What is the difference between licensure and registration and which construction related disciplines require licensure and/or registration at the state level?
Licensure: This is the most restrictive form of occupational regulation. It prohibits anyone from offering or engaging in the occupational activities (usually referred to as practice acts) without permission from a government agency designated by a licensing law to issue such a license. The applicant must usually meet certain requirements set forth in the law such as education, training (internship) and examination; minimum age; years of formal education or academic degrees; pass a qualifying written, verbal and/or practical examination; qualify on certain person prerequisites (age, citizenship, bonding, good moral character); and meet comparable standards set by some other state (reciprocation).Registration: A very general term that may simply mean that the law requires an individual who wishes to offer or engage in a given occupation to place their name on an official roster with a designated governmental agency. The requirements are not as stringent depending on activity or residenc
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