The Underlisted skill sets in addition to professional knowledge are essential for the study and practice of Estate Surveying and Valuation.

1.0 SKILL SETS FOR EFFECTIVE PRACTICE OF ESTATE SURVEYING AND VALUATION PROFESSION

 

1. Generic Skill Sets For Core Professional Practice

 

These Enterprise management skills sets comprising:

• Business Leadership skills set

• Entrepreneurial skills set

1. Accountability skills set 
2. ICT Skills set
3. Research skills set
4. Communication skills set

 

1. Business Leadership Skills Set

1. Managerial Skills
2. Competence
3. Doggedness 
4. Decisiveness
5. Negotiation skills
6. Emotional intelligence

 

1. Entrepreneurial Skills set/Ability

• Relationship skills – Relating confidently with clients, colleagues and other professionals

1. Problem solving skill
2. Perseverance in uncertainty, ambiguity, risk and failure
3. Self-discipline and personal organisation
4. Creativity skills
5. Strategic thinking and ability to work strategically to achieve results
6. Team working skills
7. Setting and achieving targets
8. Skills for recognizing and exploiting opportunities
9. Having the wisdom to seek advice when needed
10. Skills to start new ventures and succeed
11. Value orientation: Ethical, Social and Environmental awareness
12. Networking

 

1. Accountability Skills

• Record keeping
• Book keeping
• Time management
• Financial reporting 

 

1. 1.4 ICT Skills Set

– Social Media

-Email signature

– Software packages for Computer Assisted professional services

 

• Research skills set comprising 

• Critical thinking skills

• Critical analysis skills

• Data collection and presentation skills,

• Data interpretation

• Report writing skills

• Communication skills set comprising

• Written communication skills

• Oral communication skills
• Presentation skills

 

1.2.0 Skill Sets For Core Practice Areas 

The following skill sets are presented for specific core areas of practice:

 

• Skills Set For Estate Agency & Marketing:

1. Communication Skills
2. ICT Skills 
3. Negotiation Skills
4. Value orientation for compliance to Ethics and standards
5. Ability to interpret the Market
6. Building personal relationship
7. Time management Skill
8. Team working skill
9. Networking Skill
10.  Analytical Skills

 

• Skill Sets For Property Management/Facilities Management 

1. Prospecting skills
2. Operations and Maintenance
3. Organisation skills
4. Problem solving skills
5. Inventory Skill
6. People Management
7. Accountability skills
8. ICT skills 
9. Critical Thinking
10. Risk Management
11. Communication skills
12. Dispute resolution skills

1.2.3 Skills Set For Valuation 

• Data collection and collation skills
• Imaginative skill
• Critical reasoning and judgment skills
• Measurement skill
• Numeracy skill
• Report writing skill
• Asset identification and classification skill
• Property description skill
• Value orientation for Compliance to ethical standards
• Problem solving skills 
• Analytical skills
• ICT skills/Software applications
• Time Management
• Communication skill
• Report Writing

 

• Skill Sets For Property Development / Land Administration And Management

 

1. Community Engagement Skills
2. Negotiation Skills
3. Project Planning and Management Skill
4. Marketing Skills
5. Measurement Skills
6. Creativity skills
7. Title Identification Skills
8. Data/Document Interpretation Skills
9. Managerial Skills 
10. Budgeting Skills
11. Team Composition/Management Skills