Press
Kings Langley
22 January 2016
All Women team takes up the 28th ECITB Active
Cup Challenge
Leading skills organisation the ECITB together with Cranfield University has this weekend
launched the 28th ECITB Project Management Active Cup. This is first of three competitions
that will be held in 2016 for the engineering construction industry.
Nine teams will take part in this year’s competition which will take place at Cranfield’s
Bedfordshire campus from 22 - 24 January. Included in the line-up is an all women team
from the ECITB hoping to make their mark at this year’s first event. Other teams entering the
competition are: Amec Foster Wheeler, CB & I UK Ltd, Fluor Limited, Jee Limited, KBR,
McDermott Marine Construction Limited, ODE Limited, Saipem Limited.
The prestigious competition is managed by the ECITB’s Engineering, Design and
Procurement (EDP) team in collaboration with Cranfield University’s world-renowned School
of Management. Now in its 20th year, this hugely popular inter-company competition has
received consistently strong support from industry. The competition is run as an intensive
three-day programme which is both physically and mentally demanding and the result is a
truly fantastic and unique learning experience.
Commenting on this year’s competition, Phil Jefferies, regional account manager for the
ECITB EDP Region said:
“We are delighted to welcome competitors to this year’s ECITB Project Management
Competition. I am especially pleased that an all-female team from the ECITB has been able
to take part. I wish them and the other teams the very best for the competition.”
Teams taking part manage a project from concept through to completion. The competition
enables teams to experience the whole project management process, such as engaging in
key negotiations with a client as well as providing additional learning on calculating earned
value within a project. The competition tests a wide range of project management skills and
the goal is for a team to make the most profit against their initial cost. Competitors must
demonstrate that they have operated in accordance with the ACTIVE Principles.
Over the last 20 years the competition has gained huge momentum and support. The
ECITB believes that the success of the event demonstrates that it has found an interesting
and innovative way to engage current and aspiring project managers in mastering their
profession, as well as sharing best practice.
Bill Johnson and John Algar who run the competition at Cranfield said:
"Cranfield is delighted to work with the ECITB and to manage this demanding competition on
its behalf. We always look forward to the enthusiasm and energy of the teams as they face
this tough challenge and we are rewarded by the long term learning they take away with
them at the end of the weekend.“
The ECITB, leader in developing training standards and qualifications for the engineering
construction industry supports the professional development of project managers,
supervisors and engineers. It plays a key role in developing the workforce needed to deliver
vital infrastructure projects across all engineering construction sectors including, new nuclear
and renewable power systems, and engineering projects in oil, gas, chemicals and refining.
A second ECITB competition will take place in Aberdeen in February and the third final
competition for the year in June at Cranfield.
-EndsNotes to editors:
Dr Rachel Odams
Head of Corporate Affairs
Engineering Construction Industry Training Board
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About the ECITB
Established in 1991, the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board’s (ECITB)
mission is ‘Securing Engineering Construction Skills now and for the future’. The ECITB is
the skills, standards and qualifications body with statutory responsibility for the development
of the engineering construction workforce of Great Britain. The ECITB has a global footprint
and supports clients in 18 countries, providing engineering and project delivery skills across
the energy, processing and construction sectors. The ECITB works closely with employers
and governments to attract develop and qualify engineering construction personnel in a wide
range of craft, technical and professional skills and disciplines. Over the last 25 years the
ECITB has supported 1.4 million learners. For more information please visit
www.ecitb.org.uk