UK registered architect Seán McGivern is the first overseas architect to complete the Overseas Architect Assessment Program (OAAP).

The Overseas Architect Assessment Program is an alternate pathway to registration for overseas architects with relevant experience at executive level in complex projects who are not eligible for registration under existing mutual recognition agreements. This program was developed by the AACA in association with the Architect Registration Boards around Australia in response to data that indicates only around 30% of overseas architects resident in Australia complete the process of registration as an architect. Since the introduction of the OAAP we have received applications from practitioners with education and experience as an architect in many countries including the UK, USA, Egypt, France, South Africa, Germany and Italy who have been resident in Australia for at least 12 months

The Overseas Architects Assessment Program requires applicants to demonstrate through a portfolio of complex projects an applied understanding of the required Performance Criteria from the National Standard of Competency for Architects; appropriate experience and practice of architecture at an Executive Level, and a capacity to exercise professional skill as an architectural practitioner in Australia.
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