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Three reasons to become Registered

1. Get recognised
Being a Registered Landscape Architect signifies your level of professionalism and status, it’s a great step as part of your career advancement and Registered Landscape Architect raises the recognition of both you and the profession.

2. Get jobs
As a Registered Landscape Architect, you are more appealing to future employers, it looks great in annual salary appraisals, and being Registered is often a requirement when bidding on tenders.

3. Get noticed
Adding “NZILA (Registered)” to your name looks great on your CV and business cards, it means you can also use the Registered Trademark graphic, and you will be searchable on the NZILA website as Registered. Becoming a Registered Landscape Architect means you are making the most of your career investment.

Eligibility

To be eligible to attend the Registration Interview in November 2026 you need to have a minimum of 60 weeks in the Mentoring Programme which means you must complete the online Application for Mentoring no later than 1 August 2025.

Steps to apply

1. Choose a Mentor - this can be a Registered Member in your office or another practice. Your mentor needs to be someone who:

• has been working as a Registered LA for at least 2 years (must be up to date with CPD to YE December 2024)
• understands the role of being a mentor (share this page with them!)
• is happy to commit the time and energy to being your mentor

2. Once your Mentor has confirmed their willingness to Mentor you, an invoice for $100 + gst will be emailed. Once payment is received we will confirm your participation in the Mentoring Programme.

Applying via Established Membership or Reciprocity pathway? contact admin@nzila.co.nz

What then?

• Meet regularly with your mentor to get them to assess your progress, allow you to pick their brains and ensure you are on the right track. Your mentor is a key assessor of your competency and will be signing off various assessment criteria along the way.
• Attend workshops with Group Mentors (2 are compulsory). Your local NZILA branch organises the group mentoring sessions, and will share details with you
• Attend Core Competency seminars/workshops and do additional reading and research on areas you may be lacking in knowledge.
• Complete your Assessment Workbook with a CV, a record of your activity and signed mentor assessment sheets.
• Complete your Portfolio of relevant project examples.
• Complete the Online Registration Interview Application. Submit your Assessment Workbook and portfolio (end Sept). Attend the Registered Membership Interview (November).

You will find all the information you need under registration on your NZILA dashboard (you must be logged in).