Transcription of MRICS Assessments Counsellor guide
1 MRICS Assessments Counsellor guide August 2019. Published by: RICS, Parliament Square, London SW1P 3AD. All rights in this publication, including full copyright or publishing right, content and design, are owned by RICS, except where otherwise described. Any dispute arising out of this publication is subject to the law and jurisdiction of England and Wales Counsellor guide 2. Counsellor guide 4. 5. Section one Candidate 6. Section two Counsellor training and support .. 7. Section three APC structured 8. Section four APC prelim Section five Senior Professional and Specialist 11. Academic Section six Preparing for final Section seven Supporting the referred Counsellor guide 3. Foreword I am grateful for the contribution that you are making to RICS through committing your time and expertise to support potential new professionals.
2 RICS Assessments are the start of a lifelong professional commitment to our standards for thousands of people each year. As a Counsellor you play an important role in ensuring that those following the Assessments have the experience and potential to fulfil our ethical standards and professional competency requirements to become an RICS qualified professional ( MRICS ). Your role in preparing candidates is vital to the effectiveness of the Assessments and the success of candidates. This guide explains what support you should offer to plan and review their experience and prepare them for the final assessment interview. Thank you for your commitment to RICS and to ensuring the future of the profession. I hope you will find the role both professionally and personally rewarding.
3 Sean Tompkins Chief Executive Counsellor guide 4. Introduction Working as a Counsellor can be personally However, the principles behind your role as a rewarding and satisfying, and you will: Counsellor are the same for each type of candidate help to maintain the high professional because the professional standards being standards expected of qualified professionals assessed and the requirements for demonstrating competence at the final assessment interview are put something back into the surveying identical. There are only variances in the evidence a profession candidate will need to provide in their submission. help raise the profile of RICS and its professionals around the world This guide provides an overview of the Counsellor role for all assessment candidates.
4 You must also satisfy the Service to RICS' characteristic familiarise yourself with the relevant candidate recognised for RICS Fellowship (FRICS). guide for the assessment they are following and the All candidates will need to appoint a Counsellor , appropriate pathway guide . to support and guide them through the process. As a Counsellor , it is crucial to the success of The Counsellor must be an RICS chartered RICS Assessments that you have access to all professional ( MRICS or FRICS). The Counsellor the information you need so we can support the will be responsible and accountable for signing next generation of qualified professionals. off candidates as ready to undertake the prelim or final assessment. The level of support you will be required to give your candidate will vary depending on their qualifications and experience.
5 For example, if the candidate is following the Senior Professional Assessment, the Counsellor role will most likely be a peer-to-peer support role. Whereas an APC structured candidate will probably need more hands-on technical support and regular quarterly reviews. Counsellor guide 5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. Candidate profiles RICS has developed a number of varied Assessments to enable individuals from school-leavers through to experienced professionals to gain the RICS chartered professional qualification ( MRICS ). The correct assessment will depend on the candidate's level of professional experience, qualifications and current job role. The amount of time you will need to dedicate to a candidate will depend on the assessment they are following as well as their level of experience.
6 RICS staff will determine the most appropriate assessment based on the information the candidate has provided. The table below provides a summary of the assessment requirements. Counsellor guide 6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. Counsellor training and support Assessment Resource Centre Ethics module Pathway guides To ensure RICS operate consistently across It is compulsory for our candidates and assessors It is essential the candidate selects the correct the globe, we use an online platform known as to complete the ethics module before being pathway. Your candidates can only choose one the Assessment Resource Centre (ARC). We eligible for the final assessment. counsellors are pathway and the candidate must choose the recognise counsellors are now far more mobile also encouraged to view and complete the ethics pathway relevant to their current job role.
7 And can have candidates in many world regions. module. If you wish to gain access to the ethics The pathway is relevant throughout the ARC gives each Counsellor the ability to clearly module, please contact your local RICS office. assessment and once a candidate becomes follow a candidate's status and progress during qualified. If successful at the final assessment the assessment process digitally, as well as Candidate guides interview the candidate will be awarded with their review their readiness for final assessment. A candidate guide is available for each assessment pathway's designation. A suite of pathway guides To access ARC login to the RICS website and and provides details on the requirements at each is available to support you and the candidate follow the link at A video tutorial and stage of the assessment.
8 Guidance is provided on through their assessment. These guides help to user guide are available on this page too. eligibility, vetting, the ethics module, submission put individual competencies into the context of the and professional interview. You must familiarise candidate's surveying area and provide sector- Counsellor training yourself with the appropriate candidate guide so you specific guidance. You can download the pathway All counsellors must now complete compulsory understand the requirements your candidate must guide you will need at Counsellor training. This can be either by face-to- meet. face training (organised in your local regions) or the e-learning Counsellor module that can be accessed via ARC. Even if you have completed face-to-face Counsellor training we encourage you to also complete the e-learning module to maintain your knowledge.
9 You will receive a completion certificate and can record two hours' CPD. Counsellor guide 7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. APC structured candidates APC structured candidates will complete 12 or 24 Your activities Supervisor guidance months' structured training before progressing Read the relevant candidate guide and chosen It is best practice to appoint a supervisor for APC. to the final assessment interview. The structured pathway guide structured candidates. Some counsellors may also training is in place to enable the candidate to Help the candidate choose the appropriate be the supervisor for their candidates. demonstrate how they have gained the skills pathway and competencies on enrolment If you are appointed as a supervisor, you will need to and abilities needed to perform specific tasks or functions as required by the competencies Support, guide and encourage the candidate complete the following tasks/activities to support for their pathway.
10 Plan and monitor their continuing professional your candidate through their assessment: development (CPD) Read the relevant candidate guide and chosen Your role Discuss whether they need additional pathway guide Your role as a Counsellor is to plan the training experience or training and agree who will Help the candidate choose appropriate programme, monitor the progress and guide organise it and how they will gain it competencies on enrolment the candidate throughout their training period. At quarterly reviews use both their diary Support, guide and encourage the candidate Candidates, or their employer, may also choose and logbook to assess them against their Plan their continuing professional development to appoint a supervisor, ideally selecting someone competencies and review their overall progress.