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What was the one thing that you learnt from the candidacy phase in your life?
The importance of documenting the projects and training etc. that we undergo. Keeping a diary is the best thing you
can do for yourself.

What are your future plans as professional: constantly improve personally and professionally. Use this
experience to challenge myself and not settle for the mundane. My next goal is to complete my MBA.

Name: Stacie Moorhead
Professional Title: Professional of Quantity Surveyor (PrQS)
Age: 28
Company: AECOM SA (Pty) Ltd

What is the difference now that you are registered?
The biggest difference once I became registered besides bragging
rights is the level of responsibility I can and am expected to take on
projects as well as mentoring younger staff members. It is great to
be given new challenges and also help others learn and develop
in their career.

How did the SABTACO/CESA programme assist you?
The programme helped in setting milestones, making sure I had
regular meetings with my mentor and ensuring that I always kept
my eye on the target (Registration).

How did your mentor support & guide you during your
programme?
My mentor always expected the best and pushed me to take on
more responsibility as I progressed through my Candidacy. He
Stacie Moorhead (AECOM SA) also made me question what I was doing so that I had a better
understanding of why and what the purpose of doing work in a
certain way was.

Please provide the candidates on the programme with advice
It may seem like a long road but never forget that you are doing this for your own development and if you keep busy
and try to learn as much as possible when the time arrives you will be ready for your APC.

Please provide the candidates on the programme with advice on applying for registration at the Council?
The registration process to become a Candidate can be a drawn out process but once you register you start working
towards your professional registration so get registered with your Council as soon as possible and they will guide
you on what is expected of you to complete your Candidacy.

What was the one thing that you learnt from the candidacy phase in your life?
Never be afraid to work hard and ask questions as this will only help your development

What are your future plans as professional?
I hope to work towards a management position in the next 3 years. I would like to work on some bigger more
prestigious projects in the future and get as much exposure to different aspects of Quantity Surveying as possible.
I also enjoy mentoring and training younger staff to help their career development.

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