Aia intern development program

The following steps gets the IDP process rolling. Your IDP supervisor will typically be a licensed architect who will be supervising your work on a daily basis.

They will be held professionally responsible for your work and will be certifying the information you submit on your experience report. Ideally your mentor is an individual outside of your office that will make long term commitment to your growth as a professional. This person may be a teacher, advisor or coach. The IDP offers opportunity for your mentor to participate in and certify supplemental experience.

Your mentor must have a current architecture license, but does not necessarily have to be registered in your same jurisdiction. My mentor was another person in my office who was very familiar with IDP and the licensing process. There is an online reporting system to facilitate this process.

Your supervisor is updated when you have added experience and ideally the two of you review the report. All experience is confirmed with your supervisor prior to submission.

To get paid in every architecture office I have ever worked at, I had to submit a timesheet that broke down which projects I worked on and how long I worked on each one. The office would then bill the project or client and pay me accordingly.

IDP is a similar time tracking system, however IDP wants to know how many hours of on the job training you completed within their 17 experience areas.

Their supervisor is then notified and ideally the intern and supervisor discuss. Experience hours must be uploaded every 6 months but may be submitted more frequently.

Heres a quick breakdown:. There are 3 of them: practicing architecture, other settings and supplemental experience. Experience Categories: This is a very broad categorization of types of work. There are 4 of them: Pre-Design, Design, project management and practice management. Experience categories are further broken down by Experience Areas. Experience Areas: This is a very specific area in which you log your hours there are 17 experience areas.

You must earn a minimum of 1, hours working in an organization engaged in the lawful practice of architecture supervised by a licensed architect in a US or Canadian jurisdiction.

You may earn a maximum of 1, hours working in an organization not engaged in the practice of architecture. You must be directly supervised by one of the following: an IDP supervisor licensed as an architect in US or Canada, an architect not registered in the US or Canada engaged in architecture practice outside of the US or Canada, or by a landscape architect or registered engineer.

You may have the opportunity to earn hours outside of a traditional work setting. My recommendation would be to check with NCARB about what the supplemental experience requirements are before you start investing time into something, thinking you are earning IDP credit.

Completion of the IDP requires that an intern earn 5, experience hours. Of these, 3, hours are core minimum hours that must be completed in the four experience categories and 17 experience areas. The remaining 1, hours can be earned in any experience area, category or within supplemental experience.

Supplemental experience can be completed for elective hours in multiple areas including but not limited to leadership and service, community-based design center, construction work, Emerging Professional Companion, and teaching or research. An advanced architecture degree, such as a Master of Architecture or a Doctorate of Architecture, can earn elective hours.

Elective hours earned through supplemental experience are not applied to any of the specified IDP experience areas above. Elective hours may only be used for 1, hours. It seems very extensive but is much more manageable when you break it down. This program is important because it provides interns with a safe environment to begin applying their skills. Additionally, students are able to refine their interests and gain a better understand of which practice areas they find to be most interesting.

The integrity of the architecture profession is dependent upon the adequate training and competency of new professionals. The IDP is taken very seriously, as it should be. The safety of the public is dependent on the proficient skills of architects. For additional reading about getting started with the Architect Exam also check out:. Skip to content Architect Exam. Share on facebook.

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