ABOUT PICQS ACADEMY
PICQS Academy is the education arm of the Philippine Institute of Certified Quantity Surveyors (PICQS). It offers the Higher National Certificate in Quantity Surveying Course (HNC in QS) and the TESDA’s Micro Credential course in Quantification and Costing of Works. The first technical school in the Philippines accredited by TESDA under its Unified TVET (Technical Vocational and Training) Programs Registration and Accreditation System (UPTRAS) to offer the pilot Micro Credential course in Quantification and Costing of Works. All trainers have the QS expertise and are Corporate Members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS), and Certified and Associate Members of the Philippine Institute of Certified Quantity Surveyors (PICQS)
PICQS Academy offers a combination of Level 1 (theory), Level 2 (application) and Level 3 (reasoning) to students. This course is designed to enhance the knowledge, skills and attitudes of the students/trainees to gather interpret and convey information in response to workplace requirement; to identify role and responsibility as a member of a team; to promote career growth and advancement and maintain standards of Ethical Practice; to comply with regulatory and organizational requirements for occupational health and safety; to know the basic of accounting principles; to be aware of the sustainability practice in the construction industry; to know how to take care of the Client and handle complaints; to learn how to taking measurements and calculations manually and through computer soft wares; identifying, interpreting, and analyzing and interpreting symbols in plans and drawings. It includes core competencies in quantity surveying such as; design Economics and Cost Planning, Quantification and Costing of Works, Procurement and Tendering, Contract Practice, Contract Administration, Building Technology for Simple Building, Building Technology for Framed Building with MEP, Project Financial and Cost Reporting. The course may include any/all of the following as elective competencies as may be required including Commercial Management and Conflict Avoidance and Dispute Resolution.
Vision
Mission
Values
Purpose
OUR VISION
To produce excellent Quantity Surveyors that can be recognized as the best globally.
OUR MISSION
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To educate and establish a Technical Vocational Education and Training (private institution)
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To provide corporate trainings
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To provide support to schools in introducing academic trainings in Quantity Surveying
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 To carry out research and development and publish standards
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To educate students and professionals through a Higher Certificate Certificate in Quantity Surveying with emphasis on developing skills transferrable to employment
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 To conduct our business with utmost professionalism; commit ourselves to total quality with never ending improvement in our services
OUR VALUES
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To instill the values of integrity, skills, expertise and excellence to students, trained by skilled instructors.Â
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To conduct business with utmost professionalism committed to total quality with never ending improvement services.
OUR PURPOSE
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To ensure that students are provided with the best and quality education at a reasonable cost.
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To cater to those who have the engineering foundation degree or engineering professionals and non-engineering professionals who want to shift to the Quantity Surveying profession.
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