CIOB Provide 'Accreditation in Adjudication'

A Chartered Institute of Building [CIOB] product story

Edited by the Buildingtalk editorial team Dec 2, 2004

The CIOB is the first industry organisation to provide accreditation in adjudication.

As a guardian of standards and values the CIOB maintains the highest quality of adjudication expertise.

Adjudication can only be successful, if practitioners deliver decisions to the maximum standard and maintain the highest levels of professional credibility.

In 2003, the Dispute Resolution Programme Committee (DRPC), a member committee of the CIOB, reviewed the CIOB adjudication training programme and agreed that there should be recognition for candidates who have undergone adjudication training.

'CIOB Accredited in Adjudication' is an attractive 'qualification' to those practising as Adjudicators, claims consultants advising clients on the process and those clients involved in adjudication.

Neil Burton Chair of DRPC said," Adjudication is proving to be very complex and the consumers of the process need to know that those they are instructing are sufficiently experienced to handle what is involved.

The CIOB process of initial accreditation and a bi-annual review to retain accreditation will mean that the 'CIOB Accredited in Adjudication' qualification sets and maintains high standards for those involved in disputes." The CIOB has been an Adjudicator Nominating Body since the onset of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, and is considered one of the best trainers of adjudication in the industry.