CIOB

The Chartered Institute of Building, a Royal Charter professional body for people who manage building and construction, with its headquarters in Bracknell.

About CIOB

The Chartered Institute of Building, known as CIOB, is a professional body for people who work in building and construction management. It offers membership, professional development, qualifications and resources, and it speaks up for high standards in public policy. Members include site managers, project managers, surveyors and others who run construction work. It says it has over 50,000 members in more than 100 countries, so although it is based in the UK its reach is worldwide. It also produces research and industry guidance on topics such as quality, safety and skills.

CIOB traces its roots to 1834, when a group of Master Builders met in London to form The Builders' Society. It was granted a Royal Charter in 1980, which gives it a formal status and public duties. The charter is published on its website. Its own description is that it stands for the science, ethics and practice of built environments across the world, and that its work aims to improve quality of life for the people who create and use the built environment.

The organisation's slogan is 'For standards. For change. For people.' It says it emphasises ethics, quality and innovation, and that it aims to lead a cultural shift in construction. It also highlights workers' mental health and engaging a younger, more inclusive global community. Those are the organisation's own claims. It describes its beneficiaries as construction workers, their families and future industry leaders, as well as the public who use the buildings.

CIOB's headquarters are in Bracknell, Berkshire, with staff across the UK and internationally. We did not find a staff figure or a list of other offices in the pages we read. A professional body of this kind typically has teams working on membership and qualifications, policy and public affairs, research, events and publishing, education, and the finance, digital and human resources functions that keep it running.

For a young person interested in construction, CIOB is useful to know about even if you do not work for it, because it is the body behind chartered status for construction managers, and it supports people at different stages through study and professional development. Working there suits people who like policy, communications, education, research, membership services or events, and who care about raising standards in a big industry. Its website lists current roles.

What they do

• {'desc': 'Supporting construction professionals through membership and chartered status.', 'title': 'Membership and chartership'}
• {'desc': 'Education and professional development for people in building and construction.', 'title': 'Qualifications and learning'}
• {'desc': 'Research and public policy work to raise standards in the built environment.', 'title': 'Policy and research'}

Key facts

• Roots in 1834 as The Builders' Society; Royal Charter granted in 1980
• Over 50,000 members in more than 100 countries
• Headquarters in Bracknell, Berkshire
• Slogan: For standards. For change. For people.

Website: www.ciob.org