RICS Education and Qualification Standards Issue date: January 2013

RICS Routes to Membership Assessment of Professional Competence (APC)

Graduate Routes
Academic/professional
qualifications
Releant prior
e!perience
Structured trainin" #inal assessment submissions #inal assessment interie$
Graduate %
RICS accredited degree
Part-time and lacement year
students may enrol on to t!e
"PC during t!e final year of
study or t!e lacement year# "t
least 12 of t!e 2$ mont!s%
structured training must &e
comleted after graduating#
'see note(
)one 2$ mont!s% structured
training to meet
cometency
re*uirements
regular meetings +it!
suer,isor-counsellor
./ !ours of rofessional
de,eloment o,er
structured training eriod
confirmed mandatory and tec!nical
ac!ie,ement records
log&oo0-rogress record
rofessional de,eloment record o,er
last 2$ mont!s
critical analysis '31000 +ords(
/0 minute inter,ie+
including 10 minute
resentation on critical
analysis
testing on rofessional
ractice-et!ics
Graduate &
RICS accredited degree
2!e 12 mont!s% structured
training must &e comleted after
graduating# 'see note(
"t least 3 years%
rele,ant
e4erience
&efore starting
"PC# Pre-degree
experience can
count
12 mont!s% structured
training
regular meetings +it!
suer,isor-counsellor
$5 !ours% rofessional
de,eloment o,er t!e
structured training eriod
confirmed mandatory and tec!nical
ac!ie,ement records
log&oo0-rogress record
rofessional de,eloment record o,er
last 12 mont!s
critical analysis '31000 +ords(
Graduate '
RICS accredited degree
"t least 10 years%
rele,ant
e4erience
&efore starting
"PC# Pre-degree
experience can
count
not re*uired confirmed mandatory and tec!nical
ac!ie,ement records
rofessional de,eloment record for
t!e re,ious 12 mont!s1 consistent
+it! t!e RICS Rules of Conduct
critical analysis '31000 +ords(
record detailing t!e rele,ant tec!nical
and mandatory s0ills re*uired &y t!e
"PC at!+ay 'su&mitted to RICS at
alication(
(ote) 2!ose underta0ing an accredited ostgraduate degree art-time may enrol on to t!e "PC and comlete t!e structured training concurrently# 2!ey must
!a,e graduated from t!eir degree course &efore &eing eligi&le to ta0e final assessment#
RICS Education and Qualification Standards Issue date: January 2013
RICS Routes to Membership Assessment of Professional Competence (APC)
Professional *!perience Route
Academic/professional
qualifications
Releant prior e!perience Preliminar+ assessment
submissions
#inal assessment interie$
Minimum of
6ac!elor%s degree
Minimum of
3 years% e4erience ost-*ualification
Summary of e4erience
against at!+ay
cometencies '21000 +ords(
Case study '21000 +ords(
rofessional de,eloment
record '12 mont!s
comleted 7 12 mont!s
lanned
organisation c!art
/0 minute inter,ie+ including 10 minute
resentation on one case study
testing on rofessional ractice-et!ics
,R
RICS-aro,ed
rofessional &ody
mem&ers!i
RICS Education and Qualification Standards Issue date: January 2013
RICS Routes to Membership Assessment of Professional Competence (APC)
Academic Route
Academic/professional
qualifications
Releant prior
e!perience
#inal assessment submission #inal assessment
interie$
RICS accredited degree underta0en academic
acti,ities rele,ant to t!e
rofession o,er a 3 year
eriod# '2!e t!ree years
can &e a total1 not
necessarily continuous1
i#e# in 8one &loc0%(
four items to &e e,idenced from t!e list of otions &elo+ 'see note(# "t
least one must &e from eac! of t!e t!ree lists and at least one of t!e
four must &e to le,el 3 in a core cometency from t!e c!osen "PC
at!+ay
Teaching options at least one from this list
o Post graduate teac!ing *ualification
o Successful mentoring of researc! students
o Course leaders!i and de,eloment
Research options at least one from this list
o Peer grou refereed researc! aer - reort
o 6oo0
o 6oo0 c!ater
o Conference aer
o Patent
o Consultancy reort
External Engagement at least one from this list
o Engagement +it! emloyers
o Consultancy acti,ities
o Engagement +it! rofessional organisation
31000 +ord statement t!at documents t!e rele,ance of t!e ortfolio to
t!e rofession and !o+ t!is !as &een alied to t!e c!osen "PC
at!+ay#
rofessional de,eloment records for t!e re,ious 12 mont!s1
consistent +it! t!e RICS Rules of Conduct
/0 minute inter,ie+ &ased
on ortfolio of e,idence +it!
a 10 minute resentation on
one item to demonstrate
0no+ledge and
understanding of t!e
mandatory1 core and
otional cometencies of
t!e c!osen "PC at!+ay in
t!e conte4t of teac!ing and
researc!1 as +ell as of
rofessional ractice1
researc! et!ics and
rofessional et!ics
,R
Rele,ant !ig!er degree
underta0en academic
acti,ities rele,ant to t!e
rofession o,er a 3 year
eriod on a course t!at is
no+ accredited# '2!e t!ree
years can &e a total1 not
necessarily continuous1
i#e# in 8one &loc0%(
(ote) "ll u&lis!ed +or0 resented must !a,e &een u&lis!ed-comleted +it!in t!e t!ree years and rior to final assessment inter,ie+# It must &e of a *uality
t!at is recognised nationally in terms of its originality1 significance1 rigour and contri&ution to researc! and-or olicy agendas#
RICS Education and Qualification Standards Issue date: January 2013
RICS Routes to Membership Assessment of Professional Competence (APC)
Senior Professional Route
Academic / professional
qualifications and e!perience
Mana"ement / Specialised
*!pertise competencies
#inal assessment submission #inal assessment
interie$
10 years% rele,ant e4erience1 and no+
in a senior industry osition1 eit!er in
terms of management resonsi&ility or
ac0no+ledged e4ert secialist status
9anagers must demonstrate
attainment in additional mandatory
cometencies in leaders!i1
managing eole and managing
resources
E4ert Secialists must
demonstrate t!e e4tent of
secialist 0no+ledge
r:sum: ro,iding e,idence of meeting t!e
rele,ant tec!nical and mandatory s0ills
re*uired &y t!e c!osen "PC at!+ay
rofessional de,eloment records for t!e
re,ious 12 mont!s1 consistent +it! t!e
RICS rules of conduct
3 case studies '300 +ords eac!(
demonstrating cometence ; one s!ould
include demonstration of management and
leaders!i s0ills ,R secialist e4ertise
deending on t!e case '+it! t!e otion to
su&stitute a ma4imum of t+o of t!e case
studies +it! u&lis!ed articles or
resentations ta0en from t!e last t!ree
years(
/0 minute inter,ie+
including 10 minute
ersonal introduction
&ased on r:sum:
testing on rofessional
ractice-et!ics and
leaders!i and
management
s0ill-secialist
e4ertise
<it! an undergraduate degree =R
e*ui,alent rofessional *ualification
")> a rele,ant ost-graduate degree
'master%s le,el or !ig!er( t!e e4erience
re*uirement is reduced to fi,e years
(otes for senior professional academics
E4erience and seniority ; t!e re*uired sur,eying e4erience is interreted as underta0ing academic acti,ities rele,ant to t!e rofession
?inal assessment su&mission ; in t!e case studies1 e,idence of consultancy +or0 s!ould &e ro,ided
RICS Education and Qualification Standards Issue date: January 2013
RICS Routes to Membership Assessment of Professional Competence (APC)
Adaptation Route
Academic/professional
qualifications
Releant prior e!perience #inal assessment submission #inal assessment
interie$
Adaptation %
RICS-aro,ed rofessional &ody
mem&ers!i =R rele,ant degree
A(-
$30 study !ours from an RICS
accredited degree eit!er at
ostgraduate le,el or final year of an
undergraduate rogramme or from an
aro,ed training ro,ider 'see note(
"t least 10 years% rele,ant e4erience
&efore starting "PC# Pre-degree
experience can count
confirmed mandatory and tec!nical ac!ie,ement
records
rofessional de,eloment records for t!e re,ious 12
mont!s1 consistent +it! t!e RICS rules of conduct
critical analysis '31000 +ords(
record detailing t!e rele,ant tec!nical and mandatory
s0ills re*uired &y t!e "PC at!+ay 'su&mitted to
RICS at alication(
/0 minute
inter,ie+
including 10
minute
resentation on
critical analysis
testing on
rofessional
ractice-et!ics
Adaptation &
#or *. applications coered b+ *. -irectie
2!ere is an E@ >irecti,e t!at ensures mutual recognition of rofessional *ualification# RICS is a designated &ody under E@ la+ for deciding +!et!er or not
*ualifications from ot!er E@ countries +ould ermit an indi,idual to ractise as a c!artered sur,eyor in t!e @A#
Candidates for RICS mem&ers!i under t!e >irecti,e must &e mem&ers of a rele,ant rofessional &ody in t!eir country of residence# RICS +ill assess +!et!er or not
t!e re*uirements of any candidate%s rofessional &ody are e*ui,alent to t!ose of RICS# If t!ere is a s!ortfall1 RICS +ill identify t!e training and e4erience and-or
assessment of cometence needed &efore t!e candidate can &e admitted to mem&ers!i#
(ote) 2!e $30 study !ours must &e underta0en secifically for t!e urose of ursuing RICS mem&ers!i# "licants can commence t!eir study after nine
years% e4erience1 ro,ided t!ey !a,e comleted 10 years% e4erience &efore final assessment#
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