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A changing profession

The surveying profession is changing rapidly. For RICS professionals, it’s essential to keep pace with evolving demands and opportunities in order to stay compliant, efficient and competitive.

Our network of professional trainers spans leaders in all surveying specialisms. An RICS membership offers direct access to insight, education and innovation from across the profession, and our CPD supports members to learn and grow as surveying changes.

Paul Wilson FRICS, delivers training for RICS’ Certificate in Construction Project Management (CCPM), and the scope of that course captures the scale of the challenge for surveyors in 2026. From evolving legislation and technology to the growing prevalence of AI and environmental considerations, maintaining control and oversight of any project is becoming increasingly challenging. With every development projects become more complex, and project managers must stay up to date with the requirements.

Meeting standards and regulations

Paul’s training supports professionals to stay compliant while navigating the ever-changing construction landscape. He says, ‘For organisations, governments and professionals around the world, RICS represents trust, rigour and consistency. That’s why training with RICS is invaluable. As a trainer I help professionals reach international benchmarks for skills, behaviours and technical competence, and maintain professional integrity.’

Trainers like Paul, and Alan Northen FRICS, who delivers the Global Certificate in Whole Life Carbon Assessment (WLCA) training programme, help RICS professionals to maintain the integrity of an RICS designation. Sharing the expertise of leaders in the surveying field is key to RICS’ goal of raising standards and building trust in the profession. This training keeps members at the leading edge of their fields.

Easy access to timely support

As the imperative to reduce carbon emissions grows, WLCA training delivered by Alan provides RICS members with the support they need to keep up with developing demands. Climate policy, global planning regulations, and investor ESG priorities all increasingly demand robust whole-life carbon assessments, making it an essential professional skill.

Through the WLCA training programme, Alan equips participants with the knowledge, methods, and consistency required to produce robust WLCA reports. The course also tackles the developing challenge of including AI generated data, supporting RICS members to use efficiencies in technology with confidence and integrity.

Alan says: ‘My focus is on making the learning practical, relevant, and grounded in real industry experience, sharing real-world insights, encouraging open discussion and peer learning, and challenging participants to think about how WLCA can influence better project decisions.’

Sharing expertise and contributing to progress across the built environment

The global network of RICS members is connected by a common ethos, a drive for continued progress, professionalism and improved outcomes across the built environment. For Paul and Alan, contributing to this shared goal and supporting fellow RICS professionals to improve their practice is a source of pride.

Alan says: ‘Delivering the course is incredibly rewarding. It’s a privilege to work with professionals from across the built environment who want to expand their understanding of whole life carbon and contribute to more sustainable, low-carbon projects.’

Paul adds: ‘It’s fantastic getting to see and work with project managers and help them to learn and develop. Importantly, they join a global professional community committed to raising standards across the built environment, and I’m glad to have a role to play in making that happen. I find it very rewarding’.

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