RICS Newsletter - 20 December 2024

Stay up to date with RICS and the surveying world—explore our newly released impact report and look forward to our next publication this January!

🔔 Latest from RICS

• The UK Impact Report 2024: driving innovation

Through our collective expertise, we have driven progress in key areas such as sustainability, housing, building safety, and decarbonisation. This report outlines our impact across the UK

Read the highlights.

• See you in January!

This is our final newsletter edition in 2024, we'll be publishing again in the new year. We wish everyone a happy holiday season.

👏 Member engagement

• RICS networking events

Connect, collaborate and grow by building valuable industry relationships. Here’s a sneak peek at what’s coming up.

23 Jan. 2025, Norwich, UK: Long Stratton bypass visit and NEC contracts talk

Explore the full lineup.

• Practice Alert: essential guidelines for candidates and trainees

The integrity and trustworthiness of RICS professionals are essential to upholding confidence in the industry. This recent Practice Alert outlines guidelines for candidates, trainees and students on using designations, logos and working under supervision when undertaking surveying services.

Stay informed.

• Sealing gaps in a historic building?

Do you have the answer? Share your expertise in the myRICS community forum to help a fellow surveyor with a question about gaps in a 1904 Grade II listed UK building.

Join the technical conversation.

📆 Stay up to date

• What were the most-read Modus articles of 2024?

As another eventful year in the built environment draws to a close, we bring you a roundup of the most popular features we’ve published in the last 12 months.

Read on RICS Modus.

• Safety and sustainability among key issues of 2024

Across the built environment, safety and sustainability have remained priorities in the journal this year, as has stressing the value of professionalism for current and future practitioners.

Read on RICS Journals.

🌟 Training

• Choose RICS in-house training

Across the globe, we are offering tailored training solutions to all types of businesses, from small-medium enterprises to corporate, public organisations and Government departments. Maintain the highest standards of the surveying profession.

Explore our tailored training.

• Certificate in Construction Project Management

Starts 21 Jan. 2025 | 90 hours CPD | Online

Ready for your next career move in 2025? Our nine-month course is designed to enhance your skills and help you confidently oversee every phase of a construction project. Whether you're managing building or civil engineering projects, this course can equip you with the tools you need.

Explore more.

• Dispute Resolution Programme for Advisers and Party Representatives

28 Jan. 2025 | 13 hours CPD | Online

Take your dispute resolution skills to the next level in 2025. Gain practical skills to support and represent clients in disputes, from initial advice to navigating formal resolution processes.

Find out more.

💻 Jobs

• UK | Building Surveyors and Valuers, Dunsin Surveyors

Dunsin Surveyors is looking for Chartered Building Surveyors and Valuers across Greater London and the South East. Roles are self-employed with a 55% commission structure.

Find out more on RICS Recruit.

• HK | Building Surveyor, Swire Properties

Swire Properties is seeking Chartered and senior Building Surveyors to join their technical teams in Hong Kong. The role focuses on maintaining and upgrading building fabric across commercial and retail properties.

Find out more on RICS Recruit.

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