I'm currently trying to get together any and all documents in order to apply for taking the ARE (http://www.cab.ca.gov/candidat...) and it seems that in addition to filling out an application for eligibility evaluation, I also have to send an "employment verification form" to my employer.
However, i've worked a handful of architecture jobs (6+ years now) and some of the employers that i've worked for in my earlier years have pretty much vanished from the face of the earth. Has anyone encountered this problem before and what did you guys do in regards to this?
(i'm asking this because each time i send these forms to NCARB, they charge a $100 eligibility review fee and I'm pretty sure that i don't want to spend an excessive amount of money to send stuff when i could be using these monies for the actual tests)
LITS4FormZ
Oct 9, 17 11:50 am
I've been trying to figure this out since May. Between NCARBs incompetence and CA not giving a fuck I'm back to resending my verification a second time.
G4tor
Oct 9, 17 4:39 pm
holy crap, sorry to hear that. Sounds like you haven't figured it out yet and it's off to roll the roulette again?
LITS4FormZ
Oct 9, 17 5:14 pm
We have a licensing coordinator in our office whose sole responsibility is to manage these efforts...
G4tor
Oct 9, 17 5:22 pm
dang. let me know how it turns out. we don't have any licensing coordinator in our office so it's a bit hard to navigate the gate keeper's hoops.
x-jla
Oct 9, 17 2:27 pm
self inflicted wounds
archi_dude
Oct 9, 17 5:27 pm
can we sue planning departments on the same mentality? They enjoy state mandated monopolies and are bullshit gate keepers. Or do we just accept them as a necessary evil that attempts to create projects that meet a certified base of requirements.
G4tor
Oct 9, 17 5:47 pm
sue them all, i say. I'm more irked by NCARB though. Sue NCARB
first.
JLC-1
Oct 9, 17 5:48 pm
sure why not, freedom for all!!!
G4tor
Oct 9, 17 5:50 pm
she's.... beautiful....
x-jla
Oct 9, 17 7:04 pm
NA
JLC-1
Oct 10, 17 11:46 am
while we're at it, why don't sue the useless universities as well? who needs a degree?
JLC-1
Oct 10, 17 1:34 pm
it's an early gehry, before the chainlink epiphany.....
Non Sequitur
Oct 11, 17 1:05 pm
I'm wondering if that white casement window was originally loadbearing but then one day some wanker decided to force it open leading to the sloping of the floor / mass above. Now the window won't close and the local roaming monkey gangs can enter at will.
x-jla
Oct 11, 17 1:41 pm
Lol. Looks like an argument against the structural assumptions of the three little pigs. Pretty sure the wolf can blow this thing down.
G4tor
Oct 11, 17 12:49 pm
turns out some of the experience that i've obtained are now obsolete. Yes yes, self inflicted and all that junk. BTW, anybody want to sign my employment verification forms? i make a good coffee fetcher...
x-jla
Oct 11, 17 1:42 pm
By "self inflicted" I was talking about the pro-red tape profession not you personally :)
G4tor
Oct 11, 17 2:25 pm
@David Curtis, sounds like a plan. Perhaps you can also teach me how to model somewhere along the way?
G4tor
Oct 11, 17 2:42 pm
btw, i'm also located in the SF bay area. Just saying...
archi_dude
Oct 12, 17 12:52 am
David is not licensed so he can't sign off on your hours btw.
G4tor
Oct 13, 17 1:01 am
oh i know, i just want him to teach me how to be a model.
archi_dude
Dec 15, 17 4:09 pm
David, read the form. It seems to clearly state otherwise.
BabbleBeautiful
Dec 15, 17 2:32 pm
I submitted my request for eligibility more than two months ago (for CA), left two voicemails since and still nothing. Is this normal?
proto
Dec 15, 17 5:06 pm
call them...they do answer the phone
BabbleBeautiful
Dec 15, 17 5:11 pm
Called them twice so far. Left a voicemail both times per their directions.
LITS4FormZ
Dec 15, 17 4:33 pm
I just went through this.
I sent my check with application on November 3rd. December 8th I received my eligibility confirmation and permission to test(and pay another $100).
Hi all,
I'm currently trying to get together any and all documents in order to apply for taking the ARE (http://www.cab.ca.gov/candidat...) and it seems that in addition to filling out an application for eligibility evaluation, I also have to send an "employment verification form" to my employer.
However, i've worked a handful of architecture jobs (6+ years now) and some of the employers that i've worked for in my earlier years have pretty much vanished from the face of the earth. Has anyone encountered this problem before and what did you guys do in regards to this?
(i'm asking this because each time i send these forms to NCARB, they charge a $100 eligibility review fee and I'm pretty sure that i don't want to spend an excessive amount of money to send stuff when i could be using these monies for the actual tests)
I've been trying to figure this out since May. Between NCARBs incompetence and CA not giving a fuck I'm back to resending my verification a second time.
holy crap, sorry to hear that. Sounds like you haven't figured it out yet and it's off to roll the roulette again?
We have a licensing coordinator in our office whose sole responsibility is to manage these efforts...
dang. let me know how it turns out. we don't have any licensing coordinator in our office so it's a bit hard to navigate the gate keeper's hoops.
self inflicted wounds
can we sue planning departments on the same mentality? They enjoy state mandated monopolies and are bullshit gate keepers. Or do we just accept them as a necessary evil that attempts to create projects that meet a certified base of requirements.
sue them all, i say. I'm more irked by NCARB though. Sue NCARB first.
sure why not, freedom for all!!!
she's.... beautiful....
NA
while we're at it, why don't sue the useless universities as well? who needs a degree?
it's an early gehry, before the chainlink epiphany.....
I'm wondering if that white casement window was originally loadbearing but then one day some wanker decided to force it open leading to the sloping of the floor / mass above. Now the window won't close and the local roaming monkey gangs can enter at will.
Lol. Looks like an argument against the structural assumptions of the three little pigs. Pretty sure the wolf can blow this thing down.
turns out some of the experience that i've obtained are now obsolete. Yes yes, self inflicted and all that junk. BTW, anybody want to sign my employment verification forms? i make a good coffee fetcher...
By "self inflicted" I was talking about the pro-red tape profession not you personally :)
@David Curtis, sounds like a plan. Perhaps you can also teach me how to model somewhere along the way?
btw, i'm also located in the SF bay area. Just saying...
David is not licensed so he can't sign off on your hours btw.
oh i know, i just want him to teach me how to be a model.
David, read the form. It seems to clearly state otherwise.
I submitted my request for eligibility more than two months ago (for CA), left two voicemails since and still nothing. Is this normal?
call them...they do answer the phone
Called them twice so far. Left a voicemail both times per their directions.
I just went through this.
I sent my check with application on November 3rd. December 8th I received my eligibility confirmation and permission to test(and pay another $100).
Just found the details on this method. Thanks.