Employment Opportunities and Skills Requirements for Construction and Property Surveying 2014 - 2018

Roisin Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology
Stephen Walsh, Dublin Institute of Technology

Document Type Report

A report undertaken on behalf of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland

Abstract

In Autumn 2012, a number of Society members expressed their increasing struggle to find qualified graduate surveyors to fill vacancies in their practices. At the same time, members working in academic institutions reported a severe reduction in the number of students enrolling on surveying courses at third level.