APC- GUIDE TO REPORTING OF EXPERIENCE

The information below is intended to guide aspiring candidates wishing to become full members of notable professional institutions in the construction industry.

This information is strictly personal and not approved by any individual or body.

Regardless of the professional route e.g., project management, quantity surveying e.t.c., to becoming a member of these institutions, you are expected to structure your past experience into three namely

Level One- Knowledge and Understanding of your competency

Level Two- Application of your knowledge and understanding of the competency

Level Three- Reasoned advice you gave and the depth of technical knowledge showed when performing the competency

Furthermore, be mindful that your competency is structured into mandatory and core (technical and optional).

Example

Route: Quantity Surveying and Construction

Competency: Optional

Competency area: Insurance Sourcing and Administration

Level One

Construction is dispute awaiting, and one of the ways to guarantee the completion and quality delivery of a construction project is through insurance. Construction insurance is the protection of a party (insured) interest in a contract for service through the assurance made by another party (insurer) to the execution and/ or completion of the contract by a policyholder. Construction is a risk-prone activity that its completion cannot be guaranteed on trust but through the commitment of the contracting party to the fundamentals of the contract. The commitment of parties to a contract is achieved when liabilities are well detailed and means to retrieve them (seek damages) are properly structured. The insured can be an employer or contractor (in a sub-contract). The insurer is an organisation that accepts to indemnify the insured when the policyholder default in the execution of the contract. The policyholder can be a contractor, subcontractor, or supplier. A construction insurance contract is between the insured and the insurer. There are different types of insurance in construction, the commonly issue ones are all-risk insurance, third party insurance, employer's indemnity etc. Insurance could be recalled when the policyholder defaulted in one or all the contract fundamentals.

Another example

Competency: Optional

Competency area: Construction Planning and Programming

Level Two

Construction planning enables me to prioritise project activities e.g., carry out early procurement of long-lead items, sourcing and storing of materials, procuring of tools and engaging suppliers, subcontractors and other workmen for the work. The knowledge of construction programming enables aspiring quantity surveyors to track work progress and investigate the cause of delay to the program to be able to keep the overhead within budget or update it. I monitored the period scheduled for the execution of critical and cost significant scope through the knowledge of project programming so that I can conveniently capture it in my valuation.

I believe you can derive your technical advice on all the competency areas with the understanding of the above two examples.

Best wishes!