About
[edit] Building People is creating connections across the Built Environment to address the industry challenges of skills, diversity & social value.
We are a social enterprise that doesn't believe in duplication of effort and is committed to collaborative working.
This People Wiki is where we are bringing together fragmented industry resource, making it easier for people to find information and content specific to the Built Environment, with a focus on skills and careers, diversity and inclusion, and social value.
[edit] Why Building People?
The problem: The UK needs to build, but there is a shortage of competent and experienced workers, and the workforce we have lacks diversity.
The solution: Building People is a free-to-use platform that aggregates and integrates with industry-wide activity to enable people to find employers, opportunities and resources, and employers to engage with a more diverse range of talent.
Our platform enables a 'network of networks' to bring together diverse and innovative audiences to widen the talent pool and address industry skills challenges.
[edit] Building People is a collaborative movement for change.
Join in to create a better connected, more diverse and inclusive Built Environment, with access to the talent it needs to solve its current and future challenges.
Meet our Founding Partners: CSTT, The Chartered Surveyors' Company and University College of Estate Management.
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Our activity
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Building People is aggregating and connecting people, knowledge, resource, opportunities and needs across the Built Environment (architecture, engineering and construction).
[edit] Connecting
We have created a 'Network of Networks' of organisations and initiatives that provide built environment careers support to diverse and under-represented people.
Find out more by meeting the members of our Communities network here.
[edit] Aggregating
We have brought together over 350 organisations that provide information, events, vacancies and resources across the Built Environment. See what help is available to find work, learning and/or support by searching Building People.
[edit] Integrating
Our model underpins and enables the websites of others, adding value and creating an ecosystem of content, vacancies and organisations.
Have a look at our prototype with CSTT and the CIC’s Roadmap for Change to see our integrator model.
Diversity, social value and skills
[edit] Are you looking for..?
- Work Opportunities (from work experience to jobs)
- Activities & Events
- Resources
- Ask a Person
- Search Organisations (careers support specific to diverse groups)
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[edit] Directory
- A-Z of EDI: Definitions
- Student research (on social value / EDI / careers)
[edit] Join in
Have you got useful material to share?
If it is relevant to the Built Environment and to diversity, skills and social value, then help people to find it by adding details to this People microsite and using the guidelines below.
[edit] Add your own content
- For guidance about writing and adding your own content see Get started - top tips and help.
- Some articles are more popular and useful than others. This article explains more.
- Make sure you use the right title as this helps search engines find it. See here for guidance.
- Add your signature to link readers to your profile.
- Tick the 'People' box when you submit the article - that way your content will appear in this Building People microsite.
- Finding it tricky? Contact us for assistance.
