Our stance on ethics
RICS Training
RICS is committed to providing the most relevant guidance on ethics and conflicts of interest to its members. Peter Bolton King details how
Valuations - At your known risk
RICS Training
Andrew Gooding highlights issues covered in the second edition of RICS’ guidance note on risk, liability and insurance in valuation work.
Wider benefits of APC supervisor and counsellor training
RICS Training
With training for APC counsellors now mandatory, and supervisor training also recommended - for smaller firms there are wider benefits this could bring.
Tough questions
RICS Training
Urban resilience - Sara Wilkinson outlines the important questions surveyors need to ask themselves and their clients to ensure buildings are protected.
Professional development: construction training on trend
RICS Training
Construction professionals need to keep pace with an ever-evolving industry, so Heidi Partridge explains how RICS training remains on trend
Common mistakes with negotiations
RICS Training
Inexperienced negotiators are liable to make several mistakes during a negotiation.
Bargaining chips
RICS Training
Chris Green explains why negotiation is vital to construction, and how to improve your skills while upholding ethical and professional standards
Reliable sources
RICS Training
Ewan Craig, a speaker at RICS’ annual It’s Your APC conference, offers guidance on Team working and Data management – two mandatory competencies for Building Surveying.
Lifetime view
RICS Training
With 85% of a building’s lifetime expense coming from its use as an asset, the demarcation between design, construction and operation translates into strategic risk.
Upgrade to the latest model
RICS Training
Mastering BIM is the natural next step for the experienced project manager looking to progress their career.
APC supervisor and counsellor training
RICS Training
Why is it so important? How will you and your candidates benefit? Here's the view of our trainer...
On the side of the agents
RICS Training
With the role of employer’s agent still seen as ambiguous, Kelvin Hughes introduces a new RICS guidance note designed to clarify matters.
It all adds up
RICS Training
Business planning and Accounting principles and procedures are mandatory competencies for Building Surveying, and Ewan Craig, APC assessor, offers guidance.
Coping with APC Stress
RICS Training
The RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) is extremely important to all involved. This creates passion and motivation, but also sometimes stress.
Delegate view: the benefits of APC supervisor and counsellor training
RICS Training
Steven McMillan MRICS, Regional Manager at chartered quantity surveyors Cooper and Hall attended our APC Supervisor and Counsellor face-to-face course last summer. We recently caught up with him to find out how the course has enabled him to better support candidates at the company.
Collaboration, value for money, and the infrastructure commercial manager
RICS Training
Effective supply chain engagement, progressive procurement and collaborative forms of contract can bring real added value in the delivery of an infrastructure project, and the commercial manager in Infrastructure is perfectly placed to make it happen, says Stephen Blakey FRICS, Commercial Projects Director,...
Considered response - how should we react when things go wrong?
RICS Training
When working on a project, the most important thing to remember is that things can and do go wrong – even when they are very well managed.
Top tips to help crack your APC case study
RICS Training
A key component of the APC, the case study is your opportunity to demonstrate your range of skills and competencies. Here’s some key tips all based around questions recently asked by candidates.
APC Final Assessment – what would you like to ask?
RICS Training
Have a question about your Final Assessment? You’re not the only one. Here’s what other candidates have recently asked APC Assessors during the free monthly Q&A run by the RICS Training.
New Candidate eLearning Module
RICS Training
RICS has developed a number of varied assessments to enable individuals – from school-leavers through to experienced professionals – to gain the RICS chartered professional qualification (MRICS). The correct assessment will depend on the candidate’s current level of professional experience, qualifications and current job role.
APC competencies: analysis of client requirements
RICS Training
APC Assessor Ewan Craig, speaking at RICS’ annual It’s Your APC conference discusses the optional competency Analysis of client requirements.
Technology as the catalyst for change: What should you do about it?
Americas
Technology has risen up the agenda of most property companies recently. However, whilst there is a lot of noise about it, there is also confusion in the market about what it means and what property professionals should be doing about it.
From gamer to surveyor
RICS Digital
With the use of technology in surveying growing and research showing that children aged 12 to 15 are spending an average of 13 hours a week gaming, could playing Minecraft or having a gaming background be new criteria on your graduate or apprenticeship applications?
Eighth Building Control Course Successfully Completed in Israel
RICS Training
RICS celebrated the successful delivery of the eighth Building Control Course in Israel alongside course delegates, the British Ambassador and the Ministry of Finance.
The celebration was held at the British Ambassador’s residence where certificates were issued.
APC Ask Me Aything - December Article
RICS Training
Welcome to December's APC Ask Me Anything (AMA) article. The RICS Training team are running free online sessions where candidates can ask an APC Assessor anything about the process, skills development and how to give yourself the best chance of success. Below you can read through some of the key questions raised by candidates from this month’s...