News on 14 December 2000
The University of Central England (UCE) is to develop the
first prototype foundation degree in construction and property following
an industry workshop with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB),
Construction Industry Council (CIC) and the Construction Confederation
(CC).
The workshop identified the core elements of the new degree and was part
of CITB’s strategy to attract and develop suitably skilled and qualified
technical, managerial and professional people.
Training officer at Tilbury Douglas Construction, Michael Moore, said:
We look forward to this programme bringing construction, academia and
the industry closer together to help attract and develop quality people
with the essential technical and managerial skills we need.”
Jim Low, Dean of UCE’s faculty of the built environment continued:
“This prototype foundation degree in construction will be a great
step towards more people entering higher education. I look forward to
working with CITB, CIC and CC to develop an existing new higher education
programme which will attract and suit a diversity of students and construction
employees.”
The two-year foundation course is designed to provide a route to an honours
degree.
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