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A GUIDE TO CANDIDATES APPLYING

FOR MEMBERSHIP AND ecuk

OR SCIENCE COUNCIL REGISTRATION

VIA THE TECHNICAL REPORT ROUTE

(TRR) FOR:

CENG, CSCIORIENG

If you would like further

information, please seek

advice from the

Membership Department

of the Institute


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CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION 3

2. THEPROCESS 4

3. ASSESSMENT

4. TECHNICALREPORT !

5. THENEXTSTAGE 9

APPENDIX

A""e#$%& ' Process Flow Chart '

A""e#$%& Competence and Commitment requirements for IEng ''

A""e#$%& 3 Competence and Commitment requirements for CEng '*

A""e#$%& 4 Competence and Commitment requirements for CSci '+

MEMBERSHIP DEPARTMENT

CONTACT DETAILS:

Tel: 01782 221 717Fax: 01782 221 722Email: [email protected]

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INTRODUCTION

"he Institute of #aterials #inerals and #ining $I%#&' is licensed () ec u*to award Eng"ech+IEng and CEng and () the Science Council to award CSci via various routes alongside Institutegrades such as "I###+ ,I###+ #I### or FI###- "he .standard route is forcandidates who have the necessar) e0emplif)ing qualifications $i-e- an accredited educational

(ase' plus the requisite e0perience to meet the required competences and commitments set outin SPEC or Science Council rules+ as interpreted () I%#&+ see ,ppendices 2+& and 3 fordetails- In terms of education this means 4

For CEng or CSci4 an accredited #Eng/#Sc or equivalentFor IEng 4 an accredited 5achelors degree or equivalent-

,pplicants who have a pac*age of non6accredited qualifications e-g- 5Eng/5Sc+ #Sc+ Ph7 etcwill have these chec*ed () an accreditation panel to esta(lish equivalence to the necessar)accredited (ase- If )ou are not sure which case applies to )ou please contact the Institute forguidance (efore )ou appl)-

For other applicants there are a variet) of routes to gain or demonstrate that )ou have the

equivalence- "hese are4

1- ecu*e0aminations2- Further stud) e-g- #asters course+ Ph7&- "echnical Report Route $"RR'

"hese guidelines cover onl) the "RR+ if )ou (elieve the other routes ma) appl) to )ou pleasecontact the #em(ership 7epartment- 8ormall) if )ou send in a detailed C9 (eforehand we canadvise the options availa(le to )ou-

"he "echnical Report Route $"RR' has (een introduced to cover all other applications for IEng+

CEng or CSci for applicants who do not have or are not wor*ing towards having thesee0emplif)ing qualifications $note Eng "ech is not covered () the "RR'- "he applicant:s

"echnical Report must clearl) demonstrate that the) have the engineering/scientific *nowledgeand understanding as appropriate+ equivalent to the same level as their peers who haveprogressed via the standard routes to registration- "his will (e rigorousl) assessed for (othacademic and technical engineering $for IEng or CEng' or scientific $for CSci' standard () peer

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1. THE PROCESS

"he flow chart shown in ,ppendi0 1 illustrates the stages in the "RR process- "his total processcan ta*e up to 2 )ears from start to completion-

It is advised that applicants who are not currentl) mem(ers ?oin the Institute at the time ofappl)ing at the grade of ,ffiliate as )ou will (e appl)ing for full mem(ership at the same time

as IEng+ CEng or CSci-

,pplicants should appl) for mem(ership using the standard application forms which can (edownloaded from www-iom&-org/mem(ership and tic* the appropriate (o0es for the gradesapplied for- ,t this stage the information )ou need to provide is $sections 2-1 @ 2-&+ 2-A seedetailed notes (elow'4

2-1 Completed application form2-2 , comprehensive Professional Review Report2-& , s)nopsis of the proposed "echnical Report $ see (elow for details ' 8%" a full report-2-3 Pa)ment of the initial application fee B1& =our application will not commence if this

is not enclosed

2-A "he name of a mentor who can advise )ou on )our application and the completion ofthe full report- If )ou cannot identif) a mentor the Institute can help )ou once thes)nopsis has (een assessed and approved

>e strongl) recommend that )ou onl) appl) once )ou are a(le to complete sections 2-162-A

a(ove and send a single cop) of )our application to the address found on page -

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,pplication requires su(mission of the appropriate -""2%c-.%5# 507plus 6u""50.%#

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SEC"I%8, @ PERS%8,;7E",I;SPlease complete all details in section ,+ including )our 7e78e06;%" #u78e0 $if )ou arealread) a mem(er'-

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"he s)nopsis should not (e more than !A words and should (e t)pewritten with dou(le spacingand printed dou(led sided on ,3 paper- ,n) not conforming to these requirements will (ereturned to the applicant- Please su(mit one cop) with )our application-

4 P-17e#.

=ou are required to enclose a pa)ment of B1& to cover the administration of )our application-

* Me#.50

"he Institute strongl) recommends )ou to use a #entor during the application process- =oushould identif) a mem(er who *nows )our wor*+ is alread) a registered engineer or scientist ator a(ove the level for which )ou are appl)ing+ is located close to )ou and is familiar with thesu(?ect area and the requirements of the "echnical Report Route- If this is not possi(le the

Institute will+ during the assessment process see* to identif) and appoint a suita(le mentor- "herole of the mentor is4

- ,dvise on content and su(?ect matter

- 7iscuss conclusions with )ou and challenge technical reasoning and assumptionsmade

- Comment constructivel) on drafts for the s)nopsis and "echnical Report and advisechanges necessar)

- ,dvise )ou on interview techniques and do:s/do nots- "he) #S" not contri(ute to the technical content or st)le of the report- "hese are

purel) down to )ou-

- "he mentor will not (e involved in an) part of the peer assessment process

%nce )ou have completed all the relevant sections of the application please send one cop) alongwith )our pa)ment $cheques made pa)a(le to the Institute of #aterials #inerals and #ining' tothe address listed on page -

2. ASSESSMENT OF THE APPLICATION AND SYNOPSIS

%n receipt of a complete application the ne0t stage is that the application will (e assessed ()peer review- "his will include two scrutineers at or a(ove the grade applied for and from a

(ac*ground as close to the su(?ect area of the s)nopsis/ applicant as practica(le- "he scrutineersthen report (ac* to the #em(ership Committee who will discuss the case and decide whether toinvite )ou to commence writing up the full "echnical Report- If )ou have not identified a#entor the Committee will endeavour to identif) a suita(le candidate to act as )our mentor- It isin )our interests to identif) a #entor as per Section 2-A a(ove-

=ou can e0pect to hear the outcome within 2 wee*s of the Committee date $the Committeet)picall) meets 3 times per )ear #arch Gune Septem(er and 7ecem(er'-

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3. THE TECHNICAL REPORT

,s mentioned previousl) it has to (e stressed that the purpose of the "R is to esta(lishequivalence to an accredited educational (ase and hence it is e0pected to (e an ,C,7E#ICREP%R" not focussing on professional a(ilit) or (e a management report-

=ou should onl) commence writing up the full "echnical Report once )ou have (een assessed asa(ove and advised to commence writing up- ,n) applicants choosing to ignore this requirementris* dela)ing their application or having it re?ected and we wish to ensure that )our time andours is not wasted-

%nce )ou have (een approved to write up the "R )ou have a ma0imum of 2 )ears from the date

of the letter advising )ou of this+ to su(mit the full "R- "his ma) (e e0tended in e0ceptionalcircumstances at the Institute:s discretion- "he "R must (e all )our own wor* and )ou and )oursponsor will have to sign the report to this effect-

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>here possi(le the format for the "R should (e used4

T%.2e "-e4 8ame+ ,ddress+ #em(ership num(er+ Report "itle+ Purpose of the report e-g- CEngapplication via the "RR+ date

E&ecu.%/e 6u77-014 Summarise the main o(?ectives and conclusions/ findings andachievements

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I#.05$uc.%5#4 should clearl) indicate what the report is a(out and demonstrate clearl) )our

capa(ilities as a practising competent engineer/scientist

M-%# 85$1 5 .;e 0e"50.4 can (e su(6divided (ut has to show the application and understandingof engineering or scientific principles relevant to I%#&4

- each section should have a clear theme with ideas presented in a logical manner (ac*ed up

() data+ references or other sources- *eep to the su(?ect of the report and avoid repetition- It is (etter to (e concise than word)

- ensure the report lin*s in to the aims and o(?ectives- diagrammatical or graphical supporting information is welcome if it is relevant and the

applicant is a(le to discuss this at interview- an) length) supporting calculations should (e included as an ,ppendi0

D%6cu66%5#4 this is where )ou develop and appl) the arguments (ased on )our materials+minerals or mining engineering and/or scientific *nowledge as appropriate dependent on

whether )ou are see*ing ecu*or Science Council registration as well as Institute mem(ership-

C5#c2u6%5#64 the applicant must (e a(le to provide a considered opinion on their wor* lin*ed into engineering or scientific principles- ,(le to identif) lessons learnt and recommend process ormaterials changes as a result of the wor* and implementation of these recommendations-

A""e#$%ce64 should (e limited to an) calculations too length) for the (od) of the report oressential (ac*ground data

In general the length of the "R will var) depending on the educational (ase of the applicant- "hefollowing guide should (e ta*en as an e6.%7-.e 5#21and advice should (e sought from the

Institute and )our mentor-

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Educational (ase ,ppl)ing for Report length $ words '

8one relevant IEng+CEng+CSci !A87/8C IEng A

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4. THE NEXT STAGE

,fter su(mission of )our "echnical Report the Institute will identif) two "RR .,cademicInterviewers who ma) (e the same two mem(ers who acted as scrutineers of the s)nopsis- "he)will assess )our full "echnical Report and complete a "RR scrutineering report which will (ereturned to the Institute with their recommendations4

- ,ccept and proceed to Interviews- to Re?ect outright- to Re?ect (ut recommend changes which if made and

"R resu(mitted ma) lead to acceptance

=ou will (e notified in writing at this stage of this outcome and an) recommendations-

If )ou have (een advised that )ou are (eing called for Interviews then the format for these will (e4

- an ,cademic Interview to e0plore )our depth and (readth of engineering$ for IEng or CEng' or scientific$for CSci' principles- "his will alwa)s precede the

Professional Review Interview $PRI' and if the interviewers deem )ou have not met theacademic standards then )ou ma) not (e as*ed to attend the PRI at this time- a Professional Review Interview $PRI' which will e0plore )our professionala(ilities and

)our engineering or scientific competences

"hese interviews will (e held where possi(le on the same da) and as local to )ou as possi(le+and (oth interview panels ma) (e made up of the same mem(ers- It ma) not alwa)s (e possi(leto hold (oth interviews on the same da) or at a ver) local centre- =ou should come to theinterviews well prepared and familiar with )our application as )ou will (e questioned in detail

on this and related matters- "he Institute would ma*e a further charge for these interviews ofBH $ pa)a(le to the Institute of #aterials #inerals and #ining' which needs to (e paid (eforethe date of the interview + unless arranged at ver) short notice + in which case pa)ment on the

da) () cheque would (e accepta(le- If pa)ment has not (een received the Institute reserves theright to cancel the interviews-

,fter these interviews )our interview panel$s' will report (ac* in writing to the Institute and)our case will then (e assessed in the standard wa) with the final decision made () the#em(ership Committee- ,fter the case has (een heard at the ne0t #em(ership Committeemeeting )ou will (e written to within two wee*s of the meeting with the outcome of )ourapplication- Should )ou (e re?ected )ou will (e offered constructive advice (ut )ou have theright to appeal and details of the process can (e provided at the time- If )ou are accepted the

Institute will confirm registration with ecu*or the Science Council+ as appropriate+ and ma*e an)grade changes necessar)+ upon pa)ment of an) fees due-

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APPENDIX 1

PROCESSES INVOLVED IN THE TECHNICAL REPORT ROUTE

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Ye6=ou ma) (e a(le to appl) () standard route-9isit www-iom&-org/mem(ershipand chec* )our

e0perience is sufficient to meet the competences

required

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APPENDIX 2

A GUIDE TO THE COMPETENCE AND COMMITMENT TO BE DEMONSTRATED

FOR ASSOCIATE MEMBER (AIMMM) AND INCORPORATED ENGINEER (IE#)

Incorporated Engineers must (e competent throughout their wor*ing life+ () virtue of their

education+ training and e0perience+ to4

A

se a com(ination ofgeneral and specialisedengineering *nowledgeand understanding toappl) e0isting andemerging technolog)-

1- #aintain and e0tend a sound theoretical approach to the application of

technolog) in engineering practice

2- se a sound evidence6(ased approach to pro(lem6solving and contri(ute tocontinuous improvement

B-,ppl) appropriate

theoretical and practicalmethods to design+develop+ manufacture+

construct+ commission+operate and maintainengineering products+processes+ s)stems andservices-

1- Identif)+ review and select techniques+ procedures and methods tounderta*e engineering tas*s

2- Contri(ute to the design and development of engineering solutions

&- Implement design solutions and contri(ute to their evaluation

C

Provide technicaland commercialmanagement-

1- Plan for effective pro?ect implementation

2- #anage the planning+ (udgeting and organisation of tas*s+ people andresources-

&- #anage teams and develop staff to meet changing technical and managerialneeds-

3- #anage continuous qualit) improvement-

D

7emonstrate effective

interpersonal s*ills

1- Communicate in English with others at all levels-

2- Present and discuss proposals

&- 7emonstrate personal and social s*ills

E

7emonstrate a personalcommitment toprofessional standards+recognising o(ligationsto societ)+ theprofession and the

environment-

1- Compl) with relevant codes of conduct

2- #anage and appl) safe s)stems of wor*

&- nderta*e engineering activities in a wa) that contri(utes to sustaina(ledevelopment

3- Carr) out continuing professional development necessar) to maintain andenhance competence in own area of practice-

"hese are e0panded on the following pages-

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%perate appropriate management s)stems

>or* to the agreed qualit) standards+ programme and (udget

#anage wor* teams+ coordinating pro?ect activities Identif) variations from qualit) standards+ programme and (udgets and ta*e corrective action

Evaluate performance and recommend improvements

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,gree o(?ectives and wor* plans with teams and individuals

Identif) team and individual needs and plan for their development

;ead and support team and individual development

,ssess team and individual performance and provide feed(ac*

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"his could include an a(ilit) to4 Ensure the application of qualit) management principles () team mem(ers and colleagues

#anage operations to maintain qualit) standards

Evaluate pro?ects and ma*e recommendations for improvement

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Identif) and ta*e responsi(ilit) for own o(ligations for health+ safet) and welfare issues

Ensure that s)stems satisf) health+ safet) and welfare requirements

7evelop and implement appropriate haMard identification and ris* management s)stems

#anage+ evaluate and improve these s)stems

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APPENDI 3

A GUIDE TO THE COMPETENCE AND COMMITMENT TO BE DEMONSTRATED FOR

PROFESSIONAL MEMBER (MIMMM) OR FELLO@ (FIMMM) AND CHARTERED

ENGINEER (CE#)

Chartered Engineers must (e competent throughout their wor*ing life+ () virtue of their

education+ training and e0perience+ to4

A

se a com(ination ofgeneral and specialisedengineering *nowledgeand understanding tooptimise the applicationof e0isting and

emerging technolog)-

1- #aintain and e0tend a sound theoretical approach in ena(ling theintroduction and e0ploitation of new and advancing technolog) and other

relevant developments

2- Engage in the creative and innovative development of engineeringtechnolog) and continuous improvement s)stems

B-,ppl) appropriatetheoretical and practicalmethods to the anal)sisand solution of

engineering pro(lems-

1- Identif) potential pro?ects and opportunities

2- Conduct appropriate research+ and underta*e design and development ofengineering solutions

&- Implement design solutions and evaluate their effectiveness

C

Provide technical and

commercial leadership-

1- Plan for effective pro?ect implementation

2- Plan+ (udget+ organise+ direct and control tas*s+ people and resources-

&- ;ead teams and develop staff to meet changing technical and managerial

needs-

3- 5ring a(out continuous improvement through qualit) management-

D-7emonstrate effectiveinterpersonal s*ills

1- Communicate in English with others at all levels-

2- Present and discuss proposals

&- 7emonstrate personal and social s*ills

E

7emonstrate a personalcommitment toprofessional standards+recognising o(ligations

to societ)+ theprofession and theenvironment-

1- Compl) with relevant codes of conduct

2- #anage and appl) safe s)stems of wor*

&- nderta*e engineering activities in a wa) that contri(utes to sustaina(ledevelopment

3- Carr) out continuing professional development necessar) to maintain andenhance competence in own area of practice-

"hese are e0panded on the following pages-

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8egotiate the necessar) contractual arrangements with other sta*eholders $client+

su(contractors+ suppliers+ etc'

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Set up appropriate management s)stems

,gree qualit) standards+ programme and (udget

%rganise and lead wor* teams+ coordinating pro?ect activities

Ensure that variations from qualit) standards+ programme and (udgets are identified and thatcorrective action is ta*en

Nather and evaluate feed(ac* and recommend improvements

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Identif) team and individual needs and plan for their development

;ead and support team and individual development

,ssess team and individual performance and provide feed(ac*

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"his could include an a(ilit) to4 Promote qualit) throughout the organisation and its customer and supplier networ*s

7evelop and maintain operations to meet qualit) standards

7irect pro?ect evaluation and propose recommendations for improvement

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Identif) and ta*e responsi(ilit) for own o(ligations for health+ safet) and welfare issues

Ensure that s)stems satisf) health+ safet) and welfare requirements

7evelop and implement appropriate haMard identification and ris* management s)stems

#anage+ evaluate and improve these s)stems

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APPENDI 4

A GUIDE TO THE COMPETENCE AND COMMITMENT TO BE EMONSTRATED FORPROFESSIONAL MEMBER (MIMMM) AND CHARTERED SCIENTIST (CSc%)

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.;e%0 k#5or* effectivel) in a team-")picall)+ this will include the a(ilit) and commitment to4

%rganise and lead wor* teams+ coordinating pro?ect activities

Identif)+ agree and wor* towards collective goals

Create+ maintain and enhance productive wor*ing relationships 5e aware of the needs and concerns of others

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5& se effective influencing and negotiating s*ills-")picall)+ this will include the a(ilit) and commitment to4

Conduct appropriate research to influence the design and development of scientific

pro?ects and processes

or* constructivel) within all relevant legislation and regulator) framewor*s including

social and emplo)ment legislation

,ppl) professional wor* ethics

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