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Tackling the surveying skills gap is an urgent challenge. We hosted The Skills Gap Spotlight and Hackathon at RICS HQ in partnership with BE News and Hackathons UK to find creative solutions. 💬 The spotlight sessions kicked off with opening remarks from RICS Acting President Nicholas Maclean, OBE RD FRICS IRRV (Hons), with keynotes from Sarah Maclean OBE, on Skills England's work so far and its future direction to boost skills across the country and Mark Farmer Founder of Cast and Chair of BEFA on the importance of collaboration across industry. 🤝 Senior leaders from built environment professional bodies joined our CEO Justin Young to debate how the skills gap is impacting the sector and opportunities to collaborate. Including: Chris Williamson, President of RIBA Rosalind Thorpe, Director of Education and Standards at CIOB Lindsey Richards FRTPI, Immediate Past President at RTPI Richard Bayfield, Vice President of ICE. 🥇 Hackathon participants pitched their ideas to help address the skills gap to a panel of judges. The winning idea, a platform that works as a broker, matching talent to employers in the built environment, will now be developed with the support of RICS mentors. Thank you to all the event speakers, workshopping hosts, hackathon participants, judges and mentors and everyone involved. 👏 Learn more about addressing the skills gap, read our Surveying skills report: http://ms.spr.ly/6044tGPUG #Surveying #Surveyor #SkillsGap

🚧 While site fatalities have declined in number there is still an onus on the #construction industry to prevent falls, minimise risk of death and ensure workers follow current best practice in health and safety. Read more with #RICSJournals: http://ms.spr.ly/6041tEgHx #Surveying #Surveyor

🏘️ Will banning short-term lets solve the #HousingCrisis? Restrictions on short-term rental platforms may ease housing shortages in some cities, but it will also have an impact on tourism revenue. #RICSModus investigates: http://ms.spr.ly/6041tEgSf Featuring expert opinion from Nick Maclean FRICS, Acting President of RICS, Nick Gallent FRICS, University College London and Murray Cox, InsideAirbnb. #Surveying #Surveyor

🌏 Join us for our RICS Global Sustainability Conference 2025. Explore evidence-based strategies for reducing carbon in buildings, delivering affordable housing faster, and creating socially equitable urban environments with guidance from global leaders and innovators. Learn more: http://ms.spr.ly/6046tEkcK #Surveying #Surveyor

💡 Welcome to this week’s RICS update – your guide to events, insight and opportunities across the profession. From CPD to careers, explore what’s ahead. #Surveying #Surveyor

Congratulations to the winners of the RICS UK Awards 2025🏆 This year’s winners reflect the best of our profession. Shaping communities, driving sustainability, and setting new standards of excellence. A huge thank you to all who entered, our distinguished judging panel, and everyone who joined us for an unforgettable grand ceremony. 👏 Special thanks to our sponsors and partners for their invaluable support in making this celebration of excellence possible. Explore the full list of winners: http://ms.spr.ly/6043tDmIx #Surveying #Surveyor

We proudly took part in this year's Festival of The Girl to help challenge gender stereotypes and show girls that their futures are limitless. Over the two-day festival we helped educate children aged 7-11, and their parents or guardians, about what surveyors do and the important roles they play in shaping the places and spaces around them. Thank you to our Inspire Ambassadors and member volunteers who gave their time to inspire future generations of surveyors 👏 #Surveying #Surveyor

🎙️ Delve into the roots of the surveying profession with Suki Bell (FRICS) and Professor Prof. Carl Chinn MBE. Find out how surveying has evolved across generations and learn about key figures who’ve influenced industry as we know it today. Listen now 👇 Apple: http://ms.spr.ly/6045t8z3U Spotify: http://ms.spr.ly/6041t8z3v Amazon Music: http://ms.spr.ly/6043t8z3x Online at RICS: http://ms.spr.ly/6044t8z3I #Surveyor #Surveying #RICSPodcast

💬 John Skelton BSc FRICS looks back on 40 years in the sector and the challenges he faced. Read on with #RICSJournals: http://ms.spr.ly/6041shCs9 #Surveying #Surveyor

💬 "A lack of new talent is one of the main reasons behind the skills shortage", says RICS Acting President Nick Maclean FRICS. Explore how the profession can address the skills shortage and inspire future surveyors with #RICSModus: http://ms.spr.ly/6048shCio #Surveying #Surveyor