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.
REQUEST SERVICES
The Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) offers formal request services including the issuance of professional stamps and certificates to accredited members and licensed surveyors in accordance with established institutional 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.
OTHER RESOURCES
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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.
President
2026/2027 Session
Surv. Emmanuel Kofi Cobbold, FGhIS is a Partner at Valuation & Investment Associates, a Ghanaian registered properties management consulting, fixed assets valuation and project management company. He has extensive real estate consulting and functional experience acquired from the various responsibilities and assignments he has performed over the past 28 years. Specifically, he has several years' experience in private and public sector assets valuations, project management, management consulting, feasibility and viability studies, brokerage, value for money audits, market research and business valuation.
He is the President and a Fellow of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors and the immediate past Chairman of the Valuation and Estate Surveying Division of the Institution. He is a Board member of the Real Estate Agency Council, the regulatory body for real estate brokerage practice in Ghana.
He was elected a Professional Member in 1998 and elected a Fellow in 2013 and has been on Governing Council since 2010. He was the Chairman of the AGM Planning Committee in 2013 and member of the AGM Planning Committee between 2013 to 2016, and chaired the 50th Anniversary Planning Committee which introduced the GhIS Anthem and the Anniversary Cloth. He chaired the Library Board between 2012 to 2015. He has been an active member of the VES Divisional Committee since 2000 to date and has served in many sub-committees of the Division including CPD, BOE R&D and also the Treasurer between 2011 to 2013. He has been a resource person at VES Divisional Conferences and has been a regular speaker at the orientation for newly elected members since 2012.
Surv. Cobbold led a team of experts to prepare a policy document for the TDC company Ltd. on the "Surrender and Renewal for the Management of Expired Leases", and Estate Management Manual for Ghana Revenue Authority. He also presented a peer reviewed paper on "Anti-Money Laundering And Curbing Terrorism Financing Through Real Estate In West Africa" at the 2024 AfRES Conference in Livingstone Zambia. Kofi was one of the authors of the GhIS Valuation Standards 2023 Edition (Golden Book).
