ICE 3002A

Routes to Technician Membership (TMICE)

Routes to membership

Award of TMICE (Option to register as Eng Tech)

Modified Technician Professional Review (TPR)

Technician Professional Review (TPR)

Technical Report Route (TRR) includes Academic Review and TPR3

Initial Professional Development (IPD) based on engineering principles2

Initial Professional Development (IPD) based on engineering principles (optional)

Approved NVQ 31

National Diploma or Certificate

Other

1 For details of approved NVQs see Membership Guidance Notes. 2 For details of ICE Approved Employer Training Schemes and self managed schemes leading to Career Appraisals, refer to this document. 3 For details of TRR, see ICE 3004A.

Table of contents
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Page Introduction 4 Educational Base 5 Initial Professional Development 5 Professional Review 6 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) 7 Regional Support Team (RST) 7 Detailed guidance 7 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 11
To supplement this document ICE has placed on its website www.ice.org.uk a number of Membership Guidance Notes (MGNs) which give more detailed practical advice on a number of issues regarding membership. A list of current MGNs appears in MGN 0.

Appendix (A) A1 Attributes of a Technician Member Appendix (B) B1 Professional Review Process B2 Application Process for Reviews B3 Sponsorship B4 Technician Professional Review Report B5 The Interview B6 Summary of Review Requirements B7 Review results

Revision A no criteria has been modified, changes relate to procedures principal changes are: Engineering Council Professional Reviews in English; additional information concerning the use and submission of S/NVQs; reference to completion of HKIE training scheme; CPD in hours and minimum before Review; reference to diversity issues; modification to length of Experience and Project Reports; option of presentation at interview; option to submit Development Objectives as evidence of IPD; change in timing of submission of reports to Reviewers; additional duties of Lead Sponsors; clarification of requirements of a Re-sit Review.

... it is accordingly of importance that there should be a ready means heretofore of ascertaining persons who by proper training and experience are qualified...
Extract from Royal Charter

ICE values the diversity that individuals with differing backgrounds and abilities bring to the Institution; it respects all members and applicants through fairness, tolerance and consistency of professional standards; ensuring that professional qualification and membership of ICE is open to all who meet its standards.
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1. Introduction
1.1 Technician Membership of the Institution of Civil Engineers (TMICE) can be awarded to a wide range of engineers practising in the broad area encompassed by civil engineering. For full details of the grades of membership available, see ICE 3000A. The stages of qualifying as a member at any grade are: the achievement of the required educational base a period of responsible work experience under early guidance and decreasing supervision, known as Initial Professional Development (IPD) while following the systematic maintenance, improvement and broadening of knowledge, skills and competence known as Continuing Professional Development (CPD) success at a Professional Review.

Educational Base

Initial Professional Development (IPD)

Professional Review

Technician Membership

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Figure 1- Route to technician membership. The achievement of the educational base and IPD can take place at the same time, but both need to be completed before the review

Registration with the UKs engineer regulating authority, The Engineering Council1, as Engineering Technician (EngTech) is possible at this grade of membership. ICE holds a Technician Professional Review (TPR) for this grade of membership. For details of the attributes see Appendix A. You will need to demonstrate these at the Professional Review.

1 For registration with the Engineering Council the interview will be conducted in English, subject only to the provisions of the Welsh Language Act 1993, or any other changes that the Engineering Council might introduce (see www.engc.org.uk)

2. Educational Base
2.1 The educational benchmark for Technician Membership and for Engineering Council registration (EngTech TMICE) is completion of either: a) a BTEC National Certificate or Diploma in one of the Construction Pathways, or b) an approved Scottish/National Vocational Qualification (S/NVQ) at level 3 Completion of an approved higher qualification eg relevant Foundation degree, Higher National Diploma/Certificate (HND/C) will also be acceptable. 2.2 If your academic qualification does not meet the Engineering Council benchmark you may demonstrate that you have compensated for the shortfall in a number of other ways. See ICE 3004A for details of how you can do this using ICEs Individual Routes.

3. Initial Professional Development (IPD)

3.1 Initial Professional Development (IPD) comprises the acquisition and development of the special skills and professional approach you will need to practise as a civil engineering technician. It bridges the gap between your educational base and professional qualification. Acquiring learning and experience at work will develop your ability to carry responsibility. 3.2 The first part of your IPD should be structured to give you the necessary breadth of experience, as defined in ICEs Development Objectives (DO)1. The second part should be a gradual progression (dependent on your personal development and commitment) towards increasing responsibility. This part should also provide time for consolidation of your experience and for preparation for the Professional Review. The two parts may be concurrent or consecutive. For information on and details of the Development Objectives see ICE 3005A. 3.3 All relevant knowledge and experience in any location may count when assessing IPD. This can be obtained when undertaking formal academic education, when employed or when working in a voluntary capacity. Suitable pre-graduation experience from sandwich courses and part-time or vacation work is valid.

1 Certain Scottish/National Vocational Qualifications (S/NVQs) are considered by ICE as meeting the majority but not all of the Development Objectives. See Membership Guidance Notes for further information.

3.4 The diagram below shows the two principal routes for IPD. The Institution strongly recommends that you enter into a formal Training Agreement with one of the Institutions Approved Employers. Your development and training will then be structured and you will have the benefit of guidance from a mentor called a Supervising Civil Engineer (SCE) appointed by your employer. For a list of Approved Employers, see ICEs website.
Training Agreement using DO for Eng Tech TMICE Training Review

Educational Base for Eng Tech TMICE

Self managed IPD using DO for Eng Tech TMICE1

Career Appraisal2

Consolidation and preparation

TPR

Completion of Development Objectives, authenticated by your Lead Sponsor (paras B2.4 and B4.1)

Figure 2 - IPD options. In certain circumstances the completion of the educational base and IPD can take place at the same time, but both need to be completed before the review

3.5 If you have completed a bespoke in-house company training and development programme, subject to ICEs approval, you may use this to show completion in lieu of all or part of the Development Objectives. Your SCE will still have to certify completion of your Development Objectives and your overall IPD. 3.6 If you have completed a Scottish/National Vocational Qualification (S/NVQ) in an ICE approved occupation, this will provide substantial evidence for the achievement of the Development Objectives. However, you will still need to obtain certification of the completion of any DO not explicitly covered by the S/NVQ. Details of the ICE approved S/NVQs including guidance on their coverage of the Development Objectives and of the certification required are given in Membership Guidance Notes.

3.7 If you have completed a Hong Kong Institution of Engineering (HKIE) Scheme A training scheme in the civil engineering discipline, you may use this to show completion of IPD. 3.8 If it is not possible for you to enter into or to complete a Training Agreement you may, but do not have to, apply to ICE for a Career Appraisal in order to have your IPD and your CPD authenticated. Details of the Career Appraisal process are available within MGN11. If you choose not to enter a Training Agreement or apply for a Career Appraisal, your Lead Sponsor (see B3.2) will have to authenticate your IPD. You may choose to submit the completed Development Objectives as an Appendix to your reports to demonstrate that you have completed your IPD.

1 Certain Scottish/National Vocational Qualifications (S/NVQs) are considered by ICE as meeting the majority but not all of the Development Objectives. See Membership Guidance Note for further information. 2 Optional not mandatory.

4. Professional Reviews
4.1 To qualify as an Eng Tech TMICE, you must meet the Institutions requirements, outlined in Appendix A, at the Technician Professional Review (TPR). 4.2 The Review consists of two parts: the submission of reports and other documents an interview with two experienced civil engineers. For further details see Appendix B. least 30 hours before your Training Review or Career Appraisal (if this route is followed) and at least 36 hours before your Professional Review. These must include current formal training related to the Health, Safety and Welfare Development Objectives E2 in ICE 3005A. Membership Guidance Notes on ICEs website provide further details. 5.5 As as guide, a CPD day can be considered as six hours of effective learning time.

5. Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

5.1 Continuing Professional development (CPD) is defined as the systematic maintenance, improvement and broadening of knowledge and skills, and the development of personal qualities necessary for the execution of professional and technical duties throughout your working life. 5.2 As part of your Professional Review you will be assessed on your commitment to CPD both to date and in the future. This can be demonstrated by regular use of a Development Action Plan (DAP) and a Personal Development Record (PDR) during the period of your IPD. Further details of how to plan and record your CPD are set out in ICE 3006A with blank forms available in ICE 3190. 5.3 You should plan to achieve a well-balanced programme of CPD, including technical, managerial and professional topics. To ensure this, no single element or topic, eg higher degree, courses of further education, may count for more than more than 30 hours of effective learning time, irrespective of the number or length of units studied. 5.4 At the TPR you must show, through your Development Action Plan (DAP) and Professional Development Record (PDR) or similar, that you have achieved a minimum of 36 hours of effective learning time of CPD per year. You must achieve at

6. Regional Support Teams (RSTs)

6.1 In the UK and in Hong Kong the Institution employs a network of Regional Support Teams (RST) who can be contacted by you and your SCE or mentor, for advice and guidance on all aspects of professional development. The teams contact details are given in a Membership Guidance Note on ICEs website. 6.2 For members not covered by the above, guidance should be sought from ICEs Professional Development Manager. 6.3 During any contact, ICE staff will expect your training records to be available and up to date. This will enable a positive discussion of your progress to take place and an assessment to be made of the general effectiveness of your development training. 6.4 ICE staff will make regular contact with Approved Employers to ensure that commitments entered into are being honoured. If you have any doubts about this you should contact your RST.

7. Detailed guidance
7.1 For full details of the application procedure see Appendix B.
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Appendix (A) Attributes of a Technician Member (Eng Tech TMICE)

A1.1

At any Professional Review you must have had responsible and relevant experience at a level such that you can demonstrate the attributes shown in the table below. The interpretation of attributes 1 and 2 will relate to your field of work as indicated to the Reviewers on your application form. You must demonstrate a sound understanding of core engineering principles in those fields. The Reviewers will judge your level of attainment of attributes 3 to 9 with regard to their relative importance within your field of work.

A1.3

A1.2

As a prospective professional civil engineer, in order to fulfill your obligation to society and to meet the requirements of Health, Safety and Welfare legislation you must have a sound knowledge and understanding of the construction process together with the activities connected to it. You must have an appreciation of and be able to identify and manage risks arising as a consequence of your actions. For those whose experience includes the construction process, site experience will ordinarily be required.

Attribute Group 1. Engineering Knowledge and Understanding 2. Engineering Application 3. Management and Leadership

Attributes of Eng Tech TMICE to be demonstrated at Technician Professional Review (TPR)

A Ability to use engineering knowledge of how to apply technical and practical skills. A Ability to contribute to the design, development, construction, commissioning or maintenance of civil engineering products, equipment, processes, systems or services. A Ability to manage own activity within own field of responsibility. B Ability to supervise tasks. C Knowledge of quality processes. D Ability to contribute to the administration of projects. A Ability to identify the limits of personal knowledge and skill. B Ability to accept and exercise personal responsibility. A Commercial awareness. B Contractual awareness. A A sound knowledge of appropriate legislation, hazards and safe systems of work. B Ability to manage risks. C Ability to manage health, safety and welfare within own area of responsibility. A A knowledge of environmental issues and sustainable development. A Ability to communicate well with others. B Ability to confidently discuss ideas and plans. C Personal and social skills. D Ability to deal with diversity issues. A Understanding and compliance with the ICE Code of Conduct. B Commitment to current and future CPD of self and others. C Support of ICE activities. D A personal commitment to professional standards, recognising obligations to society and the profession.

4. Independent Judgement and Responsibility 5. Commercial Ability 6. Health Safety and Welfare 7. Sustainable Development 8. Interpersonal Skills and Communication 9. Professional Commitment

Appendix (B) Professional Reviews - Detailed guidance

B1 Professional Review Process
B1.1

B2.3

The Review requires you to: submit an Experience Report and a Project Report, see section B4 for details of length and content submit CPD documents attend an interview with two experienced Members of the Institution (Reviewers), see section B5 for details.

if you completed an NVQ in an approved subject, the Certificate a copy of a completed ICE 3005A, certified by you or if you wish another responsible person, submitted later see para B2.4.

B2 Application Process for Reviews

B2.1

You will be given approximately four weeks notice of your Review date and of the names of your Reviewers. If you know a Reviewer or feel there may be conflict of interest, you should advise the Reviews Office at ICE immediately. Reviewers are similarly advised. Having been told your Review date, you will need to forward the documents listed below (plus if you wish, see para B2.2, a copy of a completed ICE 3005A) to each of your Reviewers. one copy of your Project Report signed by your Lead Sponsor one copy of your Experience Report signed by your Lead Sponsor (if you have not completed an ICE/HKIE Training Scheme or a Career Appraisal, this should be cross referenced to the Development Objectives) one copy of your Personal Development Record and Development Action Plan (see ICE 3006A) a passport size photograph (with your name and membership number, if applicable, written on the reverse) attached to each copy of your Experience Report. If you require confirmation of receipt of your documents, please enclose a stamped and addressed postcard. The package sent to each Reviewer must not exceed one kilogram. These will need to be delivered to them not less than 10 working days before your interview. Failure to do so may result in your Review being deferred.

Review interviews are held twice a year at regional centres throughout the UK and annually at certain international locations. Details of available Review centres, Review dates, application deadlines and application documents can be found on ICEs website. Your application should include: an application form a non-refundable fee support from sponsors unless this has already been approved by ICE eg by acceptance as a Graduate member, evidence to demonstrate full attainment of the appropriate Educational Base (an approved NVQ can be used to demonstrate an educational base, see a Membership Guidance Note for details) a one page prcis of your proposed Project Report to assist in selection of the Reviewers1 evidence of any special requirments which you would like to be taken into account at Review. Submission of evidence to demonstrate IPD completion is not mandatory for this grade, but should you wish to do so, acceptable documents would be: if you completed a Training Agreement, a Training Review Completion Certificate if you satisfied a Career Appraisal, the letter or letters ICE sent you

B2.4

B2.2

1 Every endeavour will be made to ensure that at least one of your Reviewers is familiar with the report subject matter or employment category indicated on the application form

B3 Sponsorship
B3.1

The Institutions Royal Charter and By-laws require your application to be sponsored. Sponsors will all be required to confirm in some depth your suitability for Membership. Details of the number of sponsors required and of their professional status can be found in a Membership Guidance Note. You need to select one of your sponsors as a Lead Sponsor. The Lead Sponsor, who must be an ICE Member at a membership grade equivalent or higher than the one for which you are applying, has a duty to act as a mentor during your Review submission process and co-ordinate the other sponsors reports. Whilst all sponsors should know you well and be convinced, through direct experience, that you are a fit and proper person to be elected to Membership, Lead Sponsors should additionally be familiar with the current Review process and the current standards required at Review. Lead Sponsors must sign both the report prcis and the submitted reports, confirm your IPD and confirm that they have satisfied themselves that you have taken note of any comments made made on it by ICE. The choice of a good Lead Sponsor can often contribute to a successful Review. The Institution recommends that Lead Sponsors are Members who were involved in your IPD process, for example your SCE. The scope of the Lead Sponsors involvement should extend to constructive criticism of reports, advice on presentation and to arranging practice interviews.

B3.2

assigned to you. You should give an indication of the size and value of the work undertaken. It is essential that you emphasise your personal experience and contribution. You should enlarge on any special problems you have met and occasions when you gained unusual or extensive experience or learned valuable lessons. If you have not completed a Training Agreement or an optional Career Appraisal, you will need to demonstrate, in the report, the achievement of the Development Objectives. The report should include a one-page foreword in the form of a brief curriculum vitae this will not be included within the 1,500 word limit.
B4.2

You will need to submit a Project Report of between 1,000 and 1,500 words which should demonstrate your competence as a potential Technician Member. It should describe a particular project (or parts of projects) in which you played a major part, including taking responsibility in some or all of the elements. You must indicate clearly your role in the development and management of the project(s) by giving the background to the elements for which you were responsible or to which you made a significant contribution. Above all you must show where you have taken responsibility. Numerical analysis, cost data and drawings or other relevant additional documentation should be included as appropriate to support decisions described in the reports. Appendices are not included in the word-count, but they should be bound into the appropriate report. Should you possess an approved NVQ level 3 you may provide an Experience Report of 1,000 words together with a Portfolio Report in lieu of the reports described in B4.1 and 4.2. For further detailed information see Membership Guidance Notes on ICEs website.

B3.3

B4.3

B3.4

B4.4

B4 The Technician Professional Review Reports

B4.1

You will need to submit an Experience Report of between 1,000 and 1,500 words. It should describe the structured training and responsible experience you gained during your IPD. It must describe the tasks which you undertook. It must not be a mere inventory, although it should set out the precise positions you have occupied and the degree of responsibility

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B5 The Interview
B5.1

B7 Review Results
B7.1

At the start of your interview, you have the option of making a short (five-minute) presentation, based on your civil engineering career. If made, the presentation carried out sitting opposite the Reviewers at a table, should seek to expand rather than repeat the information already in the submission. You should notify your Reviewers, in a covering letter with your application, if you wish to take up this option. Reviewers will be seeking to confirm that the evidence of competence you have provided is supported by your responses to their questioning and meets the requirements of Appendix A. If you have not demonstrated sufficient evidence of a particular attribute, Reviewers may frame specific questions to try to draw out your knowledge and experience in that area. However it is your responsibility to demonstrate the achievement of attributes as well as that of the Reviewers to see if you possess them. This requires considerable communication skill on your part, both in the compilation of the reports and in discussion.

Time is required after the Reviews for Reviewers to assess the Review result and for quality control, audit and approvals processes. The results will be posted to you. The names of successful candidates will then be published on ICEs website five days later and subsequently published in New Civil Engineer/New Civil Engineer International. If the Review results in a failure, you will be provided with an indication of where your Review was satisfactory as well as the reasons for failure. The holistic nature of all ICEs Reviews requires you at a Re-sit Review to undertake all of the Review process again. You should therefore prepare in the same way as you did for the original Review, taking care to show in your new submission how you have addressed the concerns of the original Reviewers. During a Re-sit Review you will have to satisfy the new Reviewers that you can demonstrate all the required attributes and not just those that caused the failure during the previous Reviews. You are advised to discuss this with your RST and/or mentor. This should help you prepare a strategy for any future application. There is a right of appeal in cases of perceived error in process or for unforeseen events. Appeals are only accepted if received within two months from the date of the failure letter. For details contact your RST in the UK and Hong Kong or ICEs Professional Development Manager if you reside elsewhere. To be valid a non-refundable fee must accompany any appeal.

B7.2 B5.2

B6 Summary of Review Requirements

B6.1

The summary compares the submission requirements of the benchmark route and NVQ route (see table on page 12).

B7.3

B7.4

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Table: Summary of Review Requirements (see section 6.1)

TPR Benchmark route Experience report Project report Interview Presentation (included in interview) Written assignment/test CPD requirement CPD before review 1,000-1500 words 1,000-1500 words Required (max 45 mins) Five mins (optional) Not required A minimum of 30 hours of effective learning time per year A minimum of 36 hours of effective learning time with at least 30 hours per year in the three years preceding your application NVQ route 1,000-1500 words Portfolio report

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Acronyms
AMICE Associate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers AMPR Associate Member Professional Review AQP Academic Qualifications Panel AVQ Advanced Vocational Qualification BEng Bachelor of Engineering CA Career Appraisal CDM Construction Design Management CEng Chartered Engineer CEnv Chartered Environmentalist CEPR Chartered Environmentalist Professional Review CPD Continuing Professional Development CPR Chartered Professional Review DAP Development Action Plan DE Delegated Engineer DO Development Objective ECO Engineering Council Organisations Eng Tech Engineering Technician EU European Union GNVQ General National Vocational Qualifications HS&W Health, Safety and Welfare ICE Institution of Civil Engineers IEng Incorporated Engineer IPD Initial Professional Development IT Information Technology JBM Joint Board of Moderators MDO Membership Development Officer MEA Mutual Exemption Agreement MEng Master of Engineering MGN Membership Guidance Note MICE Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers MPR Member Professional Review MRA Mutual Recognition Agreement NVQ National Vocational Qualification PDR Personal Development Record RD Regional Director RGN Register Guidance Note RST Regional Support Team SCE Supervising Civil Engineer SE Supervising Engineer SVQ Scottish Vocational Qualification TMICE Technician Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers TPR Technician Professional Review TR Training Review TRR Technical Report Route VCE Vocational Certificate of Education

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...becoming a technician member has shown to my employers, and prospective employers, that I am a professionally minded individual who is keen to progress and develop his skills.

[Being a member of ICE] opens the door to a wealth of knowledge, through its many members and publications. It also shows my employer that I have a professional attitude and am willing to progress and develop further.

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..it is accordingly of importance that there should be a ready means heretofore of ascertaining persons who by proper training and experience are qualified...
Extract from Royal Charter