Certification by the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB) is formal recognition that the applicant’s education, experience and examination meet or exceed CLARB's Certification standards.
These standards are approved by CLARB's Board of Directors, are aligned with the CLARB Uniform Licensure Standard for Landscape Architecture and are recommended internationally as the standard for licensure. CLARB recommends to all member boards or governing bodies that a CLARB Certified Record Holder be granted licensure or registration without further review.
Approved by the CLARB Board of Directors December 2022.
Section 1
CLARB Certification standards
To be granted CLARB Certification, an applicant must demonstrate through current, verified documentation within their CLARB Record that they satisfy all the following requirements in accordance with the evaluation criteria set forth in the Reference Document - Evaluation Criteria for CLARB Certification:
- Education: Either (i) hold a degree in landscape architecture accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB), Canadian Landscape Architects Accreditation Council (LAAC), or the international equivalent; or (ii) satisfy the alternative education requirements set forth in Section 1 – Education Evaluation Criteria of the reference document; and
- Experience: Have completed two (2) years of experience in the regulated practice of landscape architecture under the direct supervision of a licensed landscape architect or licensed professional in a related field (see Section 2 – Experience Evaluation Criteria of the reference document); and
- Examination: Successfully complete the CLARB registration examination where the examination administration and grading were conducted in accordance with CLARB's standards in effect at the time of test administration (see Section 3 – Examination Evaluation Criteria of the reference document).
Note: Any applicant who does not satisfy the CLARB Certification standards listed in Section 1 above may be awarded certification if they have sufficient other qualifications, which, while not considered to be equal to the certification requirements, are accepted in lieu of these requirements. Alternative qualifications are identified in the reference document.
Section 2
Requirements for maintaining a CLARB Certification
A CLARB Certified Record Holder must:
- Update and renew the CLARB Record annually, including a completed annual activity report; and
- Pay the annual renewal fee.
Section 3
Suspension of CLARB Certification
CLARB may suspend certification for conduct including, but not limited to, any of the following:
- Violating the professional code of conduct, as reported by a member board or governing body.
- Revocation or suspension of license by a member board, governing body or court of competent jurisdiction.
- Falsifying records to attain certification.
- Failing to maintain an active and up-to-date CLARB Record.
Note: All such matters outlined above shall be inserted in the CLARB Record of the individual in question for the information of member boards or other governing bodies who may consider the individual for licensure or registration and rely upon the information in the CLARB Record or the recommendation of CLARB Certification.
