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PROFILE: My journey to Professional Registration - Malepeli Malataliana

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Professional Quantity Surveyor Malepeli Malataliana tells us about her journey towards Professional Registration.

Before I embarked on my journey towards Professional Registration , I thought it would be  an incredible journey because our lecturers had instilled in our minds that it is the ultimate thing to desire. When I started the journey I thought it was overrated. No, honestly I thought it was. I even asked if they could make it a two year journey without the APCs at the end.

My view has since changed. I realized that the journey to PrQS is about sharpening me to be an excellent QS, recognized globally. It is like being incubated in experience for five years and then coming out a new person, with vast knowledge. I definitely respect PrQSs more now for all that they had to endure to acquire that knowledge. 

After I obtained my PrQS status my career just took off in ways I was not expecting. Job offers started raining in as if people were just waiting for me to become a PrQS.

I had to overcome some obstacles in my journey for instance at some point I was unemployed and you cannot afford that because you lose on the hours required for the logbook. So, I had to find a job fast, even if it did not pay me well. I had a goal to achieve. Change of mentors. People have different ways of doing things so one must adapt very quickly to the teachings of the new mentors. People think you do not know anything because you are still a CanQS. It is a bad assumption that most people have and at that time I could quote the JBCC clause for clause and with incredible application. I guess you just have to show people that you know what you are talking about even if you are a CanQS.


This journey for me so far, has been worth all the struggles it comes with. So I would recommend that any ambitious hardhatPROFESSIONAL embark on this journey. Patience is a virtue required to ensure this journey is a success . There was a time in 2019 when I wanted to give up. I was overwhelmed by the requirements and the fact that it takes so long to get to the finish line (APCs) but I got great advice from people who actually work at SACQSP to hold on, be patient and plough through because at the end of the journey is beautiful "turquoise waters", and they were right.  

Malepeli Malataliana is a Professional Quantity Surveyor (PrQS) currently working in Ireland she has experience in both Project Management and Quantity Surveying. Even though she has worked in both the private sector and public sector, she prefers working in the private sector because of its focus on efficiency. She also has a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) where she specialized in Management and Strategy her future goal is a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA)



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