2. Contents
• Professional institutions
• Membership & Registrations
• CEng/IEng - Eligibility criteria
• CEng/IEng - Application requirements
• Competencies
• Development action plan
• Organogram chart
• Sponsors details
• Interview
• Professional review interview (PRI)
• Interview procedure
• What interview panel judging
• UK-Spec scoring competence
• Professional review interview outcome
• Q & A
3. Professional engineering institutions licensed (by the UK Engineering Council) to award
professional registration
1 BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT 19 Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST)
2 British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) 20 Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
3 Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) 21 Institute of Measurement and Control (InstMC)
4 Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) 22 Institution of Royal Engineers (InstRE)
5 Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) 23 Institute of Acoustics (IOA)
6 Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) 24 Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3)
7 Energy Institute (EI) 25 Institute of Physics (IOP)
8 Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) 26 Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM)
9 Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) 27 Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE)
10 Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) 28 Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE)
11 Institute of Cast Metals Engineers (ICME) - licence suspended on 20 April 2018 29 Institute of Water
12 Institution of Engineering Designers (IED) 30 Nuclear Institute (NI)
13 Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) 31 Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS)
14 Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) 32 Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA)
15 Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM) 33 Society of Environmental Engineers (SEE)
16 Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) 34 The Society of Operations Engineers (SOE)
17 Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management (IHEEM) 35 The Welding Institute
18 Institution of Lighting Professionals (ILP)
https://www.engc.org.uk/about-us/our-partners/professional-engineering-institutions/
Professional institutions
4. Membership & Registrations:
• Fellow
• Chartered Member (CEng)
• Incorporated Engineer Member (IEng)
• Engineering technician (EngTech)
• Associate Member &
• Other registrations as well
http://www.imeche.org/membership-registration/upgrade-your-membership
Authorised by
UK Engineering
Council
5. Chartered Member (CEng) – Eligibility Criteria
Academic knowledge will be at Master’s Degree level. This may be from:
• A four-year bachelor's degree in a relevant subject and a master's
qualification (or)
• A bachelor's degree plus learning on the job, via short courses, private
study, part time study or other routes
• Professional experience and competence
http://www.imeche.org/membership-registration/become-a-member/chartered-engineer
Incorporated Engineer Member (IEng)- Eligibility Criteria
Academic knowledge will be at bachelor's degree level. This may be from:
• A four-year bachelor's degree in a relevant subject
• Professional experience and competence
http://www.imeche.org/membership-registration/become-a-member/incorporated-engineer
Eligibility Criteria
6. CEng/IEng - Application requirements
• Personal and employment details
• Education details
• Personal competences (A, B, C, D & E)
• Development action plan
• Organogram chart
• Sponsors details
7. Competencies (from UK-SPEC ):
Competence A: Optimise the application of technology (Knowledge and Understanding)
Combination of general & specialist engineering knowledge & understanding
to optimise the application of existing and emerging technologies
Competence B: Analysis & solution of engineering problems (Practical Application)
Apply appropriate theoretical & practical methods to the analysis & solution of
engineering problems
Competence C: Provide technical & commercial leadership (Leadership skills –Projects/Team)
Competence D: Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills (Communication and Interpersonal
skills)
Competence E: Commitment to professional standards (Professional Conduct)
Make a personal commitment to live by the appropriate code of professional
conduct, recognising the obligations to society, the profession & the
environment
Exemplar:
Engineering Council
UK-Spec
9. Sponsors details
• One Chartered Engineer registered with the
Engineering Council.
• The second sponsor can be the applicant’s
line manager or another professional
engineer.
10. Interview
PROFESSIONAL REVIEW INTERVIEW (PRI)
• It is a discussion with senior engineering peers.
• Time - 45 minutes.
• The panel have already reviewed your reports/documentation.
• All discussion points (questions) will be related to your application.
• The interview facilitator acts as an impartial manager.
INTERVIEW PROCEDURE
• Introductions: 2-5 minutes
• Demonstrate Competences A to D: 20 –25 minutes
• Professional conduct and commitment: 10 minutes.
• Development Action Plan: 5 minutes
• Close: 5 minutes
WHAT INTERVIEW PANEL ARE JUDGING
• Your level of responsibility and professional judgement.
• Your approach to problem solving (technical content).
• Your commitment to the profession.
• Your communication skills.
• Your commitment to Continuous Professional Development.
Remember: There are NO trick questions.
12. PROFESSIONAL REVIEW INTERVIEW OUTCOME
• You do not hear your results on the day.
• Interview panel recommendation goes to Professional Review Committee.
• Those successful are elected to Institution members and registered with the
Engineering Council as an Incorporated or Chartered Engineer.
• If the interview was not successful, re-apply when ready. Feedback is provided.
Remember: The interview panel/assessors are looking for reasons to pass you.
