SLIA Part II study plan

SLIA Part II · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Architectural Design and Practice (SLIA professional qualification content not enumerated in source)

Map the full SLIA Part II syllabus into a personal topic checklist, marking every item as known, partial, or unknown
Assemble the primary reference set (professional practice handbook, building regulations, contract forms, fee scales) and index it by topic
Draft a one-page summary of the architect's statutory duties and professional obligations in the local jurisdiction
Define a weekly study routine with fixed sessions that fit around full-time work

A dated syllabus map with confidence ratings and a reference index covering at least 20 source documents

Week 2

Explain the RIBA-style plan of work stages and map each stage to deliverables, approvals, and fee milestones
Compare the common procurement routes (traditional, design-and-build, management, construction management) on risk allocation and cost certainty
Describe the standard consultant appointment and the architect's scope, authority, and liability under it
Produce a stage-by-stage checklist of statutory consents and inspections required before construction starts

A two-page comparison table of procurement routes scored against five criteria, plus a consent timeline

Week 3

Summarise the main standard forms of building contract, their payment mechanisms, and dispute procedures
Explain certificates, instructions, variations, and practical completion under a typical contract
Outline professional indemnity insurance, liability periods, and how negligence claims arise
Draft model answers to three practice questions on contracts and liability under timed conditions

Three timed written answers (45 minutes each) marked against a self-built rubric, with a list of gaps

Week 4

Consolidate planning and building-control processes, including permitted development, listed-building consent, and fire-safety duties
Explain the architect's role in health and safety, including CDM-style duty-holder responsibilities
Review fee calculation, resource planning, and office quality-management systems
Rehearse a short oral explanation of the professional code of conduct and conflict-of-interest rules

A one-page regulatory flowchart from inception to completion, plus a recorded five-minute oral explanation

Week 5

Work through design-process theory: briefing, site appraisal, concept development, and design review
Apply sustainability and energy-performance requirements to a worked design scenario
Analyse accessibility and inclusive-design standards and test them against a sample plan
Practise structuring a design-critique answer that links concept decisions to regulatory and client constraints

A written design-critique response of 800 words on a self-chosen building, cross-referenced to at least six regulatory or theoretical sources

Week 6

Integrate technical design knowledge: structure, envelope, services, and fire strategy coordination
Explain how buildability, specification, and value engineering decisions are documented and controlled
Review post-occupancy evaluation and feedback loops into practice knowledge
Complete a full past-paper-style case study under exam time limits

One complete case-study answer marked against the official-style marking criteria, with a written self-assessment

Week 7

Synthesise the whole syllabus into a single condensed revision sheet of no more than ten pages
Identify the ten weakest topics from prior practice and rewrite each as a flashcard set
Rehearse exam technique: reading the question, allocating time, structuring answers, and managing word limits
Complete two half-length mock papers back to back

A ten-page condensed revision sheet plus a scored record of two half-mocks

Week 8

Sit one full timed mock examination under realistic conditions
Review every incorrect or incomplete answer and close each gap with a targeted note
Recite the key statutory, contractual, and professional-conduct facts from memory without notes
Finalise logistics: exam venue, permitted materials, identification, and rest plan

A full mock score with a completed error log showing every gap closed or flagged for review

Week 2: Can explain all work stages and three procurement routes from memory in under ten minutes without notes

Week 4: Score at least 60 percent on a self-set 30-question recall test covering contracts, consents, and conduct

Week 6: Complete a full case-study answer within the time limit and score at least 55 percent against the rubric

Week 8: Achieve a full mock-exam score at or above the pass mark with no unanswered questions