ARB approves new ‘competence-based’ routes to registration set to come into force next year

By Tom Lowe2026-05-08T10:10:00

Applicants without Part 1 will be able to join the register if they can demonstrate skills with more advanced qualifcations

ARB has approved a set of new streamlined registration processes which aim to create new ways for applicants without traditional qualifications to become architects.

Set to be introduced in spring next year, the registration assurance process (RAP) is described by the regulator as a move towards a “competence-based” regulatory framework which will modernise how architects join or return to the register.

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