Quantity Surveying & Project Management - RICS Pathway Requirements - Comparision of Competencies

Name of the pathway

Level of the
S.No. Name of the Competency Quantity Surveying - Project Management -
Competency Remarks
Total 18 Competencies Total 22 Competencies

All competencies are All competencies are

Mandatory Competencies
compulsory - Total 10 compulsory - Total 10
1 Conduct rules, ethics and professional practice Level 3 Yes Yes
2 Client care Level 2 Yes Yes
3 Communication and negotiation Level 2 Yes Yes
4 Health and safety Level 2 Yes Yes
5 Accounting principles and procedures Level 1 Yes Yes
6 Business planning Level 1 Yes Yes
7 Conflict avoidance, management and dispute resolution procedures Level 1 Yes Yes
8 Data management Level 1 Yes Yes
9 Sustainability Level 1 Yes Yes
10 Team working Level 1 Yes Yes
All competencies are All competencies are
Core competencies
compulsory - Total 6 compulsory - Total 9
Commercial management of construction or Design economics and cost
1 Level 3 Yes N /A
planning
2 Construction technology and environmental services Level 3 Yes Yes, LEVEL 2
3 Project financial control and reporting Level 3 Yes N /A
4 Quantification and costing of construction works Level 3 Yes N /A
5 Contract practice Level 3 Yes Yes
6 Procurement and tendering Level 3 Yes Yes
7 Managing people Level 3 N /A Yes
8 Programming and planning Level 3 N /A Yes
9 Leadership Level 2 N /A Yes
10 Project administration Level 2 N /A Yes
11 Project process and procedure Level 2 N /A Yes
12 Risk management Level 2 N /A Yes
Choose 2 Choose 3
Optional competencies
competencies competencies
1 Building information modeling (BIM) management Level 2 Yes N /A
2 Capital allowances Level 2 Yes N /A
Commercial managemet of construction or Design economics and cost
3 Level 2 Yes N /A
planning (which ever is not selected as a core competency)
4 Contract administration Level 2 Yes N /A
5 Corporate recovery and insolvency Level 2 Yes N /A
6 Due diligence Level 2 Yes N /A
7 Insurance Level 2 Yes N /A
8 Programming and planning Level 2 Yes N /A
9 Risk management Level 2 Yes N /A
Conflict aviodance, management and despute resolution procedures or
10 Level 2 Yes N /A
Sustainability
11 Project evaluation Level 2 Yes Yes
12 Development appraisals Level 2 N /A Yes
13 Develoment / project briefs Level 2 N /A Yes
14 Project audit Level 2 N /A Yes
15 Commercial managemet of construction Level 2 N /A Yes