Technical Competencies: Quantity Surveying
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Complete Revision Courses
APC Quantity Surveying – Complete Revision Course
Unlimited access to all QS revision modules (circa 25 hours of formal CPD).
Our Quantity Surveying Revision Course provides APC candidates with a structured training plan to prepare efficiently for their APC assessment. Our modules are sharply focused on the APC requirements and short enough to fit around your lifestyle.
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Technical Competencies: Building Surveying
Module 1: APC Procurement and Tendering
Unit 1: Procurement Strategies (1 hour)
Unit 2: Tendering and Tender Analysis (1.5 hour)
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Technical Competencies: Building Surveying
Module 2: APC Contract Practice / Contract Administration
Unit 1: Subcontract / Contract Selection (1 hour)
Unit 2: Payment Provisions in JCT and NEC contracts (1.5 hour)
Unit 3: Time related Provisions in JCT and NEC contracts (1 hour)
Unit 4: Securities and Termination in JCT and NEC contracts (1 hour)
Unit 5: Payment Provisions in FIDIC contracts (1 hour)
Unit 6: Time related Provisions in FIDIC contracts (1 hour)
Unit 7: Securities and Termination in FIDIC contracts (1 hour)
Unit 8: Additional notes – Subcontracts (45 minutes)
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Technical Competencies: Building Surveying
Module 3: APC Construction Technology
Unit 1: Civil Engineering Works / Substructure (1 hour)
Unit 2: Superstructure (1 hour)
Unit 3: Mechanical and Electrical Works (1.5 hour)
Unit 4: Infrastructure (Highways & drainage) (1 hour)
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Technical Competencies: Quantity Surveying
Module 4 QS: APC Commercial Management
- Cost components & capturing data
- Liability statements
- Cost to complete reports
- Cost value reconciliations
- Cashflows (Level 3) (Level 2 covered under Project Finance)
- Value engineering
- Managing profitability (Level 3)
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Technical Competencies: Quantity Surveying
Module 5 QS: APC Design Economics and Cost Planning
- RIBA Plan of Works
- Order of Cost Estimating
- Cost Plans
- Methods of Estimating
- Estimating on-costs
- Sources of cost data & Indices
- Evaluating design efficiency
- Value Management vs Value Engineering
- Life Cycle Costing vs Whole Life Costing
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Technical Competencies: Building Surveying
Module 6 QS: APC Project Finance
- Financial Reports
- Identifying cost variations
- Change control procedures
- Provisional sums and prime costs
- Contingency and risk allowances (relevant to PQS only)
- Cashflow forecast
- Final Accounts (See Quantification + Contract Practice Unit 2 or 5)
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Technical Competencies: Building Surveying
Module 7 QS: APC Quantification and Costing
- Quantification and Measurement Standards
- SMM7, NRM, CESMM4, POMI
- Area measurement
- IPMS
- Valuing works
- Valuing change / variations
- Ascertaining loss and expenses
- Interim valuations
- Preparing the Final Account (Also see Contract Practice Unit 2 or 5)
- Quantification and Measurement Standards
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Technical Competencies: Building Surveying
Module 8: APC Risk Management
- Risk events & risk management
- Risks register
- Risk management strategy