Return to Practice
In association with London Metropolitan University, the RIBA Equality Task Force and the RIBA CPD department developed a 'return to practice' course for practitioners returning after a career break. The development of the programme responds to the findings of the RIBA/University of the West of England research, on why women in particular leave architecture.
The five-day course was piloted in May 2008 and included practice visits, site tours, social events and seminars. The week focused around a live building project, against which procurement and design processes were illustrated.
"Besides being great cpd, I learned a lot from the other participants experiences. The course gave me a boost of confidence and fresh enthusiasm for the profession.
Participant of Return to Practice 2008 (quote courtesy of LMU)
Candidates will receive ongoing learning and support, including a preliminary appraisal and subsequent support including mentoring will be offered for up to 12 months.
Return to Practice: May 2009
Are you on a break from your architecture career and wish to return to practice?
The RIBA and London Metropolitan University are offering a second refresher course for architects wishing to return to practice from career breaks in May 2009.
The four-day programme will run from Monday 11th to Thursday 14th May 2009 and will cover context and confidence-building; planning, procurement and design; construction; CDM; site visits; specialist seminars and practice management.
For more information and booking details please refer to: http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/architecture/department/asd-projects/ |
Staying in Touch Proposal
Supporting the 'Return to Practice' course and in association with the Library and Information Centre, this proposal aims to keep in touch with those on a career break to ease the returning process.
Members of AfC are looking at ways in which the RIBA can support people who wish to take a career break, to ensure that their talent is not lost from the architectural profession. It is proposed that the RIBA could keep in touch with these architects via updates from the information centre and provide web advice to architects intending to leave the profession temporarily.