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Advanced Course in
Quantity Surveying (ACQS)
Duration: 6 Months Distance Learning
Fee: INR 70,000 + 12.36% service tax

The Advanced Course in Quantity Surveying has been designed to provide you with advanced
knowledge and understanding of quantity surveying techniques and practice including dispute
resolution, project management and value and risk management.
This course enables you to have an advanced understanding of the fundamental activities
which comprise quantity surveying and it will also take you through a logical sequence of
thinking about quantity surveying. The learning activities draw on both the hypothetical
situations commonly found in quantity surveying and from ones personal experience within the
workplace.

This distance learning programme is suitable for quantity surveying professionals who have at
least a foundation or intermediate understanding of the quantity surveying competency required
within the industry.
Although development and planning is a skill applied by chartered surveyors across a wide
variety of assets, this distance learning programme is aimed at individuals who work in quantity
surveying ,commercial property development, commercial property valuation and as developers,
property asset managers and investment managers.
Course Benefits
Who is this course for?
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This distance learning programme is delivered across 24 weeks (6 months) modular topics
which provide delegates with a deep understanding of the globally applicable standards
required within the quantity surveying.
Each topic has been composed to provide candidates with a supportive and informative training
programme blended using materials such as:
Audio Tutor Podcasts
Course Online Textbook
Topic related training material
Case Studies
Practical exercises.
Online forum for tutor and delegates..
Audi Podcasts
Audio podcasts have been created by leading subject matter experts. These instructional
podcasts support the candidates development of the covered module.
Case Studies and Practical Exerices
Case studies within the distance and blended approach assist in bringing the theory to life.
Delegates are provided with structured case studies, which will direct them to share their
answers with their fellow delegates within the module forum and web class sessions.
Topic Related Reading Material
Provides a great opportunity to learn from existing theory and practice
Learners can also study at their own pace and when convenient. These reading materials
are available online so can be accessed anywhere at any time to help provide deeper
context to the tutor audio presentations.
Online forums to share information and ask questions
Forums provide a great opportunity to share information and pose questions you may have
related to the topics. During distance learning, having access to a forum allows all delegates to
also share each others questions and responses and helps to provide a community feel.
Course Structure
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Course Text Book
The online course text book has been sourced to provide you a thorough in-depth look into the
topics covered throughout the course around best practice for facilities management. The online
text book can be accessed anywhere so you can read and stay ahead of the technical skills
required.
This course will provide a clear understanding of:
The strategic and administrative procedures involved in the procurement of construction
work - from the viewpoints of both client and contractor
The principal skills required by surveyors working in the construction industry
The relationship between time, cost and quality in the construction procurement process
and the alternative procurement routes available
Management and administration of construction contracts
How to identify and explain the role of the various participants in your own domestic
construction industry
Options available for the procurement of construction work
Controlling time, cost and quality on a construction project
Measurement and estimating
Contract administration - the legal basis for controlling construction projects
You will be assessed through an online examination hosted by the RICS Online Academy. The
online examination will take place at the end of the 6 month course and you will need to acquire
the requisite minimum score to successfully complete the course.
Upon successful completion of the course delegates would have completed 200 CPD hours
study over the 6 month period. Delegates will also receive a globally recognised certificate
confirming you have successfully completed the distance learning programme in Advanced
Quantity Surveying.
Course Contents
End of Course Assessment
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This course is made of up of 8 units delivered across a 24 weeks (6 month) programme.
Unit 1 Procurement
Unit 2 Pre-contract estimating and tendering
Unit 3 Contract administration
Unit 4 Dispute resolution
Unit 5 - Measurement
Unit 6 Project management
Unit 7 Value and risk management
Unit 8 - Life cycle costing
On completion of this course delegates will be able to effectively use these globally recognised
skills in quantity surveying and take a strategic view for optimal performance. This course will
equip your with the tools and techniques to apply these globally applicable quantity surveying
skills in your role.
Delegates who successfully complete the course will have gained the knowledge and
understanding to allow them to:
Manage the strategic and administrative procedures involved in the procurement of
construction work.
Understand the principal skills required by surveyors working in the construction industry
Improve and develop the relationship between time, cost and quality in the construction
procurement process and the alternative procurement routes available.
Understand the management and administration of construction contracts.
Identify and explain the role of the various participants in your own domestic construction
industry.
Understand the available options for the procurement of construction work.
Manage time, cost and quality on a construction project
Understand the process of measurement and estimating
Understand and consider contract administration regarding the legal basis for controlling
construction projects
Course Overview
Learning Outcomes