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.

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.