IDP Record Processing Update To improve our performance, a number of initiatives were put in place to reduce the backlog and enhance our service offerings. The most significant change was the launch of an online application to start an NCARB Record. This changed the processing time for new applications from a four to six week window into an immediate Record set up and notification. We have also re-engineered many of our internal operations to streamline our processes. The most recent change is an upgrade to our system to provide automated notification e-mails to customers after we evaluate and verify submitted experience forms, references, and transcripts. Please note that it is currently taking us up to 30 calendar days to evaluate and verify experience and reference forms and up to five calendar days to process transcripts from the date of receipt. NCARB has decided to stop the distribution of formal wall certificates noting IDP completion. As we reinvent our processes, we are looking for ways to maximize our output, eliminate unnecessary extra steps, and reduce our carbon footprint. We stopped this process with some hesitation, as it was a formal notice of your completion of a rigorous and valuable internship. As we move forward, we will be looking to correspond more by e-mail to reduce paper use, improve processing times, and support more modern communication standards. Many of our processes still need to be improved and our overall service times need to be reduced. We greatly appreciate your patience as we find the mechanisms to meet these needs. We must balance thorough work product with quality customer service. We are confident that you will continue to experience positive changes throughout this year. We also encourage you to be very familiar with the Handbook for Interns and Architects and the IDP Guidelines as these publications contain important information that will help you chart your career path toward licensure and keep your internship on track. These publications can be downloaded from our web site at http://www.ncarb.org/publications/freepubs.html
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Proposed “IDP Reporting Rule” Update At the 2008 Annual Meeting and Conference in Pittsburgh, PA, Member Board Members will act on a resolution that will require interns participating in the Intern Development Program (IDP) to report their Training Units in reporting periods of no longer than six months. A reasonable extension will be granted to those prevented from meeting deadlines because of active duty military service, a serious medical condition, or birth or adoption of a child. Currently, the resolution has an implementation date of 1 July 2009 for interns that begin an NCARB Record on or after that date, and a 1 July 2010 implementation date for ALL interns. However, the resolution includes two conditions that must be met by NCARB prior to implementation. Both online reporting of IDP Training Units must be fully tested and operational and Supervisor Guidelines must be produced and distributed (or made available on NCARB’s web site) by 1 July 2009. If either of these two conditions are not met, the implementation dates will be delayed. Currently, the resolution is being presented to Member Board Members at their spring regional meetings held in March and April so each jurisdiction will have time to examine and discuss the rule before the Annual Meeting. |
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2007-2008 IDP Guidelines – Now Available Online! The 2007-2008 IDP Guidelines are now available on NCARB’s web site. In NCARB’s effort to become green, hard copies of the 2007-2008 IDP Guidelines will only be available on a limited basis. Click here to download your copy. |