The profession of Estate Surveying and Valuation provides equal opportunity to
both male and female to become professionals. However, recent data garnered from
Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) showed that 5,111
persons have been groomed as Professionals (Associates of the Institution) after over
forty (40) years of the existence of the institution. It is worrisome to know that the
ratio of associate inductees (new professional members with NIESV) to the Nigerian
population is 1:38,309. The study sought to examine the factors responsible for delay,
abandonment of the professional registration process which has culminated in low
numerical strength of Professionals (Associate Members) of NIESV. The six main
group of factors (which are situational, institutional, dispositional, academic,
employment related and gender related factors) identified from literature were
introduced into the questionnaire, designed in Likert scale and used to obtain the
respondents’ perception on the issue of attrition in the registration process. The
responses of members pursuing professional membership with NIESV was gathered
during their professional interview in Ikeja, Lagos and analyzed using descriptive
statistics such as simple distribution frequency and mean weighted score. The result
showed that situational and gender related factors such as health challenges, unequal
pay between males and females, insufficient recognition of professional knowledge
and skill for females, having a physical/mental disability amongst others were found
to be significant to the issue of attrition in estate surveying and valuation professional
registration process. The study recommended that new strategies that will combat the
attrition issue in the registration process be developed
