Introduction to the 2021 National Standard of Competency for Architects and

Continuing Professional Development Requirements for NSW Architects with Dr Kirsten Orr

Description:

The Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA) published a new edition of the National Standard of Competency for Architects on 1 July 2021 (2021 NSCA).

The 2021 NSCA requires architects to develop competency in meaningful engagement with First Nations Peoples and understanding and respecting Country, and

sustainability, life cycle assessment and whole life carbon to support a built environment that mitigates and adapts to the impacts of climate change.

NSW architects are required to base their Continuing Professional Development (CPD) regime on the 2021 NSCA.

Effective from 1 July 2022 the NSW Architects Registration Board introduced changes to CPD requirements for NSW architects. This includes new mandatory content requirements for Formal CPD to address the 2021 NSCA, changes to when and how often CPD reporting is required, and how CPD is to be recorded.

This webinar will help you better understand the regulatory requirements and compliance obligations pertaining to your practice as an architect in NSW.

It will introduce you to the 2021 NSCA and is designed to answer your questions about changes to NSW CPD requirements.

At the end of the session, participants should understand

•      why competency standards were originally developed for Australian architects and how their application has evolved over time

•      features of the 2021 NSCA, including new structure, new content and explanatory notes

•      changes to CPD requirements for NSW architects effective from 1 July 2022.

About the Presenter:

Dr Kirsten Orr is Registrar of the NSW Architects Registration Board and a NSW registered architect (NSW ARB #6236).  She has served on two National Panels to review the National Standard of Competency for Architects (NSCA) in 2006-08 and 2020-21.

In 2015 she led the development of the Australian Architectural Education and Competency Framework that made nationally significant policy recommendations on the interpretation and implementation of the NSCA for the accreditation of architecture programs.  This was a joint initiative of the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA), Australian Institute of Architects, Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia, and Australian Deans of the Built Environment & Design. 

Kirsten is currently a Director of the AACA and a Member of the AACA Accreditation Management Committee.

Learning Outcomes:

This session delivers learning outcomes related to the following Performance Criterion from the 2021 National Standard of Competency for Architects:

PC 1     Comply with the regulatory requirements and obligations pertaining to practice as an architect, including legislation, professional codes of conduct, obligations for continuing professional development and professional indemnity insurance.

Content cuts across the “Professionalism” Professional Capability in the 2021 NSCA as it relates to understanding and incorporating relevant legislation and statutory requirements in the practice of architecture and the provision of architectural services.

It also particularly focuses on Clause 16 of the NSW Architects Code of Professional Conduct which is Schedule 2 of the Architects Regulation 2017.

The evening's program will run as follow :

6:10pm                         Meet / Greet and set up. 

6.30pm - 8.30pm         Speaker’s presentation  ALL ABOUT 2021 NSCA AND CPD REQUIREMENT by Dr Kirsten Orr (120min’s )  includes a short Q & A at the end;

8.30pm                         Conclusion of evening

Be sure to attend from 6:30-9 to get your full 2 Formal CPD Points!