David Jones, Author at The Institute of Construction Management

The Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications (MRPQ) Directive (Directive 2005/36/EC) on the mutual recognition of qualifications will no longer apply from 1 January 2021

Written by David Jones on December 30, 2020. Posted in Accreditation, Competence, Registration, Safety, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

The MRPQ Directive will no longer apply to the UK and there will be no immediate system of reciprocal recognition of professional qualifications between the remaining EEA states and the UK Mutual Recognition Agreement The text of the Future Relationship with the EU features a framework under which...

Competent Organisation …

Written by David Jones on December 9, 2020. Posted in Competence, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

The Institute of Construction management is proud to announce that the Registrar of the National CDM Competence Registry™® has awarded new members Dr Andy Painting and David England from Attis the highest level on the register of principal designers. The levels 1 to 6 demonstrate competency in this...

Head of Compliance and Competency NAADUK

Written by David Jones on October 10, 2020. Posted in The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

NAADUK is the National Association of Air Duct Specialists UK ─ an association for qualified ventilation ductwork maintenance technicians who are trained, qualified and certified equivalent to TR/19, BS 9999, BSEN 15780 standards ICM's Director of Education and Training ─ David F Jones FCIOB FASI ...

COVID-19 and Construction Sites … and RIDDOR!

Written by David Jones on May 12, 2020. Posted in COVID-19, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

welcome to 'New Normal' folks! Staying COVID-19 Secure in 2020 [v.6 20/10/20] New Guidance [v.6 20/10/20] issued by Government ─ and Site Poster to display ... CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE LATEST GUIDANCE The Site Operating Procedures have been updated by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC)...

Digital Competencies Framework ─ ICM works ─ Unlocking Construction’s Digital Future

Written by David Jones on May 6, 2020. Posted in The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

As part of CITB's drive to strengthen its evidence base and equip the UK construction sector with the skills it needs and to be able to establish and prove competence the ICM is assisting the CITB on a project to create a new and functionally exciting Digital Competencies Framework [DCF] ......

A Reformed Building Safety Regulatory System

Written by David Jones on April 3, 2020. Posted in The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

Government confirms the biggest changes to building safety in a generation New measures announced include: ► mandatory sprinkler systems ► consistent wayfinding signage in all new high-rise blocks of flats over 11 metres tall ► a New Competence regime and standards Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick...

The ICM T-Levels Commitment

Written by David Jones on February 23, 2020. Posted in The ICM Blog, Training. Leave a Comment

The Institute of Construction Management [ICM] is an Apprenticeship Intermediary Ambassador Organisation* working in partnership and collaboration with the National Skills Academy and will support Construction Employers in the delivery of appropriate training provision to their Apprentices in the...

Off-payroll working (IR35) ─ changes to the working rules from 6 April 2020

Written by David Jones on February 4, 2020. Posted in General Interest, Newsletter, Tax and Financial, The ICM Blog. 2 Comments

From April 2020 the rules for engaging individuals through personal service companies are changing. The responsibility for determining whether the off-payroll working rules (sometimes known as IR35) apply will move to the organisation receiving an individual’s services. The Employment Status Manual...

Six Seconds Separation!

Written by David Jones on January 26, 2020. Posted in Competence, Safety, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

Six seconds! ... there are actually 210¼ million periods of six seconds in an average 40-year working lifetime ... here's just one six second slot out of the working lives of a small team of construction workers ... WATCH THE VIDEO EVIDENCE FROM THE RAIL ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BRANCH READ PART 1 OF...

Technical Due Diligence ─ Redefined by RICS … adopted by ICM too!

Written by David Jones on January 13, 2020. Posted in Competence, General Interest, Quality, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

RICS explain that Technical due diligence of property, when carried out by an RICS member or RICS registered firm, consists of the systematic review, analysis, discovery and gathering of information about the physical characteristics of a property and/or land (the property). The RICS member or RICS...

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