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Intern Development
Program
Your education as an
architect typically begins in a school of architecture. But it does
not end there. Training in architectural firms, continuing
education, and professional practice further the educational
process. Schools and firms offer many opportunities for acquiring
knowledge and skills; however, you must take responsibility for
developing your competency to the fullest.
Participation in
IDP reflects your commitment to acquiring the comprehensive training
that is essential for competent practice.
IDP responds to
your professional development needs by providing a wide range of
resources that enhance day-to-day experience. The IDP training
requirement establishes levels of training in important areas of
architectural practice. Through the IDP mentor system, you receive
advice and guidance from practitioners. The IDP record-keeping
system facilitates the documentation of internship activities, while
the IDP supplementary education system provides a variety of
learning resources designed to enrich training.
The shift
from school to office is not a transition from theory to pragmatism.
It is a period when theory merges with pragmatism. Internship is, in
many ways, the most significant developmental period in your career
as an architect.
The Commonwealth of
Virginia requires participation in an IDP program.
To find out more
about becoming an architect go to
http://www.archcareers.org/
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AIA Blue Ridge Intern Development Coordinator
Sara McCarter, Assoc. AIA
AIA.BlueRidge.IDP@gmail.com
IDP Resources We Have Study
Materials !
AIA Blue Ridge maintains a lending library
of study materials for those preparing for the licensing exam.
Contact
AIA.BlueRidge.IDP@gmail.com to request
materials.
IDP Events
Also
check
www.aiablueridge.org/2008%20Calendar.html for other events. |

Power Point Presentation
List of states with experience clauses |
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IDP Hard Hat Tour Series:
AIA.BlueRidge.IDP@gmail.com .
Hard hat tour of Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine,
Roanoke, VA. December 9,2009 at 4:00 PM
Click here
for flyer
Click here to go to YAF webpage
RSVP to
Ben McCreary |

1 CE hour
.25 IDP Units (2 hr)
Sponsored by the AIA Blue Ridge YAF |
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AIA Blue Ridge
has a new IDP Coordinator
Sara McCarter has
graciously offered to fill the role as AIA Blue Ridge IDP
coordinator vacated by Joyce VanGilder. Joyce has moved home
to West Virginia and is a director for the West Virginia School
Building Authority.
Sara was appointed to the fill Joyce's
seat on the AIA Blue Ridge Board of Directors for 2010.
You can contact Sara
at
AIA.BlueRidge.IDP@gmail.com |
Auxiliary IDP Coordinators Sought
AIA Blue Ridge is looking for Auxiliary IDP Coordinators from every
firm in our region.
Position Description:
The IDP
Auxiliary Coordinator directs the local awareness and implementation
of IDP. This individual disseminates the latest IDP news, tools and
resources as put forth by the IDP state coordinator, educator
coordinator and / or AIA national component. Though this is a
volunteer position, it is one of the tremendous responsibly. The IDP
Auxiliary Coordinator must maintain a thorough understanding of IDP
requirements, objectives and resources, and must be familiar with
state registration requirements and examination application
procedures. All firms are asked to designate at least one auxiliary
coordinator. The auxiliary coordinator of the organization
should contact Sara McCarter at
AIA.BlueRidge.IDP@gmail.com and the AIA national component at
idp@aia.org to sign up for this position. Coordinators
will be given access to the IDP Coordinators portal, the new
one-stop- shopping online resource for IDP Coordinators. |
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AIA Creates
ARE 4.0 Resource Center
The new version of the
Architecture Registration Exam, ARE® 4.0 is now upon us. Candidates
who passed at least one division in ARE 3.1 by May 15 may continue
testing in 3.1 and have one year to finish in this version. Those
who have not yet passed a test will begin in ARE 4.0. To help AIA
firms and components guide their ARE candidates, the AIA has created
a Web-based resource center for ARE 4.0 preparedness, where you will
find frequently asked questions, updates on ARE 4.0-ready
instructors and study materials, and insight into the thoughts and
concerns that are part of this big change. Visit the AIA
Get
Licensed Web site
today to make sure your firm
or component is ready for ARE 4.0.
http://www.aia.org/ep_home_getlicensed |
I am not an AIA member. How do I record supplementary education?
AIA-approved continuing education counts for supplementary
education.Even though you are not an AIA member, the AIA will
maintain a record of your continuing education so that you may apply
it toward IDP supplementary education. You just need to make certain
that it is properly recorded.The AIA now supports this program for
NCARB record holders currently in IDP. Send an email to
IDP@aia.org with:• your name• address• email•
phone number• Highest Degree (BA, BS, BARCH, MARCH, DARCH, other)•
School• Graduation Date• NCARB Customer ID
You will be assigned an AIA number for use in tracking your credits
with this resource. The AIA-issued number is not a member number but
simply one you can use to record your supplementary education
credit. Sign in or register with that new number when attending an
AIA-approved provider program. This could be any activity from an
in-office vendor lunch demonstration to an AIA component activity.
If a program offers AIA/CES credit, then it will also work for your
IDP Council Record. Be certain that you sign in or register for the
program using the new number and not your NCARB number.The program
provider is then responsible for submitting attendance information
to the University
of Oklahoma,
which maintains these records.If you complete an activity on your
own, such as the questions for a continuing education article from
Architectural Record, then you are responsible for submitting the
paperwork to the
University
of Oklahoma.
Again, use your AIA-issued number. NCARB requires an official
transcript be submitted along with your NCARB Employment
Verification IDP Training Unit Report Form. You may download a copy
of your transcript from the
University
of Oklahoma web
site at any time (or request a transcript in writing, one free each
year). That transcript should be sent with your Form 123 to NCARB.
Each hour of AIA approved continuing education earns two hours of
IDP credit (in other words, one AIA Learning Unit Hour earns 0.25
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IDP
Firm Award
AIA has
initiated an IDP Firm Award. It has a list of best practices
to create a base line standard for interns to recognized firms who
are making the effort. It is a brand that can be marketed by
firms to advertise that they have made a commitment to train interns
to become architects.
To
receive the IDP Firm Award, a practice must satisfy twelve basic IDP
criteria organized into five categories:
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Mentoring
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Supervising
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Training Opportunities
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Commitment to the IDP
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Support
If you
have any questions and would like to arrange an IDP presentation,
please contact
AIA.BlueRidge.IDP@gmail.com |

IDP Outstanding Firm Award
Download Power Point Presentation |
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IDP Links
Request an IDP Packet
IDP Link to NCARB
ARE Home Study Guide
Description:
Norman K. Dorf, AIA B. Arch, MIT 1963; Licensed in the
State of New York. Following his internship with internationally
known architect, Marcel Breuer, Norman Dorf worked with NCARB and
ETS (now the Chauncey Group International). For 16 years he
participated in grading exams, writing test problems and, as
Chairman of the Research and Development Committee, developed the
new computer test format. He served 10 years as a member of the New
York State Board for Architecture and 2 years on the NCARB Board of
Directors.
Professor Dorf has now made available both a Home Study
Course (his students are boasting a 91% passing rate on the Graphic
Divisions), and a 190 page Study Guide solutions geared toward
architectural interns who are preparing for the graphic portions of
the new Architect Registration Examination.
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