Quantity Surveyors Training Schemes ICES Approved

An Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors product story

Edited by the Buildingtalk editorial team Feb 10, 2004

Morgan Est plc, the infrastructure services company, has been given the thumbs up by the Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (ICES) for it's training scheme for quantity surveyors.

The scheme is designed to structure the training of graduate quantity surveyors employed by Morgan Est.

The training scheme is in accordance with the recommended guidelines produced by the ICES and it is intended to assist the firms graduate quantity surveyors to progress to the Institution's full Corporate Member grade.

Participants in this training scheme would be eligible to apply for Graduate Membership and progress to full corporate membership following the Graduate Member route.

In order to become a Corporate Member, Graduate Members must demonstrate that they have suitable qualifications and experience to achieve this qualification.

A series of Training Guidelines have been prepared by the Institution to offer guidance on the training and experience requirements and standards expected from a candidate applying for the Corporate Member grade via the Graduate Member route.

Under these training guidelines, candidates applying for the Corporate Member grade would be expected to satisfy a range of training and experience objectives, as set out in the Institution's Core Training Objectives.

The Core Training Objectives form the basis of all ICES approved training schemes including the scheme now adopted by Morgan Est.

Once a graduate quantity surveyor has successfully completed the Morgan Est training scheme, they will be eligible to apply for Corporate Membership.

This training scheme forms part of Morgan Est's Professional Development Scheme (PDS) which provides a framework for individual development for graduate and trainees of all disciplines.

This PDS scheme is endorsed and supported by Morgan Est's senior management, the site management team and the training and development function of the Company.

It also forms part of the company business strategy and supports its Investor in People status and philosophy.

Morgan Est has been awarded approval of this training scheme for a five-year period, which will be reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that it continues to satisfy the standards set by the Institution and meets the training requirements of Morgan Est.