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Royal Town Planning Institute

Royal Town Planning Institute. Dr Holly McLaren Education Officer. How can the RTPI help you as a member of the planning profession? Chartered membership. What are the characteristics of a profession? Why do we need professional institutes?. Characteristics of a profession.

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Royal Town Planning Institute

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  1. RoyalTown Planning Institute Dr Holly McLaren Education Officer

  2. How can the RTPI help you as a member of the planning profession? Chartered membership

  3. What are the characteristics of a profession? Why do we need professional institutes?

  4. Characteristics of a profession • Extensive period of education • Specialist body of knowledge • Testing of competence • Code of professional conduct or ethics • Exclusion, monopoly and legal recognition • Work autonomy (independent thinking and judgement) • Status • Mobility • Public service and altruism

  5. What are the characteristics of a profession? Why do we need professional institutes?

  6. Professional Institutes • Set and maintain standards of training and ethics • Develop and monitor professional education programmes • Provide CPD and lifelong learning • Operate a Code of Professional Conduct • Provide support for individuals engaged in that profession • Member services • Member engagement • Collective voice • Act as learned societies for the advancement of the profession • Public benefit

  7. The RTPI’s work includes… Promoting good planning Developing and shaping policy affecting the built environment Developing and maintaining professional standards in planning Education and training for planners Supporting our membership

  8. Supporting your Career MRPTI Networking Planners in the Workplace Learning Partners

  9. RTPI West of Scotland Event Schedule 2012

  10. Supporting your Career MRPTI Networking Planners in the Workplace Learning Partners

  11. Skills and knowledge Accredited university courses Professional levels of membership Training events CPD and the Code of Professional Conduct Partners

  12. Shaping the profession Leading on policy debates Lobbying Consultations Networks

  13. How do I become a member?

  14. The path to membership Student Member (FREE student membership in final year of accredited pathway) Licentiate Member MANDATORY Chartered Member (MRTPI)

  15. To apply for chartered membership… You need 24 months (440 full days) spatial planning experience minimum You must be a licentiate member for at least one year You must complete your Assessment of Professional Competence (APC)

  16. The Assessment ofProfessional Competence [APC] The APC asks you to demonstrate that you work at a suitable professional level to justify election to Chartered status. It is designed to build on the skills, knowledge and understanding that you have developed during your qualification and to test your ability to apply these in practice.

  17. APC Composition Log book – a reflective record of work undertaken Written submission of 5000 words Practical experience statement (1000 words) Professional Competence statement (2500 words) Professional development plan (1500 words)

  18. The purpose of the Log book Charts how you’ve developed over time Supports your final submission for assessors Supports job applications/appraisals

  19. Eligible experience for the APC You need to evidence 24 months minimum spatial planning experience At least 12 months of this must be after Licentiate election Experience gained whilst studying part-time does count, as does experience gained on a sandwich year. Experience gained whilst studying on a full-time, one year Masters doesn’t count. Nor does experience of less than three months Quality of work experience is important – ability to exercise independent professional judgement It’s not a race! 24 months is the minimum

  20. I recommended that the application be refused. It was called into committee and was refused as per officer recommendation. I feel I handled the possible mis-information situation here well through negotiation, discussion etc. however the management of mis-information is a skill I would like to further.

  21. Written submission • Practical experience statement (1000 words) • Professional Competence statement (2500 words) • Professional development plan (1500 words)

  22. Assessment criteria An understanding of context An ability to identify and analyse issues Competence in gathering appropriate information Competence in identifying and evaluating strategies Competence in initiating action to implement strategies or dissemination and application of knowledge (research experience) Engagement in a process of monitoring and review An awareness of the legal framework political and ethical challenges RTPI Code of Professional Conduct

  23. Written submission • Practical experience statement (1000 words) • Professional Competence statement (2500 words) • Professional development plan (1500 words)

  24. What could I be doing now? Become a student member and get involved with the RPTI! Start recording your work in a log book Find a mentor Look at the assessment criteria Read the RTPI Code of Professional conduct Start drafting a professional development plan

  25. Finally… As soon as you have written confirmation that you’ve passed your course…apply for licentiate membership!

  26. For further information The Membership Team membership@rtpi.org.uk Tel: 0207 929 9464 www.rtpi.org.uk

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