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Please have a look over our FAQs below which answer common questions we are asked.
Who runs APEAS?
APEAS (Architects’ Professional Examination Authority in Scotland Ltd.) is a private company established to set and conduct the Part 3 Examination in Professional Practice and Management in Architecture. A Board of Directors, who set policy and objectives, oversee the running of APEAS. Dr Peter Kahan, Chief Executive Officer, runs the company on a day to day basis.
How can I contact the CEO?
Contact information for the CEO can be found in the Contacts section of the website
What qualifications do I need to enter the Part 3 Examination?
All candidates intending to sit the Part 3 Examination would normally have qualifications that satisfy the ARB/RIBA Parts 1 & 2 criteria. However, it is possible to sit the Part 3 Examination before having passed the Part 1 and/or Part 2 criteria. It should be emphasised that a candidate will not be able to register as a UK architect with ARB unless they have satisfied the requirements shown in paragraph 3 below.
In addition, candidates will be required to demonstrate the breadth, depth and quality of their professional experience. The minimum formal requirement is that a candidate must have obtained at least 2 years of recognised, logged and signed professional experience, of which at least 12 months experience should have been undertaken in the 2 years immediately prior to submitting his/her documentary submission to APEAS
To summarise, the requirements to register with ARB as a UK architect are as follows:
ARB/RIBA Part 1 pass
ARB/RIBA Part 2 pass
ARB/RIBA Part 3 pass
a minimum of 24 months of authenticated and validated professional experience and training (as laid down in the RIBA Professional Experience and Development Record (PEDR))
It is important to note that from June 2011 ARB and RIBA significantly changed the professional experience eligibility criteria in recognition of the globalisation of the architectural profession. Full details are provided in Chapter 3 of the Guide for Candidates. You are strongly recommended to read Chapter 3 at your earliest opportunity.
What do I do if I am an overseas candidate?
Please contact APEAS CEO, to discuss your situation.
How should I record my professional experience?
The RIBA Professional Experience and Development Record (PEDR) is specifically designed to provide practice examiners with a clear and consistent record of your experience, which allows the examiners to evaluate your experience effectively. For this reason, practice examiners prefer that you use this method to record your experience. Any other recording method runs the risk of failing to provide information in a form that allows consistent and effective evaluation by the examiners and may prove ineffective in persuading examiners of the quality, range or depth of your experience.
For further information on the Professional Experience and Development Record please see www.pedr.co.uk. For full details of how to maintain your professional record please see the Guide for Candidates (Chapter 3)
All candidates sitting the Experience component (including resits) should ensure that as a part of their 24 months of experience they submit a minimum of 12 months of experience within the previous two years.
Are there any alternative routes available to me for recording and presenting my professional experience?
Yes, you may be able to use the RIBA Certificate of Professional Experience. To be eligible to use the RIBA Certificate you must satisfy the following conditions:
have the permission of your PSA to use the Certificate of Professional Experience route
have a minimum of six years’ experience which must meet the ARB/RIBA professional experience eligibility criteria
be working at a sufficient level to take responsibility for small jobs or of acting as a team leader in charge of a number of assistants involved in either a large project or a range of smaller projects
Where can I find more details regarding the RIBA Certificate of Professional Experience?
You can find more details regarding the RIBA Certificate of Professional Experience in the Guide for Candidates or on the PEDR website (www.pedr.co.uk).
How do I register with APEAS?
You should register online with APEAS to sit the Part 3 examination. For further information on how to do so, please see our registration page
How much will it cost me to register with APEAS?
For further information on fees and how to pay, please go to our Fees page
Do I have to re-register if I am a re-sit or deferred candidate?
No. You do not need to re-register once you have registered with APEAS but you will have to pay the resit or deferment fee.
Please ensure that you amend your online registration, eg if you have moved house, employment
If you are a re-sit or deferred candidate from a previous year please contact APEAS to find out what you have to do to sit the Part 3 Examination.
Where will I find key dates for the year?
You will find key dates in our Important Dates section
What criteria is the Part 3 Examination based on?
APEAS uses the current version of the ARB/RIBA Part 3 criteria for it’s Part 3 Examination. These criteria are composed of the following five main headings:
Clients, users and delivery of services
Legal Framework and processes
A copy of the ARB/RIBA criteria can be found in the Candidates page
What documents do I have to submit for my Part 3 Examination?
You will have to submit the following documentary submissions for your Part 3 Examination by the required date:
Practice Paper answers
Experience Based Analysis report
For full details of each of these documentary submissions please see the Guide for Candidates
Is there specific naming conventions for files which are being submitted
There is no naming convention stipulated for uploading to Turnitin, however we would suggest that candidates identify their files with either their name or their APEAS number plus the document name – abbreviated, eg
RWhitton PEDR
RWhitton EBA
RWhitton PP
RWhitton EofE
All documents should be uploaded in pdf format – please note that Turnitin will not accept any document which is all pictures, and therefore candidates should not scan in a complete document from paper copies and then try to upload – this will not work as Turnitin sees it all as pictures and will not allow uploads.
Is there any specific style for document presentation required?
There is no specific style for documents being submitted, however each document should have a front page with the candidate’s name, APEAS registration number and title of component, eg
Rachel Whitton – AP18-000 – Record of Professional Experience (or Experience Based Analysis; Practice Paper Answers; Evaluation of Experience)
Where will I sit the Practice Paper?
You will sit the Practice Paper in your office
What is the Practice Paper?
The Practice Paper is based on a hypothetical scenario from architectural practice in which a range of inter-related problems and issues are raised in a question paper. If you would like to see some past papers, click here
How many components are there in the APEAS Part 3 Examination?
There are three components in the APEAS Part 3 Examination:
Experience Based Analysis
Experience (a combination of the Record of Experience and the Evaluation of Experience)
Do I have to sit all three components?
Yes, you must sit all three components at your first sitting of the APEAS Part 3 Examination.
Does the APEAS Part 3 Examination involve an oral interview?
How does the APEAS Part 3 Examination process work?
Your documentary submissions are assessed by two practice examiners (registered architects with a minimum of seven years post registration experience) and initially graded.The final assessment on each component will be made following the oral examination: that is, examiners can moderate their grades up or down in light of the answers you give at your oral interview. It should be noted that grades are used for internal assessment and quality assurance purposes only and are not revealed to candidates.
Do I have to pass all three components to achieve the Part 3 Examination?
If I do not pass all three components can I carry forward a component or components I have passed to the following year?
Yes – see also APEAS Resit policy information which is contained within the Guide for Candidates
How and when will I receive my Part 3 results?
You will receive notification of whether you have passed or failed the Part 3 Examination by letter, normally within one week of the Oral Examinations.
Is support available for the Part 3 Examination if I have a physical disability, a medical condition or a specific learning difficulty (eg dyslexia)?
Yes. Please first see the Special Requirements section of the website and if you with to discuss support arrangements further please contact the CEO
Can I get a refund if I decide not to sit the Examination?
If you wish to discuss a refund of your fees, please contact APEAS
If I've paid the Registration Fee and decide not to sit the Examination, can I carry this Fee forward to the following year?
Can I access RIAS notes?
RIAS grant access to Part 3 students in the 4 weeks leading up to their examination – see the front page of the Website for details of how to access the notes approximately 4 weeks prior to the time of your examination
How should I answer questions if I am not working in Scotland?
If you are working outwith Scotland, and are using regulations etc applicable to another part of the UK, you should answer the questions using these regulations and identify which regulations etc you are using.
If you have not found the answer to your query above, or elsewhere on the website, please do not hesitate to contact us.
The ARB originally prescribed the Part 3 Examination in Professional Practice and Management as awarded by APEAS until 2007. APEAS obtained re-prescription from the ARB to award the Part 3 Examination in 2007 and 2011. In 2016 APEAS was re-prescribed by ARB until 31st December 2021.
APEAS has also been sucessfully validated by RIBA in 2005, 2010, and in 2013 was revalidated until 2018
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