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The South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP)
announces that from today, its registered Professional Architectural
Draughtspersons, Professional Architectural Technologists and
Professional Senior Architectural Technologists can gain access to its
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) programme by applying to register
for the online self-assessment phase – the first such online platform
developed amongst SA’s Built Environment Professional Councils.
T
he purpose of RPL is to redress past imbalances and asses
previously acquired skills, knowledge and experience, with the
view to providing an opportunity to articulate to the next level
of professional registration. The RPL programme allows only for
access to elevated professional registration and is not an academic
qualification. Articulating within the profession will uplift the
professional status of successful applicants and is expected to
help them unlock more lucrative work opportunities. The highest
registration category is that of Professional Architect.
Practical redress for the “Missing Middle in Architecture”
Through its research, SACAP estimates that a significant portion of the
register across the country, commonly referred to as “The Missing Middle in
Architecture”, need access to equal opportunity and practical redress for past
imbalances and are eager to take their first steps on SACAP’s innovative RPL
online platform. Each will have to demonstrate a portfolio of work from the
last three to five years, depending on their registration category.
Who is eligible?
To be eligible, the
individual must
be registered as a
professional in any
registration category
Pauline Fisher, Professional
Senior Architectural
Technologist, was today’s first
applicant logging on and testing
SACAP’s Recognition of Prior
Learning (RPL) programme.
Here she is at SACAP’s offices
with Munetsie Chiunda,
SACAP’s senior Manager ICT,
together with Nita Schmidlin,
Manager of Registrations and
CPD.
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