
The APC final assessment is made up of a written submission and a professional interview.
Once you have completed your submission and been approved to proceed by your counsellor, you must apply for assessment. Deadline dates for Associate Assessment, APC preliminary review and Chartered Final Assessment Interview are listed below.
Before you submit for assessment you must complete the proposer form for your assessment. You can access this in the Assessment Resource Centre (ARC) or download it here.
The completed form must be uploaded in ARC.
The dates for assessment and submission closing dates are listed below.
When selecting the dates in ARC you should keep all dates free until you receive confirmation of your allocated date and time.
Candidates who are referred have the right to appeal
You cannot appeal simply because you disagree with the assessors’ decision about your competence. The appeal panel does not question the merits of the assessors’ decision. It looks at the way the final assessment was conducted, and will allow the appeal only if, on the balance of probabilities, there was fault in the process.
It does not reach any conclusion about the candidate’s competence to practise: it considers only administrative or procedural matters.
Appeals are considered by an RICS appeal panel of three chartered surveyors who have no connection with you or your employer, and no previous knowledge of your final assessment interview.
The appeal panel has no powers to admit a candidate to RICS membership: if an appeal is approved, the original final assessment interview is disregarded and you will be given a fresh interview.
APC Candidate Appeal Form - Europe
Associate Candidate Appeal Form
You have 21 days in which to appeal. This is taken from the date on which your referral report is issued.
The panel decides to decline the appeal - RICS will write to you explaining the reasons for the decision.
The original decision stands along with the panel’s referral report and instructions on how to apply for re-assessment.
The appeal panel’s decision is final. There is no further right of appeal.
The panel decides to allow the appeal - RICS will write to you advising that the appeal has been allowed and that the original assessment result and referral report are now void.
You will be provided with a re-assessment by a new panel using the existing submission documents. RICS will do its best to establish a date suitable for all parties as soon as possible, and not more than three months after the outcome of the appeal. You may not submit any new documentation for the re-assessment.
The appeal fee will be held in credit.
Please note that the outcome of the appeal re-assessment is final. There is no further right of appeal following this decision
Enrolment application fee is €950.00. This fee is non-refundable unless you withdraw your application within a cooling off period of 14 days from the date your enrolment is processed by RICS.
Once you have successfully completed the final assessment, the following fees are applicable:
If you have submitted your application for final assessment, and then wish to defer, you must inform your local RICS office by email. It is your responsibility to notify RICS if you wish to defer, RICS will not accept notification from a third party.
If you defer your final assessment after receiving your final assessment interview date and time confirmation, you will be charged a €400.00 deferral fee that will be payable when you next apply
If you wish to appeal the decision of your referral, the appeal fee is €100.00. Further information on how to appeal: appeal guidance link