Professional and Community Service
Category D: Related Activities
Minimum Training Hours Required: 80
Definition
Interns will find that voluntary participation in professional and community activities enhances their professional development. Such activities will increase your understanding of the people and forces that shape society, as well as augment your professional knowledge and skills. Community service does not have to be limited to architecturally related activities for you to receive these benefits.
Qualifying professional and community service is performed pro bono in support of an organized activity or organization. There must be an individual who can certify to NCARB that you have performed services in support of the organization.You may satisfy your professional and community service requirement in any combination of the following categories:
- Design Industry related (construction, arch services, planning & development)
ex: Habitat for Humanity, mediator at City Planning charrettes
- Education related
ex: critic at design review, ESOL teacher, participation in high school career day
- Strengthening of community
ex: volunteering for food drives or soup kitchens
- Regulatory or professional organization
ex: volunteering for AIA or USGBC, Boy/Girl Scouts
Core Competencies
At the completion of your internship, you should be able to:
- contribute your talents responsibly in a traditional or nontraditional community-based organization with the goal of helping to improve the quality of life in the community
See the IDP Guidelines for skill and application activities.