The Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) was established on 28th February 1969 at the General Meeting of the Ghana Branch of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors at which a resolution was passed to that effect and the Constitution was promulgated. Read more
The Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) is organized into three primary divisions: the Land Surveying Division, the Quantity Surveying Division, and the Valuation and Estate Surveying Division. Each division focuses on specific areas of professional practice, ensuring specialized services and expertise within the broader surveying industry.
Faculties
The Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) operates through specialized faculties—Land Surveying, Quantity Surveying, and Valuation and Estate Surveying—offering targeted training, research, and professional development to maintain high industry standards.
The Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) offers membership to individuals in various categories, providing access to accreditation, professional development, networking opportunities, and a platform to collaborate within the surveying industry.
Constitution & Ethics
The Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) upholds a Constitution that governs its operations and mandates adherence to a strict Code of Ethics, ensuring that members maintain the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, and accountability in their practice. ...Read more
The Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) organizes a range of training programs and events, including workshops, seminars, and conferences, to provide members with professional development, industry updates, and networking opportunities. Read more
TRAINING & EVENTS
The Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) organizes a range of training programs and events, including workshops, seminars, and conferences, to provide members with ongoing professional development, industry updates, and networking opportunities to enhance their skills and knowledge in the surveying field.
The Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) offers Business and Alternative Dispute Resolution services, providing expert consultancy and mediation to resolve conflicts in surveying and real estate matters, while also supporting members with professional business development and industry-specific solutions.
GhIS BUSINESS & ADR SERVICES
COMPLAINT
The Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) has a formal complaint procedure in place to address grievances from members or the public, ensuring that issues related to professional conduct or service quality are investigated and resolved in accordance with established ethical standards and procedures.
The Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) provides a range of additional resources, including access to industry publications, research materials, technical guidelines, and professional tools, to support members in staying informed, enhancing their practice, and contributing to the advancement of the surveying profession.
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Joining the Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) provides professionals with career growth opportunities through specialized training, access to industry resources, a robust network of peers, and benefits such as professional accreditation, continuous development, and a role in shaping the future of surveying in Ghana.
2021 Certification/Registration of Members in Good Standing
The Governing Council of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) presents the underlisted fully paid-up Individual Members and Practising Firms in good standing for the information of all Government Ministries, Departments, Agencies/Parastatals, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies, Public and Private Corporate Bodies, and the General Public.
Furthermore, the Governing Council strongly advises the above-mentioned employers to use Surveyors and Firms it recognizes, who are thus bound by its Constitution, Code of Conduct, and Ethics, Disciplinary Procedures, Conditions of Engagement, and Rules of Conduct.
This is reinforced by Section 18(3) of NRCD143 which mandates the GhIS to present the names of Members in Good Standing to the Registrar-General for Registration, which states:
“No person shall practice any profession in respect of which a professional body has been registered under this Decree unless he has been duly registered by the Registrar under this Section.”
This annual registration applies to both Ghanaians and non-Ghanaians and ensures that only technically competent and capable persons are permitted to practice the surveying profession in Ghana. Any person intending to practice for less than 12 months in Ghana shall apply for temporary registration.
Firms that provide professional surveying services must be staffed by registered surveying professionals, and such firms are recognized on an annual basis by the GhIS and are given Certificates to that effect.
Failure to ensure that surveying services are obtained from registered surveying professionals and recognized firms amounts to a breach of Section 21 of NRCD 143:
“Where an offence under this Decree is committed by a body of persons, every president, vice-president, chairman, vice-chairman, director, partner, and officer of that body shall also be guilty of that offence if they are proven to have directly or indirectly permitted the act or omission which constitutes the offence.”
The Governing Council further advises employers and the general public to insist on evidence of membership certification in good standing, especially before employing or awarding commissions to persons and firms respectively.
Ghana Institution of Surveyors Adjacent to Food and Drugs Authority, South Legon, Accra Email: secretariat@ghis.org.gh Tel: 0303 – 936014
SURV. NANA NUAMAH KYEI-BAFFOUR (MGhIS)
(Hon. Secretary)