1) If you are successful, share the good news!
Congratulations, if you are successful, you may wish to share the good news on social media. You may also wish to thank your Sponsor, Corroborator(s) and mentor, who helped and supported you through the APC process.
That is a great achievement, you should be really proud of yourself. You can now use the letters MRTPI after your name and the RTPI logo on your website, if you run your own business.
Top tip
Don’t forget to tag RTPI in your celebratory social media posts.
Use the hashtag #APC.
2) If you are unsuccessful, don’t give up, prepare for your resubmission instead
If you were not successful first-time, do not give up. This is not a rejection, it is a deferral from the assessors for more information. Please use the comments from the assessors in the feedback form and the main guidance document to help you prepare your resubmission.
We see the first-time resubmission as an extension of your first-time submission and it is your opportunity to provide the assessors with some more information, context, background, clarity and really make sure you adapt your work experience to meet the requirement of the competencies.
Please don’t give up, we understand the time and emotional investment candidates make when preparing their first-time submission.
Top tip
If you are unsuccessful, you can introduce a new case study when you resubmit, if you wish, but it must be corroborated.
3) APC appeal or prepare for further resubmission.
After you have resubmitted for the first-time, if you are still not successful and you feel your submission has not been assessed in line with the guidance, you can appeal against the assessment outcome.
More information about the APC member appeal procedure can be found here.