Quantity Surveying in the Americas

$1,345.00

150 Hours Formal CPD

Construction spending continues to rise in North America with 2016 spending surpassing $1.18 trillion in the United States and $290 billion in Canada. These figures are expected to grow in the coming years as new administrations commit resources toward modernizing and replacing archaic infrastructure. Quantity surveyors and cost consultants can be assured that their skills will be in high demand by the employers tasked with building our cities of tomorrow.   

Learning outcomes

  • Evaluate forms of construction for various property types
  • Assess the practices and procedures of international quantity surveying
  • Compare and contrast procurement strategies
  • Identify the contractual requirements and procedures relevant to construction finances
  • Evaluate the factors which affect the cost of a building
  • Evaluate the sources of cost data relating to construction
  • Assess cost planning methods to control the financial aspect of a project
  • Illustrate the quantification and costing of construction work
  • Assess contract practices and administration processes
  • Evaluate and forecast costs during the construction of a project
  • Manage various aspects of a project including change procedures and accounts

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    Course information

    A quantity surveyor is concerned with the costs and financial management of the building life-cycle. The occupations of quantity surveying and cost consulting continue to grow in popularity and importance across the U.S. and Canada.  Professionals possessing these skill sets are uniquely prepared to contribute to the transformational construction projects that are shaping the urban environments that we live in.

    In this course, we will cover both pre and post contract processes, the commercial management of construction and concepts on various procurement options, the production of tender documents, the contractor's tendering procedure and strategy and the detailed process undertaken by the contractor to price tender documents. Explore construction technology, contract procedures and construction economics, looking at commercial and domestic measurement, as well as project estimating and management to an advanced level.

    Course Benefits

    The aim of the course is to provide technical training around the key principles of tendering, estimating and pricing and provide you with knowledge of construction contracts and their financial provisions.

    Who is this course for?

    • Quantity Surveying BSc/MSc graduates and Assistant/Graduate Quantity Surveyors looking to put theory into practice and gain a day to day understanding of the profession
    • APC and Assoc. candidates looking to consolidate their practical skills and knowledge required to be a competent qualified quantity surveying professional
    • Cost engineer, Building technicians, Quantity Surveyors, Property Valuers and Civil Engineers with a minimum of 3 years' professional experience

    Course Content

    This course is made of up of 8 modules delivered across a 6 month period. The technical units covered within this course are listed below:

    Module 1: Introduction to the Quantity Surveying in Practice course

    Module 2: Construction technology and environmental services for domestic and more complex buildings

    Module 3: Procurement and tendering

    Module 4: Design economics, cost planning and commercial management of construction

    Module 5: Quantification and costing of construction works

    Module 6: Construction law and standard forms of contract

    Module 7: Project financial control and reporting

    Module 8: Course revision and consolidation

    For more information on the topics covered within each unit, please download the course guide.

    Learning resources

    E-learning
    Within each module will be dedicated e-learning sessions. Within these courses delegates will gain an understanding around the practical techniques and international standards required within the construction and quantity surveying pathway.
    Reading material
    Learners will further study and understanding of the methodologies with the directed reading material. Sourced from textbooks and articles, these readings support development throughout the course programme.
    Case study
    Technical case studies provide examples of practice, within these case studies delegates will practise the theory taught within the module. Responses will be shared within the online forums.
    Discussion forum
    Questions, comments, case studies will be posted to the forum (one module) with the objective of allowing the delegates to reflect on the e-learning and also to discuss their own experiences under each module heading around QS practice.
    End of module quiz
    At the end of each module is a short quiz, to check understanding of the content and to help track progress.
    Live web classes
    On completion of all the technical modules, delegates will be required to attend one 1.5 hour live online web class. The structure of this session is to provide a detail overview of the practices and principles of QS. Provide delegates with an open live forum to discuss their own interpretations and understanding of the learning outcomes of the course

     

    Please note:

    The start date is subject to change depending on number of attendees for this course and at the discretion of RICS. If you select the wrong start date you must notify us within 14 days of purchase to move to the correct group. Any requests outside of this date are chargeable.

    Questions?

    americastraining@rics.org
    +1 (212) 847-7400

    Additional information

    Next available start date: 5 September 2017 - 12:00am

    Enrollment duration: 180 Days

    Languages: English

    Category: Construction

    Member price: $1,195.00

    Price: $1,345.00

    Detailed course guide