Online Academy

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.

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.

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.

Fire Safety Design Fundamentals

An introduction to fire safety design in construction through an examination of; fire science, fire behaviour and spread, active and passive fire safety methods and the current regulatory framework for fire safety design.

Introduction to Property as an Investment

This short CPD course provides a basic overview of the reasons why investors may choose property as an investment. It will introduce you to the characteristics and mechanisms of the property market and introduce the role of the valuer.

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.

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.