Career StagesIntern Development Program

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Participants in NCARB’S Intern Development Program can receive Supplemental Experience from attending AIA approved courses. One (1) AIA Learning Unit is equal to one (1) IDP elective hour. Anywhere you see the AIA Continuing Education logo you can get IDP credit! NCARB requires that AIA approved continuing education courses be submitted to them via an AIA Transcript, as proof that AIA has approved the coursework.

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How do I get started?

1. If you have not done so already, start your NCARB record, www.ncarb.org/Experience-Through-Internships/Getting-Started. Your NCARB customer number will be required to complete the free transcript request form.

2. Request a free transcript by filling out the free transcript request form at www.aia.org/FreeTranscriptsforInterns. You will be assigned a Temporary AIA number for use in tracking your credits. This AIA-issued number does not grant AIA membership, but should be used when signing in to all AIA-approved continuing education courses. The AIA will maintain a record of your continuing education so that you may apply it toward IDP Supplemental Experience for up to three *(3) years.

3. Review the IDP Guidelines. Download the guidelines from NCARB’s website at www.ncarb.org/Experience-Through-Internships/IDP-2.

4. Keep abreast of IDP and ARE changes with NCARB’s free newsletters. Sign up by filling out the e-newsletter web form or view all NCARB publications at www.ncarb.org/Publications.

5. Set goals, plan your progress, and be proactive. Locate your IDP Coordinator to help you with this: www.ncarb.org/en/Experience-Through-Internships/IDP-Coordinators.

How do I track/gain AIA learning units (LUs)?

Attend an AIA approved course, event, or complete a self-designed activity. AIA Components and AIA CES registered providers sponsor continuing education events. When you attend an event, follow the AIA registered architects lead by signing in with your name and temporary AIA number. The event provider is responsible for submitting your information to AIA, which maintains CES records. Following course completion, the provider will report your attendance using the Temporary AIA number that you used to sign in. Course providers are given ten (10) days from the date of the course to report all attendance.

If the activity was performed on your own, such as completing the questions for a continuing education article from Architect Magazine, then you are responsible for submitting a self-report form online to the AIA with your temporary AIA number.

How do I submit AIA Continuing Education learning units (LUs) for IDP Supplemental Experience hours?

Download your AIA transcript. You can download a copy of your AIA transcript by logging into the AIA CES Discovery website at any time (or request a transcript in writing, one free each year).

Report your hours in the NCARB Online Reporting System. Report your work through the Online Reporting System by adding new supplemental experience the "Experience Reports" tab. A PDF of your AIA transcript documenting completion of AIA-approved courses must be uploaded to the Online Reporting System at that time.

My temporary AIA number has expired – what do I do?

The AIA transcript is an AIA member benefit that is offered as a limited free resource to Intern Development Program participants. If you are an active IDP participant with an active NCARB record, a one (1) year extension from the date of expiration may be provided on a case by case basis. Please submit your request for an extension to idp@aia.org with a complete explanation of why you are requesting the extension.

If you have completed IDP you are not eligible to receive an extension. Please consider becoming a member of AIA to receive this and many other member benefits. Join AIA.