PICQS Philippine Institute of Certified Quantity Surveyors

QATAR CHAPTER
06/04/2013 Dear PICQS Member, We are pleased to announce the 'PICQS Scholarship Program' of PICQS Qatar Chapter. This program will provide financial assistance for members who are eligible to undertake the one-year RICS APC Adaptation Route 1 offered by The College of Estate Management (CEM), with a target enrolment by November 2013. Qatar Chapter came up with a number of key criteria for use to facilitate the selection of the first QS scholar in Qatar. The criteria, which are subject for review and approval of the Chairman, will be as follows:KEY CRITERIA The chosen scholar will ensure that he/she has complied with the following minimum conditions: a) RICS approval to take Adaptation Route is granted. For details on Adaptation Route, please see: http://www.cem.ac.uk/ourprogrammes/postgraduate-study/rics-professional-membership-apc-adaptation-route1.aspx If you feel that you have met the minimum requirements of the CEM Adaptation Route, please send your updated CV to RICS (Resie Samenada, RICS Membership Executive at rsamenada@rics.org) for assessment. Please note that the suitability of your existing degree and prior experience must be approved by RICS before you can submit an application to CEM. b) He/she commits to attend ALL PICQS organised CPDs (except where a valid circumstance prevents him/her from attending). c) His/her present company is not providing QS-related study sponsorship. d) He/she declares to be a P3T Presenter at the subsequent P3T batch/sessions. e) He/she declares to be an active member of any committee. f) He/she shall comply with the annual membership monitoring record reviewed by the Chapters Membership Committee for submission to the PICQS National Board. The annual membership monitoring record include, but not limited to, members submission of an updated career plan, attendance of 13 CPD hours within PICQS and other external sources and payment of PICQS annual membership fee.

g) He/she must pursue undertaking the APC of RICS after graduation. h) He/she must update the Knowledge Committee Chapter Head on the progress of his/her studies.

SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT When agreeing to an application for educational sponsorship, the scholar, the PICQS Qatar Chapter President and the PICQS Qatar Chapter Knowledge Committee Head will need to sign the PICQS Sponsorship Program Agreement Form. The agreement sets conditions upon the sponsorship and, in order to protect the PICQS Sponsorship initiative, aims to encourage the scholar to be active in all PICQS activities after gaining the qualification.

PICQS Philippine Institute of Certified Quantity Surveyors

QATAR CHAPTER

No fees will be paid by the PICQS Qatar Chapter until the PICQS Sponsorship Program Agreement Form is completed in full and authorised by all relevant parties. Half of the fees will become re-payable by the scholar immediately should the scholar not complete a course, fails to meet the academic, attendance or other requirements of CEM at any stage. Where circumstances outside the scholar's control (such as ill health) dictate that study commitments cannot be fulfilled, PICQS Qatar Chapter has the discretion to review the individual situation and consider an appropriate approach. RE-SITTING ASSESSED MODULES If a scholar is required to re-submit coursework, re-sit any examinations or undertake additional study in order to fulfil course requirements, he/she will be expected to pay any additional fees incurred. If such circumstances lead to a significant delay in the scholars ability to complete the course, PICQS Qatar Chapter reserves the right to terminate the PICQS Sponsorship Program Agreement and may require the applicable fees to be repaid. OTHER CONDITIONS PICQS Qatar Chapter reserves the right to amend or cancel the PICQS Scholarship Program policy at any time. SUPPORT The PICQS Qatar Knowledge Committee together with the PICQS Members who have completed PG DipSurv and Adaptation course may provide guidance, monitoring and assistance to the scholar as and when required. Please note that the 'Scholar Selection Process' is still under review by the PICQS Qatar Officers in coordination with the PICQS Chair and Founder. Once concluded, we will notify all the members accordingly. Should you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you so much.

Kind regards,

Noted by:

Johnny de Mesa, BSc CE, President Qatar Chapter, PICQS, Inc

Julie Christie dela Cruz, MBA, BSc CE,

PGDipinSurv, FRICS, FAIQS, ACIArb

Chair and Founder PICQS, Inc