10 tips to nail your APC assessment

3 May 13

As APC (Assessment of Professional Competence) final assessment season approaches, here are 10 top tips for passing with flying colours.

1st Friday: five tips to get APC submission right first time

1 March 13

Valuable insight into passing your APC.

I am currently running my APC presentation at 11 to 12 minutes… Will I fail?

14 January 13

Question: “I am currently running my presentation at 11 to 12 minutes. Will I fail if it goes over the 10 minutes. Should I cut my presentation down as I am covering the two key issues?”

Does the RICS expect the candidate to be perfect in the final APC exam?

8 January 13

Question: “Does the RICS expect the candidate to be perfect in the final APC exam? In other words, why would a candidate fail at the final APC?”

APC Advice 2011/12 – Week 5: Professional Development Explained

12 August 11

In this article I have focused specifically on the information surrounding professional development and detailed in the RICS APC Candidate’s Guide.

APC Advice 2011/12 – Week 4: Understanding the Competencies

21 July 11

In this article I have focused on the specifics relating to the all important APC competencies that each and every APC candidate must follow.

APC Advice 2011/12 – Week 3: Selecting a supervisor and counsellor (or sponsor)

14 July 11

From my many years of assessing, I am a firm believer that a candidates chance of success at the APC final assessment is directly proportional to the quality of their delegated supervisor and counsellor.

APC Advice 2011/12 – Week 2: APC Routes Explained

8 July 11

There are a number of regularly assessed APC routes that you should be aware of, namely ‘Graduate Route 1, 2, 3, Adaptation 1 and Senior Professional’. There is also Academic, but we will not cover that in this article.

APC Advice 2011/12 – Week 1: Introduction

1 July 11

Over the coming 12 months, I will be reviewing key steps in the APC process to help you achieve your APC first time and Ben Elder will be bringing you insight into APC competencies.