Overview
The Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) is typically a period of structured on-the-job training and assessment. Read more about it in this overview.
The APC is comprised of a set list of skills — or competencies — set out by each of the Society’s Professional Groups. In order to become Chartered within one of these Professional Groups, a candidate must attain these competencies to the required level. The competencies are a mix of interpersonal, business and technical skills.
The Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) is typically a period of structured on-the-job training and assessment. Read more about it in this overview.
The objective of the APC is to ensure that candidates have the ability to put their knowledge and understanding into practice to meet the expectations of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland competency requirements and professional standards.
Confused by all the acronymns? Try this short guide to APC terminology.
To become a Chartered Surveyor, you must have an accredited qualification and undertake the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) a structured period of on the job training and assessment.
Details of the APC Final Assessment, including when to apply, critical analysis advice and interview advice.
Pathway Guides are a supplementary resource aimed at providing guidance to APC trainees, counselors and assessors on the main competencies of each of the pathways.
These guides help candidates prepare for the commitment and responsibility that go with training for the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC).
If you change employer during the course of your Assessment of Professional Competence, you must notify the Society.
Candidates undertaking the APC can transfer membership between RICS and the SCSI while continuing to record APC experience, uninterrupted.