RICS – APC -GUIDELINES WORKSHOP

BSc CRTITICAL
ANALYSIS/
PRESENTATION
INTERVIEW

CASE STUDIES

CEM
Graduate
Routes APC

MSc Chartered
QS –
PER/
SPR
MRICS

- Ramesh Palikila BTech, MIS, FAIQS, FRICS

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Why do you want

to become
MRICS?
 AGENDA
1. About RICS, MRICS and its Prospectus

2. APC ? Overview on RICS-APC process

3. Q&A.
APC PHASES

Chartered
QS

APC

BSc /MSC/CEM PER

APC ROUTE SELECT

EXPERIENCE

ENGINEERING
 Step by step process admin process from begining until APC

The steps below help to illustrate the typical Assessment of Professional Competence
(APC) process. Exact requirements will change depending on which route to membership
you follow.
STEP 1: Choose your route to membership using our wizard

STEP 2: Depending on your route to membership, complete relevant standard resume

template and send it to your regional team: Middle East: APCME@rics.org

STEP 3: Complete your APC Passport on MyAPC

STEP 4: Choose your APC pathway

See Requirements and Competencies document for download at the bottom of the page.

STEP 5: Choose your competencies

See Requirements and Competencies document for download at the bottom of the page.

STEP 6: Pay your enrolment fees

Once you have completed your APC Passport on MyAPC and it is approved by a member of
RICS staff, payment of your enrolment fees will be required to proceed to the next step.
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STEP 7: Complete your written submission

MyAPC will guide you through the requirements and deadlines for submitting
details of your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and, depending on
your route to membership, your Critical Analysis.

STEP 8: Apply for final assessment

When you become eligible for final assessment you will receive a notification within
MyAPC inviting you to attend the final assessment session.

STEP 9: Final assessment interview

Your Final Assessment will be a panel interview with two or three RICS-qualified
members. You must have been enrolled for at least 6 months before you are
eligible to sit the final assessment.
STEP 7: Congratulations!
Successful completion of the APC process outlined above will lead to professional
membership of RICS and entitles you to call yourself a chartered surveyor.
GRADUATE
ROUTE 2
EARLIER
 PER
ROUTE
EARLIER
Section 1 – Deadline Dates
Section 2 – How to apply
Section 3 – Signature requirements
Section 4 – Special Considerations
Section 5 – Submission requirements
Section 6 – RICS Valuer Registration Scheme
Section 7 – Plagiarism
Section 8 - Deferring
Section 9 – Final assessment venues
Section 10 – Venue arrival and registration process
Section 11 – After your assessment
Section 12 – Referred candidates
Section 13 – Further support
Section 5 - Submission requirements

Your final assessment submissions demonstrate to your assessment panel the knowledge
and understanding you have gained and the competencies you have achieved through
experience and/or structured training.

You are required to submit all documents except you final assessment application form on the
MyAPC portal.

The submissions should contain all required information

1. Candidate details (please ensure these are correct and up to date)

2. Summary of experience
3. Case study
4. CPD record
5. Quarterly (if applicable)
6. On-line Ethics certificate
7. On-line training certificates (if applicable)
Please note: If you have been previously referred please see section
12 for submission requirements

Before you send your submissions in please check and ensure:

• The submission meets the required word count as any submission

where the word count has been exceed will be returned.

• Your contact details and name are correct on both your APC portal
and your www.rics.org account.

• All subscription payments have been made

• The submission time is 5pm (UAE time) any late submissions will be
rejected
Section 7 - Plagiarism

RICS has launched Turnitin, a system to help check candidates’ submissions are their own
work and stand up to independent scrutiny.

The system will compare a candidate’s submission against submissions from other
candidates. RICS will be randomly selecting 10% of candidates to submit their documentation
into Turnitin; this will include the summary of experience and critical analysis or case study.

If you are selected to submit your documentation you will receive a separate email to notify
you of this. Failure to submit this documentation upon request may result in your assessment
being withdrawn. RICS reserve the right at any time to request that candidates submit their
documentation into Turnitin.
Section 9 - Final assessment venues

RICS will endeavour to allocate you to your first choice however on occasions this may not be
possible and therefore we ask you to keep all relevant dates free until you have received
confirmation of your assessment date and time.

Please note, not all pathways have assessments at all of the venue locations available.

Once your assessment date has been set, it will not be possible to change unless there are
extenuating circumstances. Sometimes due to circumstances beyond RICS' control, interview
times may change. If this happens you will be contacted and your new time will be confirmed
in writing.

The venues for final assessment are:

Oman – Muscat
Qatar – Doha
Bahrain – Manama
UAE – Dubai/Abu Dhabi
 Structured training

Some candidates undertaking their APC will be required to complete

structured training as part of their application for RICS membership. The
APC structured training requires you to complete and record a minimum
period of relevant practical experience to demonstrate that you have
the skills and ability to practise in your chosen surveying specialism.

The APC is a competency-based assessment that requires you to

achieve the minimum level of competence to perform specific tasks and
functions.

The competencies you are assessed against depend on your chosen APC
pathway. Some competencies are mandatory for all pathways, whilst others
are technical and relate specifically to your chosen pathway.
 1. RICS -APC PROCESS

APC

CRITICAL ANALYSIS PRESENTATION INTERVIEW

 2. CRITICAL ANALYSIS Vs CASE STUDY
Critical Analysis Structure Case Study Structure
• Introduction • 1. Introduction
• Project Particulars • 2. My Approach
• Client Requirements • 3. My Achievements
• My Role and
• 4. Conclusion
Responsibilities
• 5. Appendix A –
• Key Issues
Competencies Achieved
• Options
• 6. Appendix B – Project
• Selected Option & Analysis
Photographs/Plans
• Lessons Learned
• Conclusion
• Attachments Case Study Guide – Template
 2. CRITICAL ANALYSIS / CASE STUDY

• Your document is a key factor

• Highlight your involvement
• Don’t make up key issues
• Choose latest Project
• Maintain consistency
• Better choose best Key issue
• Options/Solutions should be appropriate
• Check Grammar
• Attach Photographs for evidence
• Good conclusion for success
 3. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Record these hours retrospectively and maintain balance between skills learned .
Recapture and be sure of learning.

Linked to
PERSONAL mandatory
SKILLS competencies
16 Hrs
Linked to
core &
optional
competencies
YOUR
PROFESSIONAL
TECHNICAL PRACTICE Linked to
SKILLS SKILLS professional, code
16 Hrs 16 Hrs
of ethics , conflicts
of interest
 SUCCESS REQUIREMENTS

Driven Factors
• COMMITMENT
Right balance of
• COURAGE
• OPPORTUNITY
Knowledge
• DEDICATION
• EFFORT
• EXCELLENCE
• TEAM WORK
Application Experience • CHALLENGE
• MISTAKES
• COMPETITION

Confidence
 SUCCESS REQUIREMENTS

Perfect balance of
AIQS APC Competencies

Requirements
Two Core Competence Areas
+ Support Competencies
or
One Core Competence Area
+ One Specialist Unit
+ Support Competencies

Affiliate Members are required to have experience

in a minimum of one (1) of the core competence
areas. Refer to AIQS Competency Standards
 4. SOURCES OF FOR COMPETENCIES

BOOKS : Selective study as per contents of APC Guide ( For 1C -1B : but Study 100%)

CPD PACKS : Selective study as per contents of APC Guide

SEMINARS : Selective study and recap all high lights of seminars

CEM MATERIAL: Selective study as per contents of APC Guide

INTERNET : APC Trainer in QS News - www.building.ac.uk , RICS www.rics.org

GROUP STUDY : Selective study as per contents of APC Guide

ALWAYS ANSWER TO THE POINT

USE BUZZ WORDS IN YOUR ANSWERS

 APC information on www.
Main Web Sites

www.rics.org
www.building.
Do your own
.co.uk research

Other Web Sites www.network.

propertyweek.com

www.apccentre.com
Main reasons for referral in APC interviews

No Strategy
for No Confidence
Preparation
No Focus
Lack of
Guidelines
No Balance
No
No Control
Commitment
in Preparation No Attention
How to over come the deficiencies in APC interviews?

KNOW PLAN
YOURSELF PROPERLY

GET PROPER STRIKE

MEASURE
GUIDELINES PERFECTLY
YOURSELF
& STUDY IN
TEAMS

MEET YOUR
COUNSELLOR
 MAIN COMMENTS IN REFERRAL REPORTS

Training and
Experience

Professional
Development

Critical
Analysis /
Case studies

Presentation
& Interview
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