The Architects Register Admission Examination is designed for experienced individuals working in professional environments. Assessments are set within a framework of required competences and defined subject areas.
The innovative examination structure has been tailored to test areas of knowledge acquired through practice, and to allow candidates to demonstrate design skill and professional competence.
The examination is arranged over one calendar year in three phases:
Stage 1 - Assessment of Eligibility and Verification of Experience
Stage 2 – Assessment of Competence in Design (five assessments)
Stage 3 – Assessment of Competence in Practice (five assessments)
"ARAE is challenging for both examinees and assessors … It asks them to step out of their comfort zone…. There is a shift away from the focus on product to an emphasis on process and method…". ARAE 2011 Assessor. |