7.3.3 NATIONAL VALIDATION AUTHORITY Region
Country
Validation Authority
Africa
Botswana Ghana
No current validation authority National Accreditation Board (NAB) and Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) The South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP) and the CAA National Council of Higher Education and CAA
South Africa Uganda Asia
Bangladesh Hong Kong Malaysia Pakistan
Sri Lanka Caribbean Antigua and and America Barbuda Canada Europe Cyprus Malta United Kingdom Pacific
Australia New Zealand
It is noted that Botswana does not currently have a validation body. Antigua and Barbuda did not provide a response to this question.
Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB) The Hong Kong Institute of Architects and Architects Registration Board Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia (LAM), the Board of Architects Malaysia Higher Education Commission (HEC) and the Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners (PCATP) Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA) Canadian Architectural Certification Board Ministry of Education and Culture Assessed by external examiner, institution, and at national level Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Australian Institute of Architects ((R)AIA); Architects Accreditation Council of Australia Australia and New Zealand Architecture Programme Accreditation
7.3.4 CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS Region
Country
Mandatory Hours Required (per CPD Regulator CPD year)
Consequences of not meeting Minimum Requirements
Africa
Botswana Ghana South Africa Uganda
Y N Y Y
20 -
Asia
Bangladesh Hong Kong Malaysia
Y Y Y
Pakistan Sri Lanka
N N
25 10 points: professionals 5 points: graduates -
Caribbean Antigua and and Barbuda Canada America
N
-
Y
Varies by province
Europe
Cyprus Malta United Kingdom
N N Y
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Pacific
Australia
Y
20
New Zealand
Y
1000 points every 5 years
Relevant State/Territory Board In breach of Code of Professional Conduct of Architects New Zealand Registered Extension of time; review (face to face); Suspension Architects Board
ARC No issuance of Practice Licence SACAP Given time to rectify, thereafter deregistration Architects Registration Board The individual does not get to practice the next year IAB HKIA LAM: the Board of Architects Malaysia -
Membership will be terminated Unable to register and obtain licence -
Provincial associations
Possible finding of professional misconduct and suspension of license Warnings and suspension
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is important if architects are to keep abreast of current practice in terms of design, technology contract law etc. yet only 60% of respondents consider CPD to be a mandatory requirement and this may be due in part to the ability of the Institute to deliver a CPD programme. It is noted that Malta is in the process of developing its mandatory CPD requirements. 48
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