Candidate support for you

Find out what support is available

 

Candidates applying for assessment

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Assessment dates and process

Please select the your location in order to view the correct assessment information for your region:

Americas
EMEA: UKEurope, MENA, Sub-Saharan Africa
Asia Pacific: ASEAN, Australasia, China, Japan, Korea, Macau, Hong Kong, South Asia, Taiwan

After enrolling

Once you are enrolled as a candidate, there are many ways you can get support on your assessment journey or share your experiences with other professionals pursuing an RICS qualification.

All enrolments received before 1 October will be charged for that current year’s subscription within the enrolment payment, then you will be required to pay the following year’s subscription when this becomes due on 1 January.

Any enrolments received after 1 October, the enrolment payment will cover your subscription fees from October of the current year, until December the following year.

RICS Assessments LinkedIn group

The RICS Assessments LinkedIn Group is available to support you through your assessment by sharing knowledge and experiences of the assessments, ensuring a motivating and encouraging environment for all who are working towards an RICS qualification.

Ask questions. Provide your own advice. Access support materials.

Membership of the group is open to all current RICS candidates and any RICS-qualified professionals wishing to proactively support candidates in becoming qualified.

Request to join the group here

Not using LinkedIn yet? It provides a great opportunity to raise your profile, growing your network with other candidates, RICS professionals, the industry and wider LinkedIn networks.

Assessment of Professional Competence (APC)

If your are following the assessment of professional competence (APC) route towards Chartered membership, we can help you understand the APC process, equip you with the skills to demonstrate competencies and prepare you for the final assessment. 

The APC Prep Day will take you step-by-step through each stage of your Assessment of Professional Competence (APC).

APC candidate training plan

The APC candidate training plan is a best practice document for use by APC candidates who are required to complete structured training.

This document is produced to assist the candidate, counsellor and employer with creating a training plan for the candidate.

Assessment training

Training is available from RICS to help you through each stage of the assessment process.

View training sessions

The regulatory functions of RICS relating to entry and admission to the profession are led and overseen by Standards and Regulation Board (SRB).