Awarding Body : Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland

The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland develops and supports architectural education. The Institute’s educational activities fall into two principal strands: education for the profession and education for the public.

Responsibilities

The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland helps to maintain high standards of professional practice by:

• Setting standards of knowledge skill and competence for practice
• Monitoring standards of admission to the profession
• Accrediting architectural and architectural technology courses
• Carrying out examinations in professional practice and in architectural technology
• Supporting continuing professional development for architects and architectural technologists
• Monitoring changing requirements for architectural education and training

Accreditation

One of the RIAI’s most critical tasks is the accreditation of courses and qualifications in architecture and architectural technology. The purpose of accreditation is to ensure that the skills and the standard of performance attained by students graduating from a programme are adequate with regard to the design, technical and professional skills and ethical formation required for competent architectural practice. The accreditation process involves an objective assessment of the programme, including the curriculum, assessment and actual learning outcomes achieved by graduates.