Career Path and The Body of Knowledge Flashcards
What are the 4 stages of a career in Interior Design
Education - Monitored by CIDA
Experience - Recorded by NCIDQ
Examination - Administered by NCIDQ
Regulation - Through membership in ARIDO (or other body as per jurisdiction
Monitors Interior Designers’ education
CIDA
Records interior Designers’ experience
NCIDQ
Administers Interior Designers’ examinations
NCIDQ
Regulates Interior Design profession in Ontario
ARIDO
What CIDA stands for?
Interior Design Accreditation - originally know as Federation for Interior Design Education and Research (FIDER)
What CIDA does (x2)?
Accredits post-secondary Interior Design programs in Canada and in the US Reviews programs (13 standards) and faculty administration (3 standards)
By Which year schools that did not offer degrees previously had to to maintain their CIDA accreditation?
2015
What is the only requirement from NCIDQ?
A letter of Supervised Experience signed by your employer over a 3 year period
How many hours experience NCIDQ requires?
3,520 hours, but up to 50% can be obtained before graduation IF those hour are not part of an academic work term.
What are the requirements for a supervisor to be recognized by NCIDQ?
Be an ARIDO (or other equivalent) member, or
Be an Architect providing Interior Design Services, or
Be an NCIDQ certificate holder
In what conditions can an exception be applied for the NCIDQ supervised hours requirements?
If supervisor meets requirements but is not registered/ licensed/ certified BUT it can only account for 2,640 hours max.
What should you have accomplished before writing NCIDQ exams?
Complete your education at a CIDA accredited school
Complete Supervised Experience
what CIDQ stands for?
Council for Interior Design Qualification
Are exams different in different parts of North America?
No, same exams are written throughout North America on the same dates (April and October)