About
Independent learning for architects and built-environment professionals
The School of Specification (SOS) is an independent e-learning platform from Architecture Today that helps architects and construction professionals make informed, intelligent and sustainable specification decisions.
Learn from industry experts
With over 250 structured, self-paced lessons, SOS covers every aspect of specification practice — from the Building Safety Act, fire safety and legal responsibilities to low-carbon design, materials, contracts and insurance. Each module is written or reviewed by trusted consultants, practitioners, manufacturers and technical specialists from across the industry.
Accessible, engaging and CPD-compliant
Our mission is to harness the combined expertise of the construction sector and present it in a way that is accessible, engaging and easy to use. SOS offers a rolling programme of CPD-compliant modules, with new content published every month.
Built for every stage of your career
Whether you’re part of a small or sole-practitioner practice, a recent graduate, a larger firm investing in team CPD, or a university integrating SOS into your curriculum, our modular platform gives you the flexibility to learn at your own pace and on your own terms.
Focused on sustainability and better outcomes
Environmental performance and sustainability sit at the heart of everything we do. SOS supports the profession’s mission to deliver buildings that are resilient, safe and low-carbon — for clients, communities and the planet.
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Partner with School of Specification
A CPD-accredited route to share expertise with architects and specifiers
The School of Specification works with manufacturers, consultants and specialist organisations to develop independent, CPD-accredited learning content that supports confident, compliant specification.
Our partnership model is designed for organisations that want to contribute expert knowledge, not product-led presentations, and engage specifiers in a trusted educational context.
How CPD Partnerships Work
Partners collaborate with the School of Specification team and independent consultants to create specification-led CPD modules focused on regulation, risk, performance and real-world application.
Each module is:
- Expert-led and independently shaped
- CPD-accredited and quality assured
- Built around real specification workflows
- Hosted on-demand as part of the School of Specification curriculum
Why Partner with the School of Specification
CPD partnerships enable organisations to:
- Share expertise in a credible, non-sales environment
- Engage specifiers earlier in the decision-making process
- Build long-term visibility through evergreen CPD content
- Position named contributors as trusted industry authorities
- Support safer, more sustainable and compliant outcomes
All content sits within the Architecture Today editorial ecosystem, reinforcing trust and independence.
Built for every stage of your career
Whether you’re part of a small or sole-practitioner practice, a recent graduate, a larger firm investing in team CPD, or a university integrating SOS into your curriculum, our modular platform gives you the flexibility to learn at your own pace and on your own terms.
Who CPD Partnerships Are For
Best suited to organisations that:
- Operate in complex or regulated specification areas
- Value credibility, education and long-term influence
- Want to contribute knowledge that improves industry outcomes
Long-Term, Managed Partnerships
School of Specification partnerships are actively managed, not one-off CPD sessions. Content remains available on-demand and is supported by coordinated editorial and promotional activity to ensure ongoing relevance and impact
Interested in contributing CPD content to the School of Specification?