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Yes, we need a major increase in degree apprenticeships – but is it enough to solve the UK’s worsening skills crisis?

Guest blog by Stephen Bartle, Director Commercial and Business Development, University College of Estate Management Last week – as reported in The Independent - Chairman of the Education Select Committee,…
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My life in Construction Management: Guest blog by Afolabi Dania, UCEM Programme Leader for the MSc Construction Management programme

Studies Growing up, I was surrounded by and influenced by people in construction. Being in Nigeria at the time, it appealed to me to study Building at university. There were…
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Principal Thoughts: What does 2018 hold for the Built Environment? Certainly more advances in technology – but, hopefully, more and better talent.

Welcome to the latest edition of Ashley Wheaton’s ‘Principal Thoughts’. This time, Ashley looks at how it’s becoming ever more apparent that the current levels of training and education for…
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My life in the Built Environment: Guest blog by James Ritson, UCEM Programme Leader for the MSc Building Surveying programme

Early interest From a young age, I’d always been interested in creating things. I loved, and still love, puzzles and it was this inherent interest in creating things and piecing…

What is the solution to the Built Environment skills crisis?

This question was posed to a group of industry experts at the Built Environment Skills Summit towards the end of last year. Key representatives from organisations such as RICS, CIOB,…
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My working life: Guest blog by Peter Escreet, UCEM Programme Leader for MBA Construction and Real Estate

  Education Education has had a vast influence on my life. Despite early success at the 11+, I really struggled in my teenage years but managed to get through my…
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Why you should consider a Senior Leader Master’s Degree Apprenticeship

You may be aware that Apprenticeships have changed. But the launch of the Senior Leader Master’s Degree Apprenticeship is a landmark shift in their evolution. It means that for the…
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Principal Thoughts: How globalisation is changing higher education

Why 24/7 access to continually relevant education has never been more invaluable Welcome to the latest edition of Ashley Wheaton’s ‘Principal Thoughts’. This time, Ashley explores the effects of globalisation on…
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#UCEMTwitterTakeover – Meet the Admissions Team

Starting this evening (18 December), UCEM’s Admissions Team will be taking to Twitter for weekly ‘Twitter takeover’ Q&A sessions. The friendly team, based at our Horizons office in Reading, will…
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Principal Thoughts: A housing-heavy Autumn Budget 2017 – but have we got the skills?

What’s still needed to make the dream of home-ownership for all come true Welcome to the latest edition of Ashley Wheaton’s ‘Principal Thoughts’. This time, Ashley looks at the Autumn…
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Guest blog: As property pay rises, the gender pay gap widens further – a look at inequality in the Built Environment

Cathy Higgs at University College of Estate Management Salaries for UK property professionals have remained robust in 2017, with sector pay rises up 7.2 per cent overall – however, worryingly,…
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UCEM’s brush with world leaders in online education at prestigious conference in Toronto, Canada: Guest blog by UCEM Chair of the Online Learning Research Centre, Dr Tharindu Liyanagunawardena

UCEM Dean – Learning and Teaching, Nick Moore, and I represented UCEM at the World Conference on Online Learning from 16-19 October 2017 in Toronto, Canada. This was the 27th…