| Q: |  | What is a Registered Graphic Designer? |
| A: | | A Registered Graphic Designer and R.G.D. is a graphic design practitioner, manager or educator who has met the Association's qualification criteria and has been granted the right to use these professional designations. No one else may use the designations Registered Graphic Designer or R.G.D. Persons in Ontario who are not Registered Graphic Designers are not excluded from practising graphic design. The R.G.D. and Registered Graphic Designer designations are signals of quality and competence to the profession, the public, and the government. |
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| Q: | | Are there any other associations with this kind of accreditation legislation? |
| A: | | RGD Ontario is the only graphic design association in Canada to have such legislation. |
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| Q: | | Can I be a Registered Graphic Designer if I don't live in Ontario? |
| A: | | Graphic designers who live and work in other provinces or outside the country may be members of RGD Ontario, although all exam administrations take place within the province. You may also consider joining a GDC chapter located in other provinces. |
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| Q: | | What happens if I am an R.G.D. and I move out of province? |
| A: | | Non-Resident status may be obtained by those who are Registered or Provisional Members of the Association, and reside outside the Province of Ontario and do not practice or provide instruction in graphic design within the Province. |
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| Q: | | How many members do you have? |
| A: | | Currently RGD Ontario has approximately 2,500 members. Of these, about 800 are Registered Graphic Designers, about 400 are Provisional RGDs (the category for design graduates who do not yet have the requisite experience to the take the R.G.D. Exam) and about 1,300 student members. |
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| Q: | | What are the average salaries for junior, intermediate and senior graphic designers? |
| A: | | RGD Ontario does not currently have this information. A national salary and fee survey was conducted by The Association. Click here to view the results. Or contact the Association to have a hard copy of the results mailed to you. |
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| Q: | | What are the standard billing fees and practices for graphic designers? |
| A: | | A national salary and fee survey was conducted by The Association. Click here to view the results. Or contact the Association to have a hard copy of the results mailed to you. |
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| Q: | | What school should I go to to become a graphic designer? |
| A: | | The Association recognizes 15 post-secondary institutions which provide three- and four-year programs in graphic design. For a list of schools, click here. Speak directly to a college to learn more about its program. |
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| Q: | | Where can I find a job as a graphic designer? |
| A: | | RGD Ontario lists job openings in the Members-only Section of the web site. |
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| Q: | | What is RGD Ontario's Privacy Policy? |
| A: | | RGD Ontario and the Examination Board for Registered Graphic Designers are responsible for personal information under our control and have policies and procedures to protect the integrity and privacy of any personal information that is collected, used, disclosed, retained and destroyed in the course of your transactions, activities, applications, membership, status or affiliation with us.
Personal information is collected for purposes of conducting the business affairs, administration, management and the execution of other programs and activities of both organizations, including any actions or work for compliance with laws and bylaws, membership processing, exam administration, member regulation, event registration, information dissemination, database maintenance, payments and collections. Media used to collect personal information will state that by providing said information, persons have thus explicitly and implicitly consented to its use for the stated purposes.
The information collected, such as first and last name, title, gender, business name, business and home address, telephone, fax, email address, web site, area of specialty, educational background, details of work experience including names of employers with address, telephone, fax, email address, job title and dates of employment is necessary for the purposes stated above. The information is collected by means of the owner of the information voluntarily filling out forms in various media and/or when given orally on a voluntary basis and freely over the telephone or in person.
Members of RGD Ontario have online access to their personal information and may update, amend, augment or correct it at anytime, or they may contact us by any means and request same. Members also may opt in or out of making their information available on the RGD Ontario website, or for receiving occasional news, information, offers or promotions from third-party sponsors or organizations. Contact the privacy officer at execdir@rgdontario.com or call 1 888 274 3668 x 50 if you require assistance in this process, wish to make a change or request or require further information.
All personal information is accessed by qualified staff using standard professional confidentiality and security safeguards. |
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