AIQS

Updated on 06 Jan 2025

Description : 

The Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS) is a professional standards body. Through its leadership, standards and code of ethics, it ensures that practising Quantity Surveyors are dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of professional excellence.

Criteria : 

There are four possible pathways open to applicants.  Please review the eligibility requirements for each pathway as shown below. 

Pathway One: Australian Accredited Qualification

To apply for a skills assessment via Pathway One, applicants must hold an AIQS accredited Bachelor's or Postgraduate Degree from an Australian University as set out in the AIQS Accredited Course Guide. Should you require your employment to be assessed (minimum 2 years), please check eligibility requirements and apply via Pathway 2.

 

Pathway Two: Non-accredited Australian Qualification plus Minimum Two Years of Employment

To apply for a skills assessment via Pathway two, you must hold an Australian Bachelor’s or Postgraduate Degree in Quantity Surveying/Construction Management and Economics or allied discipline from an Australian University.

You must have at least two years of full-time employment in quantity surveying since graduating.

 

Pathway Three: Overseas Qualified Applicants plus Minimum Two Years of Employment

To apply for a skills assessment via Pathway three, as an overseas applicant you must hold a Bachelor’s or Postgraduate Degree in Quantity Surveying/Construction Management and Economics or allied discipline.  Whether a degree is recognised as comparable to a Bachelor's Degree in Australia is assessed in conjunction with the Australian Government Education Profile.

You must have at least two years of full-time employment in Quantity Surveying since graduating.

 

Pathway Four: Corporate member of AIQS or Recognised Association plus Minimum One Year of Employment

To apply for a skills assessment via Pathway four, you must be an AIQS corporate member or a corporate member of a recognised association.

You must have at least one year of full-time employment in Quantity Surveying since achieving your corporate membership.

English Requirements :  

English Language Profeciency Level	Test Component	IELTS	TOEFL IBT	PTE Academic	CAE Advanced	OET
Functional	Average/total/overall across test components only	4.5	32	23	147	NA
Vocational	Listening Reading Writing Speaking	5.0        5.0        5.0        5.0	4          4          14        14	29            29            29            29	154          154          154          154	B      B      B      B
Competent	Listening Reading Writing Speaking	6.0        6.0        6.0        6.0	12        13        21        18	46          46          46          46	169          169          169          169	B      B      B      B
Proficient(for points tested skilled visas)	Listening Reading Writing Speaking	7.0        7.0        7.0        7.0	24        24        27        23	66            66            66            66	185          185          185          185	B      B      B      B
Superior(for points tested skilled visas)	Listening Reading Writing Speaking	8.0        8.0        8.0        8.0	28        29        30        26	84            84           84          84	200          200          200          200	A      A      A      A

Fees:

All skilled migration assessment applications, processed by AIQS, must include a payment of the relevant assessment fee and paid in Australian dollars. Note that the Assessment Fee is non-refundable, regardless of the outcome of the assessment.

Assessment Specification	Fee (inc GST)*
Assessment Fee	AUD 610.50
Reassessment**	AUD 385
Administrative deposit (deducted from application fee)	AUD 110
Appeals fee	AUD 440

* Applicants living in countries other than Australia are not required to pay the 10% GST component.
** Only applicable within two years of the date of the original positive assessment.

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Contact Details:

Our head office is located at:

Suite 303, Level 3,
70 Pitt Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

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