APC 2012 Your Practical Guide to Success (6th edition)

The latest APC 2012: Your practical guide to success will - literally - guide you through each stage of the APC process from enrolment to final assessment, results and appeals. Crammed with practical information, this no-nonsense guide will help you through the more daunting parts of the process towards attaining RICS membership - ultimately improving your career prospects and boosting your earning potential.

The new 2012 edition of this indispensable guide has been updated to reflect the latest changes to the application and assessment process.

The new edition includes:

- Additional information to reflect the RICS Valuer Registration scheme
- Updated information on pathways
- Updated information about the mandatory competencies, including a significant update of the Health and Safety competency
- Inclusion of information about the Bribery Act 2010 and the Equality Act 2010

Also includes:

- FAQs
- A timeline of events
- Example entries for workbook templates
- Case Studies

The guide covers:

- dates and deadlines
- record keeping and report writing
- core competencies
- final assessment
- interview techniques
- appraisal, referral and appeal.

The author, a leading APC trainer and adviser, has included plenty of tips and tricks 'from the other side' to help minimise the stress of this daunting process. There are also real-life case studies, checklists, FAQs, dos and don'ts, extracts from forms, and invaluable advice for referred candidates.

This is the essential guide for today's APC candidates.

'Complements the official APC guidance produced by RICS and is a useful supplement for any candidate undertaking the APC.'
Suzanne Roberts-Smith, Membership Operations

Praise for the 3rd edition:
'Fantastic, the first book on the market to give practical insight into the new APC route - invaluable!'
Iain Holliday, Axis Consulting

'An immensely practical and straightforward guide through the latest changes to the APC. Essential reading.'
Lydia Corneck, Training and Development, King Sturge LLP