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The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has announced its next steps to overhaul routes to UK registration for internationally-qualified architects, following a public consultation on its proposals.
The changes aim to align international registration routes with ARB’s new UK education and training framework, while simplifying the process and removing unnecessary barriers for those seeking to join the UK Register from abroad.
The consultation ran from October 2024 to January 2025. Respondents showed high levels of support for key proposals:
In response to the feedback, ARB will:
ARB Chair Alan Kershaw said: “Candidates who qualified outside the UK seeking registration here have previously told us that the current assessment methods are unnecessarily convoluted, time-consuming and confusing. We have been determined to improve the system and our proposals for change have been met with high levels of support. Some useful feedback from people responding to the consultation has helped us further refine the new approach. The changes we will implement will create more modern and effective assessment methodologies to ensure that competent architects, qualified outside the UK, will have fairer access to the UK Register.”
The updated Prescribed Exam and UK Adaptation Assessment are planned to be introduced in 2027, with a new route for professionals with partial qualifications potentially launching earlier, by the end of 2026. Under this route, professionals with accredited Part 2 and Part 3 qualifications, but no Part 1, will be able to apply for UK registration through a simpler route that will not require candidates to sit a formal exam.
ARB will make formal announcements as implementation progresses. In the meantime, those eligible under current routes are encouraged to continue applying as normal.
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