
Do you dream of becoming an RICS assessment professional, an RICS assessor? If yes, then read this blog. Here, we will not only tell you the eligibility criteria you need to fulfill, but we will also tell you other necessary things related to this.
An RICS assessment expert plays a massive role in ensuring that only those who satisfy RICS’s ethical standards and professional competency requirements become RICS-quali professionals.
Roles:
RICS’s global assessor community currently has more than 3000 active assessors, who take up the responsibility for making sure that the high professional standards of RICS are upheld. They work as the gatekeepers to the profession. These assessors generously give their commitment, time, professionalism, and expfiedertise to evaluate potential new professionals either by written submission or interview. There are four roles you can have as an RICS assessment professional:
· Associate Assessor: evaluating a candidate’s written submissions for the Associate qualification (AssocRICS)
· Preliminary Reviewer: Reviewing someone’s written submissions to approve them for a Chartered interview (for MRICS)
· Interview Assessor: evaluating a candidate at an interview for the Chartered credential (MRICS)
· Interview Chairperson: managing the interview and supporting interview evaluators for the Chartered status (MRICS)
Eligibility criteria to become an RICS assessment professional:
To become an RICS assessor, you must complete the RICS assessor training course. This course is specific to the assessor role that you are performing. The training will give you the necessary knowledge and understanding to take part in RICS assessment tasks and ensure that, irrespective of qualification route, all assessors use a consistent approach.
To continue as an RICS assessor, you need to comply with the general RICS CPD requirements, complete ethics training every three years, and attend refresher training every three years.
What is MRICS?
MRICS is a credential for a Chartered Member. The RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) makes sure that a candidate is competent and satisfies the high standards of professionalism necessary to become a Chartered surveyor. In other words, you need, as an assessor, to ensure that the candidate you assess positively is competent and meets the requirements.