Wednesday, May 2, 2012

NCARB News Flash: NCARB Announces Special Fee Waiver for May 2012


NCARB Announces Special Fee Waiver for May 2012

The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) is offering a special, one-time deal during May 2012 that waives any outstanding Certificate renewal fees from prior years. This means if an inactive Certificate holder reactivates his or her Certificate during May, the only cost will be the current $225 renewal fee plus the $250 reactivation fee. NCARB will be promoting this offer during the month of May through a “Welcome Back to NCARB” e-mail campaign.

“We understand the current economy has been tough for many in our profession, and may have influenced decisions to allow an NCARB Certificate to go inactive,” said NCARB CEO Michael J. Armstrong, “so we hope this fee adjustment will encourage architects to come back to NCARB and get the competitive edge, faster reciprocity, and mobility that certification affords.”

NCARB has also adjusted its fee schedule by implementing a new reactivation policy that effectively lowers fees for architects seeking to renew an inactive NCARB Record. Effective April 2012, reactivating a Record that has lapsed will require a $225 renewal fee for each year of inactivity, plus the reactivation fee, up to a cap of $1,500. Previously there was no fee cap, so depending on how long an individual’s Record has lapsed, this change could equate to hundreds of dollars in savings for those who reactivate.

About NCARB
The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards’ membership is made up of the architectural registration boards of all 50 states as well as those of the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. NCARB assists its member registration boards in carrying out their duties and provides a certification program for individual architects.
           
NCARB protects the public health, safety, and welfare by leading the regulation of the practice of architecture through the development and application of standards for licensure and credentialing of architects. In order to achieve these goals, the Council develops and recommends standards to be required of an applicant for architectural registration; develops and recommends standards regulating the practice of architecture; provides to Member Boards a process for certifying the qualifications of an architect for registration; and represents the interests of Member Boards before public and private agencies. NCARB has established reciprocal registration for architects in the United States and Canada.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

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