Architects and design professionals in Australia and New Zealand require Continuing Professional Development or Learning hours to maintain their professional designation. The courses on LearnFormula may be counted as professionally relevant, verifiable learning activities. Browse courses that meet your requirements, or choose one of our course packages, specially curated to contain all the hours and credits you need, in one place. It is the student's responsibility to validate whether an activity is an eligible educational activity for their professional development requirements based on their own learning needs.
All architects registered in Queensland must complete 20 CPD hours per year, with a minimum of 10 hours classified as Formal CPD. The CPD year runs from April 1 to March 31.
Formal CPD must relate to architectural practice and be distinct from routine employment activities. It must:
Eligible formal activities may include accredited courses, assessed workshops, peer discussions, CPD delivery, and authorship of published materials.
CPD must relate to the National Standard of Competency for Architects (NSCA) and be in addition to normal practice or employment duties. The BOAQ does not accredit CPD providers or courses and does not verify advertised CPD hours. Architects are responsible for evaluating course content, relevance, and provider credibility. Activities promoting commercial products or services are not eligible.
Architects must:
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AU / NZ Architecture CPD courses are built around relevant, verifiable content that can be applied toward BOAQ CPD hours. As with any provider, it remains the member's responsibility to confirm an activity fits their own professional development needs before claiming it.
