Cooperation between public administration and professional self-governments in granting licenses to practice profession: case study of architects and civil engineers

Abstract

The article presents the legal framework for cooperation between public administration and professional self-governments of architects and civil engineers on granting professional qualifications and recognition of qualifications. The article’s thesis is that the scale of existing problems requires the alignment on terminology and development of right forms of collaboration between the two parties. Moreover, it requires the supervision over the implementation of the delegated tasks; it is assumed that the delegation of tasks does not imply the delegation of accountability. By delegating tasks public administrations can focus on their core missions without being distracted by the tasks requiring narrow expertise. They can also leverage the competences of licensed professionals and professionals with recognized qualifications.