GUIDELINES FOR APPLICANTS APPLYING UNDER SECTION 15(C) OF THE ARCHITECTS ACT Guide 15 1 C

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GUIDELINES FOR APPLICANTS APPLYING FOR THE CONFIRMATORY
EXAMINATION UNDER SECTION 15(1)(C) OF THE ARCHITECTS ACT
1)

In accordance to the provisions of Section 15(1) of the Architects Act, the
following persons shall, on payment of the prescribed fee, be entitled to
registration under this Act:
a) any person holding the Degree of Bachelor/Master of Architecture from
the National University of Singapore or the University of Singapore;
b) any person holding any other degree, diploma or qualification which the
Minister may, after consultation with the Board, approve for the purpose of
entitling the holder thereof to be registered under this Act; or
c) any person who satisfies the Board that he is otherwise qualified by
having proper and recognised training in architecture and who
passes such examinations as may be required by the Board.

2)

If your degree is not found in the Board’s list of recognised qualifications, you
are required to clear the Confirmatory Examination under Section 15(1)(c)
whereby an Examination Panel would assess your academic qualification and
portfolio to determine whether it is equivalent to the standards of our local
university before you are allowed to proceed for registration under Section
15(2) of the Architects Act.

3)

Applicants must have completed a minimum five (5) years full time on-campus
architectural course and graduated with a professional Bachelor/Master of
Architecture degree in order to qualify for registration. The degree must also
be recognized for registration in the country of origin. Applicants who do not
fulfil this requirement need not apply.

4)

Applicants applying for the Confirmatory Examination under Section 15(1)(c)
must submit the completed application form together with the following
documents by the given deadlines: i) A copy of architectural degree*
ii) A copy of transcript of courses completed, showing subjects and
examination results*
iii) Letters of recommendation
iv) Letter of undertaking
*Original copies of the degree certificates and transcripts have to be
presented at BOA for verification. Please note that if the degree/transcript is in
a foreign language other than English, applicants are required to provide the
original translation along with the translated document. The document must
be translated entirely and directly, including signatures, seals, stamps etc.
The translation must also match the visual format of the document.

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Applicants are also required to present their Academic and Practical
Experience portfolios during the interview.

6)

Letters of Recommendation
a) Applicants must be recommended by two registered architects who fulfill
the following criteria:i) Must be a Singapore registered architect
ii) Possess a valid practising certificate
iii) One of the architect must be the current employer of the applicant
iv) The second architect should ideally be one of the ex-employer of the
applicant (If the applicant does not have any previous employer, he/she
can approach another registered architect in his current firm who
possess a valid practising certificate to be his/her character referee.)
v) Must be familiar with the work of the applicant
Note:
In the event that the candidate is unable to get a Singapore registered
architect to be his character referee, he may get a foreign architect, who
has in force a valid registration in the country of origin and who is able to
vouch for the candidate’s professional work overseas, to provide him with
the said letter.
b) The letter of recommendation from the two architects should testify the
following capabilities of the applicant: i) Ability to understand and resolve complex design and planning issues
ii) Understanding of construction and its appropriate application in his
projects
iii) Sensitivity to site context and consideration of environmental
sustainability
iv) State the applicant's specific role in project he handled in the office and
his readiness to assume professional obligations
c) The original letters of recommendation must be sealed and submitted to
the Board before the application deadlines.

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Portfolios
a) Applicants are required to bring along the following two portfolios on the
day of the interview: i) Academic portfolio
ii) Practical experience portfolio
b) Applicants are required to attend a compulsory pre-submission briefing
where they will be briefed regarding the portfolio requirements prior to the
application.

c) Pre-submission briefing
i) Applicants are required to register for the briefing via email
(boarch@singnet.com.sg) by the given deadlines stated in Appendix
A. Please download the registration form and email it to
boarch@singnet.com.sg with the subject title “Registration for the Presubmission briefing for Confirmatory Examination under Section
15(1)(c)”. The application form must reach BOA one week before the
date of the briefing.

8)

Letter of Undertaking
Applicants are required to provide a letter of undertaking to confirm that the
following: a) The work in both the academic and professional portfolio are their own
work;
b) They were intimately involved and had hands-on experience in the work
listed in the professional portfolio.

9)

Format of examination
a) The examination will be conducted in the form of an interview by a panel of
examiners appointed by the Board.
b) The duration of the interview is 30 minutes. This includes a 20 minute
presentation by the candidate followed by a 10 minute Q & A session by
the panel.

Appendix A (For applicants)
Schedule for the Confirmatory Examination under Section 15(1)(c) in 2018
Description
Date/Time
Pre-submission briefing
9 Feb 2018 (Fri)
(1st Quarter)
2 – 3pm
Deadline for submission
(1st Quarter)

28 Feb 2018 (Wed)
5pm

Interview
(1st Quarter)

16 Mar 2018 (Fri) / 23 Mar 2018 (Fri)
2 – 6pm

Pre-submission briefing
(2nd Quarter)

11 May 2018 (Fri)
2 – 3pm

Deadline for submission
(2nd Quarter)

31 May 2018 (Thu)
5pm

Interview
(2nd Quarter)

22 Jun 2018 (Fri) / 29 Jun 2018 (Fri)
2 – 6pm

Pre-submission briefing
(3rd Quarter)

17 Aug 2018 (Fri)
2 – 3pm

Deadline for submission
(3rd Quarter)

31 Aug 2018 (Fri)
5pm

Interview
(3rd Quarter)

21 Sep 2018 (Fri) / 28 Sep 2018 (Fri)
2 – 6pm

Pre-submission briefing
(4th Quarter)

12 Oct 2018 (Fri)
2 – 3 pm

Deadline for submission
(4th Quarter)

31 Oct 2018 (Wed)
5pm

Interview
(4th Quarter)

16 Nov 2018 (Fri) / 23 Nov 2018 (Fri)
2 – 6pm

* Schedule is subject to change without notice.



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