An interactive and informative education workshop has been announced as a key part of the New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NZIQS) conference to be held at Hilton Queenstown on 13 and 14 June 2013. For the first time, part of the conference will be dedicated to education and training in an effort to increase the number of people looking to become quantity surveying professionals.

The free workshop is open to school age students considering a career in quantity surveying, and those in the construction industry keen on a change of vocation or looking to up-skill. The one and half hour seminar will include an introduction to quantity surveying, question and answer sessions with influential leaders in the industry and an informal element where attendees can spend one-on-one time with exhibitors and businesses.

Presentations by lecturers and students from Otago Polytechnic and the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology will outline education opportunities available.

The national symposium hopes to attract over 150 professionals working in all areas of the construction industry. As a ‘nod’ to the Christchurch earthquakes and the subsequent changing nature of construction in New Zealand, the theme of the conference is ‘Shaken not Stirred – A Solid Foundation for the Future’. 

More information here.