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Construction, the built environment and trades | Managerial
Town planners help shape the way towns and cities develop, and balance the demands on land with the needs of the community.
You'll need a degree or a postgraduate qualification accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). Subjects include:
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You'll find it useful to get as much work experience as possible. This will give you a better understanding of the career, and the contacts you make may help you to find paid work. You can search for companies listed by the Royal Town Planning Institute or contact your local council to ask about opportunities.
You'll need:
Your day-to-day tasks could include:
With experience, you could apply for chartered town planner status, and then become a planner or senior planner. With at least 10 years' experience you could become a senior manager or planning consultant. You could work as a self-employed consultant. You could also move into environmental management, urban regeneration, recreation management and property development.
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