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Quantity Surveying Foundation Course
Duration: 6 Months Distance Learning Programme
Language: English
RICS Member: £695.00 + VAT
Non RICS Member £795.00 + VAT
Course Summary
Providing you with foundation level training in the principles and practices this distance
and blended learning programme teaches you the essential of quantity surveying. Through
this interactive course you will broaden your skills in the practice of cost estimating and
tendering, procurement methods and process used in the pricing of construction works.
The foundation level course is made up of the following 7 technical units covering the
practices and principles of quantity surveying.
Unit 1 – Introduction to foundation quantity surveying
Unit 2 – Construction technology and environmental services
Unit 3 – Procurement and tendering
Unit 4 – Design economics and cost planning
Unit 5 – Quantification and costing of construction works
Unit 6 – Contract Practice and Contract administration
Unit 7 – Project Financial Control and Reporting
Course Contents
Unit 1 Introduction
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Overview of the course and how it is structured
The learning activities for the whole course
Requirements for each technical unit
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Unit 2 Construction technology and environmental services
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Functional requirements for domestic construction
Design process including the RIBA plan of work
Alternative construction solutions for functional elements of a building
Unit 3 Procurement and tendering
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Procurement routes
Tendering and negotiation processes
Production of tender documents
Ancillary processes such as partnering and framework agreements
Unit 4 Design economics and cost planning
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Factors affecting the cost of a building and its elements
Cost planning and the financial control of projects
Source of cost data and adjustments for location, specification, time and market
forces
Whole life cycle costing.
Unit 5 Quantification and costing of construction works
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Quantification of construction works (including both measurement and definition)
Process of costing of the construction works
Use of BIM in undertaking Quantity Surveying activities on a project
Unit 6 Contract practice and Contract administration
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Legal systems and the framework for the operation of construction contracts;
contractual mechanisms and procedures relevant to financial management of a
project
Considering other common contractual mechanisms.
Unit 7 Project financial control and reporting
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Control of costs during the construction phase of a project
Reporting and forecasting of costs during the construction phase
Principles of contingencies/risk allowances.
Applying cash flows in financial management.
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Course Structure
Delivered over a 6 months programme, this course teaches the practices of quantity
surveying in a topic approach. Each individual unit teaches a competency required by the
profession and using a blended style of online study, delegates will gain a thorough
grounding of the required skills.
Each unit is composed of the following to support and enhance the learners needs in
gaining the required level of knowledge throughout the course programme.
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Online Technical E-Learning
Reading Material
Case Studies
Online forum
Online Technical E-Learning
The online technical e-learning courses provide you with a detailed overview of the
principles and methodologies covered within each unit. Created by highly experienced
trainers
Case Studies and Practical Exerices
Technical case studies provide you with examples of practice, within these case studies you
will be able to test the training against the theory taught within the unit. Answers and your
examples can be shared within the online forums.
Reading Material
Further your study and understanding of the units and methodologies with the unit reading
material. Sourced from text books and articles, these readings support your development
throughout the course programme.
Online forum
Each unit has a dedicated forum to provide you with constant access to your tutor and a
shared learning area with fellow delegates. Creating a dedicated learning environment you
will be able to partake in topic discussion and share you learning with lots of other people
from all over the world.
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End of Course Assessment
Delegates are assessed through an online examination within the RICS Online Academy. You
will be supported through your training programme by a dedicated course tutor. The
examination will take place within a one month window period at the end of the 6 month
programme.
Upon successful completion of the course delegates would have completed 150 CPD hours
study over the 6 month period. Delegates will also receive a certificate of course
completion confirming you have successfully attended and passed the Foundation course in
Quantity Surveying.
Purchasing Information
The cost of this course is: RICS Members £695.00 + VAT, Non Members £795.00 + VAT
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Please note:
The start date is subject to change depending on number of attendees for this course and at
the discretion of RICS. If you select the wrong start date you must notify us within 14 days
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