Calls for property qualifications assessors

Nov 2011

Asset Skills is stepping up calls for people with property and planning experience to consider becoming assessors of work-based training such as apprenticeships.

It is part of the organisation's new UK Academy for Property, in collaboration with RICS, which aims to assist employers on staff training issues.

"In an industry that's typically not seen great use of apprenticeships, there has been an encouraging increase in the registration of apprentices by estate and lettings agents," said Richard Beamish, Chief Executive of Asset Skills, the Sector Skills Council for property and planning.

"As more apprenticeships and other assessment-based qualifications are taken up, we will need to find more qualified assessors who can be used by training providers within our academy network to help deliver the courses."

The UK Academy for Property offers companies hands-on help with training issues. It identifies where demand is strongest and fosters collaboration between employers to help achieve economies of scale.

The assessors will not be employed directly by the academy, but their details will be made available to a limited network of training providers who are members of it. There is a qualification people must take to become a qualified assessor which is usually offered by the training provider. For more information on the assessor qualification, contact the Institute of Assessors and Internal Verifiers www.iavltd.co.uk.

For more information on how to become an assessor, contact Liz Black, Property Specialist at Asset Skills, by emailing lblack@assetskills.org or call 07921 976 815.

For more information on the UK Academy for Property, visit www.assetskills.org/ukacademy and click on the property academy section.