RICS APC COACHING

PERSONAL PROFILE –
ASSESSOR FOR APC PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW

Served as panel assessor or panel chairman for Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) interview for 22 years, for the pathway of quantity surveying or project management

Panel member for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

APC appeal panel and vetting panel for senior professional route.

Speaker for RICS APC Interview Skill Workshop (preparation and presentation) in 2007

Mentoring for RICS or AIQS APC candidates

WHAT TO EXPECT?

The coaching includes:

An initial review of the candidate’s overall technical competency,

Recommendation of a brush-up tutorial of QS practice in the entire building process (the extent is governed by candidate’s competency),

The techniques of answering Level 1 to 3 questions,

A comprehensive mock interview.

Additional advice may be given on the APC application submission, presentation skill, and the remarks stated in the referral report.

WHAT IS COVERED?

- feasibility study
- budget estimate
- cost planning
- tender documentation
- tender analysis
- contract administration during construction stage
- subcontracting
- closure of contract
- project non-completion
- dispute resolution

Accordingly, the likely problems that the QS may encounter in the different stages are elaborated.

Special tutorial may be arranged for CEM course

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EXTRACT OF CASES OF
COACHING FOR APC CANDIDATES

A candidate was referred for six times and he got qualified in his 7th attempt after getting some 15 hours of coaching. He thereafter quitted his job because he was offered a much better package by the Airport Authority