The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is a global organisation with 130,000 members worldwide - 10,600 in Scotland. The organisation acts as a leading source of professional knowledge concerning land, property and construction. The RICS also provides a globally recognised quality standard for the Surveying profession.
As a Chartered Surveyor you will be involved in all stages of the construction process such as giving property advice, land acquisition, life cycle costing, design economics, construction procurement, construction management, project management and subsequently facilities management. Chartered Surveyors are also involved with existing buildings, whether old or new. Building Surveyors, for example, are experts in building pathology; not just working out what went wrong but also designing and managing solutions to put things right.
In order to become a Chartered Surveyor you need to have a degree. There are currently 7 Scottish universities running Surveying-related degree courses recognised by the RICS. After graduating from one of these courses you are eligible to study for the APC (Assessment of Professional Competence) which leads to qualification as a Chartered Surveyor. Alternatively, completion of a Surveying-related HND or NVQ course makes you eligible to sit the ATC (Assessment of Technical Competence) to become a TechRICS member. Both are professional qualifications recognised worldwide. At the RICS we refer to them as Global Passports because, as a member of the RICS, you can work all over the world.
For more information on becoming a Chartered Surveyor, contact the RICS Scotland Careers & Education Manager or log on to our website.
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