Through Pathways to Practice, NCARB is working to ensure the path to licensure is accessible for individuals of all career backgrounds.
As part of the NCARB and NOMA joint Building on Belonging effort, we’re working to gather data around impediments on the path to licensure—including challenges related to balancing family responsibilities with licensure progress. Take our short survey to share how family status has impacted your architecture career.
Whether you have dependents or not, we’re interested in learning more about how your firm supports employees of all backgrounds. The survey explores how family status, licensure progress, and firm culture intersect for you—from scheduling your next exam division around dependent care responsibilities to having enough time off to avoid burnout.
This information will help NCARB develop future pathways to licensure that are accessible, flexible, and meet the needs of the next generation of architects.
Please complete the survey by the end of the day on Friday, April 3. Your responses are confidential. NCARB will report on the survey findings in aggregate and ensure no personal information is identifiable.
About Building on Belonging
In 2020, NCARB and the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) launched Baseline on Belonging, a joint study to identify how underrepresented professionals experience obstacles on the path to licensure. In September 2023, NCARB and NOMA released an action plan to address disparities on the path to licensure identified by the Baseline on Belonging study, including areas for additional research. Since then, NCARB has conducted surveys digging deeper into topics like early licensure awareness, firm support for the experience program, the impact of supervisors and mentors, and licensure accessibility.
