The ICE Communications Competition offers young civil engineers the opportunity to develop their communications skills in role play public consultation scenarios based around mock engineering scheme proposals and compete for the top prize of £500 cash.
About the competition
The ICE Communications Competition is open to student and graduate grades of ICE Member with no more than 7 years industry experience. Entry will be open from November/December with ‘Regional Rounds’ held in February and March, Semi Finals in April and the Final in May.
The teams choose a scenario and then prepare a public consultation strategy for the regional rounds and semi-final and then the pre-construction community relations strategy for the final. They present their case in front of a live audience and panel of judges and also produce a public information leaflet to support their presentation.
Ian Jenkinson, Communications Competition 2010 final judge, said:
“The competition has a real value to the profession and gives a lot of learning opportunities to the participants.”
Student entries are encouraged either as a team made up from one or more Universities or as individuals attached to a team of professionally experienced ICE members.
Teams will be made up of four people, except where a team has an individual student member, whereupon a team of five will be permitted.
ICE Communications Competition 2010 Final
The ICE Communications Competition 2010 final was held at Birmingham University on Wednesday 19 May 2010. It was an enjoyable evening with excellent presentations and lively debate.
The 2010 judges were Ian Jenkinson, Cameron Lindsay & Mike Rogers. They commented that:
“Every team produced work of and performed at a high standard. It was our opinion that any of the teams and each of the individual members could be deployed in our respective organisations to carry out a similar project and we would be confident that it would be done effectively, professionally and with aplomb.”
The results
1st - Doran Consulting, Belfast, (Northern Ireland Region)
Joint 2nd - AECOM, London (London Region)
Joint 2nd - ARUP, Bristol (South West Region)
3rd - Jacobs, Leeds (Yorkshire & Humber Region)
How to apply for the 2011 competition
Regional Heats
Firstly, visit your regional website which will provide full details of the regional heats. Regional competitions are usually held between February and April.
- Each Region holds a regional round and announces a winner
- The winning regional teams compete in semi-finals to determine the finalists
- The finalists compete at the final to determine the winner
Complete and submit an application form to your local ICE Regional Support Team (RST).
Prizes
Regional prizes vary from region to region, details of which can be viewed by visiting your regional website.
The prizes awarded at the final are:
- 1st prize - £500
- 2nd Prize - £300
- 3rd Prize - £200
Previous winners
2009 – AECOM (St Albans)
2008 – Hampshire County Council
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q. Am I eligible to enter?
A. To be eligible you must be a current Graduate or Student member of ICE with no more than 7 years industry experience.
Q. My team was the regional winner, can we alter our presentation / leaflet for the semi-final based on the feedback received in the regional heat?
A. Yes you are welcome to improve your entry based on feedback as long as it still complies with the rules
More Information
For further advice please contact the UK Regions Coordinator:
t: +44 (0) 207 665 2205
e: ukregions@ice.org.uk