Member grade membership is available to quantity surveying professionals who are able to demonstrate a high level of proficiency across minimum of eight of the Competency units (excluding the support Competencies), of which at least four units must be from two of the three Core Competency areas. Competency areas can be found for both Building and Infrastructure here. 

If successful in achieving Member grade, the applicant will automatically receive the CQS designation.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate they can satisfy all the prerequisites in one of the following pathways:

PATHWAY ONE 

  • Completed an AIQS Accredited academic qualification or recognised academic qualification (minimum bachelor’s degree at AQF Level 7), and

  • Minimum of three years post-graduation experience in a Quantity Surveying role where the applicant has been a full-time student, or

  • Minimum of one year post-graduation experience where the applicant has been employed for a fulltime equivalent of at least three years prior to the completion of their qualification (as evidenced by a letter from their employer), and

  • Pass the AIQS Code of Conduct quiz, and

  • Completion of the AIQS Professional Experience Diary (Appendix A), and

  • Provision of two referee letters, and

  • Passed an APC Interview.

PATHWAY TWO 

  • Completed an AIQS non-recognised academic qualifications (minimum bachelor’s degree at AQF Level 7) or an allied profession academic qualification (minimum bachelor’s degree at AQF Level 7), and

  • Passed the AIQS Code of Conduct quiz, and

  • Minimum of five years post-graduation experience in a Quantity Surveying role where the applicant has been a full-time student, or

  • Minimum of two years post-graduation experience where the applicant has been employed for a fulltime equivalent for at least three years prior to the completion of their qualification (as evidenced by a letter from their employer), and

  • Completion of the AIQS Professional Experience Diary (Appendix A), and

  • Provision of two referee letters, and

  • Passed an APC Interview.

PATHWAY THREE

  • Have an ‘Other’ (non-AQF Level 7) or no academic qualifications, and

  • Minimum nine years of experience in quantity surveying, and

  • Completion of the AIQS Professional Experience Diary (Appendix A), and

  • Passed the AIQS Code of Conduct quiz, and

  • Provision of two referee letters, and

  • Passed an APC Interview.

PATHWAY FOUR

  • Hold Member grade with an organisation with whom the AIQS has a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA), and

  • Provide evidence of meeting the requirements stipulated in the relevant MRA,

  • Applicants who hold Member grade with a recognised professional association (as defined in Section 10) with which the AIQS does not have an MRA are required to complete the Member grade Application Form and provide evidence of passing the AIQS Code of Conduct.

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Apply for Member grade

STEP 1

Review the prerequisites and eligibility requirements for Member grade in the 2024 Membership Entry and Elevation Policy. 

STEP 2

Email your up-to-date personal CV to membership@aiqs.com.au and express your interest in obtaining membership.

STEP 3

The AIQS Membership Team will assess your CV, advise you of eligible pathways, and send you the relevant application form to complete.