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EDUCATION AND TRAINING
6.1 TRAINING REQUIRED TO BECOME A PROFESSIONAL
Table 101 Training required to become an Architect Region
Africa
Asia
Country
Training required to be a professional
Botswana
Architect: 5 Years + 2 Years’ work experience. Technologist, 3 Years + 2 Years’ work experience, Draftsperson, 2 Years + 2 Years’ work experience
Kenya
6 years of training and 2 years of work experience
Mauritius
5 years full-time Architecture course (BArch, MArch)
Namibia
Master’s Degree: Minimum 5 years Practical work Experience: Minimum 2 years, and when all required hours in training are met, and only after passing the final Competence examinations which is only possible once a year.
Nigeria
6 years academic, 2 work experience
Rwanda
A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a related discipline, 5 academic years for Architects, 3-4 academic years for Planners & Surveyors A minimum of 2 years on professional internship
South Africa
The professional degree is a 5-year course, with qualifications as follows: 3-year Bachelor, 1-year Honours, 1-year Masters (Prof). Thereafter there is a 2-year candidacy period after which the candidate must pass a Prof Practice Examination.
Uganda
5 academic years, 3 years of work under a registered architect
Zambia
5 Years Academic Training and 2 Years Practical Training under a Professional
Bangladesh
Minimum 5 academic years for bachelor’s degree. Minimum 2 years for work experience
India
5 Years full-time bachelor’s degree, including a minimum of 6 months practical training
Pakistan
5 Year Bachelor of Architecture, 6 Months mandatory Internship during studies. One year of work experience with PCATP Registered Architect/Firm, Licensing Examination, Registration with PCATP
Singapore
5 academic years and at least 2 years of work experience before taking the professional practice examination.
Sri Lanka
2 Years of training
Antigua & Barbuda 5 Years of training
Caribbean and Americas
Canada
University path: Undergraduate pre-professional degree, professional graduate degree, internship, then licensure. Alternate path: RAIC Syllabus Program: work-study with courses and design studios working under an architect, then licensure.
Dominica
5 years of academic and not less than 3 years of practice
Trinidad and Tobago
A professional architecture degree (5 yr) from an accredited architectural programme or Bachelor of Science plus 2-year master (3+2); plus, two years of working experience under the guidance of a registered architect; and pass all parts of the Architects Professional Practice Course exam.
Cyprus
5-year studies and 1-year practice
Malta
1+3+2 years
United Kingdom
RIBA Part 1 - university undergraduate degree. 3 years full time (or longer period as stated for part-time study). Stage 1 Practical experience/year out (optional). RIBA Part 2 - University degree. 2 years full time (or longer period as stated for part-time study). Stage 2 Practical Experience - 24 months experience in total RIBA Part 3 - Final qualifying examination
Hong Kong SAR
Candidates should have completed a professional architectural programme accredited or recognised by the HKIA/ARB and accumulated a minimum of 24 months of recognised practical experience, including a minimum of 12 months of mandatory "Category A" local practical experience. Candidates with less than 5 years of full-time study in architecture combined in both pre-professional and professional programmes accredited or recognised by HKIA/ARB are required to make up for the shortfall by undergoing an additional period of recognised practical experience. In all circumstances, the additional period of recognised practical experience required shall not exceed 3 years, i.e. the maximum total period of recognised practical experience required shall be 5 years.
Australia
Complete a 10 semester higher education program leading to an accredited Master of Architecture qualification (or accepted equivalent) obtain at least 2 years working in the industry pass a three part competency assessment process, including the completion of a log book, a written paper and an interview with current practitioners
Fiji
Recognised qualification minimum of 5 years study and 2 years’ experience
New Zealand
Depends on pathway to registration
Europe
Other
Pacific
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