At the invitation of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Novus Team, Duan van der Merwe, Quantum Forensic Planning Consultant recently attended the CIOB Members’ Forum 2017 in the capacity of a Novus Representative to represent CIOB Novus members across the Middle East & North Africa region.
The week-long Members’ Forum held from the 18th to the 22nd of June in Cardiff, Wales includes a series of workshops, site visits, the Institute’s Annual General Meeting, a Presidential dinner and the Members’ Forum. The Members’ Forum acts as a consultative Forum to the CIOB’s Board of Trustees, creating templates for best practice, developing strategies for improving engagement and communication with membership and public at large, identifying and addressing drivers for change that are relevant to the industry and to act as a sounding board for the Board of Trustees and it’s Committees of Governance.
‘’It was a great honour to be invited to join the CIOB Members’ Forum this year. The event was a unique opportunity to meet global CIOB members and discuss many topical issues that are affecting our industry and share our individual experiences to help form future industry guidelines and recommendations,’’ said Duan after the event.
Peter Murphy, Quantum Managing Director also noted, ‘‘Quantum is a ‘people’ focused organisation and the development of our young industry professionals is one of our embedded philosophies aligned to future corporate growth. We are proud to support Duan’s attendance at the CIOB Members’ Forum and hope other attendees will gain a greater understanding of working in the Middle East and the unique issues of the region.’’
Quantum is acknowledged as one of the leading management consultants dedicated to serving the interests of the international construction and engineering industries. In addition to regular industry presentations, Quantum is also actively involved in the presentation of training courses and mentoring programmes.
The CIOB Middle East currently has CIOB centres in Dubai, Oman and Qatar with active members and CIOB Ambassadors in Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain. The CIOB’s strategy in the Middle East involves working together with universities offering degrees in construction management, graduates, government, middle/senior managers in construction and both contractors and consultants; with the aim of promoting the benefits of an internationally recognised professional qualification and network.
CIOB Novus is a dedicated, passionate group of young professionals how place the CIOB at the heart of their career. The group prepares young people to be the next generation of construction industry leaders and provide a direct link from undergraduate to Chartered membership.