Entry and assessment standards and processes for all grades of RICS membership are critical to ensuring confidence in the profession. They provide the gateway to membership, ensuring individuals have the right knowledge, skills, experience, and behaviours at the point of entry.
The RICS Standards and Regulation Board (SRB) established the Entry and Assessment Review, a programme of work to research, design, and implement possible new assessment processes identified for the profession, including a review of all assessor training and auditing requirements. This is a consideration highlighted in the Entry and Assessment Review Interim Report (May 2023) and Final Report (June 2024). Both reports are online here.
In 2023, the RICS Qualifications and Assessments Committee (QAC), a sub-committee reporting to the SRB which leads in the policy development and quality assurance of RICS’ assessments, approved the introduction of a new Principal Assessor (x9 positions) and Lead Assessor (x20 positions) structure.
The new roles have been created to support assessor training and standardisation, and to strengthen dialogue and engagement with all assessors across pathways. They will provide expertise in supporting the delivery and design of RICS’ assessor training, engagement with assessors and standardisation programmes of work. These roles will also be crucial on matters of compliance and the quality assurance of assessment activities.