Institution of Civil Engineers

Routes to Membership
Gordon Lee CEng MICE
27 January 2016

What is the ICE?

Institution Types
of Civil
Engineers
of Membership
Routes to Membership

Initial Professional Development

Chartered Professional Review

Alex Morris
6th November 2013

Resources

What is the ICE?

Institution of Civil Engineers
1 Great George Street, London
Founded in 1818
Learned Institution
Exchange of specialist knowledge
Resources to encourage innovation
and excellence

Qualifying Body
Setting professional standards
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Why become a member?

Structured training
Make the most of your early career
Breadth & variety of experience
Access to ICE resources
Civil Engineering library
Recorded lectures, webinars and events
Ask Brunel
Internationally recognised qualification
Achieved a benchmarked level of professional competence
Make yourself more employable
Promotion? Salary Rise?
ICE has mutual recognition agreements with certain engineering institutions
worldwide
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Who Can Become A Member?

Students
Technicians
Engineers
Academics
Associated Professions

Grades of Membership
Student
Graduate
Technician Member (TMICE)
Associate Member (AMICE)
Member (MICE)
Fellow (FICE)

Routes to Membership
Uni

Initial Professional
Development

Chartered Professional
Review

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

See ICE Training Scheme and Guidance:

https://www.ice.org.uk/my-ice/membership-documents/ice-training-scheme

Apply online for Graduate Membership

Register your Training Agreement online
Supervising Civil Engineer (SCE):
Delegate Engineer (DE): Any Chartered Member
Formally Start Your IPD
Regular Meetings with your DE & SCE
Demonstrate competence in the Attributes (Quarterly Reports)
Development Action Plan
CPD Records
Record Your IPD, DAP and CPD online
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Initial Professional Development

Basics

Your IPD is measured against a set of 'attributes', which

you can achieve in three stages of increasing
competence:

Knowledge (K) a basic understanding and knowledge of

the attribute and how you achieve it
Experience (E) achieving the attribute in different
situations, working under supervision
Ability (A) achieving the attribute in different situations,
assisting others and working unsupervised
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Initial Professional Development

IPD Attributes

The nine Attributes Groups are as follows:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Knowledge and Understanding of Engineering

Technical and Practical Application of Engineering
Management and Leadership
Independent Judgement and Responsibility
Commercial Ability
Health, Safety and Welfare
Sustainable Development
Interpersonal Skills and Communication
Professional Commitment
Knowledge > Experience > Ability

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Initial Professional Development

IPD Attributes

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Initial Professional Development

IPD Attributes of CEng MICE

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Initial Professional Development

IPD Attributes of CEng MICE

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Initial Professional Development

IPD Attributes of CEng MICE

6.C. Manage health, safety and welfare within own area of responsibility

Knowledge
I attended a course on identifying health, safety and welfare hazards and learned how to fill in the
Arup risk register.

Experience
I monitored health and safety issues for construction and piling activities, with particular reference
to the proximity of school children, peak traffic/pedestrian movements. I amended existing safety plan to
include newly identified risks.

Ability
On commencement on site it was my responsibility to produce the construction stage Health & Safety
Plan. I wrote a Project Risk Assessment to identify the main hazards associated with the scheme and
assess the risks involved.

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Initial Professional Development

IPD Attributes of CEng MICE - Example

Personal Development Record

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Initial Professional Development

Development Action Plan

Not just formal training courses

Breadth and depth of development
Self driven CPD
Health Safety & Welfare (3 to 5 days)
Interests outside the profession
ICE involvement
Professional commitment
Rules of Conduct
Research, reading, self study

Refer to ICE Training Scheme and Guidance for further

details

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Initial Professional Development

Continuing Professional Development

(CPD)

Delegate Engineer (DE):

Every 3 months
Sign off attributes (formerly
development objectives)
Must be recorded using IPD Online
Supervising Civil Engineer (SCE):
Every 12 months
Annual Appraisal & Training Review
Must be recorded using IPD Online
You should aim to get at least 5
days CPD per year!
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Initial Professional Development

Regular Meetings with DE & SCE

What you need to have done:

Completed all your attributes
At least 30 hours effective learning time per year
At least 180 hours effective learning time total
Training review (final appraisal) fill out the training
completion form using IPD Online
Who does what?
DE signs off development objectives
SCE signs off the appraisal & training review form
ICE Membership Development Officer MDO confirms the
completion of the Training Agreement

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Initial Professional Development

Get Your TA Signed Off

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Initial Professional Development

End of IPD

Application via email

Professional Review submission
Professional Review day:
Presentation
Interview
Written exercise

See Professional Review Guidance:

https://www.ice.org.uk/my-ice/membership-documents/professional-review-guidance

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Chartered Professional Review

The Professional Review process comprises the

following steps:

Review Application
Application Form
Report Summaries
Sponsor Questionnaires
Submission
Project Report
Development Action Plan
Professional Development Record

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Chartered Professional Review

Application & Submission

Project Report: 5000 words

CV of Experience
Show where you have exercised independent
engineering and professional judgement

Presentation: 15 minutes
Building on certain aspects of the Project Report

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Chartered Professional Review

Demonstrating the Attributes

2 reviewers per
candidate
15 min:
Presentation related to
your Project Report
75 min:
Questions & Answers

Refer to Key Dates on the ICE

website for details of venues and
timings.

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Chartered Professional Review

Review

2 hours
Choose one of two questions
Test your ability to marshal your thoughts and to
present them logically and clearly.

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Chartered Professional Review

Written Assignment

Chartered Member
CEng MICE

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Other Routes to Membership

Self managed IPD followed by Career Appraisal (for those
whos companys do not have recognised Training
Schemes)
Technical Report Route (for those who do not have the
necessary academic qualifications)
- Experience based
- Technical Report, Experience Report, CPD Records & DAP
- Academic interview
- Professional interview
- Written assignment

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Tips During IPD

Keep examples of your work; Reports, Drawings, Photos
Keep an eye on the attributes
Keep your Development Action Plan and Personal
Development Record up to date
Discuss the attributes with peers and seniors to best
interpret how they apply to you
Identify your development needs and raise them in your
annual appraisal

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Preparing for the CPR

Plan how to tackle the attributes
Prepare the reports and presentation in good time
Ask senior colleagues to review your documents
Practice your presentation and have mock interviews with
your DE and senior colleagues

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Online Resources
ICE Website
http://www.ice.org.uk/

ICE Training Scheme and Guidance

https://www.ice.org.uk/my-ice/membership-documents/ice-training-scheme

ICE Professional Review Guidance

https://www.ice.org.uk/my-ice/membership-documents/professional-review-guidance

Membership Guidance Documents (MGN) and application

forms - what's happened?
https://www.ice.org.uk/my-ice/membership-documents/membership-guidance-documents-what-shappened#guidance-documents

Membership Documents and Forms

https://www.ice.org.uk/my-ice/membership-documents

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Online Resources
Career Appraisal Guidance
https://www.ice.org.uk/my-ice/membership-documents/career-appraisal-guidance

Technical Report Route guidance

https://www.ice.org.uk/my-ice/membership-documents/technical-report-route-guidance

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Resources
Initial Professional Development for Civil Engineers
http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/book/10.1680/ipdce.41479

Successful Professional Reviews for Civil Engineers

http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/book/10.1680/sprce.41523

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