Construction Management Essentials: Construction Business Environment

Tagline: Gain a systematic understanding of the key aspects of the business environment in which construction organisations operate. This course is part of the series of Construction Management Essentials: Construction Management Essentials: Construction Technology, Construction Management Essentials: Health, Safety and the Environment

Overview

To understand the business environment in which you work, you need to understand legal, social and environmental frameworks, as well as having the skills to manage performance in these circumstances. By understanding all these you can make the right choices for your business, an essential element of success.

Construction Management Essentials: Construction Business Environment covers legal, social and environmental elements as well as looking into performance management. On the legal topic, you will look at relevant legislation and how it impacts your role as a manager. For both social and environmental areas, the focus will be on developing your ability to appraise your responsibilities and apply best practice to meet your professional obligations.   Finally, the course will cover performance management techniques, giving you the tools to apply them in the built environment.

The course will give you the skills to make informed judgements by critically analysing information and data which may be incomplete, and to communicate ideas, information, arguments and results.

Objectives

At the end of your course you will be able to:

• Critically evaluate the impact of legislation that falls within the responsibility of the construction manager
• Appraise environmental concepts and how they apply to organisational strategy and policy formation
• Review and apply aspects of social responsibility and professional obligations in a construction context
• Identify problems, gather data and evaluate approaches

Suitability

The course is for those looking to develop skills in a key area of construction practice. The course is suitable for*: 

• Construction managers
• Site Managers
• HNC or HND construction professionals
• Other technical and specialist professionals working in the construction industry with 3 – 5 years’experience

Structure

Content will be delivered using the following resources in order to give a rich and informative experience: 

• Instructional eLearning
• Course reading materials
• Case studies and practical exercises

Contents 

• Legal Framework
• Environment Framework
• Performance Management
• Social Obligations

Assessment

At the end of the course there will be a short online quiz to test your understanding of subject. You will receive a certificate of course completion following this. 

Note:

1. The CIOB Academy9, Kingsway.London.WC2B 6XF, United Kingdom t. +44(0)1344 630810 e. academy@ciob.org.uk wwwciobacademyorg
Registered in England No.2193639.CIOB Academy operates under Englemere Ltd.Englemere Ltd is a subsidiary ofThe Chartered Institute of BuildingRegistered office:Englemere Ltd,1 Arlington Square,Downshire Way,Bracknell,RG12 1WA

2. Application Instructions and Disclaimer:The above projects are independently operated by a third-party organization, CIOB, which directly charges fees and assumes relevant rights and responsibilities. Before applying, please read and verify the program information carefully, and submit the application directly to the other party according to your actual situation and academic completion.

*This course is a standalone that contributes to your professional development. For those looking to become MCIOB via the Chartered Membership Programme (CMP), please purchase the full CMP programme.