Career StagesEducator/Practicing Network

To be an IDP mentor, do I have to have completed IDP?
Isn't it better for a mentee's supervisor and mentor to be the same person?
How can I end my mentoring relationship as a mentor?

The Collateral Organizations
ARCHCareers.org
American Architectural Foundation
National Architectural Accrediting Board
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
American Institute of Architects
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
American Institute of Architecture Students

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To be an IDP mentor, do I have to have completed IDP?
No, IDP mentors need not have completed IDP. The only requirement for being an IDP mentor is that the individual is a licensed architect.

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Isn't it better for a mentee's supervisor and mentor to be the same person?
Mentors are licensed architects who commit their time, talents, and guidance as mentors. Supervisors supervise, assess their intern's quality of work, and certify their intern's documentation of training activity. Though the supervisor may cross into the realm of mentoring in his or her daily interaction with the intern, becoming the intern's formal IDP mentor is not ideal. An outside mentor provides an objective perspective on the intern's experience.

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How can I end my mentoring relationship as a mentor?
When a mentor wishes to bring closure to a mentoring relationship, following these simple steps makes the transition a smooth process:
1) Discuss the decision with the firm’s IDP contact person before talking to the mentee.
2) Arrange an in-person appointment with your intern to discuss your decision (face to face is always preferred
if possible).
3) Allow the intern to share his or her feelings about the decision.
4) Never make a promise you cannot keep.
5) Communicate with the intern’s supervisor if it is warranted.
6) Identify individuals and/or resources to assist the intern in finding another mentor.

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ARCHCareers.org
Students should start by visiting http://www.ARCHCareers.org to learn the steps to becoming an architect including education, experience, and examination qualifications.

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American Architectural Foundation
Students and interns should visit the American Architectural Foundation (AIA/AAF) to learn more about national scholarships and fellowships.

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National Architectural Accrediting Board
Prospective students, current students and internationally-educated students should visit the National Architectural Accrediting Board Web site (NAAB) to locate a list of accredited architecture schools in the US and Canada, to learn about Student Performance Criteria in the Conditions of Accreditation and to have a foreign degree evaluated.

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National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
Current students, interns, and foreign architects should visit the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Web site (NCARB) to find each state’s requirements for licensure, to request a NCARB IDP packet, open a NCARB Record, to learn more about the IDP, the ARE, and IDP/ARE Timing and to inquire about how foreign architects seek licensure in the US.

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American Institute of Architects
All students and interns should see the American Institute of Architects Web site (AIA) to find resources on mentoring, to find your IDP Educator Coordinator or IDP State Coordinator , to learn about IDP Support, to learn about opportunities for Supplementary Education in the IDP, and to find ARE Support.

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Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
Students should visit the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Web site (ACSA) to access A Student's Guide to Education including information on architectural education, becoming an architect, and selecting a school.

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American Institute of Architecture Students
This grassroots association is a cooperative between thousands of students in North America (of all ages and academic degrees) committed to helping each other. It provides a sense of community and a forum to share differing views. The AIAS is also a professional organization that is the official voice of architecture students.

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