Become an Assessor

RICS assessors play a crucial role in ensuring that only those who fulfil our ethical standards and professional competency requirements become RICS qualified professionals.

The role

Our global assessor community currently has over 7000 active assessors, who are responsible for ensuring that the high professional standards of RICS are upheld. Acting as the gatekeepers to the profession, RICS assessors generously give their time, commitment, professionalism and expertise to assess potential new professionals, either by written submission or interview. There are four roles you may perform as an RICS assessor:

1. Associate Assessor – assessing a candidate's written submissions for the Associate qualification (AssocRICS)
2. Preliminary reviewer – reviewing a candidate's written submissions to approve them for chartered interview (for MRICS)
3. Interview Assessor – assessing a candidate at interview for the Chartered qualification (MRICS)
4. Interview Chairperson – managing the interview and supporting interview assessors for the Chartered qualification (MRICS)

Requirements

The exact requirements of being an RICS Assessor are dependent on the specific role you undertake. You commit to providing availability to assess a minimum of 4 assessments per annum, and if appointed mid-way through the year, this will be determined on a pro rata basis. The 4 assessments may include Chartered assessment interviews, APC preliminary reviews, Associate assessments and/or assessment auditing.  Some key tasks you may be required to undertake include:

• reviewing candidate submission documentation
• preparing competency-based questions
• participation in assessment panel interviews
• contributing to the decision-making process
• contributing to candidate feedback.

More information on the requirements of each role is available in the assessor guides.

Eligibility

To become an RICS assessor, you need to have been an RICS qualified member for at least two years and have a clean disciplinary record and no current CPD sanctions against you.

You are required to successfully complete our assessor training course, specific to the assessor role that you are performing. The training will provide you with the required knowledge and understanding to participate in RICS assessments and ensure that irrespective of qualification route, all assessors apply a consistent approach.

To continue as an RICS assessor you must comply with the general RICS CPD requirements, you may wish to complete the Professionalism module (free to assessors) as all members are required to undertake a minimum of 3 hours of ethics related CPD every three years. and attend refresher training every three years. More information on the obligations of RICS assessors are available in the RICS Assessor Commitment.

Benefits of assessing

Being an RICS assessor is a demanding but hugely rewarding role that affords you the opportunity to gain first-hand experience of the qualification process and be involved in one of the key stages of a surveyor’s career. Key benefits of fulfilling this role include:

• be part of the RICS global assessor community
• record your assessor training as formal CPD
• You can claim informal CPD hours if you acquire new skills or knowledge in preparing for the assessment or reading candidates submissions
  
• maintain professional standards
• update and develop your professional knowledge
• network and share knowledge and experience with your peers
• develop future professionals
• gain satisfaction from giving something back to the profession.

Assessor training

As candidates come forward for assessment, we will understand how many assessors are needed, for which pathways, assessment types and geographical locations.

At that point we find out where we may have shortages for specific assessors and will then publish a call for potential assessors based on the pathways, assessment types and geographical locations where new or more assessors are required. This is when the Assessor Training will be scheduled for professionals (MRICS, FRICS and AssocRICS) who are available and meet the required areas.

If you are already an RICS Assessor and would like to register for APC refresher, Senior Professional or Associate Assessor training then please use the request box on the Assessment Platform.

If you are interested in becoming an RICS assessor please register your interest using the form below.

Assessment Platform

Once you have trained as an Assessor you are able to access the Assessment Platform where you would give your availability to assess, view the candidates who are assigned to your panel and their submissions, along with your co-assessors’ detail, gain access to all supporting Assessment material and request further Assessor training.

Visit the Assessment Platform