We are delighted to announce that our parent company, Surepath Training, has just released their course calendar for 2019.  The new calendar can be downloaded from here in a list format, or from here in a year to view format.  Notable features of the calendar are:

• The calendar is based on a new Surepath Training Course List_January 2019
• All courses have been refreshed for 2019.
• The technical courses are now offered at three levels: introductory (for those new to a topic); principles and practice (for those wanting to develop their understanding further); and practitioner courses (for those wanting to extend and practice their skills).
• Several new courses have been introduced, including Level 3 courses on lime and cement stabilisation, and on interpreting SI data.

Delivery locations have been widened to include Chester as well as our base in Chesterfield.

If you are interested in any of the courses, just email us for more information or call to discuss your requirements.   As ever, discounts are available for group bookings or delegates attending more than one course.

Remember too that all courses can be run bespoke for your company if there are sufficient numbers – just call us to see what we could do for you.

Through Surepath Training, we run a wide programme of courses for the construction industry. Full details of all courses running up to the end of 2018 can be seen in our latest calendar.  Selected highlights in the next few months include:

• Pile Foundations – Principles and Practice on 20 September  LAST CALL
• Introduction to Health and Safety Law – 9 October
• Mentoring for Engineering Geologists on Geotechnical Engineering on 11 October
• Slope Stability – Principles and Practice on 18 October
• Earthworks – Principles and Practice on 25 October

We also have a programme of courses designed to help candidates prepare for their ICE professional review, which includes the following for the Spring 2019 session:

• The ICE Professional Review – Preparing for the Written Exercise on 22 November
  
• The ICE Professional Review – Overview and Preparation on 4 December
  
• Mock interview courses in early 2019 (dates TBC) 

All courses are running in Chesterfield unless stated otherwise on the calendar.  Discounts are available for group bookings or delegates attending more than one course. Please call or email us to reserve your place on a course.

Remember too that all courses can be run bespoke for your company if there are sufficient numbers – just call us to see what we could do for you.

We have a regular section on CPD in the newsletters from Surepath Training, with links to follow-up information.  They are useful for anyone but are especially useful for graduates pursuing professional registration with the ICE.   In the latest newsletter (to be issued shortly) two CPD ideas are provided:

NEC4 – The NEC form of contract was born out of the Latham and Egan reports.  It went on to become the form of contract recommended by the ICE, replacing the ICE 7th Conditions of Contract.  It emphasised a collaborative approach and provided a range of forms for different risk sharing approaches.  NEC3 has now been replaced by NEC4 and graduates sitting their review ought to be aware now of the main changes.  A good starting point may be found here.

Sustainable Development – Some time ago, in 2008, Constructing Excellence “recognised the need for a ‘Plain English Guide to Sustainable Construction’ after a large number of comments from their membership about the lack of clear, concise information on the subject.”  They have produced a useful guide that we recommend graduates read as a starter.  There have been developments since of course, as covered in previous newsletters.

If you want to see other CPD ideas, you can look back at previous newsletters by following this link.