Technical Competencies

Module 1 – Procurement and Tendering (2 hours) – £50

• Unit 1: Procurement Strategies
• Unit 2: Tendering and Tender Analysis 

Module 2 – Contract Practice and Contract Administration (4 hours) – £100

• Unit 1: Subcontract / Contract Selection
• Unit 2: Payment Provisions in JCT and NEC Contracts
• Unit 3: Time related Provisions in JCT and NEC Contracts
• Unit 4: Securities and Termination in JCT and NEC Contracts (Including Insurance + Corporate Recovery and Insolvency to level 2)
• Unit 5: Payment Provisions in FIDIC Contracts
• Unit 6: Time related Provisions in FIDIC Contracts
• Unit 7: Securities and Termination in FIDIC Contracts (Including Insurance + Corporate Recovery and Insolvency to level 2)

Module 3 – Construction Technology (3 to 4 hours) – £60

• Unit 1: Civil Engineering Works / Substructure
• Unit 2: Superstructure
• Unit 3: Mechanical and Electrical Works
• Unit 4: Infrastructure (Highways & drainage)

Module 4 – Programming and Planning (1 hour) – £25

Module 5 – Leading Projects, People and Teams (2 hours) – £40

Module 6 – Managing Projects (1 hour 45 minutes) – £40

Module 7 – Development / Project Briefs (50 minutes) – £25

Includes Optional Competency: Stakeholders Management to level 2.

Module 8 – Project Finance (1 hour) – £25

Module 9 – Building Control and Building Safety Act (3 hours 15 minutes) – £50

While not related to a specific competency, this is essential knowledge for the APC. Please note that if you purchase the Legal and Regulatory Compliance Module below, it is already included and therefore doesn’t need to be purchased separately.

Optional Competencies

Stakeholder Management (Included in Module 7: Development / Project Briefs)

Module 10 – Legal and Regulatory Compliance (10 hours) – £80

Covers England, Wales and Scotland

• Unit 1: Building Control and Building safety Act 2022 (3 hours 15 minutes)
• Unit 2: Planning and Listed Buildings (2 hours 35 minutes)
• Unit 3: Party Walls and Right of Light (1 hour 40 minutes)
• Unit 4: Specialist Compliance (2 hours 20 minutes)

Module 11 – Works Progress and Quality Management (1 hour 10 minutes) – £25

Module 12 – Risk Management (40 minutes) – £15

Development Appraisals (50 minutes) – Coming soon

Maintenance Management (1 hour) – Coming soon

Mandatory Competencies

Module A – RICS Regulations (4 hours 40 minutes) – £50

• Unit 1: Ethics, Rules of Conduct and Professional Practice – Part 1 (1 hour 40 minutes)
• Unit 2: Ethics, Rules of Conduct and Professional Practice – Part 2 (2 hours)
• Unit 3: Client Care (1 hour) – To Level 3

Module B – Business Skills (1 hour) – £25

• Unit 1: Business Planning 
• Unit 2: Accounting Principles and Procedures – UK
• Unit 3: Accounting Principles and Procedures – MENA

Module C – Health and Safety ( 1 hour 45 minutes) – £35

• Unit 1: Health and Safety (to level 3) – UK
• Unit 2: Health and Safety (to level 3) – MENA

Module D – Conflict Avoidance, Management and Dispute Resolution Procedures ( 1 hour) – £25

• Unit 1 – Conflict Avoidance, Management and Dispute Resolution Procedures (to level 2) – UK
• Unit 2 – Conflict Avoidance, Management and Dispute Resolution Procedures (to level 2) – MENA

Unit E – Sustainability (to level 2) (1 hour) – £25

• Unit 1: Sustainability (to level 2) – UK
• Unit 2: Sustainability (to level 2) – MENA

Unit F – Data Management (40 minutes) – £15

Module G – Inclusive Environments (to level 2) (1 hour 20 minutes) – £25

Module H – APC Soft Skills (1 hour) – £25

• Unit 1: Communication and Negotiation
• Unit 2: Diversity, Inclusion and Teamworking