APC Advice
Welcome to APC Advice, your online portal giving you all the information you need to pass your Assessment of Professional Competence, by Property Week's APC advisers Jon Lever and Ben Elder.
NB. The most up-to-date articles are titled 'APC Advice 2011/12'.The other articles are still largely relevant but may out-of-date in some technical elements. These will be replaced by June 2012.
APC Advice 2011/12 - Week 5: Professional Development Explained
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 - Competency: Sustainability
RICS was one of the first Professional bodies to recognize the importance of Sustainability and introduce it as a Mandatory competence in the APC – although sustainability has been a key element of a Chartered Surveyors work for many years.
APC Advice 2011/12 - Competency: Ethics
Ethics is a key issue at the moment. The financial turmoil over recent years has brought ethical behaviour to centre stage once again.
APC Advice 2011/12 - Competency: Communication and negotiation
This should be easy to demonstrate, its what we do all the time, not only as Chartered Surveyors but in our daily lives. However, do we do it well?
APC Advice 2011/12 - Week 4: Understanding the Competencies
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)
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.
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APC Advice 2011/12 - Competency: Health & Safety
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APC Advice 2011/12 - Week 2: APC Routes Explained
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APC Advice 2011/12 - Competency: Sustainability
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APC Advice 2011/12 - Week 1: Introduction
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APC Advice 2011/12 - Competency: Ethics
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APC Advice - Week 4: Understanding your competencies
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APC Advice - Week 5: Recording your experience
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APC Advice - Week 6: Professional development
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APC Advice - Week 7: How to progress your APC
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APC Advice - Week 8: The supervisor review
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APC Advice - Week 9: Preparing for your first formal review
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APC Advice - Week 10: Three-month supervisor review (part 1)
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APC advice - Week 11: Three-month supervisor review (part 2)
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APC Advice - Week 12: Six-month counsellor and supervisor review (part 1)
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APC Advice - Week 13: Six-month counsellor and supervisor review (part 2)
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APC Advice - Week 14: Six-month counsellor and supervisor review (part 3)
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APC Advice - Week 15: Six-month supervisor and counsellor review (part 4)
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APC Advice - Week 16: Critical analysis overview
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APC Advice - Week 17: Nine-month supervisor review (part 1)
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APC Advice - Week 18: Nine-month supervisor review (part 2)
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APC advice - Week 19: Nine-month supervisor review (part 3)
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APC Advice - Week 20: Nine-month supervisor review (part 4)
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APC Advice - Week 21: Nine-month interim assessment requirements
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APC Advice - Week 22: Supervisor and counsellor review (part 1)
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APC Advice - Week 23: Supervisor and counsellor review (part 2 - candidate preparation)
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APC Advice - Week 24: Supervisor and counsellor review (part 3 - supervisor and counsellor preparation)
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APC Advice - Week 25: Supervisor and counsellor review (part 4)
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APC Advice - Week 26: Changes to the RICS UK APC process
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APC Advice - Week 27: RICS UK APC updated submission templates
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APC Advice - Week 28: The 15-month review (part 1)
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APC Advice - Week 29: The 15-month review (part 2 - candidate preparation)
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APC Advice - Week 30: The 15-month review (part 3 - supervisor preparation)
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APC Advice - Week 31: The 15-month review (part 4)
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APC Advice - Week 32: Critical analysis (part 1 - choosing a subject)
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APC Advice - Week 33: Critical analysis (part 2 – writing the report)
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APC Advice - Week 34: Supervisor and counsellor review (part 1 - explanation)
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APC Advice - Week 35: Supervisor and counsellor review (part 2 - candidate preparation)
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APC Advice - Week 36: Supervisor and counsellor review (part 3 - supervisor and counsellor preparation)
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APC Advice - Week 37: Supervisor and counsellor review (part 4 – conclusion)
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APC Advice - Week 38: The month 21 review (part 1)
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APC Advice - Week 39: The month 21 review (part 2 - candidate preparation)
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APC Advice - Week 40: The month 21 review (part 3 - supervisor and counsellor preparation)
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APC Advice - Week 41: The month 21 review (part 4 – conclusion)
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APC Advice - Week 42: Month 21 final assessment - presentation and preparation (part 1)
