APC support materials

There are two example PDPs on our website and two Advice Notes relating to the PDP. Additionally, on RTPI Learn, our online learning platform, there is a module called “How to write a PDP”.

We deliver two to three webinars, free of charge, per month covering every aspect of the APC process. These webinars are either 30 or 60 minutes long, taking place at lunchtime. To see the full range of APC webinars and to book your place, please click here.

Each year the RTPI publishes Commended Candidates, who have been commended for their APC submissions. This includes their educational background and career overview, as well as their APC top tips. These are designed to help APC candidates currently going through the process to learn from the experiences of recently Chartered members. We also share top tips in the main guidance for each membership route. As well as this, there are tips for assessors featured in the bulletins.

There is a Planning Enforcement Advice Note, which is applicable for all routes to Chartered membership. It gives examples of how Planning Officers can use their work experience to meet the various competencies in the PCS.

There are a number of advice notes relating to each route, these can be found using the links below:

• Academic Experience Advice Note  (Associate, L-APC, A-APC, EP-APC)
• Mentoring Advice Note  (Associate, Legal Associate, L-APC, DA-APC, A-APC, EP-APC)
• Reflective Journal Advice Note  (L-APC, DA-APC, A-APC)
• Corroborating Your Submission Advice Note  (Associate, Legal Associate, L-APC, DA-APC, A-APC, EP-APC)
• Planning Enforcement Experience Advice Note  (L-APC, DA-APC, A-APC, EP-APC
• Planning Theory Advice Note  (A-APC, EP-APC)