RICS

RICS bevordert en handhaaft de hoogste professionele kwalificaties en standaarden in de ontwikkeling en het beheer van grond, vastgoed, bouw en infrastructuur Accreditation is our process of working with education providers to recognise programmes relevant to a career in surveying and that support routes to professional qualification. RICS-accreditation demonstrates a globally-recognised standard of surveying education. We partner with education providers to accredit undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes. Process If a programme has been identified as suitable for accreditation, RICS will arrange a visit to the establishment by a panel consisting of RICS staff and professionals, to review the programme in further detail. Find an accredited programme All accredited programmes are listed on a dedicated webpage. Requirements All programmes applying for accreditation must meet the following criteria: Programme volume must be at least 3600 hours for a bachelor’s degree (credit equivalent) and 1200 hours for a postgraduate master’s degree or a Postgraduate Diploma. A post-graduate diploma accepting non-cognate students must be a minimum of 1800 hours’ total qualification time. For universities using authoritatively validated European Credit Transfer System (ECTS), an undergraduate award must have at least 180 ECTS and a postgraduate award must have at least 60 ECTS. At least 1000 study hours for any accredited programme should be from at least the highest undergraduate level Confirmation that a programme is regulated in the country of delivery by the relevant education regulator/authority Accreditation criteria When calibrating a course for accreditation, the panel assess 10 areas: Mapping to an RICS pathway Does the programme map to the mandatory and core competencies in a chosen pathway? Are RICS technical and professional standards delivered in the curriculum? Student experience Do students have access to a range of services such as placements, academic support and pastoral care? Are students encouraged to develop leadership and communication skills? Internal quality assurance Does the education provider carry out regular reviews to ensure the relevance and validity of the programme? Assessment procedures Does the education provider encourage students to work through complex and technical tasks by employing a variety of assessment methods? Staff quality (academic) Are students taught by staff of high calibre, who are well-rounded academics and professionals? Resources Do students have access to a range of resources such as libraries, subscriptions to databases, research facilities and networking opportunities? Curriculum relevance to industry Is the education provider actively engaging with industry and practitioners? Is the curriculum informed by this engagement? Collaboration with RICS Does the education provider promote RICS, our technical and professional standards, and International Standards in the curriculum? Ethical standards Are RICS’ ethical standards embedded in the curriculum? All candidates are required to demonstrate knowledge and ability to apply the knowledge of our ethical standards. Inclusion and diversity Does the education provider ensure that inclusion and diversity are embedded in the curriculum and in the ethos of the establishment? If you are an education provider and would like to find out more our accreditation processes: