YQS PROGRAM BENEFITS

Alexandra Parliament, Director, Marketing & Communications, CIQS

The CIQS Young Quantity Surveyor (YQS) program offers Associates, CEC and PQS members under the age of 40 a platform to network and learn from each other. Having the opportunity to build relationships with like-minded professionals from across Canada, as well as beyond our borders, offers them a chance to expand their horizons in ways that can help them grow as individuals as well as quantity surveyors as they travel on their chosen path within the profession. The main idea behind the YQS program was to make available tools that can nurture those YQS members who are dedicated to bettering the field of quantity surveying while they work to become the profession’s leaders of tomorrow.

Since the inception of the program, the CIQS has offered several ways for YQS members to build their contact network, and to expand their knowledge. Some of these initiatives include:

YQS Leadership Webinar Series

This webinar series, led by Craig Woodall from Byng Leadership Inc., was created to guide participants through the fundamentals of leadership with discussion topics such as discovering the fundamentals of leadership, understanding how to lead yourself properly, and how to build, lead and influence teams. The series was available at no charge for all YQS members.

The David Lai YQS Congress Bursary Program

This program funds YQS members from across the country to attend Congress. There are six bursaries available each year to allow one YQS member from each chapter, who may not otherwise be able to attend Congress, the opportunity to experience the annual event. Attending Congress offers a chance for them to make valuable contacts with national and international members and industry leaders. The bursary covers the Congress registration, an invitation only YQS Meet and Greet, the Chair’s Dinner/Local Flavour Night, accommodation for three nights plus domestic travel to and from the Congress venue.

Learn more about the YQS Bursary Program at www.ciqs.org/ congress (click on YQS Bursary)