A lot of you out there are concerned with life, LEED or being laid off. Right now, licensure is just as important. This is a reminder to start a council record today or tomorrow to avoid the 6-month rule. If you have a council record number before July 1st, 2009, you’ll have a year to submit prior work experience that exceeds 6 months. I described this in a previous post. Some of you are sleeping on this important change in Intern Development Program rules by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). Pay attention and determine if you need to set up a record to save past experience.
I came across these slides over the weekend, A Path to Licensure and Owing Your Own Firm. The most important slide to me is #11, which recommends involvement in IDP before graduating. Whether you intend to start a firm or not, licensure is important to your career and starting early helps.
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