NCARB-is it really worh maintaining after you get licensed?

[demilieu]

i got my NCARB bill yesterday...and i'm thinking, 'i've been paying this for 9 years since i got my license'. and no one at any job interview has asked, 'are you NCARB' since about 1997. people usually don't put 'NCARB' after their title anymore...they're more apt to do the LEED AP thing-which has a lot more interest.

i have to say, the last two offices i worked at didn't even pay my annual NCARB fees.

so i'm debating to just let it expire...you can always get it re-activated, though it can be expensive.

if you don't plan to do business in other states...like me...i'm really wondering why i should give them $190 to essentially 'maintain' my council record. (manitain a record? what's that about? a record is a record.) it's not like they make you do certification course every year like the state board does.

and finally, has anyone ever noticed they take about FOREVER to answer even the most simple question you ask them?

texas no longer requires NCARB, but the do accept it for out of state candidates. perhaps there is a growing trend here...

[O-Archy]

Chiming in here...
Yeah, what are the dues for? Maintaining a presence in D.C.? Lobbying to 'protect' the public HSW? Apparently it is heading in the direction of the AIA?
Individual states and local jurisdictions will dictate what qualifications are necessary to practice / what needs stamping, so, yeah, if one doesn't plan to expand their regional business, why bother?
I sent in muh money...

[demilieu]

i'm letting it expire...and if my next employer needs me to be licensed in another state than they can pay the fees...it's like $290 plus the past due $190 and $100 for each year i think.

so long as it can be reactivated for a fee...let the next employer pay for it. i'm out of work right now and there aren't any openings anywhere that i can find in houston.

i'm really bummed out by this profession. i'm 49 and i work a couple of years for marginal money, and then i'm out of work. i don't like the way this professon works in the real world.

if i could have done somthing else that's more recession proof i would have...maybe i need to study to be a locksmith.