July 30th 5:30 Joe Vincent Round Table Discussion

In case you have not heard, the State of Washington is in negotiations to pass control of licensing procedure over to NCARB. Per conversations at the July 15th Emerging Leaders lunch, many of us have concerns over this announcement.

Joe Vincent, from the State, has said that the change over will pull the Board staff out of the exam management portion of an applicant’s licensing process. The decision was made in an effort to simplify the process for the applicant, facilitate more timely score reporting, and remove processes handled by Board staff where there was no demonstrated value added.

Many of us have stated this is eventually a good idea, but right now NCARB has not proven to us with the IDP process that they are prepared to take on this added responsibility.

With the help of James Mill, we have arranged for Joe Vincent, from the State, to come to Tacoma to participate in a round table discussion. This is a great chance for all of us to let the State know how we feel and to voice our concerns. They are very interested in hearing from us as young professionals. Joe is going to invite other Board members to the discussion.

Please post topics you would like to discuss on the blog page; this can include good and bad experiences with NCARB, the licensing process, etc. I would like to send Joe some comments before the round table.

This change will affect both those of us going through the IDP process as well as ARE exams.

At last week’s AIASWW board meeting I presented our concerns over the State/NCARB partnership, and our local chapter stands behind us. The Board recommended we write one letter that we all stand behind with both our signature and the boards’ president’s signature.

When: Wednesday July 30th, 5:30 pm
Where: McGranahan Architects 1st Floor Conference Room