London
Cyril Sweett
60 Gray's Inn Road
London
WC1X 8AQ
t: +44 (0)20 7061 9000
How to find it (google maps link)
Link to Cyril Sweett’s London office web page

Evening masterclasses that cover either the APC process or a competency for a specific pathway.
Our masterclasses offer you regular learning for both key aspects of your pathway and the APC process (what to do and when to do it). 

The masterclasses give you a support network of other candidates to share your experiences with and the chance to regularly meet with an APC coach to ask any questions you may have. At each masterclass you can practice your APC presentation or have a short mock APC interview with an APC coach.

We feel that people learn best when they are comfortable and relaxed, so all our masterclasses are informal and run by a welcoming and enthusiastic APC coach.

“The Masterclass was effective as we were able to discuss scenarios in depth. I liked the informal style and I learnt a lot from listening to the other delegate’s answers. I recommend the APC Masterclasses as they are a very effective learning tool and highlight important parts of the topic.”
Joe Little, Cyril Sweett

“The Masterclass has provided me with a more robust framework for the subject and I liked everything we covered in the session. I would definitely recommend the Masterclasses to others.”
Javier Parsons, EC Harris

More information, includes all pathways (537kb pdf)

• Competency awareness across levels 1, 2 and 3 describing what is involved to become competent at each level (competency masterclasses only)
• Guidance on what you need to know about your pathway from an APC assessor with extensive knowledge of the pathway (in competency masterclasses) or the APC process (in APC process masterclasses)
• The opportunity to practice your APC presentation or have a short mock APC interview with an APC assessor.
• Two and a half hours relevant Professional Development / CPD
• A regular support network to help guide you through your APC
• An opportunity to meet and network with a group of local APC candidates, learn from their experience and develop your contacts

What you DON’T get:

• Any food or drink
  We are trying to keep the price as low as possible so we have removed any non-essential costs without reducing the quality of the masterclass.
  Please feel free to bring your own food and drink, but no hot or messy food or alcohol please.

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Final assessment interview, incl DVD of interview (Grad 1, 2 and 3)
A step by step account of the RICS APC 60 minute interview.  Providing key tips and a real-to-life walk DVD of the format of the interview.  Relevant for Graduate Route 1 2 or 3 candidates. Discounted copies of the Final Assessment DVD will also be available.

Graduate routes 1 and 2 explained
A step by step walk through the key elements of the APC process, including group discussion regarding  individual attendees’ competency selection and experience plans.  There is also an opportunity to discuss any APC queries.  Particular emphasis on graduate route 1 and 2 candidates.

Graduate route 3 explained
A step by step walk through the key elements of the APC process, including group discussion regarding  individual attendees’ competency selection and experience plans.  There is also an opportunity to discuss any APC queries.  Particular emphasis on graduate route 3 candidates.

How to approach referral (Grad 1, 2 and 3)
Discusses the key elements of referral, focussing on reasons for referral with specific explanation of how to approach the referral process.  Particular tips on completing the deficiency reports and also assisting candidates in identifying areas for improvement.  Relevant for Graduate Route 1 2 or 3 candidates.

How to pick the right topic for your critical analysis (Grad 1, 2 and 3)
Covers the key criteria a candidate should use for selecting the right project for their critical analysis.  Candidates will have an opportunity to discuss their thoughts and ideas for relevant projects.

How to write a good final assessment presentation (Grad 1, 2 and 3)
Covers the key components for producing and delivering a good final assessment presentation, including how best to approach the presentation, tips for developing and delivering a good presentations and some tips on good techniques for using Microsoft PowerPoint to produce presentation slides.  Please bring with you any prepared presentation slides, your laptop with PowerPoint on it and anything else you wish to discuss regarding your presentation.  Please note this masterclass is not presentation skills or a presentation delivery class.  See DeLever’s half day presentation skills seminar of you want to learn more about presenting effectively.  Relevant for Graduate Route 1 2 or 3 candidates.

RICS Templates and the myAPC diary (Grad 1 and 2)
Discusses each component of the RICS Final Assessment Templates including what constitutes a good level of experience recording in the templates. Particular emphasis on Graduate Route 1 and 2 candidates.

RICS Templates (Grad 3)
Discusses each component of the RICS Final Assessment Templates including what constitutes a good level of experience recording in the templates. Particular emphasis on Graduate Route 3 candidates as some elements of the templates are not required and some need a different focus for Graduate Route 3.

Rules of Conduct Update
RICS often update their rules of conduct.  This masterclass covers the key elements of the RICS Rules of Conduct that a candidate should be aware of and the latest updates to the Rules of Conduct, published on 1 January 2010.  The masterclass will also covers some typical rules of conduct and ethical style questions that candidates may be asked by the assessors at the APC Final Assessment.  Relevant for Graduate Route 1 2 or 3 candidates.

Senior professional route explained
A step by step guide through the requirements for the Senior Professional APC route as this is very different to the other APC Routes. Particular attention is given to the entry criteria, documentation requirement and final assessment interview.

Submission document review and preparing for the final assessment (Grad 1, 2 and 3)
So often candidates get their documentation wrong.  From my own experience of assessing over the last 12 years about 50% of the candidates I have assessed could have provided much better documentation.  This masterclass serves to review the actual documentation created by candidates and is timed just before RICS Final Assessment Documentation Submission so any anomalies can be identified and rectified prior to being submitted to RICS.  Relevant for Graduate Route 1 2 or 3 candidates.

All APC process masterclasses are run by
Jon Lever FRICS
Jon is an RICS UK Final Assessment Assessor Trainer, the RICS Associate Assessor trainer and an RICS Training Advisor. Through these roles Jon is fully up to date with the APC process and has written numerous guidance notes for RICS APC Assessors as well as re-writing the presentations and notes used to train new assessors.
Find out more about Jon Lever

At each masterclass delegates can practice their final assessment presentation and receive feedback from Jon Lever.

The APC Process masterclasses fit into the APC process as follows:

Starting out on the APC
Graduate routes 1 and 2 explained
Graduate route 3 explained
Senior professional route explained
RICS Templates and the myAPC diary (Grad 1 and 2)
RICS Templates (Grad 3)
Rules of Conduct Update  (Grad 1, 2 and 3)

A year to 6 months before the final assessment
How to pick the right topic for your critical analysis (Grad 1, 2 and 3)

A month or two before submission
Submission document review and preparing for the final assessment (Grad 1, 2 and 3)

A month or two before assessment
How to write a good final assessment presentation (Grad 1, 2 and 3)
Final assessment interview, including DVD of interview  (Grad 1, 2 and 3)
Rules of Conduct Update  (Grad 1, 2 and 3)

After assessment
How to approach referral (Grad 1, 2 and 3)

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