NIESV'S QUALIFICATION PROCESS & REQUIREMENTS

Last week I got a message from a reader of articles from this blog site about the next step to take in qualifying as a registered Estate Surveyor and Valuer after taken the Professional Practice Examination (PPE) organized by the Examination Committee Board of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV). The reader has before now read one of my articles on this blog site titled “6 Steps On How To Become An Estate Surveyor and Valuer”

So today, I will write on the NIESV’s Qualification Process and Requirements which was the title of the message I sent as a response to the question the reader I mentioned above asked me. But before I go ahead, let me briefly explain the meaning of NIESV to you as well as what it stands for.

NIESV is an acronym for Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers. It is a professional association statutorily enacted– Estate Surveyors and Valuers (Registration, etc) Act of 1975 – by the Federal Government of Nigeria to monitor and regulate Estate Surveying and Valuation professional practice and activities in Nigeria.

NIESV is the sole professional association recognized by the Federal Government of Nigeria to carry out professional expertise and services in diversified areas of Estate Management such as Property and Facility Management, Estate Agency, Valuation, Feasibility and Viability Appraisal, Property Rating and Taxation, Project Management, Property Development, etc.

NIESV is also a sister professional association to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), UK

Below is the question of the reader and my response as well.

Thank you very much for taking time out to reply my message. I am very grateful.

The question I want to ask you is simple. After writing the PPE exam, what will I require to commence my thesis and how long can that take averagely? Am asking because I heard I will be needing points gathered from attending seminars. I don’t know how true this is. Thanks for your anticipated assistance

Hello,

About you getting registered as a professional Estate Surveyor and Valuer, you will need to follow the steps which I will explain below:

1. If you are a Graduate of Estate Management from a recognized University which is accredited by the Examination Committee of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV), then you will only need to write Professional Practice Examination (PPE)

2. After writing and passing the PPE examination, the next stage is for you to submit a Thesis/Project Proposal of three (3) topics of your choice which must be signed by your chosen Supervisor and sent to the Examination Committee of NIESV in Abuja for approval. Your chosen supervisor might be your former lecturer, professional member of NIESV or your current or past boss all of whom must be at least an Associate Member of NIESV.

3. The Examination Committee of NIESV will then approve a particular Thesis Topic which will be selected from the 3 thesis/project proposal topics you submitted initially or as otherwise deem appropriate by the examination committee.

You can write and complete your Professional Thesis anytime you want (ranging between 3months – 1 or 2 years) but depending on your Supervisor and/or how fast you are in writing the thesis.

4. While you are writing your Professional Thesis or even before you start writing, it is very mandatory and compulsory that you must at least attend 2 National Conferences, workshops, or Seminar organized by NIESV at the National level and 2 State Branches’ Seminars, workshops or conferences organized at the Regional level to accumulate the required Membership Grade Points needed to be elected and registered as a qualified Estate Surveyor and Valuer after completion of your professional thesis. 

The Membership Grade Points for National Conferences, workshops or Seminars varies between 3-7points, depending on the particular event you attended amongst them, while that of the State Branches' Seminar, Mandatory Continuing Professional Development (MCPD) programmes also carry some grade points as well.

Membership Grade Points accumulated during the period of your Graduate/Probationer Membership will go a long way in determining how fast you will be fully Registered and Elected into the Institution as a qualified Estate Surveyor and Valuer. This is so, as you will need to present all the Membership Grade Points Certificates received from the various Seminars, Conferences, MCPD programmes, Workshops that was organized by NIESV either at the National or Regional Level and which you attended.

So, what your friends told you about getting Membership Grade Points as a requirement for registering and becoming a qualified Estate Surveyor and Valuer is really true.

I hope you find this information helpful and useful.

Do feel free to contact me anytime you require further guidelines or assistance on the above subject matter

The explanation above is one of the major stipulated requirements for becoming a qualified Estate Surveyor and Valuer in Nigeria as been laid down by NIESV. 

So, whoever is considering becoming a qualified Estate Surveyor and Valuer in Nigeria must take cognizance of the points mentioned above as well as read my previous article titled “6 Steps On How To Become An Estate Surveyor and Valuer” for further guidance.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Adeniyi Akinjiyan is a Higher National Diploma (HND) holder of Estate Management from the prestigious Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos state, Nigeria. He possesses a Professional Practice Certificate in Estate Surveying and Valuation from the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV).

He is the principal consultant at Aakient Consultants Ltd, a highly progressive and consolidated property and construction project management company, which is committed to providing the highest level of professional services in meeting clients’ real estate needs.

Feel free to contact him at: aakientconsultants@gmail.com