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MY SCSI – TIME TO GET INVOLVED

A NEW SCSI CAMPAIGN AIMS TO HARNESS THE TALENTS OF MEMBERS, AND HIGHLIGHT THE GREAT BENEFITS OF VOLUNTEERING WITH YOUR PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATION.

s this Surveyor’s Journal lands in your mail, alongside season’s greetings, some of us may already be thinking about our goals and aspirations for the New Year and what 2023 may bring. While there is uncertainty about the economic and geopolitical climate facing us, the SCSI has been busy planning to ensure that we will continue to provide the highest levels of support and service to our members, come what may.

Strength to strength

Thanks to the huge amount of time devoted by our member volunteers, working together with our dedicated staff, the SCSI has again gone from strength to strength over the last year, and the organisation’s position is increasingly elevated and recognised as a valued independent, expert and trusted voice for the property, land and construction sector. We are proud to talk about the delivery model in the SCSI as in the public interest and “for the members, by the members”, but the increasing demands on the Society to contribute to topical debate means that we urgently need to expand our pool of member volunteers who are willing to give some time to share their valuable expertise and experience. Our reports and submissions garner significant attention at the highest levels within Government and are reported widely across the media. We are regularly called upon to provide a wide range of expertise to assist policymakers in decision-making relating to the built environment. The array of opportunities to work both with the SCSI directly and/or as a representative on external groups and projects is vast.

Get involved!

So as our thoughts turn to New Year resolutions, I would ask that you please consider getting involved with your professional body. There is so much to be

Agained by participating, in addition to helping the Society: n positively impacting on important issues such as the housing crisis; n expanding your network; n elevating your professional profile; n enhancing your career prospects; and, n giving back to your community. We provide opportunities for all of this and more. Even if you have just a few hours to commit, every contribution counts! Over the next weeks and months we will be highlighting these opportunities via a dedicated My SCSI campaign. I hope you will join us on the journey to continued increased understanding and awareness of the expertise of the surveying profession. After all, don’t they say that what the New Year brings to you will depend on what you bring to the New Year? I really hope you bring your expertise to the SCSI; it’s one resolution you will want to keep!

THE LAST WORD

Shirley Coulter CEO, SCSI