Examination Structure and Its Past




Following the proposals of the Professional Standards Committee, the Institute's Council had ratified their recommendation that the ICW examinations be phased out in favour of more pragmatic, professional experience and/or external academic qualifications requirements. The following measures had been effected:

  • Mature Entrants examination was discontinued at the end of 2002, and was replaced with a Direct Entry examination based on professional experience, identification of materials and interview.
  • Intermediate examination was discontinued at the end of 2002, with possible resits in 2003 if required.
  • Final Part 1 and Final Part 2 were discontinued at the end of 2003 with possible resits in 2004 if required.

By Mr Don McGeorge, Chief Executive (01 July 2002)

Final Examination - Part 3

(Professional Practice Examination)

Structure and Subjects

Candidates successful in passing Parts I and II, having been officially notified of the result of the written examination, will be required subsequently to undertake the Professional Practice Examination in order to complete the Final Exami­nation.

While a candidate may be granted permission to undertake the Professional Practice Examination at a convenient date, it is a condition of the examination that no Pass will be granted until a candidate has completed a minimum of two years experience as a Clerk of Works.

The scope of the examination is intended to cover all disciplines in which a Clerk of Works may be engaged either as a general Clerk of Works or as a specialist.

Each candidate must satisfy the Examiners of an ability to deal with site practices and procedures as a Clerk of Works, particularly in the discipline within which he/she is currently practising.

The Professional Practice Examination is in two parts:

(a) An Oral Examination

(b) Identification of Materials Examination

Candidates may be called upon to discuss subjects drawn from the list of headings shown but this will be restricted in depth to the extent a Clerk of Works should fully understand.

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