What the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors asks for
RICS requires 20 hours a year, at least 10 of them structured.
Source: RICS’s own guidance. Where this page and your regulator disagree, your regulator is right — we are not your regulator and do not speak for one.
What each activity is recorded against
RICS requires 20 hours a year, at least 10 of them structured.
- S — Structured — formal learning with clear objectives and outcomes
- U — Unstructured — informal reading, research or self-directed learning
Common questions
What counts as structured CPD for RICS?
Formal learning with clear objectives and outcomes. Informal reading and self-directed research count too, as unstructured — the requirement is that at least half of the twenty hours are structured.
Next step
Your CPD record: Hours totalled by type, so the structured half is visible rather than worked out at the deadline.