Like construction, planning is not hide-bound by qualifications, indeed qualifications are rarely essential for a specific position, with practical experience much more important. However, the majority of Planning Engineers, Project Control Specialists and Claims Planners tend to have a relevant academic qualification, often backed up by membership of one or more of a variety of institutes.
Academic qualifications
The following academic qualifications are all well respected by the planning community:
· BSc Hons in Project Management
· BSc in Mechanical Engineering
· HNC in Mechanical & Production Engineering
· MBA (specialising in Strategic Change Management)
· MSc / LLB / LLM in Construction Law
· MSc / BSc in Construction
· MSc / BSc in Civil Engineering
· MSc / BSc in Construction Engineering & Management
· MSc / BSc in Risk & Construction Management
· MSc / BSc in Building Engineering and Management
· MSc / BSc in Engineering Design of Buildings
· BEng in Civil Engineering
· Diploma in Arbitration
· Postgraduate Certificate in Arbitration
· Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration
· LLM in International Dispute Management
· LLM in Commercial Dispute Resolution
· Contract Law and Dispute Management
· CIOB Law & Economics
· CIOB Core Studies
· HNC in Building
· ONC in Building
Universities and other academic institutions with especially good reputations for construction, planning, arbitration and related courses include:
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Planning training courses
A number of companies offer training courses specifically focused on planning, including:
· Milestone Training - www.milestoneuk.com
· Forge Track – www.forgetrack.co.uk
· Richard Palmer Consultancy – www.richardpalmerconsultancy.com
Courses include:
· Introduction to Project Management
· Planning & Scheduling with Primavera P3 - Milestone Training Course 601
· Resource & Cost Analysis with Primavera P3 - Milestone Training Course 602
· Managing Project Data with P3 - course P603 at Forge Track Ltd (
Industry memberships
Industry memberships are of importance in the planning & claims and related industries, especially given the fact that memberships have a direct impact on insurance cover – both liability and general insurance. Memberships are offered by a number of industry bodies, including:
· Association of Project Management (APM)
· Project Management Institute (PMI)
· Planning Engineers Organisation (PEO)
· Chartered
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· Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
· Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
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· Institute of Electrical Technicians (IET)
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· Association of Cost Engineers (ACostE)
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· Society of Construction Law (SCL)
· Association Independent Construction Adjudications (AICA)
· British Association of Lawyer Mediators
· The Chartered
· King's College Construction Law Association (KCCLA)
For more information on any of these industry bodies, simply click on the relevant link.