BellTime Magazine Autumn 2018 BellTime 10 lr | Page 17

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Ireland needs
more Chartered
Surveyors
Following the results of a survey carried out by the
Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland on over 300
construction, land, property firms, it was found that
there will be a substantial deficit of surveyors to meet
the predicted future demand in the coming years.
Based on a conservative forecast of economic growth
up to December 2021, the survey found that almost
3,739 new employment opportunities are expected to
be created across the surveying profession; 1,652
new jobs in quantity surveying, 210 jobs in building
surveying, 237 jobs in land surveying and 1,640 new
jobs in property surveying.
Based on current student enrolments on surveying
courses, there will only be enough Irish graduates to
fill less than half of those positions – 1,577 or 42%.
With the property market to continue to grow, the
research highlights the significant opportunities that