National Apprenticeship Week Spotlight: Building on my career through a Quantity Surveying Apprenticeship

National Apprenticeship Week Spotlight: Building on my career through a Quantity Surveying Apprenticeship

In this special National Apprenticeship Week case study blog, we speak with Patrice Weekes who’s currently studying the Quantity Surveying pathway of UCEM’s Surveying Technician apprenticeship programme while working for…

Online Academy Update: UCEM launches new website and courses

Online Academy Update: UCEM launches new website and courses

At UCEM, we’re committed to providing high-quality courses for specific learning needs within the sector. We recently spoke to Carmel Smith, Online Academy Product Manager, who explains what our Online…

Advancing your career with a flexible, cost-effective degree programme – alternative options for higher education

Advancing your career with a flexible, cost-effective degree programme – alternative options for higher education

Ashley Wheaton, CEO and Principal at University College of Estate Management. The Institute for Fiscal Studies recently reported that students in England, entering university this September, are going to graduate…

Five reasons why online learning is the future

Five reasons why online learning is the future

Since the world’s first distance learning course was established in 1728, with programmes delivered by mail, alternative education has increasingly taken the world by storm. Today, the appeal for studying…

Leading the way with our Trailblazer Apprenticeship Programmes

Leading the way with our Trailblazer Apprenticeship Programmes

This week is National Apprenticeship Week, and what better a time to release our biggest apprenticeship news to date. On Wednesday 16 March we announced our collaboration with Chartered Surveyors Training…

Making the next step in the Built Environment

Making the next step in the Built Environment

In a recent blog, we looked at five exciting career opportunities in the Built Environment for 2016. This focused on a variety of professions available to those seeking a career…

Out in the field – applying the skills

Out in the field – applying the skills

Ewan Craig, APC assessor and Programme Leader for the BSc [Hons] in Building Surveying at The College of Estate Management (CEM), is a regular speaker at the RICS annual 'It's…

Five reasons to start a career in the Built Environment

Five reasons to start a career in the Built Environment

The Construction industry has been helping to restore the UK economy for a while but its continuous growth is being threatened by a major skills shortage… however, this is a massive opportunity for…