Professional regulator the Architects Registration Board has signed a mutual-recognition agreement with its counterparts in Australia and New Zealand that will relax the registration process for design professionals and increase flexibility for students.

The deal with the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia and the New Zealand Registered Architects Board is the result of six years of work between the parties and follows a similar agreement reached with regulators in the United States last month.

Under the mutual-recognition agreement with Australia and New Zealand, student architects who have achieved a masters-level architecture qualification in either country or the UK will be able to complete their training in another partner country, if they wish.

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