Sensing enormous job opportunities in the property valuation market and allied fields in India, the London-based Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is exploring partnerships with Indian universities and B-schools to offer RICS-accredited courses in India, according to a report in Business Standard. Chartered surveyors, members of RICS, are professionals in valuation and cost estimates of land, property, construction and development. Initially, RICS is planning to introduce courses in valuation, quantity surveying and construction.
‘This is because major international firms in valuation and construction have told us there is a severe shortage in these booming sectors. We will add more courses in other areas as demand is identified through our on-going contact with the major firms in real estate sectors,’ says Jas S Kalsi, manager, membership development, India.
The additional courses could include building surveying, facilities management, geomatics, commercial property practice and planning and development, adds Mr Kalsi. In addition to these, candidates need to demonstrate achievement of technical competencies in the selected subject. After the academic course, the students have to undertake APC (Assessment of Professional Competence) training provided by the employers after recruitment. For a new graduate, this will take two years.
Having completed the APC training, the graduates go through an assessment by practising experts. Once they pass the assessment successfully, they qualify as RICS members.
Source: The Business Times, 05 June 2007
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