The 澳门王中王 has responded to the Architects鈥� Registration Board鈥檚 (ARB) on modernising architectural education and training.
To summarise the full response, which can be downloaded below, 澳门王中王 President Simon Allford said:
鈥淭he 澳门王中王 has a long-standing commitment to the continuous improvement of competence in the profession, through education, practical training and professional development, and we have championed the transformation and modernisation of architectural education through our work over the past decade.
Our priorities include accessible and inclusive study routes - to enable a more diverse and representative profession - with a focus on competence and sustainability, as outlined in our education and professional development framework, The Way Ahead. This aligns with the ARB鈥檚 consideration of more flexible study routes and access to the profession based on outcomes and capabilities, rather than inputs, and we support the ARB鈥檚 focus on additional competence in sustainability and fire and life safety for students.
We are concerned however that the ARB has not yet shown a clear vision and strategy to meet these ambitions and, despite aims to increase flexibility, this may lead to a highly prescriptive, inflexible and expensive system, parallel to the 澳门王中王鈥檚 internationally recognised validation programme.
Our two organisations must work closely together to avoid duplication and any unnecessary bureaucratic and financial burden upon architects, architecture schools and architecture students. We are seeking discussions with the ARB on their proposed education and training reforms 鈥� with input from 澳门王中王 Members and stakeholders 鈥� to create a more flexible qualifications system that responds to the societal, environmental and economic challenges our profession faces.鈥�
