RICS membership won’t suit everyone – we won’t try to imply that it will for a minute.
Only the very best professionals, working at the highest level of the property sector, will benefit fully from the potential commercial rewards of membership and the prestige that it confers.
We appreciate that to get to this level will have taken time, effort and a higher level of commitment than most people are prepared to make in their working life.
If you are working at the pinnacle of your profession, you should seriously consider becoming an RICS member.
You’ll find yourself in excellent company – rubbing shoulders with the world’s leading players in the property sector.
And, what’s more, you’ll soon discover it’s good for business too.
Much construction and property development work around the world, however local, is financed by global organisations – and an RICS qualification will ensure that you have a genuine and credible edge over your competitors.
Required qualifications/experience at application
A surveying related first degree or relevant professional membership and now in a senior industry position. Also a minimum of 10 years' relevant surveying experience (at least two years of which must be since graduation or since attaining professional membership).
OR
A surveying related first degree and a surveying related higher degree and now in a senior industry position. Also a minimum of five years' relevant surveying experience (at least two years of which must be since graduation or since attaining professional membership).
OR
A PhD in a surveying related subject and now in a senior industry position. Also a minimum of five years' relevant surveying experience (at least two years of which must be since completion of PhD).
Please see the attached table for additional information.
APC requirements
Demonstration of attainment in additional mandatory competencies in leadership, managing people and managing resources.
Final assessment submissions
Record of professional development undertaken over the last 12 months.
3x500 word case studies demonstrating competency - one of which should include demonstration of management and leadership skills (with the option to substitute a maximum of two of the case studies with published articles or presentations taken from the last five years).
Résumé detailing the relevant technical and mandatory skills required by the faculty route (submitted to RICS at application).
Final assessment
60-minute interview including 10-minute personal introduction based on résumé.
Testing on professional practice/ethics and leadership and management skills.
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