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QUANTITY SURVEYING EDUCATION IN GHANA

1 QUANTITY SURVEYING EDUCATION INGHANADR. EDWARD BADU, (Hons), , , AGhIS, MGIOC, MCIOB, MFIGS enior Lecturer, Department of Building Technology, KNUST, Kumasi Mr. PETER AMOAH, BSc, MSc, AGhIS, MGIOC, MFIG, Lecturer, Department of BuildingTechnology, KNUST, KumasiQuantity SURVEYING EDUCATION in GHANA has always been British. The profession which began as a BuildingAccountant course incorporated, with time, costing and allowed the QUANTITY Surveyor the performance ofthe role of a cost advisor in Construction. The QUANTITY Surveyor, in present day construction industry,uses his ability to analyse cost components of a construction project in a scientific way and apply theresults of his analysis to a variety of financial and economic problems confronting the developer and thedesigner.

3 The system of education includes a formal system of training in a Technical school and Polytechnic where after successful passage through the levels of

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1 1 QUANTITY SURVEYING EDUCATION INGHANADR. EDWARD BADU, (Hons), , , AGhIS, MGIOC, MCIOB, MFIGS enior Lecturer, Department of Building Technology, KNUST, Kumasi Mr. PETER AMOAH, BSc, MSc, AGhIS, MGIOC, MFIG, Lecturer, Department of BuildingTechnology, KNUST, KumasiQuantity SURVEYING EDUCATION in GHANA has always been British. The profession which began as a BuildingAccountant course incorporated, with time, costing and allowed the QUANTITY Surveyor the performance ofthe role of a cost advisor in Construction. The QUANTITY Surveyor, in present day construction industry,uses his ability to analyse cost components of a construction project in a scientific way and apply theresults of his analysis to a variety of financial and economic problems confronting the developer and thedesigner.

2 The study sought to appraise the educational system in the country with regards to the QuantitySurveying profession. It identified three phases in the educational system in the country; they were theSecond cycle, Tertiary and Post tertiary educational phases where relevant courses inculcate the necessaryskill into aspirants of the QUANTITY SURVEYING profession. Samples of clients, consultants and contractorsand all members of the industry were surveyed, using structured interviews with the aim of identifying themost important features of the educational system and the inherent problems that require immediateattention.

3 Sampled opinions were analyzed and a critical assessment given to the kind of educationaffecting the QUANTITY SURVEYING profession. The role of the QUANTITY surveyor is redefined in the light ofthe educational system : QUANTITY surveyor, Cost advisor, Construction, educational systemINTRODUCTIONThe list of abandoned projects in thecountry is endless. Main causes of suchactions normally are cost and timeoverruns caused by delays,underestimation, overestimation, andcash flow problems etc. The costimplications to both client andcontractor or developer cannot beoveremphasized.

4 The need thereforearises for a professional whose job willbe to give judicial advice on costaspects. A QUANTITY surveyor by virtueof specialist training and experience isable to advice on project cost,2expenditure and also ensure that thefinancial provisions of the contract areproperly interpreted and applied,prepares interim valuation and finalaccount. A QUANTITY surveyor is aprofessional in the construction industrywho has the ability to analyze both costcomponents and practical physicalconstruction works of a project in asuccessful way so as to be able to applythe results of his analysis in solvingproblems peculiar to each project.

5 Theintroduction of the Professional BodiesRegistration Decree 1973 (NationalRedemption Council Decree No. 143,Section 18:20) allowed only thosebelonging to the QUANTITY Surveyingdivision of the GHANA Institution ofSurveyors to practice QuantitySurveying in GHANA . Qualification is on the basis of passingprofessional examinations administeredby the GHANA Institution of Surveyorswhich is developed along the lines of aparent professional body- the RoyalInstitute of Chartered Surveyors or theInstitute of QUANTITY Surveyors. Bearersof a degree course in BuildingTechnology undertaken by theUniversity of Science and Technologyare qualified to take the are several options in the QuantitySurveying field.

6 One could be a projectmanager, a contractor, or client sQuantity surveyor. The nature of theprofession in all these fields requiresprimarily a fair extent of knowledge inboth design and economics of theconstruction market. The requiredtraining to enable the performance ofsuch a role begins during the secondcycle institution phase, now the seniorsecondary school system where varioussubjects in the sciences, technical aswell as some general arts with emphasisin elective mathematics providenecessary knowledge for application inthe Tertiary phase. Another trend isachieved through Technical andVocational Institution in the country.

7 A GHANA EDUCATION Service releaseconfirms about twenty Technical andVocational Institutions in the country.(Ministry of EDUCATION GHANA , 2000).The idea with this system is to escapethe degeneration of EDUCATION intomindless book learning (Hegarty 1976)and hence obtain technical knowledge,which will enable them to offer the bestpractical service to clients. In this casedistinguish between good work and badwork and be encouraged to do theformer (Schumacher 1977). 3 The system of EDUCATION includes aformal system of training in a Technicalschool and Polytechnic where aftersuccessful passage through the levels oftraining (Intermediate level - Advancedlevel grade 1) one obtains the City andGuild certificate at those various emphasis here is practical trainingand hence the professional who goesthrough this system is made capable toplay his/her role with full understandingof current construction practices applied.

8 The QUANTITY surveyor is a necessaryresource professional for any role to the national economy cannotbe overemphasized for example whenone considers the provision ofinfrastructure to meet the GhanaGovernment s initiative to achievemiddle income level status by the EDUCATIONIn GHANA , children spend nine (9) yearsfrom Nursery through the Primaryschool. From 1987 the emphasis hasbeen on "Basic" EDUCATION . What thismeans is that EDUCATION is compulsoryand free for children from the ages of 6to 15. The old system, which offered upto twelve years of primary EDUCATION ,followed by five years of secondaryschool (at the end of which pupils tookthe West African ExaminationsCouncil's GCE "O" Levels) and two-year of sixth form (ending with theWAEC's GCE "A" Levels), was phasedout.

9 At the basic level, the new systemconsists of six years primary educationand three years of junior secondaryschool, at the end of which pupils sit forthe Basic EDUCATION CertificateExamination (BECE). This EDUCATION Reform Programmelaunched in 1987 changed the structureof the EDUCATION system from the formerstatutory 17 years of pre-universityschooling to 12 years. English is themedium of instruction in all schools inGhana. GHANA has 12,130 primaryschools, 5,450 junior secondary schools,503 senior secondary schools, 21training colleges, 18 technicalinstitutions, two (2) diploma-awardinginstitutions and 11 universities serving apopulation of about 20 million.

10 Thismeans that most Ghanaians haverelatively easy access to good educationin contrast to the time of independencein 1957 (Ministry of EDUCATION ) SECONDARY EDUCATIONThe junior secondary school educationcan be followed by three years' senior4secondary EDUCATION at the end of whichstudents take the Senior SecondarySchool Certificate Examination(SSSCE). Other alternatives includeattending a technical or vocationalinstitution or joining the labour market. The average age range of students in theSenior Secondary School is 14 - 19years. CONTENTS OF CURRICULUMThe Senior Secondary Schoolcurriculum comprises Core subjects andElective subjects.


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