skills and training schemes in the uk and abroad
| Professional Certificate in Design & Management of the Public Real Course overview: An intensive residential course with CPD accreditation from English Heritage and the Institute of Highway Incorporated Engineers (IHIE). This Professional Certificate is the first course that deals with all the primary delivery systems, policies, techniques and design skills to enable someone to successfully prepare practical designs for small scale public realm interventions. The course integrates the urban design perspective with the engineering perspective and shows how to combine these disciplines to produce outstanding public realm solutions. This is a six day residential course, held in two, 3 day sessions at the Barns Hotel, Bedford. Dates for the next course, to be held in the autumn are: Session One: 23th - 25th September 2008 Session Two: 11th - 13th November 2008 Booking Please contact Nicola Swaddle to be sent a booking form. Email: nicola.swaddle@googlemail.comTel: 07952 862819 |  |
Urban Design London: training programme 2008
Urban Design London offers a suite of training programmes open to all who influence the built environment. The programmes have been designed primarily to meet the needs of public sector officers and elected members in London. However, people from the private, voluntary and community sectors may also benefit, particularly, if they work closely with the public sector. To view and download the complete programme (PDF) click here. Or book online go to: http://www.urbanevents.org.uk | |
IHIE Institute of Highway Engineers: Improving your Skills in Traffic Signing This one-day programme includes:
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| University of Technology Sydney: water engineering short course 2008 Three workshops on urban stormwater drainage:
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| RTPI Masterclass: Urban design - the art of making successful places A one-day conference highlighting the importance of design in the planning process and design as an essential component in the development of sustainable communities. An understanding of the concepts involved in urban design is essential for everyone involved in the planning and development process. Key issues covered:
Wednesday 26 November 2008, Leicester Thursday 23 April 2009, London | |
| RTPI Personal skills course: negotiation skills This course is aimed at identifying the skills to ensure all of our negotiations are effective. Attendants will learn to understand and apply the essential principles to ensure that negotiations have a positive outcome and achieve the required result. Tuesday 23 September 2008, London Tuesday 4 November 2008, Manchester Tuesday 2 December 2008, London | |
| Training for sustainable drainage goes nation-wide Awareness of Sustainable drainage systems (SUDS) by practitioners and their implementation in developments continues to increase steadily. Following a successful SUDS training programme in 2006 and 2007, CIRIA (in partnership with Sustainable Drainage Associates) has added a number of new training venues around the UK and Ireland for 2008. Training is now available in London, Bristol, Birmingham, Dublin, Cork and Scotland. There are four SUDS training modules: Introduction to SUDS; Designing SUDS; Planning and evaluating SUDS; and Maintenance and adoption of SUDS. The modules are designed for all levels of knowledge from professionals new to SUDS through to professionals who have extensive knowledge and experience of sustainable drainage concepts. The training programme will enable practitioners to efficiently plan, design, construct and manage SUDS schemes within the relevant legal and regulatory framework. These events are lead by nationally recognised practitioners that have experience of implementing SUDS in a range of developments. Interactive course guidance will use a variety of learning styles to engage and inspire delegates and the modules will include a number of demonstrative group exercises and case studies. Delegates may attend individual modules or a combination. Each is fully accredited for CIWEM and construction CPD schemes. | |
| Bioregional CPD sustainability training Sustainable community specialists, BioRegional, held their first zero carbon homes training session on 29 June within their education centre at the BedZED ecovillage in south London. The aims of the launch were to help the industry begin to plan a move towards the new standard and to gain feedback from the expert invitees to ensure that the course content would be of the highest standard and of most use to the industry. As with the launch event, subsequent CPD sessions will feature talks from Sue Riddlestone, founder and director of BioRegional, as well as seminars from Chani Leahong, sustainable development specialist at Fulcrum Consulting and Simon Corbey, sustainability consultant in the built environment. In addition to this there will be the opportunity for attendees to have their questions answered by members of the expert panel during the Zero Carbon Surgery. Upcoming course dates:Friday 19th September 2008: Zero Carbon Homes CPD Friday 10th October 2008: BedZED and Beyond CPD Friday 24th October 2008: Zero Carbon Homes | |
| University of the West of England Short Courses The University of the West of England run a series of short courses that are of interest to urban designers. Courses are held in Bristol unless otherwise indicated. The programme for 2008 includes: | |
Women’s Design ServiceOffers CPD accredited training on Gender Equality in the Built Environment. The new legislation on Gender Equality came into force on April 7th 2007 and all public bodies now have a duty to promote gender equality in all aspects of their work. This will permeate down to architects and consultants delivering on behalf of statutory bodies. This one day course builds on WDS’s lengthy and unique expertise in gender issues and the built environment. The course is suitable for regeneration professionals, urban designers, planners, architects, transport engineers, landscape architects. They normally deliver the course in-house on a date that suits you, but can also organise training at their premises in Tindlemanor EC1Y 8RT if you have fewer than 10 people interested. Please contact them for more information by email or by telephone on 020 7490 5210. | |
Constructing The Future: Elevate East Lancs A series of programmes designed to help those across the regeneration sector to develop construction skills and knowledge, including Heritage Construction Skills in the region. Elevate also works in association with the Lancashire Best Practice Club to promote continuous improvement in construction. For more information, or to book a place, e-mail fleur.evans@elevate-eastlancs.co.uk | |
