Landscape Architect Academics, who wish to apply for AILA Registration, are required to use the same forms as other applicants.
see the registration pages.
There is extra information on the Q&A page (see point 19) - and the comments below.
for more information contact the National Office
Does an academic applicant need to complete all the criteria as set out in the application/ mentorship documentation?
That is - “Does the applicant need to have competencies against all the criteria?’
Yes, but this answer requires the following explanation.
The assessment of landscape architects after their first few years in practice needs to be flexible enough to allow for a broad range of experiences in practice.
The assessment must remain rigorous enough to maintain a level of integrity expected by clients of a professional registration scheme.
The landscape architect in the early years may be employed in offices where specialist staff handle matters such as tenders and contracts. The applicant may have spent time in academia.
It is acknowledged that landscape architects in their early years do not all experience the same levels of professional practice across all the criteria as set out in the following pages.
If the applicants has been employed as an academic, the applicant will still be required to demonstrate a working knowledge of the competecy areas required.
Therefore the Mentor is asked to consider the applicant’s area of practice in making an assessment about the applicant’s level of competency. But an operational awareness of the full range of practice issues and requirements is necessary.
Assessment of a competency outside the applicant’s area of experience.
For the assessment of particular competency such as legal matters, tendering or specifying, where the candidate does not have direct experience, the candidate should demonstrate or indicate relevant knowledge of the competencies.
While most likely possessing specialized skills and knowledge in areas of practice, the candidates are required to have an operational competence in all main areas of practice, ie landscape design, landscape management and landscape planning.
Candidates are required to demonstrate their awareness of any weaknesses in particular areas and to indicate their methodology to deal with this.
The candidate should be able to demonstrate to the assessor that they have a professional attitude and enough knowledge about the specific area to deliver an appropriate professional response to any such situations.
An appropriate response could be that the candidate knows how and when to seek appropriate professional assistance.
The candidate should be recommended to seek out relevant on-going CPD for this particular set of competencies.
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