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| Attribute | Cost Estimators | Quantity Surveyor |
|---|---|---|
| Career area | Business, Finance & Administration | Business, Finance & Administration |
| What it involves | Prepare cost estimates for product manufacturing, construction projects, or services to aid management in bidding on or determining price of product or service. | Prepare cost estimates for product manufacturing, construction projects, or services to aid management in bidding on or determining price of product or service. |
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| Study routes | ||
| Typical training route | Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional qualification is commonly expected | Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional qualification is commonly expected |
| Entry requirements | Degree mean grade C+; built-environment programmes use Mathematics A and relevant science subjects. TVET Level 6 generally accepts C/C- under KUCCPS level bands; many trade programmes have no subject-specific minimum. | Degree mean grade C+. Built-environment cluster uses Mathematics A plus relevant science/other subjects; Level 6 quantity surveying has mean grade C. |
| Training duration | Degree: about 4 years; TVET diploma/Level 6: about 2-3 years; artisan/craft routes shorter | Degree: about 4 years; Level 6/diploma: about 2-3 years |
| Work environment | ||
| Employment type | ||
| Kenya demand | High - broad Kenya employer base; finance and business management rank among the strongest employer-reported skills-demand fields. | High - broad Kenya employer base; finance and business management rank among the strongest employer-reported skills-demand fields. |
| Outlook / AI impact | Stable-to-growing / AI-augmented | Stable-to-growing / AI-augmented |
| Professional regulator | No single statutory professional regulator identified for this general title | Board of Registration of Architects and Quantity Surveyors (BORAQS) |
| Could this suit you? | May suit you if you enjoy organised decision-making, business problems and working with information; useful strengths include Reading comprehension, Numeracy, Pattern recognition. | May suit you if you enjoy organised decision-making, business problems and working with information; useful strengths include Reading comprehension, Numeracy, Pattern recognition. |
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