Graduates may be supported
for chartership through experience in the workplace.
Most graduate site managers work towards gaining
chartership with the Chartered Institute of Building, a professional qualification you gain on the job.
Property surveyors tend to work towards a «professional qualification» known
as chartership when they enter the profession.
Read on to find out about
gaining chartership with RICS and how you can impress graduate recruiters in applications and interviews with your knowledge of professional development.
It's possible to tailor work so that you can gain skills and competences that support working
towards chartership.
Joining a non-cognate graduate scheme saves you money (as the employer will fund the course), but if you do this you will need to combine working with studying for the course and potentially also studying for the RICS
chartership qualification, the assessment of professional competence (APC).
Planners tend to work towards a «professional qualification» known as
chartership when they enter the profession.
With the help of your dedicated mentor you will build your own, bespoke, training plan and as you progress through the programme and beyond to
chartership through remarkable, specially designed experiences, at home and potentially abroad.
When applying and being interviewed for a role in construction management, you will be expected to know
about chartership.
I've also been offered secondment opportunities to help diversify my CV and meet
required chartership criteria.
Good employers will want you to gain a professional qualification (an industry - level standard of quality) and this is
usually chartership status with the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).
Planners and development surveyors work towards a professional qualification
called chartership while working.
We're experts at getting our graduates to
chartership so, using all the resources available to you, you will have the opportunity to work on exciting projects whilst making your career journey to chartered status.
An advantage of graduate schemes is that you are very likely to be put on a training path towards qualifications and
sometimes chartership with a relevant professional body.
It's usually expected that you'll have a relevant degree or postgraduate qualification (or equivalent) and at least four years» experience before you apply
for chartership.
Many site managers work towards a «professional qualification» known
as chartership when they enter the profession.
When you are researching employers, consider whether they can give you the range of experience you'll need to
gain chartership.
In the public sector, local authorities advertise for entry level graduate jobs in planning and may sponsor your professional body membership and
chartership qualification.
I've been having some meetings with
a chartership advisor and keeping up with my quarterly reports.
It sets and maintains the internationally recognised standards of professional competence and ethics that govern the award of professional qualifications, such as
chartership.
To find out more, take a look at our guide to
chartership.
You will be fully supported in obtaining
your chartership and the role also offers good progression opportunities.
You should be willing to work towards a relevant professional qualification while in the job (for example,
chartership).
Quantity surveyors are expected to work towards
a chartership professional qualification with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Remember that a company is prepared to train you and that recruiters expect your knowledge to increase as you study for
chartership.
Depending on the employer, you may join a graduate scheme that rotates graduates around different departments in order to gain the competencies needed for
chartership.
Most large property firms offer graduate schemes that rotate graduates around different departments while they are working towards
chartership; other employers will keep graduates in one specialism but ensure they are exposed to a wide range of work needed to achieve chartership.
However, although graduate engineers with BEng degrees are recruited by many employers, some employers prefer to hire graduates with an MEng or a masters, as this will allow graduates to work for the highest professional qualification (
chartership) more quickly.
Mott Macdonald, the management, engineering and development consultancy, runs a transport planning graduate programme, which includes working towards professional
chartership.
Rolls - Royce, the engineering company specialising in aerospace, power systems, marine and nuclear, has a 20 - month supply chain management graduate programme that leads to
chartership.
Self - employment or freelance work is possible, especially once you gain experience and
chartership.
Many employers offer structured training schemes to meet ICE requirements for
chartership.
Landscape practices are very supportive of graduates undertaking their pathway to
chartership.
For example, these can include ACA / ACCA professional qualifications for careers in accountancy or
chartership for careers in engineering.
Further study is essential in order to gain
chartership and membership of RICS.