CIOB is set to offer a new grade of membership this summer, which will encompass technical roles.
The concept of a non-chartered grade was approved for development in recognition of a changing education and industry landscape. The title of the new role is currently pending a Privy Council decision.
This new grade follows a review in 2015 with the aim of restoring the balance of chartered to non-chartered members. Former non-chartered qualifications based solely on qualifications held (HNC for the Associate Grade and HND for the Incorporated Grade) were closed to new entrants, while those already in the grades cannot use their postnominals after 2025.
Variety of roles
The new grade will extend to a variety of roles. Application will be similar to the professional review. Candidates supply a written report in which they demonstrate competencies against technical standards by giving work-based examples.
“The first thing we looked at for the new grade is purpose,” explains CIOB’s director of education and standards, Rosalind Thorpe. “To provide a validation of competencies at non-managerial level and not merely based on qualifications.”
CIOB has been running a pilot across roles in building control, site supervision, Level 4 technical apprenticeships, design technicians and QS technicians. TfL has been heavily involved with the pilot.
CIOB has requested to open the grade from March 2023 and will communicate that with the industry from June.
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