Surveys Levels 2 & 3 – upgrading your skills

The RICS Home Survey Standard confirms all level three, and many level two surveys require a ‘broader and deeper technical knowledge’ and members ‘must decline the instruction if the subject property type is beyond their knowledge and skill level’. This three-module practical course identifies some of the likely required knowledge, understanding and competence, thereby enabling you to improve your skills in a structured manner. There is an optional later 4th assessment phase available to help you get it right in practice.

1. Session 1: ‘Required Professional Knowledge’ – pre-course learning, benchmarking the levels with case study, necessary technical knowledge, desktop studies, movement case study. (4 hours)

2. Session 2: ‘Practical Survey Day’ – on site inspection and discussions, inspecting to a broader and deeper technical level, collecting the evidence in a consistent manner, reflecting on the information. (6 hours)

3. Session 3: ‘Survey reporting’ – deciding on the correct condition rating, consistent reporting for different levels, course assessment. (4 hours)

Content:
Pre-course learning, identifying the necessary technical knowledge, desktop studies, inspecting to a broader and deeper level, collecting the evidence in a consistent manner, reflecting on the information, deciding on the correct condition rating, consistent reporting to the required level and assessment of your learning outcomes.

Objectives:

• Introduce delegates to some fundamental technical information required for ‘additional risk properties’;

• Demonstrate how this information can be used in practice to diagnose and remedy defects in property elements; and

• Practice, by using case studies and discussion by group work, how to provide satisfactory reports to clients.

Suitable For:
Practising surveyors, students and other aspiring property professionals.

14 CPD points for £600 (inclusive of VAT)