To gain the greatest benefit from participation, you should pursue it as a cooperative arrangement with your employer. Although firms are responsible for providing training opportunities, you are responsible for documenting your training, scheduling meetings with your supervisor and mentor and using supplementary education resources. The periodic documentation of training is a fundamental program activity. Most architectural firms use daily logs for recording time spent in various project phases. These logs can be easily adapted to encompass the IDP training areas.
Many interns use computer spreadsheets to display weekly and monthly activity.
To maintain IDP participation, you must meet periodically with your supervisor and mentor to review the quality of your work, verify employment and IDP training reports, identify weak training areas, plan for future involvement and refine career objectives. Changing Employment During the course of IDP participation, personal circumstances or external factors can result in new employment opportunities. Most deferment forms require two certifications. The American Institute of Architects and the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards are not authorized to sign deferment forms.