Case studies 2010

Course: BSc in Quantity Surveying

Job: Government Chief Construction Adviser

Employer: HM Government

Career path

Having broken to my father (a QS-trained contractor) the news that I wanted to pursue an academic career that might not lead to the construction industry, he was probably relieved when I did not get a place to read English Literature at Cambridge. He himself had qualifi ed by distance learning and urged me to go along and see CEM, which was running one of the few courses that would lead to a degree in quantity surveying... more

Profile: Hannah Beamish

Course: BSc in Estate Management

Job: Trainee Development Surveyor

Employer: Hill Residential Limited, Cambridge, UK

Why CEM?

It’s an internationally recognised establishment with a reputation as the ‘Oxford and Cambridge for surveying and real estate degrees’. As most of the courses are RICS and/or CIOB accredited, they provide a strong foundation for further career progression within the surveying and construction industries... more

Profile: James Childs

Course: BSc in Building Surveying

Job: Design Manager

Employer: Urbanest, Sydney, Australia

Why CEM?

In order to pursue a lifelong ambition of working overseas I needed an accredited course with both UK and overseas recognition. The reputation of the College as a leading teaching institution with close links to RICS, together with a degree validated by Reading (which is on the Australian immigration list of accredited universities), made obtaining my visa and employment overseas a lot easier... more

Profile: Kevin Morris

Course: MSc in Facilities Management

Job: Commander

Employer: Royal Navy, UK/Middle East

Why CEM?

I knew a student who was already on the Facilities Management course and he spoke very highly of the course structure, content and lecturers. This, together with CEM’s reputation in this field, made the CEM course a natural choice over others, and one that would expand my horizons and underpin the experience gained throughout my Service career... more

Profile: Nicola Dyer

Course: PGDip in Conservation of the Historic Environment

Job: Property Operations Manager, Chastelton House

Employer: The National Trust, Cotswolds, UK

Why CEM?

Several people within the building preservation trust world, with whom I had worked and admired (such as the late Hilary Weir), had lectured on the ourse and mentioned it to me as the ideal building conservation qualification: at that point I had 4 years’ experience within heritage but no formal qualifications other than my BA in Music... more

Profile: Ryan Holmes

Course: Diploma in Surveying Practice

Job: Commercial Property Manager

Employer: Carter Jonas LLP, Newbury, UK

Why CEM?

CEM offered not only a course that satisfied the academic requirements to be eligible for Associate Membership of RICS, but also the opportunity to broaden my knowledge of the property industry considerably... more

Profile: Trevor Wright

Course: MBA in Construction and Real Estate

Job: Group Project Director

Employer: Bluu Solutions/Bluu Green, London, UK

Why CEM?

My own particular approach was to fi rstly evaluate the educational establishments offering MBAs, and then secondly to ask for advice and recommendations from other senior professionals who had completed similar courses; after much research and consideration I decided that CEM offered the best route for my MBA... more

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