Write your APC case study inside 3,000 words, counted the published way

Count your APC case study and summary of experience the way the published rules do: headings in, front matter and appendices out, against the 3,000, 1,500 and 4,000 word limits. Each case study section is counted as you type; the CPD log and diary follow.

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In the 3,000

Introduction, approach, achievements and conclusion
Every heading and sub-heading
Tables written into the body, cell by cell

Kept out of it

Project name and the date line
Confidentiality statement and contents
The competencies demonstrated table and the appendices

Our count may differ from Word by a few words; check the final count in Word before you upload.

Three passes through your submission

The case study. A live count per section against the 2,850 to 3,000 target, the introduction against about 500, and your involvement dates checked against the 24 months before you submit.
The summary of experience. Choose your pathway, write each competency level by level, tick where you gave a real example, and watch the mandatory total against 1,500 and the technical total against 4,000. Read what levels 1, 2 and 3 ask for.
CPD and diary days. 48 hours in each 12 month period with at least half structured, and the 400 or 200 diary days your route needs, tallied in half days.

What it is not

Surveyor Case never writes, rewrites or suggests your text. There is no AI, no phrase bank and no autocomplete: every word is yours. Read what the rules allow on AI.
Surveyor Case does not judge your competence or predict a result; the assessors decide. It checks words, dates and hours against the published limits.
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