Mrs Rosemargaret Esubonteng, Chairperson, Quantity Surveying Division of Ghana Institution of Surveyors, has appealed to members to upgrade their skills in order to perform more effectively to earn the confidence of clients.

She urged them to take advantage of technological advancements emerging in the industry, to meet the needs of customers.

Mrs Esubonteng, who was speaking during a meeting with members, urged them to work hand–in-hand with the Division to enable the body to achieve its main mandate of championing the interest of quantity surveyors.

She pledged that the Institution will formulate programmes to help improve on the professionalism of members.

“We are also going to come out with programmes, which would be online so that members everywhere would be able to take part,” Mrs Esubonteng said.

She said the Division will periodically hold outreach programmes to brief members on the importance of belonging to the Institution.

Mrs Esubonteng, who is the first female Chairperson of the Division, said some surveyors fail to join the Institution after graduation because they were not aware of the advantages of being members.

She cited poor remuneration of surveyors as one of the main challenges faced by members, and said a revision to the current scale of fees is to be addressed by professionals.

In an open forum, members called for more training opportunities and internship placement for quantity surveying students and trainees.