Internship Development Program (IDP) Auxiliary Internship Coordinators are volunteers that help their peers with the Intern Development Program (IDP). In the past, each state has had one IDP Coordinator who has served as the link between NCARB and ARE/IDP candidates by educating them and helping them through their licensing process. As more and more interns are signing up for IDP the need has arisen for there to be more than one person coordinating all the interns in the state. Hence, AIA National has created the position of IDP Auxiliary Coordinator.
The AIA describes IDP Auxiliary Coordinators as "individuals who volunteer to educate their community about IDP by contacting the AIA National Chapter. They are informed about IDP by the AIA; communicate with other Coordinators, AIA and NCARB; and are invited to attend the annual IDP Coordinators Conference. Auxiliary Coordinators are not funded by the AIA nor are they monitored by the AIA. Their contact information is not posted publicly. Auxiliary Coordinators are most often associated with, but not limited to, an architecture firm, a non-accredited school of architecture, a local AIA chapter, a state board, or an AIAS chapter."
Responsibilities for Auxiliary Coordinators
editSome responsibilities might include:
- Assisting each intern in the firm with their IDP application and ARE application to the Board of Technical Registration (BTR), as needed.
- Meeting with interns on an individual basis to review IDP progress and possibly serving as their mentor.
- Communicating with the IDP State Coordinator to receive updates about the licensing process
- Updating interns, mentors, and supervisors in the firm on new developments from NCARB or the BTR.
Qualifications for becoming an IDP Auxiliary Coordinator
edit- Applicant must have at least 465 IDP Training Units completed through NCARB
- Applicant must have Architect In Training (AIT) designation from the Board of Technical Registration, or passed at least 4 exams
- If licensed, it is preferable that the applicant has been licensed no longer than 5 years
- AIA members are preferred for the position, but if the firm has no AIA members, a non-member can be appointed