Level: Level 6 (delivered via a Level 7 Master’s degree)
Course duration: Typically 40 months (30 months university study, plus 10 months End Point Assessment)
Next start date: January 2026
Mode of delivery: Classroom study (1 day per week) with additional periods of directed independent study or Distance Learning (1 day per week) with additional periods of directed independent study
The Chartered Surveyor Degree Apprenticeship offers employers an opportunity to support talented staff to upgrade their knowledge and skills to excel in the property industry. The programme integrates academic learning with work-based practice to further professional development according to the knowledge, skills and behaviours set out by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
This programme aligns to a specific provision available in the Skills England standard, for apprentices with previously achieved Level 6 study in non-real estate fields to access the training. On successful completion apprentices will gain an MSc Real Estate and membership of the RICS (property pathways).
This apprenticeship is open to junior/graduate surveyor practitioners in the property industry without a prior real estate degree seeking to become a qualified professional with RICS membership.
For employers, the apprenticeship programme is ideal for those seeking to recruit, retain and develop talented employees with diverse backgrounds to work in the real estate industry.
The cost of the Apprenticeship for 2025/26 entry (sourced from the employer levy): £25,000 (subject to annual review)
Apprentices must be working in the real estate sector, in a role with learning opportunities, holding:
As well as:
Level 2 English and Maths: the government’s funding rules no longer require 19+ year-old learners to achieve these in order to complete an apprenticeship. If a learner does not already hold eligible awards at level 2 or higher, employers may decide if these are required for an apprentice’s professional role. To inform this declaration, we continue to request evidence from candidates at the application stage.
We welcome employers and individuals to contact the Apprenticeships Team by completing the expression of interest form below. Once submitted, we will be in touch to outline your next steps and/or arrange a meeting with the Faculty.
Core learning is typically delivered across 2.5 years. Apprentices undertake one module per semester (delivered on either Tuesdays or Thursdays). Distance Learning participants access live teaching sessions via Zoom in conjunction with those in the classroom; but also have the open optionality to attend classes in-person any given week, if they wish.
Learning progress is monitored through maintained contact between the employer, apprentice and university staff.
Two modules also include opportunities to participate in a UK and a European fieldtrip. These trips explore major investment & development projects, and stakeholder perspectives, to both experience and critically engage with the challenges of real estate practice in diverse environmental and social contexts. (Virtual options available at no extra cost to employers)
In addition to completing the academic requirements of MSc Real Estate, apprentices also need to fulfil in-workplace requirements before they can proceed to the End Point Assessment:
The End Point Assessment (EPA), overseen by RICS assessors in accordance with the EPA assessment plan, brings together evidence for apprentices to demonstrate the competencies required of a Chartered Surveyor. Delivered in the final 10 months of the apprenticeship, it comprises: