027 Valuation and Diversity with Roy Albert
Roy Albert is a Chartered Valuation Surveyor at the Valuation Office Agency, where he has been working for the past 16 years in different roles. He is also an APC Ambassador at LionHeart, as well as The Surveyor Hub admin. He shares with us his journey from a small village in Dominica to building a career in the surveying industry in the UK.
What We Cover:
- What Valuation Office Agency does and what Royā€™s role is
- How Roy got involved in the surveying industry
- How he sees diversity and minority representation within the industry
- The challenges of working, studying, raising family and maintaining health at the same time
- The importance of a support network in all stages of life and career
- How raising visibility on social media can promote career paths to people with diverse background
- What being an ambassador for LionHeart means to Roy
Connect with Roy Albert
Connect with Marion Ellis:
- LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/marion-ellis-frics-ccxp/
- Instagram https://www.instagram.com/marionsurveyor/
- Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/marionsurveyor/
Resources:
- Valuation Office Agency https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/valuation-office-agency
- Chartered Surveyors Training Trust https://www.cstt.org.uk/
- Careers and APC with Kate Taylor https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/14005226
- APC Support at LionHeart https://www.lionheart.org.uk/apc-support
- The Surveyor Hub Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/the.surveyor.hub.bluebox.partners