BSc Level 6 Chartered Surveyor Apprentice
Valuation Office Agency
St. Austell, Stoke on Trent
Closes in 29 days (Friday 13 March 2026)
Posted on 12 February 2026
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Summary
The Valuation Office Agency is recruiting Level 6 BSc Chartered Surveyor Apprentices across the UK. If you enjoy working within a fast paced, challenging environment then this is an excellent opportunity to join our highly skilled and diverse organisation, whilst qualifying as a Chartered Surveyor.
- Wage
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£30,674 a year
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In the last few years, we have increased both the minimum and maximum pay points for everyone in the VOA.
- Training course
- Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday-Friday, flexible working hours. Working hours are always subject to business need and line manager agreement.
Everyone in the VOA has some opportunity to work from home, and we support a full range of flexible working options.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 October 2026
- Duration
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5 years
- Positions available
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10
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Provide independent, impartial, valuation and professional property advice across the entire public sector, and where public money or public functions are involved
- Undertake property inspections, draw, scale and analyse
property plans, identify and record property attributes - Research, analyse and review property data to support
real estate valuation in line with statute and the Royal
Institution of Chartered Surveyor’s Global Standards - Part of your duties will be to inspect properties at various locations, both in urban and rural settings, a full driving licence is essential for this role
Where you'll work
You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.
This apprenticeship is available in these locations:
- Penhaligon House, Trinity Street, St. Austell, PL25 5FA
- Bennett House 2nd Floor, Town Road, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, ST1 2QB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Training course
Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Information management - Provide data, information and advice for clients relevant to the surveying discipline.
- Health and safety - Recommend solutions to ensure safe and secure working environments.
- Construction technology - Provide advice relating to the construction technology of buildings and their materials.
- Law - Negotiate and agree terms for acquisition/disposal of property, standard forms of building contracts or other property related contracts and liaise with legal advisers.
- Consultancy - Manage instructions from engagement to completion.
- Building surveys – Undertake inspections and surveys and provide advice and recommendations to clients relating to building surveys.
- Prepare designs and specifications – Carry out the preparation of the design and specification of building projects from outline proposals to completion of the design and specification process.
- Administer contracts – Implement administrative procedures for the running of a construction project. Issue instructions, deal with payment provisions, manage variation procedures and deal with completion and possession issues and the issuing of certificates.
- Valuation and appraisal - Prepare capital and rental valuations of land and property for a range of formal and appraisal purposes and prepare client reports.
- Land, property and planning law - Negotiate solutions to issues affecting both owners and occupiers of land and property including at least two of management, sales, lettings, purchase and/or planning.
- Inspection and measurement – Undertake inspections of land and property and prepare related reports and advice. Use appropriate instrumentation to take measurements of land and property. Apply the appropriate guidance and use the appropriate basis to undertake measurements. Prepare and present measurements in an appropriate manner.
- Tendering and procurement - Provide advice and recommendations as to appropriate procurement routes and manage the tendering processes relevant to them.
- Costing and cost planning of construction works - Undertake the detailed quantification, costing and cost planning of complex construction works.
- Manage efficiencies of construction contracts – Manage the construction phase of a construction project. Carry out life cycle costing and apply value engineering processes. Prepare data, reports and forecasts.
- Information management - Provide data, information and advice for clients relevant to the surveying discipline.
- Health and safety - Recommend solutions to ensure safe and secure working environments.
- Construction technology - Provide advice relating to the construction technology of buildings and their materials.
- Law - Negotiate and agree terms for acquisition/disposal of property, standard forms of building contracts or other property related contracts and liaise with legal advisers.
- Consultancy - Manage instructions from engagement to completion.
Training schedule
Level 6 Chartered surveyor Apprenticeship Standard:
- Off-the-job training will be provided by the University of the Build environment (UBE) formerly University College of Estate Management (UCEM)
- On completion you will achieve a Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) accredited BSc (Hons) in Real Estate Management
- Rather than attending formal lectures or classes, you’ll study using UBE’s state-of-the-art online learning environment and digital library, supported with guidance from highly experienced tutors
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade A-C or 9-4)
- Maths (grade A-C or 9-4)
Other in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Self motivated and flexible
- Full UK driving Licence
Other requirements
• Applicants, must have 96 UCAS tariff points (2017 Tariff) or 230 UCAS tariff points (2021 Tariff) or have an equivalent,
• Or have a current RICS Associate qualification (AssocRICS)
About this employer
We are the public sector’s property valuation experts and advisers with a vision to be a world-leading provider of public sector valuations. As one of the largest employers of surveyors in the country, our work is vital to the collection of over £60 billion of revenue. This goes back into communities, touching every citizen and every business across England and Wales. We champion the values of professionalism, integrity, respect and innovation. We are committed to providing a collaborative and supportive working environment that encourages every colleague to contribute, grow and excel together. With opportunities to drive your own development and growth, we empower our colleagues to succeed by ensuring support at every step of their career journey.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
- Once you have completed your apprenticeship you will be a qualified Chartered Surveyor and eligible for an SEO Chartered Surveying role in the Valuation Office Agency
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000015033.
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Closes in 29 days (Friday 13 March 2026)
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