The Associate qualification demonstrates your competence for a commercial or technical role. It is suitable for those with work-based experience or vocational qualifications. When you achieve this qualification, you will be able to use the designation AssocRICS.
You must have a minimum of 4 years’ relevant work experience. However, certain qualifications can reduce the number of years’ experience required, as indicated in the table below.
Education | Work experience | RICS assessment |
No qualifications | 4 years' relevant experience | Associate assessment + online ethics module |
Approved HND, HNC, NVQ3, BTEC or foundation degree | 2 years’ relevant experience | Associate assessment + online ethics module |
Relevant bachelor’s degree | 12 months’ relevant experience | Associate assessment + online ethics module |
Approved direct entry to associate membership | N/A | Online ethics module |
It’s quick and easy to enrol online today.
When enrolling you will need the following details to hand:
All Associate candidates must appoint a counsellor who is RICS qualified. Their role is to support you and guide you throughout your assessment journey. Counsellors for the Associate Assessment must be AssocRICS qualified for at least four 4 years, MRICS or FRICS.
Your application information will be checked prior to assessment to confirm you meet the eligibility requirements.
Candidates for all RICS assessments must successfully complete the RICS online ethics module and test.
The submission for the Associate Assessment includes:
Your counsellor will confirm when you are ready to submit for assessment.
Your submission will be assessed by a panel of trained RICS assessors to ensure you have met all the required competencies.
Download the Associate Assessment Candidate Guide
It will depend on your current experience, but generally it takes between 6 -12 months to complete the submission.
An assessment fee is payable when you apply to become an Associate candidate. This covers all the support materials, access to the online ethics module and test, access to the Assessment Resource Centre (ARC) where you will complete your submission, and the written assessment. A subscription fee is payable every January to cover up to the point you become qualified.
When you are awarded the qualification an election fee and your professional subscription fee is payable. The election fee covers the award pack and election process giving access to all RICS professional services.
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