Canadian Architechtural Licensing Authorities CALA 13 Practice Survey, Provincial Segmentation: Manitoba Prepared by Framework Partners Inc. November, 13
Please indicate how well or poorly the recent graduates (in the last -3 years) or interns your firm has hired are prepared for internship in general. Response Abs % Rela % Cumu % Rank Selected Key Statsistics 1 Very well prepared 11% 11% 11% 3 Central Tendency Well prepared 11% 11% % 3 Mean 3. 3 Somewhat well prepared 7 39% 39% 1% 1 Median 3. Neither well nor poorly prepared 11% 11% 7% 3 Mode 3. 5 Somewhat poorly prepared % % 9% Dispersion Poorly prepared 1 % % 1% St.Dev 1. 7 Very poorly prepared % % 1% 7 Performance Don t know / not applicable % Score % No Response % Top Two 33% Total 1 1% % 7 % 5 3 1 7% Very well prepared Well prepared Somewhat well prepared Neither well nor poorly prepared Somewhat poorly prepared Poorly prepared Very poorly prepared Well prepared Neither Poorly prepared Page of 3 November, 13
Please indicate how much better or worse prepared the graduates or Interns you have hired are compared with those hired five years ago. Response Abs % Rela % Cumu % Rank Selected Key Statsistics 1 Much better prepared % % % 5 Central Tendency Better prepared 1 % % % Mean 3. 3 Somewhat better prepared 3 17% 1% % Median. They are the same 11 1% 5% % 1 Mode. 5 Somewhat worse prepared 11% 1% 1% 3 Dispersion Worse prepared % % 1% 5 St.Dev.7 7 Very worse prepared % % 1% 5 Performance I do not know / not applicable 1 % Score 53% No Response % Top Two % Total 1 1% 1 % % 1 9% Much better prepared Better prepared Somewhat better prepared They are the same Somewhat worse prepared Worse prepared Very worse prepared Better prepared Neither Worse prepared Page 3 of 3 November, 13
With respect to the content areas above where you indicated that graduates or Interns were inadequately prepared for entry into the profession, please indicate whether these are areas better covered by the degree program or whether they should be covered somewhere else. Response Abs % Rela % Cumu % Rank 1 the architectural degree program 1 7% 71% 71% 1 architectural regulators 1 % % 7% 3 3 Other (Please specify) % % 1% Don't know / not applicable 1 % No Response % Total 1 1% 1 1 3% 1 % 71% Degree Regulators Other Degree Regulators Other Page of 3 November, 13
What year was your practice formed? Response Abs % Rela % Cumu % Rank Selected Stats 1 5 years or less in business 11% 11% 11% 3 Average 3.3-1 years in business 11% 11% % 3 Median 1. 3 11- years in business 33% 33% 5% 1 Mode 5. 1-5 years in business 33% 33% 9% 1 Std. Dev. 15.9 5 More than 5 years in business 11% 11% 1% 3 Min 5. No Response % Max. Total 1 1% 7 Gen Sat 3% 11% 11% 5% 11% 5 % 3 15% 33% 1% 3% 1 5% 5 years or less in business -1 years in business 11- years in business 1-5 years in business More than 5 years in business % 5 years or less in business -1 years in business 11- years in business 1-5 years in business More than 5 years in business Page 5 of 3 November, 13
What type of practice is it? Response Abs % Rela % Cumu % Rank 1 Architectural Practice 17 9% 9% 9% 1 Architectural/engineering Practice 1 % % 1% 3 Other % % 1% 3 No Response % Total 1 1% 1 Gen Sat 1% % % 1 1 1% 1 % 1 % % % 9% Architectural Practice Architectural/engineering Practice Other % Architectural Practice Architectural/engineering Practice Other Page of 3 November, 13
What is your form of practice? Response Abs % Rela % Cumu % Rank 1 Sole Proprietorship 3 17% 17% 17% Partnership 3 17% 17% 33% 3 Corporation (Single Owner) 3 17% 17% 5% Corporation (Multiple Owners) 33% 33% 3% 1 5 Partnership of Corporations 3 17% 17% 1% Other (Please specify) % % 1% No Response % Total 1 1% Gen Sat % 7 35% 17% 3% 5 5% % 5% 3 15% 33% 1% 1 5% Proprietorship Partnership Corporation (SO) Corporation (MO) Part. Of Corp. Other % Proprietorship Partnership Corporation Other Page 7 of 3 November, 13
Where is your practice s primary business office located? Response Abs % Rela % Cumu % Rank 1 Home office 1 % % % Outside your home 17 9% 9% 1% 1 No Response % Total 1 1% 1 1 % 1 1 1 9% Home office Outside your home Home office Outside your home Page of 3 November, 13
How many employees work at your organization? Please include principals, directors and employees in this total. Do not include employees outside of Canada if you have offices in other countries. Response Abs % Rela % Cumu % Rank 1 Self-employed (No employees) % % % 7 1 employee 11% 1% 1% 3 3 employees % % 1% 7 5 employees % % 1% 7 5 1 employees 3 17% 1% 9% 11-19 employees 3 17% 1% 7% 7-9 employees % 7% 9% 1 5-99 employees % % 9% 7 9 1-199 employees % % 9% 7 1 employees or more 1 % % 1% 5 11 I do not know / not applicable 1 % No Response % Total 1 1% % 9 7 1% 1% % 1% 5 3 % % 5% 3% 1 % None 1-3 -5-1 11-19 -9 5-99 1-199 + % None 1-5 -19-99 Page 9 of 3 November, 13
Please indicate the practice s primary (more than 5% of Gross revenue) types of work. Please check all that apply. Response Abs % Rela % Rank 1 Residential single family housing % % 9 Multiple family housing 7 39% 39% 5 3 Commercial office / retail 1 7% 7% 1 Industrial 7 39% 39% 5 5 Recreation 9 5% 5% 3 Health care 5 % % 7 Education 11 1% 1% Other institutional (e.g., airports, prisons, churches, civic buildings) % % 9 Research 1 % % 11 1 Restoration/heritage % % 9 11 Urban design 1 % % 11 1 Consulting / Study 7 39% 39% 5 13 Other (Please specify) 11% No Response % Total 1 1% 1 1 1 1 SF Residential MF Residential Commercial Industrial Recreation Health care Education Other institutional Research Restoration/ heritage Urban design Consulting / Study Other --DRAFT - November, 13 --
Please indicate if your practice has staff other than yourself. Response Abs % Rela % Cumu % Rank 1 Yes, my practice has staff other than myself 1 1% 1% 1% 1 No, my practice does not have staff other than myself % % 1% 3 I don t know / Not applicable % No Response % Total 1 1% % 1 1 1 1 1 1% Yes No Yes No Page 11 of 3 November, 13
Please indicate how many staff, by position, you have at the present time in your practice Response None FT Employees PT Employees Contract Employees Totals # % # Ave % # Ave % # Ave % # % 1 Architects-principals / shareholders / officers / directors % 1.7 95% 1 1. 5% % 19 1% Architects-not principals / shareholders / officers 1 % 1 3.7 % % 1. % 1 1% 3 Interns 3 % 11. 73% 1 1. 7% % 15 1% Architectural Graduate (not Intern) % 3. 9% % 1 1. 11% 9 1% 5 Landscape architects 1% % % % 1% Urban planners 1% % % % 1% 7 Engineers 7% 1 95. 17% % 1 1. 17% 1% Technologists/technicians 1 % 15.1 3% %.5 11% 1 1% 9 Interior designers 1 9% 7 7.1 %. 1% 1 1. 9% 11 1% 1 Support staff % 15.3 3% 1.5 11% 1 1. % 1 1% 11 Other %. 1% % % 1% No Response Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 Arch.-principals etc Arch. (other) Interns Arch. Grads (not Intern) FT Landscape arch. Urban planners Engineers Technologists Interior designers Support staff Urban design Page 1 of 3 November, 13
Please indicate the number of interns or recent architectural graduates that your firm has hired in the past five years Response Abs % Rela % Cumu % Rank Our firm does not hire interns or 1 recent architectural graduate % % % 5 One % % % 5 3 Two % % % Three % % % 5 Four 3 17% 17% 1% Five or more 7 39% 39% 1% 1 7 Don t know / not applicable % No Response % Total 1 1% Gen Sat % % 3% % 7 5% 39% 5 % 15% 3 1% % 1 5% 17% None One Two Three Four Five or more % None One Two Three Four Five or more Page 13 of 3 November, 13
Please indicate which of the following skills you look for when hiring an intern or recent architectural graduate (please check all that apply). Response Abs % Rela % Rank 1 Programming % % Site and environmental analysis 3 17% 17% 7 3 Schematic design 13 7% 7% Engineering system coordination 11% 11% 1 5 Building cost analysis % % 15 Code research 33% 33% 7 Design development 1 7% 7% 3 Construction documents 1 7% 7% 1 9 Specifications and material research 3 17% 17% 7 1 Document checking and coordination 5 % % 5 11 Bidding and Contract Negotiation 1 % % 1 1 Construction Phase - Office 11% 11% 1 13 Construction Phase - Site 1 % % 1 1 Project Management 3 17% 17% 7 15 Office Management 1 % % 1 1 All of these 3 17% 17% 17 None of these % 1 Other 5 % % 19 DNKW % No Response % Total 1 1% 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 5 7 9 1 11 1 13 1 15 --DRAFT - November, 13 --
Please rate how well or poorly your firm s most recently hired intern or recent graduate s education prepared them for entry into the profession as an intern in each of the following content areas: Response Mean Median Mode St. Dev Score Top Two Rank 1 Schematic Design..9 3.5 1. 9% 35% Design Development..9.9 1.1 7% 3% 3 3 Professionalism & Professional Practic 3.1.9. 1.5 % 3% 1 Site & Environmental Analysis 3.5 3.1 1.5 5% 3% 5 Programming 3. 3.3 3. 1. 5% 19% 5 Construction Documents.1. 3. 1.5 9% 15% 7 Code Research...7 1. 3% 9% Management of the Project..5.5 1. % 1% 7 9 Engineering Systems.5.5.5 1. % 5% 1 1 Construction Phase - Office & Site.. 1.7 3% 5% 11 11 Bidding & Contract Negotiation 5. 5.1 1. 33% % 9 1 Building Cost Analysis.9 5. 5. 1.3 35% % 1 % 35% 3% 5% % 15% 1% 5% Top Two % Schematic Design Design Development Professionalism & Professional Practice Site & Environmental Analysis Programming Construction Documents Code Research Management of the Project Engineering Systems Construction Phase - Office & Site Bidding & Contract Negotiation Building Cost Analysis Page 15 of 3 November, 13
Please rate how well or poorly your firm s most recently hired intern or recent graduate s education prepared them for entry into the profession as an intern in each of the following areas: Response Mean Median Mode St. Dev Score Top Two Rank 1 Teamwork.3..3 1. 7% 1% 1 Professionalism.3. 1.5 1.1 7% 55% 3 Working Drawing 3.9 3.9. 1.7 51% 1% Office Systems 3.5 3.5 3. 1.7 5% 3% 3 5 Project Management.. 3. 1. % 13% 5 7% Top Two % 5% % 3% % 1% % Teamwork Professionalism Working Drawing Office Systems Project Management Page 1 of 3 November, 13
Importance versus Performance Area Importance Performance Rank Rank Delta 1 Programming - Site and environmental analysis 7 7 3 Schematic design - Engineering system coordination 1 15-5 5 Building cost analysis 15 17 - Code research 13-9 7 Design development 3 5 - Construction documents 1 1-9 9 Specifications and material research 7 7 11 Document checking and coordination 5 5 1 Bidding and Contract Negotiation 1 1 13 Construction Phase - Office 1 1-1 Construction Phase - Site 1 1-15 Project Management 7 11-1 Office Management 1 1 17 Teamwork 1-1 1 Professionalism - 19 Professionalism & Professional Practice 3-3 Working drawings 9-9 1 Management of the Project 1-1 Office Systems - 1 3 5 7 9 11 1 13 1 15 1 17 1 19 1 Page 17 of 3 November, 13
In what circumstances do you hire Interns? Please check all that apply. [Through an annual hiring program] Response Abs % Rela % Rank 1 Through an annual hiring program % % 3 Only when we have a need for them 1 9% 9% 1 3 Other (please specify) 11% 11% Don't know / not applicable % No Response % Total 1 1% 1 1 1 1 1 Annual Need Other Page 1 of 3 November, 13
Which regulators does your firm deal with? Please check all that apply. [Architectural Institute of British Columbia] Response Abs % Rela % Rank 1 Architectural Institute of British Columbia 9 5% 5% Alberta Association of Architects 1 5% 5% 3 3 Northwest Territories Association of Architects 11% 11% 9 Saskatchewan Association of Architects 9 5% 5% 5 Manitoba Association of Architects 1 1% 1% 1 Ontario Association of Architects 11 1% 1% 7 Ordre des architectes du Québec 3 17% 17% 7 Architects Association of New Brunswick/Association des architectes du Nouveau- Brunswick 11% 11% 9 9 Nova Scotia Association of Architects 3 17% 17% 7 1 Architects Association of Prince Edward Island % % 1 11 Newfoundland & Labrador Association of Architects % % 1 Other (please specify): 11% 11% 9 13 Don t know / not applicable % No Response % Total 1 1% 1 1 1 1 1 Page 19 of 3 November, 13
Please indicate your firm s satisfaction with programs and services offered by your architectural regulator. Response Mean Median Mode St. Dev Score Top Two Rank 1 MAA 3. 3 3 1. % 7% OAA 3.3 3 3.9 3% 7% 1 3 AAA.1 5 5 1. % 33% 5 NSAA 5. 5 33% % 9 5 AIBC. 5 5 1. 3% 33% 5 NLAA 9 7 NWTAA 5. 5 5. 33% % 9 OAQ.3 1.5 % 33% 5 9 AANB.3 1.5 % 33% 5 1 SAA 3.9 5 5 1.5 5% 3% 11 AAPEI. 5% % 9 1 Other (please specify): 3. 3 7% 5% 3 9% % 7% % 5% % 3% % 1% Top Two % MAA OAA AAA NSAA AIBC NLAA NWTAA OAQ AANB SAA AAPEI Other (please specify): Page of 3 November, 13
From which Canadian schools has your firm hired interns or architectural graduates from in the past five years? Please check all that apply. Response Abs % Rela % Rank 1 Carleton University 3 17% 1% Dalhousie University 7 39% 1% 3 McGill University % % Ryerson University 3 17% 1% 5 Université de Montréal 1 % % 13 Université Laval 3 17% 1% 7 University of British Columbia 3 17% 1% University of Calgary 5 % 9% 3 9 University of Manitoba 11 1% 5% 1 1 University of Toronto % % 11 University of Waterloo 11% 1% 1 1 RAIC Syllabus Program % % 13 Other (please specify): % % 1 Don t know / not applicable 1 % No Response % Total 1 1% 1 1 Page 1 of 3 November, 13
Please indicate your firm s satisfaction with the graduates from each of the following universities in terms of your expectations of skill and knowledge level required for entering work in an architectural practice. Response Mean Median Mode St. Dev Score Top Two Rank 1 Waterloo 3. 3 3. 7% 75% 1 McGill 3. 3 1. 7% % 3 RAIC 3. 3 1. % 7% Dalhousie 3.5 3.1 5% 57% 5 5 Ryerson 3.3 3 1.5 3% 5% Manitoba. 1. 5% 3% 1 7 Carleton 3. 3 3. 7% % 3 Montreal 3.5 1.3 5% 5% 9 UBC 3.3 3 1.5 3% % 1 Toronto 3. 1. 53% 3% 11 11 Laval 3. 3 1.3 3% % 3 1 Calgary. 1. 3% 17% 1 13 Other (please specify):. 5% % 13 7% Top Two % 5% % 3% % 1% % Waterloo McGill RAIC Dalhousie Ryerson Manitoba Carleton Montreal UBC Toronto Laval Calgary Other (please specify): Page of 3 November, 13
On average, for how many years do Interns stay with your firm? Response Abs % Rela % Cumu % Rank 1 Less than a year 1 % 7% 7% 5 One year 1 % 7% 13% 5 3 Two years 11% 13% 7% 3 Three years % 7% 53% 1 5 Four years 11% 13% 7% 3 Five years 1 % 7% 73% 5 7 More than five years % 7% 1% 1 Don t know / not applicable 3 17% No Response % Total 1 1% 5 % 7% 7% 3 13% 3 7% 1 1 13% 7% Less than a year 1 year years 3 years years 5 years More than 5 5-99 Less than a year 1 3 5 More than 5 Page 3 of 3 November, 13