architects); Danielle Gillespie (Gilbert-Ash)

AGM The CIOB Benevolent Fund

Notice is hereby given that the 29th Annual General Meeting of the Chartered Institute of Building Benevolent Fund will be convened via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 29 June 2021 at 10.30am for the purposes set out below. By order of the CIOB Benevolent Fund Board, Emma McKay, Benevolent Fund manager, May 2021.

Note: Under the articles of association, any corporate, non-corporate or qualifying member who has made a ‘suggested contribution’ to the funds of the association in the current financial year is a member of the association and is entitled to attend and vote at the meeting. Other CIOB members, who have not contributed as outlined above, may attend at the discretion of members of the association but may not vote (see note 2, below).

Agenda 1. Notice convening the meeting. 2. Apologies for absence. 3. To confirm the minutes of the previous AGM held on 30 June 2020 (see note 1, below). 4. To consider the report of the Directors and Trustees for the year ended 31 December 2020. 5. Any other business. 6. Date of the next Annual General Meeting – Tuesday 28 June 2022.

Note 1: Copies of the minutes of the previous AGM are available with the 2020 report of the Directors and Trustees, at www.ciobbenevolentfund. org.uk in advance of the AGM. Note 2: Any member wishing to attend via Microsoft Teams is asked to contact the Benevolent Fund manager, Emma McKay (emckay@ciob.org.uk) at least 24 hours prior to the AGM, and provide an email address for joining instructions.

Glasgow Stirling work on training for Scottish firm

Fit-out specialist Hugh Stirling partners with CIOB

Scottish fit-out and FM specialist Hugh Stirling has become a CIOB Training Partner.

“We are delighted to be partnering with the CIOB to create a training platform for all our employees, from apprentices to directors,” said managing director Chris Nugent.

“The overarching goal at Hugh Stirling is to create a learning culture that will allow us as a company to move to the next level within our chosen markets.”

The firm’s 170 employees will be able to benefit from all levels of training, ranging from one-day courses to master’s degree equivalents.

“Staff will be encouraged to create their own personal development plans (PDP) to ensure their learning and development needs are noted, understood and followed through,” said Nugent.

“Working closely with the CIOB, we will then select the most suitable courses for the individual and this will form part of their PDP.”

Nugent said the next step for the business will be to introduce aspects of coaching and mentoring for management functions.