IRRV
Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation
With over 5,000 members, the IRRV is the largest professional institution operating in the field of revenues, benefits and valuation.
Every year hundreds of students sit IRRV examinations. Those who are successful join the thousands of IRRV-qualified professionals currently working in local authorities and public and private sector valuation.
The Institute’s main aim is to support its members’ professional and personal development and the sharing of best practice. We keep our members informed of current issues through our magazines and publications and a comprehensive website.
IRRV qualifications and Continuing Professional Development scheme are designed to meet the needs of members at every stage of their careers and our conferences and meetings offer opportunities for networking with other professionals from the UK and overseas.
A thriving network of Associations is one of the IRRV’s main strengths. Our Associations organise programmes of professional and social activities that take place regionally and provide the opportunity for all members to become more involved in the work of the Institute.
IRRV Performance Awards Short List 2010
The 2010 Performance Awards Scheme looked to build upon the successful schemes of recent years. Again there were nine categories divided into 'Team' and 'Excellence" awards. This year, a new category of 'Excellence in Innovation' was introduced, designed to recognise a range of initiatives, not just in I.T., that have been taken forward by organisations.... More »
Benefit Fraudsters Imprisoned
When you’re the largest local authority in the land managing the risk of benefit fraud is a key priority for Birmingham City Council. Overpaid benefits totalling £2.51 million were unearthed last year by the fraud-busting team from Birmingham.... More »
Presentation Skills Course
An intensive one-day course covering all aspects of presentation skills.... More »
Guaranteed Painless Cost Savings
I'm sitting here at the airport in Vienna, typing away on my netbook, attached to the internet on a 54Mbps connection, and guess what it cost me? Nothing – nada, nichts, not a single penny. And I've been online the whole time I've been here at the grand cost of (cue drum roll...) that's right, you guessed it... zero Euro. Why is it then, that once I'm back in good old Blighty, I'll have to use a subscription provider who'll charge me £20 a month for an intermittent connection or a roaming provider who'll give me a useless service at a price of around £5 an hour? Is it me, or has someone got their priorities wrong?... More »
The Journey from ‘Dynamic Director’ to ‘State Scrounger’:
Greig McNeish has always been a ‘workaholic’. An ambitious, hardworking and dedicated professional who is passionate about making a difference in the world. ‘Work-life balance’? “Nah – that’s for wimps!” Greig would scoff. As a director working for a well-known UK charity, Greig was happy to work evenings and weekends in his ‘pursuit of excellence’ and drove himself and his team hard. In fact, for Greig, working a 50 hour week was regarded as a ‘slow week’ and he regularly forfeited his annual leave in order to complete vital projects.... More »
