NCARB 2013 Annual Report

 

Chair: Raúl Rivera-Ortiz, AIA, NCARB

Puerto Rico Member Board Member

Continuing
Education

Committee

The Continuing Education Committee oversees the development, delivery, and assessment of the Council's policies and programs relating to continuing education standards for use by Member Boards.

Committee Members: Elisabeth Knibbe, FAIAMichigan Member Board Member Richard R. Rearick, AIAAlaska Member Board Member Veronica SkoranskiWyoming Member Board Executive William D. Seider, FAIA, NCARB
AIA Observer Jan B. Simpson, Board LiaisonSouth Carolina Member Board Executive Lloyd S. Kaufman, StaffHighlights/Year-End Summary

The Continuing Education Committee (CEC) enjoyed the opportunity to partner with two other committees and with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) on joint ventures this year. In addition, the committee was charged with analyzing the results of the continuing education surveys from the 2012 NCARB Practice Analysis of Architecture.

 

SUMMARY OF CHARGES

●  In conjunction with the AIA's Committee on Education, the CEC reviewed and evaluated over 200 courses and tours for health, safety, and welfare qualifications for AIA's 2013 Annual Conference.

●  In collaboration with the Member Board Executives Committee and the Procedures and Documents Committee, the CEC reviewed and made specific recommendations to standardize continuing education requirements among Member Boards for the reactivation of an inactive license.

●  The committee analyzed the results of NCARB's 2012 Practice Analysis of Architecture survey related to continuing education, concluding that most respondents agree that they need CE at varying learning levels to maintain or enhance their professional knowledge and skills. However, respondents to the study indicate that they do not feel these knowledge and skills are essential to the protection of the public's health, safety, and welfare.

●  At the request of the Board of Directors, the committee prepared a draft definition of "welfare" that was presented for discussion to the attendees of the Member Board Chairs/Member Board Executives Conference in November 2012.