Assessment dates - UK

Some pathways require you to select a specialist area when you apply for final assessment. View the document for more information.

You will be required to declare your chosen specialist area in Assessment Platform.

The assessment submission window dates will depend on your pathway, and this document will tell you which pathways sit under the Land and Property Grouping and which sit under the Built Environment Grouping.
 

Interview date and time

Assessments will normally be held on weekdays, and different to previous assessments, this will now include the full week, Monday - Friday. In circumstances of assessments being postponed, we will endeavour to re-schedule the assessments as soon as we can, and this might be offered on Saturday or early evening, as an option, but it should only be taken if the candidate is comfortable with this option.

Confirmation of your assessment interview date and time will be emailed to you a minimum of 2 weeks prior to your assessment.

Once your assessment date has been set, it will not be possible to change unless there are extenuating circumstances. Sometimes due to circumstances beyond RICS control, interview dates and times may change. If this happens you will be contacted by telephone from the UKI Assessment Delivery team and followed up in writing.

We aim to ensure any previously referred candidates see a new panel at their next assessment. Sometimes, due to the chosen specialist area, assessor availability or other conflicts of interest this is not possible and therefore a referred candidate may see one member of a previous panel at a subsequent assessment.

Assessors are trained to assess each candidate as if it was their first time based on the submission and performance of the current assessment. Candidates should not be alarmed if they see a panel member who has assessed them before on entering the assessment room.

If you have submitted your application for final assessment and wish to defer, you must inform the RICS Assessment Delivery team via email at ukiassessmentdelivery@rics.org. It is your responsibility to notify RICS if you wish to defer. RICS will not accept notification from a third party.

RICS will grant a 14-day cooling off period from the date you submit for assessment within which you can defer without charge, after this point a £275.00 deferral fee will be payable when you next apply.

Reasonable adjustments

If you require any reasonable adjustments for your assessment, please complete the relevant section while filling in your submission on the Assessment Platform. We have reviewed our reasonable adjustments process to ensure the assessment process is accessible to all candidates and suitable guidance will be provided to you. You can contact our relevant team confidentially at adjustments@rics.org for any queries relating to your adjustments.

Land and Property and Built Environment pathway assessments 2024

The Land and Property pathway assessments open week commencing 7 October 2024 and the Built Environment pathway assessments open week commencing 4 November 2024.

RICS expects to assess in the region of 1300 candidates for the session. If we experience a higher volume of candidates applying for assessment in this period, more reliance on our assessors will be required to make the necessary arrangements.  This may result in the assessment period being extended. RICS will endeavour to have assessments for each pathway grouping undertaken during a 5-week period.  Whilst it is normal for around 90% of assessments to be held successfully in this time frame, it is important to remember that circumstances beyond RICS control, can arise that result in assessments being postponed and re-arranged for a later date.  Candidates are required to keep all dates free, and advisable not to book holidays until after their assessment has taken place.

The candidate guide provides all the information you need to prepare your submission for assessment.

This template can be used by all Associate candidates. The template includes the case study section.

Pathway guides

You will also need to download the pathway guide for your chosen area of practice.

Find your pathway guide

The candidate guide provides all the information you need to prepare your submission for assessment and prepare for the final assessment interview.

This template is primarily for use by APC structured training candidates who need to record a minimum of 200 days experience for each year of structured training. It may also be useful for all APC candidates as a record of how you have developed your competencies and therefore support the writing of your summary of experience.

This template can be used for APC interview assessments and APC preliminary review (written assessment) for those candidates on the newest pathways (from August 2018). The template includes the case study section.

This template can be used for APC interview assessments and APC preliminary review (written assessment) for those candidates on the older pathways (before August 2018). The template includes the case study section.

Pathway guides

You will also need to download the pathway guide for your chosen area of practice.

Find your pathway guide

The applicant guide provides all the information you need to prepare your submission for assessment and prepare for the final assessment interview.

This template can be used by all senior professional assessment candidates. You only need one template to apply for assessment.

Pathway guides

You will also need to download the pathway guide for your chosen area of practice.

Find your pathway guide

The applicant guide provides all the information you need to prepare your submission for assessment and prepare for the final assessment interview.

This template can be used by all specialist assessment candidates. You only need one template to apply for assessment.

Pathway guides

You will also need to download the pathway guide for your chosen area of practice.

Find your pathway guide