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Architectural Career Breaks

Are you an architect, architectural graduate or architectural designer who has taken a career break for parental leave, sick leave, or study leave? We want to hear from you!

Share your valuable insights and experiences regarding your career break and how it has impacted your journey in the field of architecture. Tell us about the level and types of support you've received from your workplace, and other organisations like NZRAB and NZIA.

Your input will help us better understand the support that is needed by people who have taken or are taking career breaks. We plan to use this information to start a conversation with NZRAB and NZIA about creating a more supportive and inclusive environment. This survey is anonymous.

Closes May 31st 2024

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Survey Questions

  • Tell us about your role and qualifications - are you a graduate, registered architect?
  • Tell us about your career break; length, type:
  • Did your practice provide any support during your career break? If so, please describe
  • Reflecting on your experience, what suggestions do you have for practices to better support employees who take career breaks?
  • If you’re a Registered Architect, were you aware of any resources provided by the NZRAB during your career break? If yes, which resources did you find helpful?
  • If you’re a Registered Architect, what other resources (if any) could NZRAB could improve its support for Architects during career breaks?
  • Did your career break affect your NZRAB 5-year competence review? If yes, please tell us about your experience.
  • Do you haver any suggestions for how NZRAB could better accommodate Architects during career breaks within the framework of the 5-year competence review?
  • Were you aware of any resources provided by the NZIA during your career break? If yes, which resources did you find helpful?
  • Were you aware of the years since graduating cap on the NZIA graduate membership? Did this affect your career progression and opportunities within the architectural field?
  • What suggestions do you have for the NZIA to better accommodate architects/architectural graduates during career breaks or transitional periods?
  • Did you seek support from any other organisations during your career break? If so, please list them and describe how they assisted you.
  • Are there any additional resources or forms of support you wish were available to architects taking career breaks?

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