Who We Are

• The Women Association of Quantity Surveyors in Nigeria (WAQSN) is a national body of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS)
• The Women Association of Quantity Surveyors in Nigeria (WAQSN) was inaugurated on 28^th November, 2004
• The organisation is a non-governmental, non-political and non-profit organisation
• We are a professional as well as a gender related association

Our Mission

• To stimulate women towards achieving professional excellence in their chosen careers
• To improve the numerical strength of women Quantity Surveyors in Nigeria
• To generate career awareness amongst female students of Quantity Surveying

Our Activities

• Sensitisation
• We sensitise and awaken general interest of women in the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors activities at chapter, local and national levels through more personal dissemination.

Objectives

• To uphold the aims and objectives of the parent body, NIQS
• To promote the development of women in Quantity Surveying in Nigeria
• To promote the practice by women of the profession of Quantity Surveying
• To provide a platform or forum for meeting and discussing matters of mutual interest to women in Quantity Surveying
• To promote support for the parent body NIQS on matters that affect the profession among womenfolk
• To support the activities of the NIQS in the training of Quantity Surveyors, controlling of practice and maintaining of the highest standard of discipline and professional conduct
• To promote the interest of the members through affiliation and membership with other national and international women associations to assist with mobility of labour among members

Networking

• We provide a platform for female Quantity Surveyors to meet and discuss common issues, to collaborate and provide support to one another
• We provide a platform for the mentoring of young female Quantity Surveyors
• We network within other professional women groups in Nigeria
• We network with international associations with similar interests

Social Contribution

• We contribute our expertise and views to the government, to the organised private sector and to charity organisations
• We organise awards to outstanding female students
• We recognise and celebrate achievements of women Quantity Surveyors who have distinguished themselves in the practice of Quantity Surveying
• We recognise organisations that have contributed to the development of female Quantity Surveyors in their organizations

QS Priscilla O. Akabudike, FNIQS
WAQSN Chairperson

Professional Development

• We encourage more women to get fully registered with the Institute
• We encourage women to attend Seminars, Conferences and Workshops organized by the parent body for professional development
• We organise Seminars, Workshops and Conferences on technical and management themes for the professional development of women Quantity Surveyors in Nigeria
• We encourage women to be resource persons by writing in magazines, newsletters and delivering lectures at seminars, conferences and workshops

Educational Development

• We organise career counselling visits to girl secondary schools
• We undertake visits to tertiary institutions in Nigeria to give talks aimed at encouraging and motivating female Quantity Surveying students

Membership Forms

Student  |   Probationer   |  Member  |  Fellow