The National Standard of Competency for Architects (NSCA)

The National Standard of Competency for Architects establishes the Standard for architectural education and assessment of professional competency prior to registration as an Architect in Australia. The Standard identifies the primary activities that are fundamental to the practice of architecture and in relation to which an architect is expected to demonstrate competence in the delivery of professional services.

Accredited Architecture Qualifications

List of Accredited Architecture Qualifications for the purpose of registration as an architect.

Benchmarking Australia with other registration systems (June 2017)

Comparison of Australia’s regulatory framework of registration of architects with New Zealand, the UK, the USA

Architecture Program Accreditation Procedure 2018 – Full document set

• National Standard of Competency for Architects/ Procedure for Candidates Booklet
• Logbook Guidance An overview of how to complete the Logbook.
• Log Sheets

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Revised NEP – Important Information for Candidates

The AACA has a policy of continuous improvement to all assessment programs.  This information outlines the main changes to the National Examination Paper which will be implemented in April 2018.