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Mission
Statement:
The Institution is committed to providing the best possible training to suit
the requirements of all who are participating.
This will be achieved by:
Institution
of Civil Engineering Surveyors
The
Institution traces its origins from the 1960s when a number of quantity
and land surveyors, involved primarily with civil engineering projects, recognised
that the existing professional bodies did not meet their professional and
training needs. They resolved, therefore, to join together to form the Association
of Surveyors in Civil Engineering, which in 1980 became the Institution of
Civil Engineering Surveyors (ICES).
In 1992 the ICES became the first Associated Institution of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and formed with them a Joint Engineering Survey Board, which has since been renamed the Geospatial Engineering Board (GEB). This relationship has since developed to form a Joint Commercial Management Board and also the ICES has representation on several of the ICE committees concerning Commercial Management matters.
The Institution has always been mindful of industrys need for properly trained and qualified surveyors. To this end it accredits courses at several universities and also publishes training objectives, which younger members must achieve, in order to progress to Corporate Membership.
The ICES is committed to Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
The Institution is a registered educational charity. This status allows it to be recognised as a centre of excellence in the science and art of civil engineering surveying.
The Institutions trading and commercial activities, such as training courses, conferences and publications, are handled by SURCO Limited, a company wholly owned by the Institution.
ICES
Training Courses - Essential facts:
Why
Customised Training Courses?
As
part of its commitment to the education and training of civil engineering
surveyors, the Institution is continually revising and updating its education
and training policy. There is in place, a formalised system of Pre-Corporate
training and development for younger members, which takes the form of experience
in industry and involves the member achieving the required core objectives.
Many companies and organisations in the industry have shown their support for this system by submitting their own formal training scheme for approval by the Institution. Post-Corporate Membership training and development takes the form of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
The summaries of the training courses offered by the Institution include an indication of which of the elements of the training objectives are covered by the particular course. Whilst the courses are aimed at members undergoing training prior to achieving Corporate Membership, many Corporate Members would also find the courses of use for CPD purposes.
The Institution wishes employers of its members to encourage their employees in the acquisition of the necessary training required to equip them to undertake their professional duties with confidence and thus provide the employer with real financial benefits as a result. The Institution believes that the content of many of the training courses offered to construction professionals today falls short of its training and development requirements. In order therefore, to meet its requirements, the ICES has developed its own customised training courses.
The
courses have proved to be very popular, with many major organisations within
the civil engineering industry sending their staff on ICES courses or running
in-house courses. Delegates have been drawn from a wide range of companies
such as Amec, Hewlett Civil Engineering, Edmund Nuttall Ltd and various local
authorities. Comments received from delegates have been very favourable.
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