{"id":9733,"date":"2020-06-09T15:53:54","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T14:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cavendishconsulting.com\/?p=9733"},"modified":"2023-06-20T12:24:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T11:24:10","slug":"new-50-shades-of-planning-podcast-episode-20-apc-easy-as-123","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cavendishconsulting.com\/article\/new-50-shades-of-planning-podcast-episode-20-apc-easy-as-123\/","title":{"rendered":"New 50 Shades of Planning Podcast \u2013 Episode 20: APC, easy as 123."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It has been 20 years since Sam Stafford graduated and began his career, and is wary of becoming a world-weary, cynical member of the town planning establishment. He seeks to recapture some of his zest by chatting in this episode to three newly and soon-to-be qualified planners about the first few years of their careers.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode Sam is joined by:<\/p>\n<p>Charles Jones, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusgroup.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pegasus<\/a><br \/>\nCathy O\u2019Toole, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pegasusgroup.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pegasus<\/a><br \/>\nTillie Baker, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cathy and Tillie were commended by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) for their Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) submissions in 2019 and this episode may be of particular interest to anybody currently pursuing the Associate and Licentiate routes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtpi.org.uk\/membership\/assessment-of-professional-competence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RTPI membership<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>BECG proudly supports the 50 Shades of Planning Podcast from Samuel Stafford, Regional Strategic Land Director at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrattdevelopments.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barratt Developments.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to take part in the podcast or want help managing or launching your own podcast then please get in touch on&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:0161 359 4100\">0161 359 4100 <\/a>or email&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:kevin.whitmore@becg.com\">Kevin Whitmore<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"APC, easy as 123\" src=\"https:\/\/play.pod.co\/50-shades-of-planning\/apc-easy-as-123#?secret=AauEEiF0yK\" data-secret=\"AauEEiF0yK\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"188\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam seeks to recapture some of his zest for 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