Interns, IDP,

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Interns, IDP, Your FirmSaturday, May 5, 2007
1200-130pm

• Suzanna Wight, AIA
• Emerging Professionals Director
• AIA National Component
• Kim Thompson, AIA
• IDP State Coordinator, Virginia
• VMDO Architects, Inc.

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Learning Objectives

• Participants will be guided through a brief
  presentation on IDP requirements and Frequently
  Asked Questions by interns and professionals.
• Participants will preview Mentoring Essentials",
  the first workshop in the newly developed
  training program for mentors and firm
  supervisors.
• Participants will learn the various ways in which
  supporting interns can be reciprocally beneficial
  to both themselves and their firms.

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What is IDP?

• IDP is a profession-wide, comprehensive program
  that contributes to the development of competent
  architects who can provide exemplary
  architectural services.
• http//www.ncarb.org/IDP/overview.html

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Objectives

• Define areas of architectural practice in which
  interns should acquire basic knowledge and
  skills
• Encourage additional training in the broad
  aspects of architectural practice
• Provide the highest quality information and
  advice about educational, internship and
  professional issues and opportunities
• Provide a uniform system for documentation and
  periodic assessment of internship activity and
• Provide greater access to educational
  opportunities designed to enrich training.

http//www.ncarb.org/IDP/overview.html
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What do you know?

• What does IDP stand for?

Intern Development Program
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What do you know?
What are the 3 Es needed to become a
registered architect?
Education Experience Examination
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What do you know?
What groups make up the collateral
organizations?
AIA AIAS ACSA NAAB NCARB
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What do you know?
How many training units (TUs) are required to
complete IDP?
700 Training Units 5,600 hours (1 TU 8
hours) Equivalent to 2 years, 10 months
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What do you know?

• True or False
• A mentor must be a registered architect.

True
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What do you know?
What is the EESA?
Education Evaluation Services for Architects
used to evaluate degrees in the field of
architecture conferred by an academic institution
outside of the U.S. and Canada
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Education
Degree Requirements

• Most state boards require a professional degree
  from an NAAB-accredited program
• B.Arch
• M.Arch
• D.Arch

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Education
Entry Points

• Training while in school can begin
• After completion of the 3rd year in a 5-year
  NAAB-accredited B.Arch or M.Arch program
• After completion of the 3rd year in a 4-year
  pre-professional program (program which leads to
  direct entry into a 2 year M.Arch)
• After completion of the 1st year in a
  NAAB-accredited M.Arch program (with an
  undergraduate degree in another discipline)

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Experience
Getting Started The Application

• IDP is required for initial registration in 51 of
  54 jurisdictions (AZ, Guam, VI)
• Some states have their own programs (CO, WI)
  however, interns should be aware that these will
  not allow them to become registered in other
  states.
• Remember the entry points Encourage interns to
  initiate their council records as soon as they
  are eligible.
• Online application at www.ncarb.org

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Experience
IDP Supervisor

• MUST be registered in the jurisdiction where the
  office in which the intern is working is located
  (some exceptions in metropolitan areas such as DC
  and New York City)
• Should be familiar with state registration
  requirements and with IDP Guidelines
• Supervises and assesses interns work on a daily
  basis

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Experience
IDP Supervisor

• Provides reasonable opportunities for intern to
  gain experience in IDP training categories and
  expertise areas
• Meet regularly with the intern to review progress
  and to certify (sign) intern's documentation of
  training activities
• Encourage intern participation in seminars and
  other supplementary education activities or
  resources
• Confer, if necessary, with the intern's mentor

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Experience
IDP Mentor

• A registered architect, preferably outside of
  firm
• Supervisor may be mentor, but not best scenario
  for intern
• Should be familiar with state registration
  requirements and IDP Guidelines
• Meet regularly (at least quarterly) with intern
  to review progress and to acknowledge (sign)
  intern's training activities

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Experience
IDP Mentor

• Suggest supplementary education activities and
  confer, if necessary, with the intern's
  supervisor
• Provide guidance to enhance intern's professional
  growth
• Mentoring Essentials training program
  (offered at IDP Coordinators Conference, the AIA
  Convention, and coming soon to www.aia.org!)

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Experience
Training Categories

• Design and Construction Documents
• Construction Contract Administration
• Management
• Related Activities

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Experience
Training Areas

• Design and Construction Documents
• Programming
• Site and Environmental Analysis
• Schematic Design
• Engineering Systems Coordination
• Building Cost Analysis
• Code Research
• Design Development
• Construction Documents
• Specifications and Materials Research
• Document Checking and Coordination

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Experience
Training Areas

• Construction Contract Administration
• Bidding and Contract Negotiation
• Construction PhaseOffice
• Construction PhaseObservation

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Experience
Training Areas

• Management
• Project Management
• Office Management

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Experience
Training Areas

• Related Activities
• Professional and Community Service

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Experience
Supplementary Education

• Augments practical experience received on the
  job, but can not be used to satisfy minimum TU
  requirements
• Post-professional degree programs count (117 TUs)
• Resources may include
• Emerging Professionals Companion
• AIA-approved Continuing Education programs

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Experience
Supplementary Education

• Emerging Professionals Companion (EPC)
• online tool designed to expose architectural
  interns and students to current practice models
  as well as provide interactive continuing
  education opportunities for young architects and
  more seasoned professionals that are already in
  the workplace

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Experience
Supplementary Education

• Emerging Professionals Companion (EPC)
• Can be used by interns to receive up to 225
  training units in the IDP
• users can then choose from a series of exercises
  and case-based scenarios to apply their knowledge
  in areas such as health, safety, welfare, design
  and construction liability, and ethical dilemmas

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EPC IN YOUR FIRM
CE/Staff Development for all levels Case
studies Classroom-style lectures Design review
comparison Lunch n Learn Debates lead by
discussion leaders
IDP Credit For Interns Independent work by
interns Group work by intern peer groups
Support for ARE Candidates Study groups Review of
portfolio material for reference
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BENEFITS FOR THE INTERN

• Expand your portfolio a notable addition to
  your resume
• Move through your internship more quickly
• Benefit from the informed counsel of experienced
  practitioners
• Document experience and work assessments

Receive relevant and comprehensive preparation
for the profession Gain credit in difficult
areas of IDP Develop skills and competencies
that are valuable to a firm
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BENEFITS FOR THE FIRM

• Incentives for seasoned architects to get
  involved with continuing education opportunities
• More well-rounded staff who have shown that they
  are able to engage in projects at early stages of
  their career

Better employee retention rates for
firms Improved firm culture surrounding learning
opportunities and mentoring for all staff Support
towards licensure of interns
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Experience
Supplementary Education

• Credit tracking through AIA Continuing Education
  System at University of Oklahoma
• IDP Record holders who are NOT AIA members can
  receive free transcript service for three years
• Get an AIA number by signing up for the EPC

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1LU .25 TU
For AIA Continuing Education
1 IDP 1 TU
For Emerging Professionals Companion
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Experience
Form 123 Employment Verification Form

• Includes IDP Training Report for reporting TUs
• Use the diary section to explain related
  activities and supplementary education
• Attach a copy of your AIA transcript to document
  supplementary education
• Must be signed and dated by intern, supervisor,
  and mentor
• Submit every 3-4 months

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Training Setting assigned by NCARB
Intern Sign First
Supervisor Sign LAST
Mentor Sign Second (REQUIRED!)
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1st column Experience under the supervision of a
registered professional
2nd column Supplementary Education (from AIA
Transcript)
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IDP Fees

• 285 - NCARB Council Record establishment six
  months after graduation (includes first 3 years
  maintenance following graduation, one transmittal
  to a member board)
• 100 - Council Record for students and graduates
  within 6 months of graduation (185 balance
  deferred until IDP is complete and Council Record
  is transmitted to registration board)
• 50 - Annual Maintenance fee (beyond three years
  after graduation)
• 400 - Late Application fee (in addition to 285)
  to cover Council Record establishment and its
  transmittal to a member board within 12 months of
  application

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Examination
Getting Ready to Take the Test

• Some states allow early taking of the ARE (CA,
  AZ, WI, KY, TX, VT, FL, PR, AL, MA, OH, NE, and
  more to come)
• Request in writing to NCARB that your record file
  be transmitted to the state in which you wish to
  be registered
• Computer-based exam offered year-round at testing
  centers across country
• Virginia has a 3-year clock.

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Examination
ARE 3.1 Sections

• Site Planning (graphic)
• Building Planning (graphic)
• Building Technology (graphic)
• Pre-Design
• Materials and Methods
• General Structures
• Lateral Forces
• Construction Documents and Services
• Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing

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ARE 4.0

• July 2008, NCARB will launch ARE 4.0
• The latest version of the exam updates and
  improves the current format by combining graphic
  and multiple-choice content
• 7 divisions instead of 9
• Candidates already testing in 3.1 will have one
  year, until May 2009 before they must upgrade to
  4.0
• Any divisions taken and passed will be upgraded
  to 4.0.

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Examination
ARE 4.0 Sections

• Programming Planning Practice
• Structural Systems
• Building Systems
• Building Design Construction Systems
• Construction Documents Services
• Site Planning Design
• Schematic Design

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ARE Fees

• Free Transmittal of Council Record to one
  member board
• 270 - Additional transmittal of Council Record
  to new member board
• 1,071 - Total ARE cost. 102 for each multiple
  choice exam and 153 for each graphic exam
• Check with your states registration board for
  any additional fees/requirements.

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Support Networks

• American Institute of Architecture Students
  (AIAS)
• www.aias.org
• National Associates Committee (NAC)
  www.aia.org/nac
• Young Architects Forum (YAF) www.aia.org/yaf

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IDP Outstanding Firms

• Revised criteria
• Two levels of commitment
• IDP Firm
• IDP Outstanding Firm
• Online rolling submissions
• www.aia.org/idp_outstandingfirm_default

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IDP Auxiliary Coordinators

• Interested in being in the loop? Sign up to be an
  IDP Auxiliary Coordinator
• Email idp_at_aia.org.

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Resources

• Internship Tools www.aia.org/idp
• ARE Support www.aia.org/are
• ARCHCareers.org www.ARCHCareers.org
• EPC www.EPCompanion.org

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Questions

• NCARB www.ncarb.org
• AIA www.aia.org/idp
• IDP State/Educator Coordinators
• State Boards

• This concludes the American Institute of
  Architects Continuing Education System Program