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The Road to Chartership -

Engineering (Eng) Qualification

Routes

Roger Bird

Newcastle University

March 2013

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36 Licenced PEIs

(Professional Engineering Institutions)

including CIHT, ICE, IHE, IStructE

36 Licenced PEIs

(Professional Engineering Institutions)

including CIHT, ICE, IHE, IStructE

UK Standard for Professional

Engineering Competence

(UK SPEC).

UK Standard for Professional

Engineering Competence

(UK SPEC).

The Engineering Council The Engineering Council

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EngTech

Engineering

Technician

EngTech

Engineering

Technician

UK Standard for Professional

Engineering Competence

(UK SPEC).

UK Standard for Professional

Engineering Competence

(UK SPEC).

The Engineering Council The Engineering Council

IEng

Incorporated

Engineer

IEng

Incorporated

Engineer

CEng

Chartered

Engineer

CEng

Chartered

Engineer

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EngTech

Engineering

Technician

EngTech

Engineering

Technician

IEng

Incorporated

Engineer

IEng

Incorporated

Engineer

CEng

Chartered

Engineer

CEng

Chartered

Engineer

Competence Competence

Knowledge

Experience

Commitment

Knowledge

Experience

Commitment

Personal and professional

commitment to society,

to their profession and

to the environment

Personal and professional

commitment to society,

to their profession and

to the environment

Lifelong learning,

career development,

progression

Lifelong learning,

career development,

progression

Knowledge

Understanding

Skills Values

Knowledge

Understanding

Skills Values

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Engineering Technician Incorporated Engineer Chartered Engineer

A Use engineering

knowledge and

understanding to apply

technical and practical

skills.

Use a combination of

general and specialist

engineering knowledge and

understanding to apply

existing and emerging

technology.

Use a combination of

general and specialist

engineering knowledge and

understanding to optimise

the application of existing

and emerging technology.

B Contribute to the design,

development,

manufacture,

construction,

commissioning, operation

or maintenance of

products, equipment,

processes, systems or

services.

Apply appropriate

theoretical and practical

methods to design, develop,

manufacture, construct,

commission, operate,

maintain, decommission

and re-cycle engineering

processes, systems,

services and products.

Apply appropriate

theoretical and practical

methods to the analysis

and solution of engineering

problems.

(UK SPEC) (UK SPEC)

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Engineering Technician Incorporated Engineer Chartered Engineer

C Accept and exercise

personal responsibility.

Provide technical and

commercial

management.

Provide technical and

commercial leadership.

D Use effective

communication

and interpersonal skills.

Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills.

E Make a personal

commitment to an

appropriate code of

professional conduct,

recognising obligations to

society, the profession

and the environment.

Demonstrate a personal commitment to

professional standards, recognising obligations to

society, the profession and the environment.

(UK SPEC) (UK SPEC)

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UK Standard for Professional

Engineering Competence

(UK SPEC).

UK Standard for Professional

Engineering Competence

(UK SPEC).

CIHT CIHT

EngTech

Engineering

Technician

EngTech

Engineering

Technician

IEng

Incorporated

Engineer

IEng

Incorporated

Engineer

CEng

Chartered

Engineer

CEng

Chartered

Engineer

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• Recognition as a professional - Nationally recognised professional title

• Greater influence within your organisation and industry

• Recognition of your expertise and hard work

• Assists career progression

• Letters after your name

Benefits of Professional Qualifications

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CIHT: EngTech, IEng, CEng CIHT: EngTech, IEng, CEng

Standard Route Standard Route Individual Route Individual Route

Educational

requirements met

in full.

Accredited

Courses

Educational

requirements met

in full.

Accredited

Courses

Educational

requirements

partially met

Educational

requirements

partially met

Further

Learning –

Submit Report

Further

Learning –

Submit Report

Educational

knowledge to be

demonstrated

Educational

knowledge to be

demonstrated

Technical Report

and Interview

Technical Report

and Interview

Professional Review Process Portfolio of Evidence and Professional Review Interview

Professional Review Process Portfolio of Evidence and Professional Review Interview

Initial Professional Development While Working – Developing competence and commitment

Initial Professional Development While Working – Developing competence and commitment

Knowledge:

The

Benchmark

Standard

Knowledge:

The

Benchmark

Standard

Development Development

Review Review

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EngTech EngTech Standard Route Standard Route Individual Route Individual Route

Initial Professional Development Mentor, CPD Record

Initial Professional Development Mentor, CPD Record

Professional Review Interview Professional Review Interview

Knowledge:

The

Benchmark

Standard

Knowledge:

The

Benchmark

Standard

Development Development

Review Review

Accredited

qualifications

conformed by

Initial Assessment

Accredited

qualifications

conformed by

Initial Assessment

Further

Learning –

Submit Report

Further

Learning –

Submit Report

Further Training-

Technical Report

and Interview

Further Training-

Technical Report

and Interview

Initial Assessment Initial Assessment

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EngTech – Initial Assessment

• Submit Initial Assessment application, to establish

which route to take, provide copies of:

• CV

• Copies of certificates

• Details of work-based training

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EngTech – Professional Review

• Submit Professional Review application:

• Application form

• CV

• Copies of relevant certificates

• Up-to-date training record

• CPD record for last 12 months

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EngTech – Professional Review

Interviews

• All candidates to be interviewed

• Two reviewers (possibly with an observer)

• Interview takes ~ 45 minutes

Reviewers

• Member of CIHT and professionally qualified

• Understand the EngTech Standard

• Up-to-date with professional and technical matters in Highways & Transportation

• Interested in professional development of others

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CEng

and IEng

CEng

and IEng Standard Route Standard Route Individual Route Individual Route

Knowledge:

The

Benchmark

Standard

Knowledge:

The

Benchmark

Standard

Development Development

Review Review

Initial Assessment Initial Assessment

Accredited

qualifications

conformed by Initial

Assessment

Accredited

qualifications

conformed by Initial

Assessment

Further Learning

– Submit Report

Further Learning

– Submit Report

Further Training-

Technical Report

and Interview

Further Training-

Technical Report

and Interview

Initial Professional Development Development of competence and commitment, Mentor, CPD Record

Initial Professional Development Development of competence and commitment, Mentor, CPD Record

Professional Review

Portfolio of Evidence, Professional Review Interview

Professional Review

Portfolio of Evidence, Professional Review Interview

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Chartered & Incorporated Engineer

Three stage process:

Stage 1 - Initial Assessment of Educational base

• Covering letter

• CV

• Copies of certificates

• Authenticated details of any training scheme

undertaken

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Chartered & Incorporated Engineer

Stage 2 - Initial Professional Development

• The bridge between achieving the educational

base and full professional competence

• To enable you to meet the five training and

experience objectives specified by the

Engineering Council within UK-SPEC document

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Chartered & Incorporated Engineer

Part 1 - Portfolio of Evidence

• Application Form (inc photo)

• Training and experience record forms

• Authentication of training and experience

• One-page Project Synopsis

• CPD record – for the 2 years prior to submitting your application

• Professional Development Plan

Candidate Guidance

Notes are available:

on-line

Stage 3 - Professional Review

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CEng/IEng – Professional Review

Part 2 - Professional Review Interview

• 15 minute presentation - uninterrupted about the project outlined in

the synopsis with the focus on you and your role

• Followed by professional discussion covering all of the competence

areas

• Allows you to demonstrate you have achieved the required level of

competence and commitment

• Conducted by two trained reviewers (possibly plus an observer)

• Duration: 60 - 90 minutes

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Training & Experience Objectives

A - Knowledge and Understanding B - Application to Practice C - Technical and Commercial Leadership

• Team leadership, project management, staff development, continuous improvement

D - Interpersonal Skills • Written and oral communication skills, team building, credibility

E - Personal Commitment • Health & Safety, risk assessment, sustainability, professional

development, role of professional institutions Refer to Candidate Guidance Notes • Section 4: “Disciplines” or areas of work • Appendix A – Guidance for Core Objectives

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After the Interview

• Reviewers make recommendation to Membership &

Skills Strategy Board (MSSB)

• Candidate notified of result within six weeks

• Successful candidates put forward to Engineering

Council/CIHT & TPS to be included on the

appropriate register

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Importance of a Mentor

• Help establish whether you are ready to apply for the qualification

• Advise on how gaps in your knowledge and/or experience could be addressed

• Advise on the content and subject matter of your portfolio of evidence

• Provide challenges to assumptions/conclusions in the portfolio of evidence

• Comment on drafts of the portfolio of evidence

• Advise on interview presentation, style and technique

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Candidate Quotes

“The hardest part of my application was deciding to start, but

the process was quite straightforward once I got going”

“Applying for the qualification was a useful exercise because it forced me

to look back on what I had achieved in my career, focus on the

highlights so far and work out what I need to develop in future”

“The interview was well structured

and each of the interviewers clearly

had specialisms similar to mine”

“Collating together evidence for my portfolio

made me realise just how much I had

achieved and learnt in my career so far”

“Taking the professional review was hard

work but it was definitely worth it”

“Taking the review was a good

experience and I enjoyed putting

together a presentation on my work.

It was definitely worth the effort”

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Submission Deadlines 2013

• Chartered (CEng ) or Incorporated (IEng) Engineer • Summer Reviews - Submission: 19 April 2013 Interviews: 3-7 June 2013 • Autumn Reviews - Submission: 16 Aug 2013 Interviews: 7-11 Oct 2013 • Technical Report Interviews

• Submission: 15 Mar 2013 Interviews: 13 - 17 May 2013 • Submission: 15 Nov 2013 Interviews: 13 - 17 Jan 2014

• Engineering Technician (EngTech) • Application deadline: 02 April 2013 • Professional Review interview: 20-21 May 2013

• Transport Planning Professional (TPP) Qualification

• Submission: 5 April 2013 Reviews: 13 - 17 May 2013 • Submission: 27 Sept 2013 Reviews: 4 - 8 Nov 2013

Contact: Education@ciht.org.uk

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Further Information Education & Membership Department • Tel: 020 7336 1571 • Membership queries email: Membership@ciht.org.uk • Qualifications queries email: Education@ciht.org.uk • Website: www.ciht.org.uk

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