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The POP Records
To progress from Associate or profile candidate status, the member will need to either complete the Chartered Architectural Technologist POP Record for Chartered Membership or the Architectural Technician POP Record, for Architectural Technician membership.
Each Professional and Occupational Performance (POP) Record is a statement of competence expected of a Chartered Architectural Technologist (MCIAT) or professional Architectural Technician (TCIAT). It sets out the standards against which the candidate must assess their own competence before seeking confirmation by an approved Supervisor. Both POP Records are based on the levels and range of competence required to qualify for each discipline.
The POP Records are broken down into units; eleven for the Architectural Technician and seventeen for the Chartered Architectural Technologist. Each unit is divided into two sections;
Performance Evidence — the demonstration through practice that a candidate has achieved the required competence; and
Underpinning Knowledge — the knowledge that a candidate needs and uses to perform competently.
If the candidate has an Accredited Honours degree or an Approved HNC/D (with all CIAT specified units), the candidate will be exempt from completing the Underpinning Knowledge requirements for these units (except for units C, E, O, P and Q of the Chartered Architectural Technologist POP Record, and units C, J and K of the Architectural Technician POP Record).
Once a candidate has completed the Architectural Technician POP Record and acheived Architectural Technician (TCIAT) status, the member can progress to become a Chartered Member, by completing the Chartered Architectural Technologist POP Record. Members on this route are encouraged to use the same knowledge and performance evidence for both POP Records, and use this to demonstrate how their competence levels have increased to meet the requirements of a Chartered Architectural Technologist.
