CPD AND TRAINING
BUILT FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
The UCEM Online Academy is your flexible and online avenue to CPD and training courses, developed by leading academics and practitioners for the real estate and construction sectors.
You can use this to upskill yourself and ensure that your knowledge is up to date, all while developing yourself professionally. We offer a wide range of training, from self-managed, bite-sized courses to longer, tutor-supported courses: meeting the requirements of professionals in the built environment.
- Most of our programmes are completely online, so you can study whenever, wherever
- We work closely with RICS and CIOB which enables us to provide you with the support you need
- Develop yourself professionally and keep your skills and knowledge up to date
- Ideal if you need to complete a certain number of CPD hours over the year
FORMAL CPD AND SHORT COURSES
CIOB Chartered Membership Programme
A route to chartered membership of the CIOB for individuals with management experience in the construction industry; but who lack formal qualifications at honours degree level.
CIOB Professional Review
Personal mentoring, support and guidance during the final stage in the route to membership of the CIOB.
Sustainable Urban Design 1: New Approaches To Urbanism
Understand the factors driving the need for sustainable urban design, the principles and values which support it and the ways to achieve balance between social, economic, and environmental goals.
Sustainable Urban Design 2: Sustainable Planning Principles
Explore the principles which underpin sustainable development and examine the factors which can make urban settlements unsustainable.
Sustainable Urban Design 3: Sustainable Transport Design for Urban Areas
See how through transport design for urban areas we can become less dependent on cars and other less sustainable methods of transport.
Sustainable Urban Design 4: Transport Orientated Development
Explore how transport orientated development can significantly improve the sustainability of urban areas by reducing car use and by optimising location efficiency.
Sustainable Urban Design 5: Low Carbon Communities & Housing
Explore how sustainable urban design principles can be applied by looking at sustainability, low-carbon communities and housing.
Sustainable Urban Design 6: Mixed Use
Explore key considerations when planning mixed-use developments, including design codes, mixed tenure, and the importance of density and walkability.
Construction Project Management
Develop an understanding of the knowledge and skills required to operate as a construction project manager with specific focus on programming & planning.
Quantity Surveying Fundamentals
A quantity surveying foundation course designed to develop core knowledge and understanding of quantity surveying/commercial management techniques and issues.
FREE CPD
Horizons – a sustainable case study
This case study showcases the journey UCEM took to transform an inefficient 1980s building in central Reading into a BREEAM Excellent rated green office.
International Ethics Standards Coalition
A brief overview of the principles that support the need for International Ethics Standards within the built environment.
Energy and Carbon in the Built Environment
A course to help you to join the conversation on sustainability and build your knowledge and skills to prepare you to make an impact in your own roles.
Introduction to Rapid Planning Toolkit
A simple and practical tool which intends to assist city leaders, local governments and built environment professionals in creating robust and implementable walkable neighbourhood plans in rapidly growing cities or towns by following four simple steps.