Training to become a Quantity Surveyor

Salam and dear all, 1. The general entry requirement into an accredited undergraduate degree in quantity surveying programme in any of the Malaysian institutions of higher learning is the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) or its equivalent (e.g. the various matriculation programmes, etc). The duration of a degree programme is 4 years (depending on the institution). 2. Holders of the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) may enroll into a diploma in quantity surveying / allied programmes and thereafter apply for admission into a degree in quantity surveying programme (usually with credits transfer). The duration of a diploma programme is 3 years. 3. Students must enroll into a degree in quantity surveying programme accredited by the Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia (BQSM). In assessing and granting accreditation BQSM works with other government agencies (MQA, MOHE, PSD, etc). 4. Alternatively, students may enroll into a degree in quantity surveying programme in other countries or read and pass the Institution of Surveyors Malaysia professional examinations (http://www.ism.org.my). 5. Upon graduation with an accredited degree, an individual may apply to BQSM to be a Registered Graduate Quantity Surveyor. Subsequently, he/she must seek post-graduation training experience of at least two years (to be approved by the Board) before he/she is eligible to apply to BQSM to be a Registered Quantity Surveyor. 6. Thereafter, the individual must meet the Board's annual continuing professional development requirements or CPD in order to maintain his/her status as a Registered Quantity Surveyor. 7. In Malaysia, only Registered Quantity Surveyors can provide professional quantity surveying services and charge professional fees (Act 487 of 1967). 8. BQSM maintains and publishes a list of accredited institutions of higher learning both in Malaysia and overseas. The list is periodically updated (visit http://www.bqsm.gov.my). 9. For an example of an accredited degree programme in quantity surveying refer to the B.QS (Honours) programme at the International Islamic University Malaysia (http://www.iiu.edu.my/kaed). Wassalam. References http://www.bqsm.gov.my http://www.ism.org.my http://www.iiu.edu.my/kaed Khairuddin Abdul Rashid, Ed. (2003). Quantity Surveying: A New Paradigm. Kuala Lumpur: Pearson-Prentice Hall. Khairuddin, A.R. & Preece, C.N., Ed. (2009). Selected Readings in Quantity Surveying Training and Education. (soon to be published by KAED, IIUM). Note: In relation to this posting the author, in addition to being Professor of Quantity Surveying and Construction Procurement at IIUM, is a former Council Member of the Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia (2005-2007), former Committee Member of the Board's Quantity Surveying Accreditation Council (2005-2007, 2007-2009) and is a Committee Member of the Malaysian Qualifying Agency (MQA) for Engineering and Built Environment programmes. He is a member of the Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (MISM) and a Registered Quantity Surveyor with the Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia. He established the B.QS (Honours) programme at IIUM in 2000 and was the programme's Head for 2000-2001.