Employers play a pivotal role in the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) and in supporting their graduates towards Chartered Membership through this route. Although most employers won’t themselves have gone through the APC, understanding what it is about and building it into the support you provide for your graduates during the early stages of their professional careers is essential.

Full guidance on the APC for all parties is available from the main APC pages. These pages are designed to provide an introduction to the APC from an employer’s point of view, as well as some helpful tips on how and why you can support your graduate trainees through to Chartered Membership

This employer resource is structured into four sections:

Why employ Chartered Planners?

Employing Chartered Planners is of fundamental importance in ensuring high standards of competence and professionalism for your organisation. Find out why here.

About the APC – what’s changed?

Outlining the APC process, understanding the changes in relation to the old system, and highlighting some of the roles employers can play in the process. Find out more here.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The RTPI will accept applications through the old Standard Entry Route for the last time on 29th August 2008. For more information visit the Chartered Membership pages or contact the Membership Team. 

Supporting your graduates on the APC – helpful suggestions

A practical resource, designed to provide you as an employer with ideas and suggestions for supporting your graduate trainees. This resource will be built upon through real examples and testimonials from our RTPI Learning Partner employers. Find out more about how to support your graduates here.

Promoting your organisation – RTPI Learning Partners

Give your organisation a competitive advantage - if your organisation is already committed to high professional standards and supporting planners in their professional development, you could gain recognition from the RTPI through our RTPI Learning Partners initiative. Find out more about RTPI Learning Partners.

Publisher:

The Royal Town Planning Institute

Date:

09-Jul-08

Categories:

Assessment of Professional Competence 

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