With Best Compliments from - BQSM
With Best Compliments from - BQSM
With Best Compliments from - BQSM
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news in brief<br />
SHORT COURSE ON ‘LOSS AND EXPENSE IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT’<br />
and CKUB have conducted a series of 2 days short<br />
<strong>BQSM</strong> course on ‘Loss and Expenses in Construction<br />
Contract’ for the first half of 2010. The short course was presented<br />
by Sr Amran Mohd Majid, Senior Assistant Director of CKUB, PWD<br />
Malaysia.<br />
The main objective of this course was to enhance and upgrade the<br />
participant’s knowledge on loss and expense in construction contract.<br />
The first series was held on 23rd and 24th January 2010 at Mandarin<br />
Court Hotel, Kuala Lumpur and attended by 69 participant.<br />
The second series was held on 11th and 12th May 2010 at<br />
Promenade Hotel, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah with collaboration <strong>from</strong> PWD<br />
Sabah. More than 50 people attended the short course including 1<br />
engineer <strong>from</strong> Brunei. Sr Hj. Malaya Sibuku, the Assistant Director of<br />
Quantity Surveying Division, PWD Sabah was present for the closing<br />
ceremony.<br />
Among the topics covered during the course was The Position of<br />
Claim in Law, The Provision of Contractual Claim in the Form of<br />
Contract, Attributes of an Adequate Notice, Defects in the Submission<br />
of Notice, Procedure for Claims, Problem Of Evaluating Loss And<br />
Expense etc.<br />
Eight (8) CPD points was approved by <strong>BQSM</strong> for the said short course.<br />
Reported by: Mardiana Mohd Sidki<br />
INSTITUTION OF SURVEYORS, MALAYSIA (ISM) COURTESY VISIT TO<br />
BOARD OF QUANTITY SURVEYORS MALAYSIA (<strong>BQSM</strong>) – 25 JANUARY 2010<br />
Institution of Surveyors, Malaysia conducted a courtesy visit<br />
The to the Board on the 25 January 2010. The ISM delegation<br />
consisting of 12 delegates was led by Associate Professor Sr Dr Wan<br />
Maimun Binti Wan Abdullah, the President of ISM and Sr Chew Nane<br />
Cheong, Chairman QS Division. YBhg. Dato’ Sr Abdull Manaf bin Hj<br />
Hashim, the President of the Board, Sr Abd Shukor bin Ibrahim, the<br />
Board’s Registrar, and Board Members, were present to receive the ISM<br />
delegation. The Board Members with the ISM Council and QS Division<br />
Committee Members had a good exchange of views on the latest<br />
development in the construction industry.<br />
Key issues discussed during the visit were as follows:-<br />
1. 2-Tier Registration System<br />
2. Direct Entry via Special Route without going through the Test of<br />
Professional Competence (TPC)<br />
3. Pre-fix “Sr”<br />
4. Green Building Index (GBI)<br />
5. Status of Scale of Fees<br />
6. Code of Product Classifications (CPC)<br />
7. Promotion of The Profession<br />
Reported by: Loh Mei Ling<br />
DIALOGUE SESSION WITH PUBLIC<br />
AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS OF<br />
HIGHER LEARNING (IPTA & IPTS)<br />
dialogue session with representatives <strong>from</strong> the institutions of<br />
A Higher Learning was held on 3rd March 2010 at the Bilik Gerakan,<br />
14th Floor, Menara Tun Ismail Mohamed Ali, Jalan Raja Laut. It was<br />
also attended by QSAC members, including representative <strong>from</strong><br />
MQA, ISM and Public Service Department.<br />
Assoc. Prof. Sr Dr. Hjh. Wan Maimun Wan Abdullah presented on the<br />
objectives and functions of <strong>BQSM</strong> and ISM and the responsibilities<br />
of the QSAC. She emphasized that the accreditation of QS degree<br />
programmes is conducted by <strong>BQSM</strong> and the accreditation of QS<br />
Diploma is conducted by ISM. This was followed by a powerpoint<br />
presentation by Sr Chua Siow Leng regarding the accreditation<br />
process of a degree programme conducted by <strong>BQSM</strong>.<br />
The fruitful dialogue session discussed about the following issues:-<br />
a) Encouragement of students’ registration with <strong>BQSM</strong> and<br />
membership of ISM;<br />
b) Local IPT’s twinning programmes or alliance with accredited<br />
overseas universities;<br />
c) Duration of Practical training;<br />
d) <strong>Best</strong> dissertation award by <strong>BQSM</strong>;<br />
e) Accreditation of Master programmes<br />
i) Masters Programme – Melbourne Model.<br />
ii) Masters in Quantity Surveying related programmes<br />
iii) Masters in Conversion – Postgraduate Conversion<br />
Programme<br />
f) Softskills issues;<br />
g) Talks to IPTs by <strong>BQSM</strong> and ISM;<br />
h) Number of quantity surveying graduates.<br />
Bulletin of The Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia •<br />
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