{"id":8896,"date":"2014-08-19T12:23:55","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T12:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.adjacentgovernment.co.uk\/?p=8896"},"modified":"2018-08-21T10:08:10","modified_gmt":"2018-08-21T09:08:10","slug":"mott-macdonald-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/mott-macdonald-birmingham\/8896\/","title":{"rendered":"Mott MacDonald links with Birmingham university"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Mott MacDonald and Birmingham City University are to enter a partnership to teach construction students how to problems solve and to develop people skills.<\/h2>\n<p>A partnership between engineering consultancy company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mottmac.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mott MacDonald<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcu.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham City University<\/a> will help construction students to develop people skills and learn to solve problems.<\/p>\n<p>The course, which starts in September, is currently taking students via clearing. Mott MacDonald and Birmingham City University said the initiative was needed and would \u201cpioneering a new approach to develop the \u2018softer skills\u2019 considered to be in short supply across the construction industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Discussing the partnership, Birmingham City University\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcu.ac.uk\/tee\/bsbe\/about-us\/our-staff\/nick-morton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Professor Nick Morton<\/a> said: \u201cStudents securing places at the University\u2019s School of the Built Environment will have the opportunity to gain direct experience of both construction and people skills with Mott MacDonald in Birmingham\u2019s projects around the UK.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe construction industry needs problem solvers with the skills to enable them to develop the talents of others and to recognise their own strengths for future opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Divisional Director for Mott MacDonald Martin Perks said: \u201cWe have great people in our industry with superb technical skills but that is only part of the picture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know too that the softer skills increasingly needed to develop people\u2019s potential and solve problems as they arise are in short supply.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur business is growing rapidly and through our ground-breaking partnership with Birmingham City University we are seeking to attract and nurture the \u2018next generation\u2019 of talent into a fulfilling and rewarding career with our company.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mott MacDonald and Birmingham City University are to enter a partnership to teach construction students how to problems solve and to develop people skills. A partnership between engineering consultancy company Mott MacDonald and Birmingham City University will help construction students to develop people skills and learn to solve problems. 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