Free lecture pathway to be chartered engineer

1. The Pathway to be
Chartered Engineer
Eng. Ayman Kandeel
MSc, CEng, IntPE, CPEng, NER, PE

2. Highlights
• Introduction.
• Professional Exams in Engineering in UK.
• Professional Exams in Engineering in USA.
• Professional Exams in Engineering in Australia.
• Professional Exams in Engineering in Canada.

3. Introduction

4. GRADES
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Pathways
to become
Chartered
Engineer
[CEng]–
ICE

6. • Professional registration as a CEng not only recognizes your proven commitment, skills and
experience as an engineer, but also identifies to employers that you have the competence,
expertise and work ethic that they value. The benefits are;
• Improved career prospects and employability.
• Higher earning potential.
• Demonstration of a professional attitude valued by employers and customers.
• Enhanced status leading to higher self-esteem.
• International recognition of competence and commitment.
• Evidence of expertise.
• Greater influence within own organization and industry.
• Recognition as a Counter signatory.
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BENEFITS

7. Why do I
need to join
professional
institution?
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Pathways to become Chartered Engineer [CEng]– ICE
An Accredited Degree in
Engineering, .e.g.MEng;
BEng(Hons) + MSc(Eng)
Relevant Experience in Engineering
Chartered Professional
Review (CPR)
CEng, MICE
Initial Professional
Development (IPD)

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STEPS

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• Your academic qualifications
• Your work experience (also called Initial Professional Development or IPD)
• Passing your Professional Review
STEPS

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ATTRIBUTES

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ATTRIBUTES

13. IEA - Agreements covering
tertiary qualifications in
engineering
• The Washington Accord signed in 1989 was the first - it recognises substantial
equivalence in the accreditation of qualifications in professional engineering,
normally of four years duration.
• The Sydney Accord commenced in 2001 and recognises substantial equivalence
in the accreditation of qualifications in engineering technology, normally of
three years duration.
• The Dublin Accord is an agreement for substantial equivalence in the
accreditation of tertiary qualifications in technician engineering, normally of two
years duration. It commenced in 2002.
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ICE- UK : Professional Review
• The Examiners will be asking themselves the following questions:
– 1. What has the candidate done?
– 2. Why has he done it?
– 3. Does he fully understand what he has done?
– 4. What engineering decisions has he made?
– 5. What investigations has he undertaken which led him to make these
decisions?
– 6. Has he carried out any research which persuaded him to reach his
conclusions?

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Pathways to become Chartered Professional Engineer [CPEng]– EA
Self-assessment
Enrolment for chartered
Professional interview
CPEng
Preparation and submission
of chartered evidence
Industry review

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CPENG- EA: Eligibility
• You need to be an Engineers Australia member and have five years or more engineering experience.
• You also need to meet and maintain competency across 16 elements related to your occupational category and area of practice. The
16 elements sit across four core areas:
• personal commitment
• obligation to community
• value in workplace
• technical proficiency.
• If you hold a Chartered credential from overseas, you may be able to apply through a mutual recognition agreement. You’ll need to
provide evidence of a minimum of 150 hours of CPD over the previous three years.

17. Becoming a
Professional
Engineer in
USA – PE
• 1. Education
– Generally, no college degree is required to be eligible to
take the FE/EIT Exam.
• 2. Fundamentals of Engineering/Engineer-In-Training
Examination (FE/EIT)
• 3. Experience
– Typically, four years of acceptable experience is required
before one can take the PE Exam.
• 4. Professional Engineer Examination (PE Exam)
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18. Professional Exams in
Engineering in USA –
Examination Development
• Initially, the states wrote their own examinations, but beginning in 1966, the
NCEES took over the task for some states.
• Now the NCEES exams are used by all states.
• NCEES = National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
[website: www.ncees.org ]
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Pathways to become a PE in USA
Working adults in
Engineering
Final Year Students of BS
in
Technology/Engineering
NCEES – FE/EIT Exam
Experience
NCEES - PE Exam
Professional Engineer (PE)

20. Professional Exams in
Engineering in USA –
Examination Structure
• Fundamentals of Engineering/Engineer-In-Training Examination (FE/EIT)
– Eight-hour, multiple-choice examination
– Morning (4-hour): 120 questions
– Afternoon (4-hour): 60 questions
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21. Professional Exams in
Engineering in USA –
Examination Structure
• Professional Engineer Examination
– Principles and Practice of Engineering or PE Exam
– The exam is organized into breadth and depth sections.
• Morning breadth exam : 4 hours; 40 multiple-choice questions.
• Afternoon depth exam : 4 hours; is actually five exams (Civil) – you can
choose the depth exam you wish to take.
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22. • Fundamentals of Engineering/Engineer-In-Training Examination (FE/EIT)
– The FE/EIT Exam determines if a candidate meets the minimum requirements for professional
engineer registration established by state law.
• Professional Engineer Examination (PE Exam)
– The PE Exam determines if a candidate is qualified to design in his (her) major field.
– The PE exam is an open-book exam.
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Professional Exams in
Engineering in USA –
Examination Objectives

23. Usefulwebsites
• Engineering Council
• www.engc.org.uk
• Institution of Structural Engineers
• www.istructe.org
• Institution of Civil Engineers
• www.ice.org.uk , ICE-UAE
• American Society of Civil engineers
• www.asce.org
• International Federation For Structural Concrete
• www.fib-international.org
• Engineers Australia
• www.engineersaustralia.org.au
• The Structural Exam
• thestructuralexam.com/