Foster + Partners not only allows you to work with a range of talented individuals on exciting projects across the world but also access to a host of benefits. We are committed to the development of our people and providing them benefits and initiatives to support their professional and personal lives.
Benefits
Learning & Development
Working at Foster + Partners offers an opportunity to build a rewarding career, with first class training and development available to everyone. As a global practice with offices around the world, we offer development opportunities through international assignments to those interested in pursuing an international career. To support continuous development, we offer study leave opportunities to support the completion a qualification, exam or course, in addition to a wide internal offering. Foster + Partners will also cover up to three memberships directly linked to a role (for example, ARB, RIBA and LEED membership fees).
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Business skills
We offer training courses to improve our employee's business skills. The curriculum focuses on skills such as presenting, negotiating and influencing as well as leadership and management courses.
Through bringing together diverse talent across the practice, our workplace mentoring programme is designed to support our people with their career growth. The programme – which is available to everyone at the practice – is a developmental process in which a trained mentor shares experiences from their professional journey with a mentee through a series of conversations. The mentor/mentee relationship facilitates our people in developing their skills and knowledge while gaining valuable insight, guidance and equipping them with the tools they need to develop.
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Professional Practice Academy
The Professional Practice Academy is our formal education route to qualification for architects. The main programme is a fully-funded Part 3 qualification architects in our London studio. However we cover equivalent qualifications across different geographies. In addition, we offer support for certifications that may be relevant to specific roles.
"The collaborative nature of our studios is akin to a university and the Professional Practice Academy serves as an affirmation of our commitment towards learning and education. The holistic training programme helps people take the final step towards becoming a well-rounded designer, enabling them to navigate the myriad complexities of being a professional architect."
Spencer de Grey, Senior Executive Partner, Head of Design