NCARB 2013 Annual Report

YEAR IN
REVIEW

FACILITATE LICENSURE

 

 

NCARB's major programs—the Intern Development Program, the Architect Registration Examination ® (ARE®), and the NCARB Certificate—are catalysts for the early pursuit, achievement, and ongoing maintenance of professional licensure. Throughout the year we have traveled to schools, firms, and industry events to help aspiring architects navigate the path to licensure and inform customers of program changes. We have created resources to help explain the path to licensure and added opportunities to welcome interns and architects back into the profession. We have begun to take a hard look at our programs to ensure they are assessing professional competence in the most efficient and viable way possible.

FOSTER COLLABORATION

 

There are several organizations that have a stake in the profession’s future. NCARB’s mission is to recommend regulation standards for the licensure and credentialing of architects. To do this, we are collaborating with our Member Boards and other architecture-related organizations to identify and address significant issues that impact the profession and the health, safety, and welfare of the public. This year, we have continued our outreach to Member Boards, contributed to AIA’s Architect’s Handbook for Professional Practice, awarded $75,000 to schools of architecture to encourage collaboration between the academy and practice, and released the findings of the 2012 Practice Analysis of Architecture.

CENTRALIZE CREDENTIAL DATA

 

 

Behind the scenes, the Council has been upgrading its internal and external systems to give our customers, Members Boards, and staff the best tools possible to access and maintain NCARB Records. These upgrades are in support of our strategic goal to create one platform to manage intern and architect’s credentials. This year, we released the second edition of NCARB by the Numbers, redesigned the user interface of My NCARB Record, added hourly reporting to the online reporting system, and released a new online application for those starting an NCARB Record.

It has been a busy year at the Council. A major initiative of our Board of Directors was to focus our Strategic Plan on the heart of the Council’s role in the profession and to ensure our goals are clear. With the support and partnership of our Member Boards, our strategic goals are: