The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) released a request for research proposal to assist in determining future policies related to NCARB programs including the Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®).

As the profession of architecture evolves, and to ensure continued validity of the licensure decision made by each jurisdictional licensing board, the Intern Development Program (IDP) and ARE must also evolve. Historically, NCARB completes a practice analysis of the profession every five to seven years with the most recent being completed in 2012. The data from this analysis is used to inform changes related to the IDP, ARE, and the NCARB Education Standard.

To better inform the timing of the next practice analysis and upcoming policy decisions around ARE 5.0, NCARB is funding a study on the rate of change within the architectural profession. The request for proposals from interested researchers has been issued with initial research results expected to be delivered by the end of the year. 
Parties interested in reviewing the request for proposal and submitting a proposal can contact Jared Zurn, Director of Examination, at jzurn@ncarb.org.