Working Group 9.1 - Education of Valuation Professionals in FIG
Policy Issues
- Address disparity and deficiencies in educational programs and/or training
of valuers in FIG member organizations.
- Education on valuation through information network in FIG (an integrated
virtual learning environment). Let education move, not people.
- Educational ladder. A stepped way of advancing be planned for improving
the knowledge of valuation.
- An educational package of valuation be created and offered on the homepage
of FIG and intentionally, targeted to the developing countries and those
economies under transition.
- Generate co-operation in education and create a network for supporting the
contact persons.
Chair
Prof Kauko Viitanen (Finland), e-mail kauko.viitanen@hut.fi
Specific Projects
- Establish an Internet forum for discussion of the education on valuation.
- Collect information and determine terminology, fundamental theories and
basic methodology on valuation.
- Create the educational package of valuation.
- Co-operation with Commission 2 and especially with the WP 2.2 (Virtual
academy - distance learning) on distance education and training and within
Commission 9. Co-operation also with all other commissions as regards
distance education and training.
- Establish contacts with the universities, the associations for valuation
etc. outside FIG.
- Set up a home page with an educational package of valuation with
hyperlinks to web-sites for distance learning.
- Distribute Commission 9 Syllabus Guidelines ratified by XX Congress in
1994.
- Compile selected bibliography of literature in the field.
- Investigate possible academic links.
- Sponsor symposia and technical papers on related topics.
Workshops
- Virtual workshops and information delivery via the Internet.
- Presentations at FIG Working Weeks and Congress USA 2002 and Germany 2006.
- Discussions/presentations can be arranged also in some other seminars of
Commission 9.
Publications
- Digital material on Web sites
- Short articles in journals
Timetable
- Set up home page with hyperlinks to web-sites during 2002-2006.
- Continuous communication via the Internet.
- Continuous communication via the Internet.
- Working group Final Report for Congress in Munich, 2006.
Beneficiaries
Distance learning students, individual surveyors, civil servants,
politicians, landowners, employers, universities and university teachers etc.
Other Activities
- Expand communications to valuers and appraisers worldwide through the
commission home page.
- Through the internet and other means of communication, act as a clearing
house for practical research, data base development, data searches and
educational opportunities.
- Reach out to academia, both faculty and students, to encourage future
research papers for presentation at FIG events.
- Interact with other FIG commissions, especially Commission 1 -
Professional Standards and Commission 2 - Professional Education, in matters
relating to valuation practices and protocols.
- Organize presentations of technical papers by practitioners of interest to
valuers and appraisers as Commission 9's contribution to FIG events.
Working Group 9.2 - Environmental and Ecological Influences
Effecting Use, Value and Demand for Real Estate
Policy Issues
- A global problem requiring greater awareness of the negative influences of
contamination and ecological degradation.
- Requirements for new training and protocols for valuation practitioners.
Chair
Mr. Simon Adcock (Australia), e-mail:
simon.adcock@dse.vic.gov.au
Specific Projects
- Investigate and catalog types, extent and impacts of contamination of real
estate.
- Identify resources available for practitioner, including bibliographies,
source organizations, remediation industry programs, procedures, protocols
and related cost criteria.
Workshops
To be planned for each annual meeting.
Publications
- Technical papers solicited for annual meetings.
- Report on results of work group investigations and reports at Congress
2006.
Timetable
- 2003 and 2004: research papers for Technical Sessions.
- 2006: Final Report at FIG Congress.
Beneficiaries
All FIG member organizations, UN, other professional international and
national organizations, agencies and governments.
Working Group 9.3 - Valuation for Taxation and Statutory
Compensation
Policy Issues
Government policies affect market valuations.
Chair
Henning Elmstrøm (Denmark), e-mail: elmstroem@plf.dk
Specific Projects
- Identify the legal backgrounds and purposes for such valuations including
the methodologies of assessments.
- Present and discuss the findings at FIG Working Weeks and Congress with
information posted on the web-site for reference of members.
Workshops
To be planned for each annual meeting.
Publications
- Technical papers solicited for annual meetings.
- Report on results of work group investigations and reports at Congress
2006.
Timetable
- 2003 and 2004: research papers for Technical Sessions.
- 2006: Final Report at FIG Congress.
Beneficiaries
All FIG member organizations, UN, other professional international and
national organizations, agencies and governments.
Working Group 9.4 - Organizations of Valuers and Appraisers in
Emerging Eastern European Markets
Policy Issues
Changes in Government policies and market conditions affect development of
the surveying profession.
Chair
David Smejkal (Czech Republic), e-mail: David.Smejkal@a-consultplus.cz
Specific Projects
- Identify the backgrounds and status of development of the profession in
such markets and study the valuation methodologies adopted.
- Present and discuss the findings at FIG Working Weeks and Congress with
information posted on the web-site for reference of members.
Workshops
To be planned for each annual meeting.
Publications
- Technical papers solicited for annual meetings.
- Report on results of work group investigations and reports at Congress
2006.
Timetable
- 2003 and 2004: research papers for Technical Sessions.
- 2006: Final Report at FIG Congress.
Beneficiaries
All FIG member organizations, UN, other professional international and
national organizations, agencies and governments.
Other activities
There are two Task Groups of administration nature formed in addition to the
Working Groups:
Task Group 9.1 - Research funding
Policy Issues
- Seeking sources of funding for research and delivery of papers.
- Encouraging participation in Commission 9's educational presentations at
FIG working weeks.
Chair
Publications
Annual report on names of recipients of grants, amounts of grants received,
subjects of research papers, where presented and availability.
Task Group 9.2 - Promoting valuation membership of FIG
Policy Issues
- The under-representation of valuation organizations within FIG.
- Encouraging participation in Commission 9 activities.
Chair
Specific Projects
Identify groups and organizations of valuers/appraisers world-wide and invite
them and their members to participate in FIG events and to liaise with
Commission 9 officers and delegates.
Where possible visit organizations in their home countries.
Publications
Annual publication of list of organizations approached, responses and
recommendations for further contact.
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