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
