RICS APC

MANDATORY
COMPETENCIES

Ramesh Palikila BTech , MRICS, ACIArb, MIS

Acting Head of Construction Procurement , Engineers Office , Dubai
Director IIQS Global Professional Development
RICS- MENEA- QS& Construction Board Member
RICS- APC Trained Assessor and Panel Chairman
 AGENDA

1.Mandatory
Competencies?
2.Over view

Study + Learning +Application +APC = MRICS

How To Choose Competencies - Read the Guides
 Read all the
Competencies as
per RICS Guide &
Self
Assessment
Prepare as per
Reading List .
 Interview Process

Questions
Presentation Questions Questions On
on On on CV/
Critical Analysis CA Competencies
10 min 25 min
PD/
10 min RICS
15 min

Play all stages with good performance

Chairmans Welcome & introduction of the Panel - 3 min

Presentation on Critical Analysis (CA) -10 min
Discussion on Presentation +Q&A on CA -10 min
Questions on Optional & Core Competencies -25 min
Questions on PD , CV & RICS Ethics - 8 min
Close out of Interview - 4 min

YOUR SUBMISSIONS GIVES DIRECTION TO ASSESSOR

CHOSEN COMPETENCIES

MANDATORY COMPETENCIES : (Compulsory for all Candidates )

Conduct Rules , Ethics and Professional Practice MOO5 Level 3
Clients care MOO3 Level 2
Communication and Negotiation MOO4 Level 2
Health and Safety MOO8 Level 2
Accounting principles and procedures MOO1 Level 1
Business Planning MOO2 Level 1
Conflict avoidance and Dispute resolution MOO6 Level 1
Data Management MOO7 Level 1
Sustainability MOO9 Level 1
Team working MO1O Level 1

CORE COMPETENCIES : ( Based on Candidates experience )

Commercial Management of construction TO1O Level 3
Contract Practice TO17 Level 3
Construction Technology and environmental services TO13 Level 3
Procurement and tendering TO62 Level 3
Project financial control and reporting TO67 Level 3
Quantification and costing of Construction materials TO74 Level 3

OPTIONAL COMPETENCIES : ( Example only .Candidate has to choose here as per his choice )
Contract Administration TO16 Level 2
Programming and Planning TO63 Level 2
MANDATORY COMPETENCIES

MANDATORY COMPETENCIES : (Compulsory for all Candidates )

1Conduct Rules , Ethics and Professional Practice MOO5 Level 3
2Clients care MOO3 Level 2
3Communication and Negotiation MOO4 Level 2
4Health and Safety MOO8 Level 2
5Accounting principles and procedures MOO1 Level 1
6Business Planning MOO2 Level 1
7Conflict avoidance and Dispute resolution MOO6 Level 1
8Data Management MOO7 Level 1
9Sustainability MOO9 Level 1
10Team working MO1O Level 1
1 RICS Conduct Rules , Ethics and Professional Practice
MOO5 Level 3
Level 1 - 3:
Role, motto, function and significance of RICS
Societys expectations from Professional practice
RICS Rules of Conduct and regulations
Professional indemnity insurance
Obligation to keep clients accounts
Lifelong learning
RICS magazine, faculties ,Journals &Hand Books
Ethics : 12Core values Changes to 5 Core Values
Level 3 :
Conflicts of interest and terms of engagement
Why professional institution has Rules of Conduct?
Practical experience, structured reading and CPD
Compliance, monitoring, disciplinary Procedures
Regulated by RICS

Why do I need to know anything about the Rules of Conduct, when I have no
direct experience or involvement?
2. Clients care MOO3 Level 2

Identifying clients, colleagues and third parties

Who are your clients and understand the behaviors of good clients
The systems and procedures for managing the client care
Complaints
Needs and wants of clients
The client is Sovereign
The customer is always right
Customer care Vs duty of care
Delivered the services with client care
3Communication and Negotiation MOO4 Level2

Effective oral, written, graphic and presentation skills, methods and

techniques appropriate to specific situations
-Critical Analysis & Presentation
Meetings, Negotiations & Managing people
Letters -written communications
Style and layout of the communication
Structure of the communication-Graphical
Negotiation skills &Conflict avoidance
What lies behind successful negotiations and various approaches
Parameters and Objectives set in negotiations
Future relationship
4Health and Safety MOO8 Level 2

Principles and responsibilities with regard

to health and safety imposed by law
Codes of practice and other regulations
Practical application of health and safety
Health and safety issues relate to work on site
Issues relating to the use of equipment, in offices
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Local regulations in UAE
5Accounting principles & procedures MOO1 Level 1

Understanding fundamental accounting concepts

Formats and preparation of management accounting
Company accounts, including profit and loss statements
Cash flow statements
Balance sheets
Financial Ratios
6 Business Planning MOO2 Level 1

Knowledge and understanding of how business

management activities contribute to the achievement of
corporate objectives: Mission and Vision
Motivation, mission statements, strategy, organizational
structures, and so on
7Conflict avoidance and Dispute resolution MOO6 L1

Techniques for conflict avoidance, conflict

management and dispute resolution
procedures, Adjudication and Arbitration
How to conduct negotiations, and also the
various options available should
negotiations break down?
Working through mediation and conciliation,
adjudication, arbitration, independent expert
determination, and, finally, litigation
Arbitrators / Independent Experts in
Commercial Property Reviews
8 Data Management MOO7 Level 1

Understanding of the sources of

information of data
Data applicable to your area of practice
Methodologies and techniques most
appropriate to collect, collate and store
data
Particular IT developments in your area
Previous contracts or cost guides and
price books.
BCIS, SPON PRICE BOOKS,
DAVISLANGDON HAND BOOK etc.,.
9 Sustainability MOO9 Level 1
Environmental issues
Global issues, such as climate change -
Global warming
Environmental issues affect building
design, construction
Government initiatives, laws or
regulations
Environmental policies
Green credentials
Balance economics, environmental and
social objectives at, local, national and
global levels, in the context of land,
property and the built environment.
10Team working MO1O Level 1

Principles, behavior and dynamics of team-working

Understand the principles behind this
Management teams: Why they succeed or fail

Remember that the philosophies behind the mandatory competencies, and

the business skills inherent in them, will be encountered in every aspect of
your working life. It is for this reason that they are mandatory.
READERS ARE MORE.
THINKERS ARE RARE
SUCCESS REQUIREMENTS
Right balance of
KEY ELEMENTS OF SUCCESS
Key concepts and documents:
You will note that there is most importantly a focus on testing that you are aware of
and intend to act in accordance with RICS Rules of Conduct and that you
understand the importance of ethics and professional practice matters.
The depth and breadth of training
The quality of the documents and written reports
Your presentation at the interview
Last Suggestion for Competencies
The number of days taken to reach the appropriate level will be dependent upon a
combination of the following factors:
Have you had any previous experience?
Your aptitude and speed of learning in the competency
The quality of the training and experience.
So, friends PREPARE, PREPARE , PREPARE ,PREPARE, PREPARE .,

SHARPEN YOUR SKILLS & FILL GAPS FOR GOOD PERFORMANCE

MORAL : PREPARE FOR FIRST & LAST TIME