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Entitlement to Registration Admission to the APEC Architect Register Candidates for registration as an APEC Architect must apply to the Monitoring Committee of their home economy to determine their eligibility for enrolment on that economy’s section of the Register. In addition to details on education, training and professional recognition in any APEC jurisdiction, candidates will be required to submit a report on their post registration / licensure professional experience, outlining the categories of practice in which it was undertaken and the level of their involvement. APEC Architects must also agree to be bound by the code of professional conduct of their home economy and of any jurisdiction in which they practice. Record of Seven Year Period of Professional Experience as a Registered / Licensed Architect Registration as an APEC Architect is reserved for practising architects who have gained experience in designated aspects of professional practice and who have acted in a position of professional responsibility for projects undertaken in the course of that practice. Applicants for APEC Architect registration are required to complete the attached record of a seven year period of professional experience they have gained as registered / licensed architects that satisfies the following requirements.
APEC Architect Requirements for Period of Professional Experience as an Architect a. Applicants for registration as an APEC Architect must have completed a minimum period of professional practice of 7 years after initial registration / licensure as an architect in any participating economy. Experience must be gained in all of the following categories of architectural practice: • Preliminary studies, preparation of brief • Design • Contract Documentation • Administration
b. At least 3 years of the 7 year period must have been undertaken as an architect: • with sole professional responsibility for the design, documentation and contract administration of buildings of moderate complexity; • OR in collaboration with other architects, as an architect in charge of and professionally responsible for a significant aspect of the design, documentation and/or contract administration of complex buildings.
When completing the Report of Professional Experience, applicants should select projects that best illustrate the experience required to satisfy APEC Architect criteria, outlining the categories of practice in which the experience was gained and the level of the applicant’s involvement. Professional practice undertaken in any economy, that meets the above requirements, is acceptable. To ensure continued competence, APEC Architect candidates who have not practised in a position of professional responsibility for the preceding two years, may be required to fulfil other prescribed conditions to be admitted to the APEC Architect Register. Signed references and the names and contact details of appropriate referees, are required for each period of experience recorded, to confirm the information provided. Referees may be professional associates, clients or others in a position to verify the statements submitted. (For further information, please refer to the Operations Manual)
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