Conditions of Membership
Student Member
ENTRY LEVEL MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY
Filipino Citizen (or Filipino Citizen at the time of application)
Bonafide undergraduate student from PICQS Academic Partner
(MoU with PICQS)
Member is not entitled to use post nominals and must clearly state as Student Member of PICQS. Membership shall expire at the end of each academic year.
PROVISIONAL MEMBER
ENTRY LEVEL MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY
Filipino Citizen (or Filipino Citizen at the time of application)
With Less than 1 Year of QS Experience
Graduate student from PICQS Academic Partner (MoU with PICQS)
TECHNICAL MEMBER
NON-CORPORATE LEVEL MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY
Route 1 – One (1) year of QS experience and graduate of PICQS Academic Partner (MoU with PICQS).
Route 2 – One (1) year of QS experience under approved supervision.
Route 3 – Two (2) years of QS experience without approved supervision.
‘Approved Supervision’ means working under a supervisor who is an MPICQS / FPICQS, or Membership Holder of QS Professional Bodies recognized by PICQS (MRICS) or with mutual recognition or reciprocity agreement with PICQS (MAIQS, MNZIQS, CIQS PQS).
ASSOCIATE MEMBER
NON-CORPORATE LEVEL MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY
Route 1 – Five (5) years of QS experience and with Accredited QS Study of at least 500 hours.
Route 2 – With membership of QS Professional Body recognised by PICQS (Associate RICS, Affiliate Member of NZIQS, CIQS CCE).
Member is entitled to use post nominal: APICQS. and must clearly state as Associate Member of PICQS. Membership shall expire at the end of each calendar year and subject to PICQS GMC’s renewal validation.
CORPORATE MEMBER
CORPORATE LEVEL MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY
Route 1 – Filipino citizen who satisfies the criteria set in PICQS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) Route 5 – Membership Holder of QS Professional Bodies recognised or with mutual recognition or reciprocity agreement with PICQS (MRICS, MAIQS, MNZIQS, CIQS PQS).
Route 2 – Non-Filipino citizen who satisfies the criteria set in PICQS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) Route 5 – Membership Holder of QS Professional Bodies recognised or with mutual recognition or reciprocity agreement with PICQS (MAIQS, MNZIQS, CIQS PQS).
fellow MEMBER
FELLOW LEVEL MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY
PICQS Corporate Grade Member
Must have served the PICQS Board of Trustees for at least two (2) consecutive terms
Member of PICQS for at least ten (10) years
PICQS has no direct entry for Fellow Membership.
Optimum level of membership of PICQS that can only be achieved by progression as above described.
Member is entitled to use post nominal: FPICQS. and must clearly state as Fellow Member of PICQS. Membership shall expire at the end of each calendar year and subject to PICQS GMC’s renewal validation.
life fellow MEMBER
FELLOW LEVEL MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY
Fellow Member of PICQS for at least twenty (20) years
PICQS has no direct entry for Life Fellow Membership.
Optimum level of membership of PICQS that can only be achieved by progression as above described.
Member will have waived membership for life
HONORARY MEMBER
Holds a senior position
Has proven solid support to PICQS
Member is exempted from payment of all fees