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REVIEW OF THE AACA REVIEW OF ACADEMIC EQUIVALENCE
(RAE) PROCESS
The AACA Review of Academic Equivalence
process provides for a review at five yearly intervals to ensure the
continuing relevance of the RAE process.
Accordingly AACA has appointed a Work
Group to review the RAE process. The Work Group has adopted a strategy of
continuing dialogue with those having an interest in the use of the RAE
process. A copy of the background paper and Terms of Reference issued to the
Work Group may be accessed by
clicking here.
Would you please identify the Terms of
Reference addressed in any submission you make in order to facilitate
classification of responses by the Review Work Group.
If you have any comments, these should
be forwarded, by 16 January 2008, to:
AACA
PO Box 236
CIVIC SQUARE ACT 2608
or emailed to:
registrar@aaca.org.au .
REVIEW OF THE AACA NATIONAL COMPETENCY STANDARDS IN ARCHITECTURE
The AACA National Competency Standards in Architecture
provide for a review at five yearly intervals to ensure the continuing
relevance of the Standards.
Accordingly in mid-2006 AACA appointed a Work Group to review
the NCSA. The Group has adopted a strategy of continuing dialogue with those
having an interest in the use of the NCSA. As a result of consultations a
further draft has been developed and may be accessed by clicking here.
If you have any comments, these should be forwarded, by 20
August 2007, to:
AACA
PO Box 236
CIVIC SQUARE ACT 2608
or emailed to: registrar@aaca.org.au
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APEC
ARCHITECT REGISTER LAUNCH
The APEC Architect Register was launched on 19
September 2005. Click here for a
copy of the press release.
Australian Architecture
Program Accreditation and Recognition Procedure
The major review of the Australian Architecture Program
Accreditation and Recognition Procedure has now been finalised. The document
has been endorsed and is available at the Publications page (click here).
Review
of the AACA Architectural Practice Examination
The AACA Architectural Practice Examination (APE) has
recently undergone a comprehensive review. As a result some changes will apply
from 1 January 2006 and others from 1 January 2008.
1. Changes to apply from 1 January
2006:
Part 1 - Eligibility
It will no longer be mandatory to have your log-sheets and
Statement of Experience certified by your employer/supervising architect; however
you are encouraged to do so.
Your application must
however be supported by a Statutory Declaration attesting to the accuracy
of all the documentation you are submitting. Applications will not be
accepted unless accompanied by a Statutory Declaration.
Your Statement of
Practical Experience may now be up to a maximum of 2000 words in length.
Eligibility requirements have been modified for graduates
with substantial undergraduate practical experience, and also for successful
NPrA candidates. The following changes will apply:
If you have 7 years' practical experience within the last
10 years, including 3 years in an architectural office under the direction of
an architect (1 year of which must be in Australia) with a minimum of 3000
hours of logged experience at the prescribed levels in the seven Prescribed
Elements of Competency, you may elect to apply for the APE upon successful
completion of an accredited qualification in architecture from an Australian
school of Architecture, or upon successful completion of the National Program
of Assessment.
Part 2 - National
Examination Paper
The examination will remain a 'closed-book',
multiple-choice style paper.
However you will be notified in writing by the responsible
Architects Registration Authority whether you have 'passed' or 'failed' the
Part 2 process. If you have been unsuccessful you will be advised of the
areas of deficiency (competency and topic areas). Counselling will no longer
be provided.
Part 3 - Examination
by Interview
The Examination by Interview will comprise one examination
only, known as the Part 3 examination. There will no longer be a Part 3(B)
examination.
If you are successful in Part 3 the relevant Architects
Registration Authority will invite you to apply for registration.
If you are unsuccessful you will be advised in writing;
this advice will include the areas in which weaknesses have been identified.
Where appropriate unsuccessful candidates be invited to
undertake a Supplementary Examination. The Supplementary Examination is by
invitation only. A fee will apply. The Supplementary Examination will be
conducted in the same form as the Part 3 Examination by two assessors not
previously involved in your assessment.
Grievances and
Appeals
If you are aggrieved by the outcome of any Part of the APE
you must lodge your grievance in writing with the relevant Architects
Registration Authority within 21 calendar days of the date of notification of
the result to which your grievance relates. Counselling will no longer be
available.
2. Changes to apply from 1 January
2008:
Part 1 - Eligibility
From 1 January 2008, the hours and levels of experience
required across the Mandatory Elements of Prescribed Competence (sections 3.1.6
and 3.1.7 of NCSA 01/GC and section 5.2 of NCSA 01/LG) will be as follows:
You must have a
minimum of 40 hours of experience in each of the seven mandatory elements of
competency - Elements 2.2.2, 2.2.4, 3.1.2, 3.1.4, 3.2.3, 3.2.5, and 3.3.1.
You must have a
minimum total of 120 hours of experience at Executive level across at least
three of the mandatory elements of competency
You may have no
more than 160 hours of experience at Observer level in each of Elements 3.2.3
and 3.3.1. These are the only two Mandatory Elements in which Observer
experience is accepted.
APE review 2004 Ape changes - proposed notification for
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