3Documenting your Professional Experience and Development
‘Experience is the museum of mistakes.’ – German proverb
In this chapter we will discuss the part of your submission relating to your professional experience and development.
It includes:
- the minimum requirements for practical training experience
- a few myths
- an overview of current practice
- recording your experience: the PEDR
- recording your experience: Certificates of Practical Experience
- the RIBA Plan of Work and the Professional Criteria
- the CV (curriculum vitae)
- the career evaluation, and
- feedback from Part 3 Examiners.
Each of these elements performs a particular function ...