Why Should You Become NCARB Certified
Certification is a Smart Career Move
Having NCARB after your name doesn't mean you're a member of an organization—it means you have earned the NCARB Certificate and met the highest professional standards established by the registration boards responsible for protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
Certification Facilitates Reciprocity
Your NCARB Certificate will make it easier to obtain reciprocal registration in other jurisdictions. In fact, nearly 50 percent of registration boards accept the NCARB Certificate as the primary method for reciprocal registration.
Certification Gives You Mobility
Your NCARB Certificate will give you the mobility to go after work wherever it is. Even if your work interests center solely on projects within the jurisdiction where you are licensed, with an NCARB Certificate you’ll be prepared to meet your clients’ needs if they decide to move or expand across state lines.
Certification Gives You a Competitive Edge
Many architectural firms consider certification an important factor in hiring and promotion because they know that an architect with an NCARB Certificate provides the firm with greater flexibility when pursuing opportunities outside their jurisdiction.
Certification Provides Security
You don’t have to worry about misplaced records or obtaining necessary verifications from a previous employer who may no longer be in business. Your NCARB Record is maintained on a secure server. When you need to get licensed in another jurisdiction, simply notify NCARB and a verified copy of your Record will be quickly and easily transmitted to the state registration board.
Certification Provides Discounts on Continuing Education
As an NCARB Certificate holder, you can earn free continuing education credits by reading NCARB’s mini-monographs and completing the online quizzes. NCARB publishes two mini-monographs a year—worth one credit each—which can be downloaded from the NCARB web site. This is a $70 annual value!
You also receive a $100 discount on every NCARB monograph. That means you can earn continuing education credits for about $15 per unit—one of the lowest costs available for continuing education anywhere. All NCARB monographs are written by experts in their fields and meet AIA’s health, safety, and welfare (HSW) and sustainable design (SD) continuing education requirements.