Assessment of Professional Competence
The Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) is the route to chartered membership for all graduates who successfully complete an RTPI accredited degree.
The APC is an essential component of planning education, designed to build on the skills, knowledge and understanding that graduates have acquired during their accredited qualification, and to test their ability to apply these in a practice, teaching or research context.
New GuidANCE for the APC
From January 2012, there are new guidelines for submitting through the APC. These changes include:
- An online submission process – hard copy submissions will no longer be accepted
- New guidelines on how to prepare your application
- More information on the assessment criteria
- New corroboration requirements which relax the need for original signatures on each page of your submission and log book
- Changes to the assessment outcomes and the resubmission process
- No codicil
All candidates should download the new guidance Preparing your APC submission (pdf, 103kb). Please ensure your submission complies with these guidelines.
Additional material:
Becoming a Chartered Town Planner – A guide for Licentiates (pdf, 82kb)
HOW TO SUBMIT FOR YOUR APC IN 2012
Licentiates submitting their APC is 2012 must complete both the application form and cover sheet which can be downloaded below. These forms must be submitted with the written submission, log book sponsor declaration and corroboration information. Details of what you need to submit are in the guidance.
Your application should be emailed to membership.applications@rtpi.org.uk
You will receive an automatic reply from this mailbox. This is your receipt of submission. There is no need to telephone to confirm that your application has been received.
If you are paying your application fee by cheque please attach it to a copy of your application form and post to
Subscriptions RTPI 41 Botolph Lane London EC3R 8DLIf you are paying online please, click here
The applications mail box is for completed applications only - please do not send general enquiries to this inbox, your email will not be answered. General enquiries need to be sent to membership@rtpi.org.uk
Your submission will be sent to two APC assessors who are Chartered members. The date you will receive your results is in the guidelines.
The APC programme comprises:
- Two years experience in planning – of which at least one must be gained following successful completion of an accredited qualification, as a licentiate member of the RTPI
- Log book – a reflective record of work undertaken, skills developed and learning outcomes, kept over the period of eligible experience
- Mentor – paired with each Licentiate to offer support and guidance, the Licentiate should meet with the mentor over the course of the period of experiential learning
- Professional development plan – composed at the start of the period of Licentiate Membership and updated regularly, in consultation with the mentor. The PDP should form the basis of meetings with the mentor
- Written submission – a written document reflecting on the Licentiate’s experience and competencies, submitted to the RTPI for assessment by RTPI-nominated assessors
APC Podcasts
The education team discuss the APC:
- An introduction to the RTPI and the APC (4 mb)
- The APC - an overview (8 mb)
- Beginning the APC. What should I do now? (9 mb)
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