Final places left for this Session 2016

Mock Interviews – Spring 2016

Just like the real thing! 

Hour long mock interviews followed by fifteen minutes of excellent direct feedback…

A 60 minute APC mock interview with real and current APC assessors. The DeLever APC mock interview is as close to the real thing as we can make it. The interview questioning will be based on your personal APC submission documents, just like the real APC final assessment.  The mock interview is followed immediately by a 15 minute feedback critique from the assessors based upon your performance.

 Both the mock interview and the feedback session will be recorded so that you can review your performance and the questions asked.

Dates available

March 2016 – Commercial Property, Residential & Valuation Pathways

Face to Face , 1 or 2 Assessors

5th March 2016 (Saturday)  |  East Midlands  |  3 Places remaining  |  Contact Kate Taylor FRICS

13th March 2016 (Sunday)  |  East Midlands  |  4 Places remaining  |  Contact Kate Taylor FRICS

20th March 2016 (Sunday)  |  East Midlands  |  3 Places remaining  |  Contact Kate Taylor FRICS

ONLINE (Skype) , 1 Assessor

15th March 2016 (Tuesday)  |  World Wide |  Places available  |  Contact Kate Taylor FRICS

16th March 2016 (Wednesday)  |  World Wide  |  Places available  |  Contact Kate Taylor FRICS

22nd March 2016 (Tuesday)  |  World Wide  |  Places available  |  Contact Kate Taylor FRICS

23rd March 2016 (Wednesday)  |  World Wide  |  Places available  |  Contact Kate Taylor FRICS

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  March 2016 – Building Surveying, Built Infrastructure, Facilities Management, Management Consultancy,Planning and Development and Project Management Pathways.

(Also available Quantity Surveying and Construction)

Face to Face , 1 or 2 Assessors

26th March 2016 (Saturday)  |  East Midlands  |  4 Places remaining  |  Contact Tim Jones FRICS

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March 2016 – Commercial Property, Quantity Surveying and Construction, Residential andValuation Pathways

Face to Face , 2 Assessors

7th March 2016 (Monday)  |  London  |  2 Places remaining  |  Contact Jon Lever FRICS

8th March 2016 (Tuesday)  |  London  | 2 PLaces remaining  |  Contact Jon Lever FRICS

14th March 2016 (Monday)  |  Harrogate  |  4 PLaces remaining  |  Contact Jon Lever FRICS

  London venue sponsor

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April 2016 – Building Surveying, Built Infrastructure, Commercial Property, Facilities Management,Management Consultancy, Planning and Development, Project Management, Residential and Valuation Pathways (Also available Quantity Surveying and Construction)

Face to Face , 1 or 2 Assessors

3rd April 2016 (Sunday)  |  East Midlands  |  Places available  |  Contact Tim Jones FRICS

9th April  2016 (Saturday)  |  East Midlands  |  4 Places remaining  |  Contact Tim Jones FRICS

16th April 2016 (Saturday)  |  East Midlands  |  Places available  |  Contact Tim Jones FRICS

24th April  2016 (Sunday)  |  East Midlands  |  5 Places remaining  |  Contact Tim Jones FRICS

ONLINE (Skype) , 1 Assessor

Available to make a mutually agreeable  arrangement any time between 1st March 2016 to 23rd May 2016 |  World Wide  |  Places available  |  Contact Tim Jones FRICS

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 April 2016 – Building Surveying, Project Management, Quantity Surveying and Construction Pathways

Face to Face , 2 Assessors

14th April 2016 (Thursday)  |  London  |  Places available  |  Contact Jon Lever FRICS

  London venue sponsor

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April 2016 – Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying and Construction Pathways

Face 2 Face 2 Assessors

16th April 2016 (Saturday)  |  Bedford  |  Places available  |  Contact Jon Lever FRICS

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April 2016 – Rural Practice, Quantity Surveying and Construction Pathways

Face to Face, 2 Assessors

17th April 2016 (Sunday)  |  Bedford  |  Places Available  |  Contact Jon Lever FRICS 

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April 2016 – Quantity Surveyiong and Construction Pathway

Face to Face, 2 Assessors

25th April 2016 (Monday)  |  Harrogate  |  Places Available  |  Contact Jon Lever FRICS

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May 2016 – Building Surveying, Built Infrastructure, Commercial Property, Facilities Management, Management Consultancy and Project Management, Residential, Valuation  Pathways

(Also available Quantity Surveying and Construction)

Face to Face , 1 or 2 Assessors

1st May 2016 (Sunday)  |  East Midlands  |  Places available  |  Contact Tim Jones FRICS

8th May 2016 (Sunday)  |  East Midlands  |  Places available  |  Contact Tim Jones FRICS

 ONLINE (Skype) , 1 Assessor

Available to make a mutually agreeable  arrangement any time between

1st March 2016 to 23rd May 2016 |  World Wide  |  Places available  |  Contact Tim Jones FRICS

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May 2016 – Quantity Surveying and Construction Pathway

Face to Face , 2 Assessors

1st May 2016 (Sunday)  |  Bedford  |  Places available  |  Contact Jon Lever FRICS

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May 2016 – Building Surveying, Built Infrastructure, Project Management, Quantity Surveying and Construction Pathways

Face to Face, 2 Assessors

5th May 2016 (Thursday)  |  London  |  Places Available  |  Contact Jon Lever FRICS

  London venue sponsor

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Final Assessment and Competency Revision Workshop

Helps you get everything right for submission

Intensive one-day workshop

The workshop clearly explains and helps you to understand what the assessors will expect you to do, deliver and know for your final assessment interview.

Dates
12th Mar 16 – Final Assessment and Comp Revision Workshop, QS and Construction
East Midlands Airport, 8am – 7pm Sold Out

12th Mar 16 – Final Assessment and Comp Revision Workshop, QS and Construction
East Midlands Airport, 8am – 7pm

13th Mar 16 – Final Assessment and Comp Revision Workshop, BINF, BS, PM
East Midlands Airport, 8am – 7pm

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*****Latest News for Candidates on the RICS APC **

 MOCK INTERVIEWS dates now LIVE 

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Final Assessment and Competency Revision Workshop

Helps you get everything right for submission

Intensive one-day workshop

The workshop clearly explains and helps you to understand what the assessors will expect you to do, deliver and know for your final assessment interview.

Lunch and refreshments are included as well as a bacon butty (or alternative) on arrival

 

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Feedback quotes from the latest workshop

FREE Online Supervisor and Counsellor Training

with Jon Lever FRICS

Session 4. The case study explained

Jon will discuss best practice for candidates writing their case study report, including what the assessors will be looking for and common mistakes made by candidates.

Session 2. Roles and responsibilities, starting your candidates on the APC and managing them through the process
Session 1. The APC Process and latest updates or change

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*** RICS APC Revision Guide *** A must for APC Candidate 

Kate Taylor has put many hours into writing this excellent guide to help you revise for your Commercial Property Final Assessment. 

To buy a copy go to http://www.delever.co.uk/katetaylor or click the image.

 

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Mock Interviews Just like the real thing!

Hour long mock interviews followed by fifteen minutes of feedback and online access to a recording of your mock. 

The DeLever mock interview is as close to the real thing as we can make it.  Practise the entire interview and receive feedback from the two assessors straight away.

NEW for 2016

We are really excited about our fantastic DeLever Consultant resource across the UK and the World and we are delighted to now be able to offer you three different mock interview opportunities to suit your situation and requirements.

All you need to do is choose which type of mock interview suits you and then contact the corresponding DeLever Consultant.

 

RICS APC Assessment Spring 2016 Session 1

Are you taking your RICS APC assessment interview session 1 2016 ?

Interested to increase your chance of  passing ?

A 60 minute APC mock interview with real and current APC assessors. The DeLever APC mock interview is as close to the real thing as we can make it. The interview questioning will be based on your personal APC submission documents, just like the real APC final assessment. The mock interview is followed immediately by a 15 minute feedback critique from the assessors based upon your performance.

These are hugely popular and are selling out. BOOK NOW !

NEW for 2016 –WORLDWIDE COVERAGE !

We are really excited about our fantastic DeLever Consultant resource across the UK and the World and we are delighted to now be able to offer you three different mock interview opportunities to suit your situation and requirements.

All you need to do is choose which type of mock interview suits you and then contact the corresponding DeLever Consultant.  

Click here or  go to  www.delever.com

**Preparing for the Final Assessment ?**

Jon Lever says …

Jon Lever’s advice !

Sitting the final assessment is stressful, understanding what to expect will help.  It is a good idea to visit the assessment centre beforehand and test such things as journey time and parking. You cannot be late for the final assessment! Prepare a checklist so that when you get nervous on the day you don’t forget anything. Absolutely anything in your submission documents can be the basis of questioning during your interview, so make sure you put in the preparation time and regularly review your declared competencies and submission documents.

Extra help …

DeLever Mock Interviews – Just like the real thing!
Hour long mock interviews followed by fifteen minutes of feedback and online access to a recording of your mock.
The DeLever mock interview is as close to the real thing as we can make it. Practice the entire interview and receive feedback from the two assessors straight away.
Being a ‘Chartered Surveyor’ is for life, so invest in your future.
Mocks are only £255 + vat

More information and booking: http://www.delever.com/mocks

Are you an author? by Jon Lever

As a regular writer of articles, hot topics, tips and ideas about the whole CPD and APC world I often wonder about the years of experience it has taken to make writing about

these subjects relevant, any actually quite easy. Along with those years of experience comes the issue of how do you protect your intellectual property or the copyright of your written words…

It lends itself to interesting debate and I can often see myself getting a little hot under the collar when other plagiarise or assume something written by me is just open source without often the courteous pause to check what they are doing is ethically correct.

Agreeably a lot of what I do produce I give away for free for the advantage of others but that always comes with the associated kickback of recognition for the author which is what it is often all about, developing a relationship and reputation with your readership.  In todays world, with the social media frenzy, it is so much easier to reach millions of readers..

Which is why the article on page 47 in the March edition of RICS Modus caught my eye as it was an interesting perspective on ‘copyright’ and worth a read.

If you’re having trouble finding it on RICS Website drop a email to harvey@delever.com and he’ll forward it electronically to you.

Mock Interviews – Lessons Learned by Candidates

I have just finished 8 weeks of mock interviews where my team of APC Coaches and I have mock interviewed just over 60 APC candidates, who are all aiming to sit their final assessment this session (Session 1, 2014).

Whilst it has been an intense 8 weeks and physically draining for the mock assessors it has also been a really rewarding time seeing a large number of DeLever clients who have attended various DeLever Seminars, Forums, Masterclasses and Coaching sessions to finally appear in front of us as fully fledged APC Final Assessment Candidates.

The reaction from all involved has been interesting and candidates attending the DeLever mock interviews start to get a sense of just how big the APC mountain is to climb.  That said, we are getting a steady stream of emails from candidates who have used DeLever’s services and so far I am delighted to report they are currently all positive outcomes.

One thing I felt would be of interest to our readers is the feedback received from the mock interview candidates regarding the lessons learned from attending a DeLever APC Mock Interview:

“Ensure you have a number of past projects in mind that cover a host of competencies.  You will need these to refer to when answering questions”
DeLever:  This is so important as all level 2 and 3 competencies that you declare will need real life examples demonstrating the competency and your involvement across a few projects if possible

“How best to deliver your presentation”
DeLever:  This is a constant failing of APC candidates as so few really consider how best to present and then try winging it on the day.  This never works.  The only real solution is to plan and practice meticulously.  A great presentation will make you stand out from the crowd because so many candidates do a bad job

“Highlights areas of weakness for revision”
DeLever:  Whilst we cannot cover every facet of competency questioning in a mock interview, we have been APC interviewers for many years and can pretty much guess what a candidate will be questioned on and we definitely find most, if not all, of the areas of weakness

“Don’t underestimate the depth of knowledge required”
DeLever:  We are always saying that when you think you have done enough preparation, DOUBLE IT (at least) and then just maybe you will have done enough

“Answering techniques”  “Understand the questions, don’t waffle”
DeLever: All too often candidates want to brain dump everything they know about a particular subject.  But what you really need to do is STOP, LISTEN to the question and ANSWER succinctly.  In our feedback sessions we are always telling candidates to listen to what they are being asked and answer quickly and succinctly      

“Practice how to deal with questions you’re not sure of”
DeLever:  This is the ONLY real option for any aspiring APC Candidate.  You need to be constantly revisiting your experience and asking anyone you know to practice questioning technique with you

“Know how you can highlight the complexities of the projects you have worked on”
DeLever:  Uuummm!  You have said in your paperwork you have done it…  EXPECT to be asked about it and make sure you have done enough preparation and are able to discuss all of your project experiences, what role you played in them and what competencies you have covered…
“Don’t neglect level 1 competencies”
DeLever:  Remember Level 2 (doing) and Level 3 (advising) are a complete waste of time if the Level 1 (knowledge) foundation is not present or out of date.  Revisit the pathway guides and discuss the competencies with your mentor(s) to make sure you know what is expected of you.

“Have prompt cards to hand during your critical analysis presentation in case you need to refer to them”
DeLever:  I am concerned about how many candidates turn up at the mocks having memorised their critical analysis presentation and not realising that the increased level of stress at the mock is still very different to just practicing with colleagues or friends and family.  Often stress can cause candidates to lose their way mid-sentence and mid-presentation.  Think about your strategy and coping mechanisms, I strongly advise you to take some notes… just in case you freeze up on the day.  You can pause, review your notes a then just carry on… Simplz

In conclusion:
If you are preparing for the Autumn session 2014 or future assessment sessions, why not pop along to our online FREE to attend Mock Interview Masterclass where the DeLever APC Consultants will be feeding back all of the areas where the DeLever mock interview candidates fell down.  This is a great event and an excellent resource

Miss it at your peril!

Free Download – DeLever Support & Resources Flyer

Hello…  You can now download our NEW DeLever APC Support and Resources Flyer.

Find out about all of the things we can do to support you and get you through your APC.

Some bits are FREE and some you have to pay for.  But there are loads of resources to help you along the way.

Interestingly we mock interviewed 45 candidates in session 2, 2012 and of the 45 we mentored 11 candidates.  Collectively the 45 candidates achieved a 68% pass rate against the RICS’s fluctuating average of 65%…  Which was OK as we only saw some of them for the one hour mock and had no further input

BUT of those we mentored (at all different stages of their APC) we achieved a 80% PASS rate.  Now that made us VERY HAPPY.  Just think what we could achieve if you came to us right at the beginning of your APC journey..!

So, feel free to download our DeLever Support and Resources Flyer and grab the FREE stuff today.  You’d be mad not to.

http://www.apccentre.com/#freedownloads

I hope you find it of use.

Note: This document is updated periodically so check back from time to time to make sure you have the latest version.  I will post updates here so why not follow this blog so you can get the latest updates?

Disclaimer:  This document is produced soley by DeLever Limited (Jon Lever FRICS) and is their interpretation of the RICS APC Guides and online information.  Any, content or suggestions are soley the interpretation of DeLever Limited (Jon Lever FRICS) and are not endorsed by any other party.  Candidates use this resource at their own risk and DeLever (Jon Lever FRICS) takes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that have been made in its production.