ENGINEERING COUNCIL UK

UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence Chartered Engineer and Incorporated Engineer Standard

regulating the engineering profession

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UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence Chartered Engineer and Incorporated Engineer Standard

The UK economy depends on improved business performance, which in turn relies to a great extent on the competence of our engineers and technicians. The UK has a proud engineering heritage, but in an increasingly competitive world our engineering competence must reflect the needs of business and industry for astute and experienced creators and managers of technology.

LORD SAINSBURY OF TURVILLE Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science and Innovation FOREWORD BY LORD SAINSBURY OF TURVILLE Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science and Innovation

THE UK ECONOMY DEPENDS ON improved business performance, which in turn relies to a great extent on the competence of our engineers and technicians. The UK has a proud engineering heritage, but in an increasingly competitive world our engineering competence must reflect the needs of business and industry for astute and experienced creators and managers of technology.

Engineers also have a more important role than ever, as technology and the demands which we make of it become increasingly complex, in ensuring that development takes place in a way which does not cause problems for our safety or our health. They have an equally crucial part to play in minimising risk to the environment, and in bringing about sustainable development, not only in the UK but throughout the world.

The Engineering Council UK has in these standards distilled the framework of capability we should expect from our most competent engineers. We have an education system that can deliver the underlying knowledge and understanding. With the establishment of the Sector Skills Councils we have a means to nurture and develop the skills and know-how to exploit these. The SSCs will focus on sectors of strategic and economic importance, and aim to deliver change on a range of skills and productivity priorities.

At the time of writing, four SSCs have already been granted full five-year licences, and the three listed below will find the new UK-SPEC particularly relevant. These are:

• SEMTA (Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies Alliance) • e-Skills UK (ITEC skills, telecommunications) • Construction Skills

However, there are also a number of other SSCs in development which we hope will progress to being fully licensed, and several of these represent sectors in which engineering plays a vital role in success. I anticipate that by summer 2004, there will be between 23 and 25 SSCs operating under full five-year licences.

It is my hope that these standards will become the goal for every aspiring professional engineer or engineering technician, that employers will adopt them as a valuable metric for training and developing their staff, and that educators will tailor their programmes to deliver the essential learning and skills they require. In this way we can maintain our extraordinary growth and competitiveness into the 21st Century.

Engineering underwrites our society. With these standards the UK can maintain its strength and assure attractive careers for its practitioners.

DAVID SAINSBURY

3 • Chartered Engineers and Incorporated Engineers Chartered Engineers and Incorporated Engineers

THE PURPOSE OF UK-SPEC

This Engineering Council UK Standard explains the value of becoming recognised as a Chartered Engineer or Incorporated Engineer. It describes the requirements that have to be met for registration, and gives examples of ways of doing this. This standard should enable individuals and employers to find out whether they or their staff can meet the requirements, and explains the steps necessary to achieve national registration. Chartered Engineers and Incorporated Engineers carry many responsibilities, including the need to observe a professional code of conduct. These are described here, together with advice on how to maintain registration.

Finally, advice is given on the relationship of UK-SPEC to its predecessor, known as SARTOR (Standards and Routes To Registration).

Introduction Chartered Engineers are characterised by their ability to develop appropriate solutions to This standard is published by the Engineering engineering problems, using new or existing Council UK [ECUK] on behalf of the United technologies, through innovation, creativity Kingdom engineering profession. ECUK is and change. They might develop and apply governed by a Board representing the major new technologies, promote advanced designs professional engineering institutions in the UK, and design methods, introduce new and more together with individuals representing industries efficient production techniques, marketing and and sectors with an interest in regulation of the construction concepts, pioneer new engineering engineering profession. Its primary tasks are to services and management methods. Chartered maintain the registers of professional engineers Engineers are variously engaged in technical and technicians, originally established in the and commercial leadership and possess 1960s and 1970s by the former Council of effective interpersonal skills. Engineering Institutions and Engineers Registration Board, and to set the standards Incorporated Engineers are characterised required for registration. Anyone wishing to be by their ability to act as exponents of today’s registered must apply through one of the technology through creativity and innovation. professional engineering institutions licensed by To this end, they maintain and manage ECUK. applications of current and developing technology, and may undertake engineering design, development, manufacture, Today’s professional engineers construction and operation. Incorporated Today’s professional engineers demonstrate a Engineers are variously engaged in technical personal and professional commitment to and commercial management and possess society, to their profession, and to the effective interpersonal skills. environment.

4 • Chartered Engineers and Incorporated Engineers Why Register? In some cases evidence of employing registered Chartered or Incorporated Engineers will be Registration has many benefits for employers, necessary for the award of contracts in the UK engineers and the UK economy. and internationally.

I saw the CEng as a gold standard to which Registration sets Chartered Engineers and to aspire in terms of International Recognition recognition as a Incorporated Engineers apart from engineers professional engineer. who are unregistered. It establishes their proven An increasing number of countries formally When I pass out my business card at knowledge, understanding and competence. recognise the standing of Chartered Engineers meetings it indicates scaling a hurdle above In particular registration demonstrates a and Incorporated Engineers, and in some cases and beyond any degree . . . commitment to professional standards, and to require these qualifications for particular work. Professor David M developing and enhancing competence. So Evidence of registration with ECUK can prove Howard, CEng FIEE FIOA MAES, registration as a professional engineer gives an helpful in applying for jobs and tendering for Head of the Media UK Engineering Research edge to candidates applying for posts, whether work in those countries. EC works closely Group, or not registration is specified in the job with other countries’ national bodies to further Department of Electronics, advertisement. Registration links a professional develop recognition of these important University of York engineer into a professional engineering categories of engineering professional. institution, one which has been assessed by the Further details are available from ECUK licensed Engineering Council UK as capable of professional engineering institutions and from providing comprehensive professional ECUK International Department. development guidance and opportunities, with regular publications and web access to assist in this, and many opportunities to network with What is Competence? colleagues with similar professional interests. Registration as a Chartered Engineer or It also keeps registered Chartered and Incorporated Engineer is open to everyone who Incorporated Engineers abreast of job can demonstrate competence to perform opportunities and is a regular reminder of their professional work to the necessary standards, professional standing and their obligations to and commitment to: society. • Maintain that competence Employers of registered Chartered or • Work within professional codes Incorporated Engineers have the assurance of knowing that their employees have had their • Participate actively within the competence assessed, their credentials verified, profession. and their commitment to continuing professional development established. They will have gained Pages 7 to 11 of this document set out the the recognition of their peers as meeting UK and threshold generic competence standards for international standards for knowledge and registration as a Chartered Engineer or experience. Maintaining registration ensures that Incorporated Engineer. These standards have they are exposed to new developments in their widespread support and are based on profession, and provides numerous opportunities occupational standards developed for the main to benefit from these. It also means that they industries in which engineers are employed. are governed by a professional code of conduct, Competence includes the knowledge, and receive reminders and assistance in understanding and skills which underpin determining their obligations under this code. performance. Engineers become competent

5 • Chartered Engineers and Incorporated Engineers through a mixture of education and professional may involve further training or additional development, traditionally known as the experience). On completion of the professional formation process. These different elements are review, a decision will be made by the described later. membership committee of the institution concerned. A positive decision will result in registration of the candidate as a Chartered Assessment of Competence Engineer or Incorporated Engineer. Retention of the title will require continued membership of To become registered as Chartered Engineers or the admitting institution or another licensed Incorporated Engineers applicants must have body and payment of an annual fee. their competence assessed by professional review. Annex A to this standard lists the professional engineering institutions licensed by What needs to ECUK to assess applicants. The assessment is by be demonstrated? practising engineering professionals, trained in this kind of assessment. Applicants are assessed The following pages list the generic against the competence standards listed in this competences that have to be demonstrated in document, which however will often have been order to achieve registration as a Chartered adapted by the institution to be more Engineer or Incorporated Engineer. Candidates representative of the particular technologies or who believe they measure up to these, or who industries which it represents. wish to work towards them, should approach one of the listed engineering institutions to The process of assessment starts with a written obtain further details of how to apply for application made in accordance with the recognition and registration. requirements of the particular institution concerned. A detailed description of the format for this will be provided by the institution, but any claim of qualifications, experience or training will need formal documented evidence. In giving details of experience, applicants will need to show how this relates to the required competences.

Following a review of the documented evidence, the institution will decide whether the applicant is ready for a formal interview1 with the assessors. The institution will be able to advise how best to present evidence of training and experience. Where deficiencies emerge, institutions will usually be able to suggest ways in which they can be addressed (although this

1 The interview will be conducted in English, subject only to the provisions of the Welsh Language Act 1993 and any Regulations which may be made in implementation of European Union directives on free movement of labour.

6 • Chartered Engineers and Incorporated Engineers THRESHOLD STANDARDS OF COMPETENCE AND COMMITMENT:

CHARTERED ENGINEERS INCORPORATED ENGINEERS

Chartered Engineers must be competent Incorporated Engineers must be competent throughout their working life, by virtue of their throughout their working life, by virtue of their education, training and experience, to: education, training and experience, to:

A Use a combination of general and specialist A Use a combination of general and specialist engineering knowledge and understanding to engineering knowledge and understanding to optimise the application of existing and apply existing and emerging technology. emerging technology.

A1 Maintain and extend a sound theoretical A1 Maintain and extend a sound theoretical approach in enabling the introduction and approach to the application of technology in exploitation of new and advancing technology engineering practice. and other relevant developments. This could include an ability to: This could include an ability to: • Identify the limits of own personal knowledge • Identify the limits of own personal knowledge and skills and skills • Strive to extend own technological capability • Strive to extend own technological capability • Broaden and deepen own knowledge base • Broaden and deepen own knowledge base through new applications and techniques. through research and experimentation.

A2 Engage in the creative and innovative A2 Use a sound evidence-based approach to development of engineering technology and problem-solving and contribute to continuous continuous improvement systems. improvement.

This could include an ability to: This could include an ability to: • Establish users’ needs • Establish users’ requirements for improvement • Assess marketing needs and contibute to • Use market intelligence and knowledge of marketing strategies technological developments to promote and • Identify constraints and exploit opportunities improve the effectiveness of engineering for the development and transfer of technology products, systems and services within own chosen field • Contribute to the evaluation and development • Promote new applications when appropriate of continuous improvement systems. • Secure the necessary intellectual property rights • Develop and evaluate continuous improvement systems.

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B Apply appropriate theoretical and practical B Apply appropriate theoretical and practical methods to the analysis and solution of methods to design, develop, manufacture, engineering problems. construct, commission, operate and maintain engineering products, processes, systems and services.

B1 Identify potential projects and opportunities. B1 Identify, review and select techniques, procedures and methods to undertake This could include an ability to: engineering tasks. • Explore the territory within own responsibility for new opportunities This could include an ability to: • Review the potential for enhancing engineering • Select a review methodology products, processes, systems and services • Review the potential for enhancing engineering • Use own knowledge of the employer’s position products, processes, systems and services, to assess the viability of opportunities. using evidence from best practice • Establish an action plan to implement the results of the review.

B2 Conduct appropriate research, and undertake B2 Contribute to the design and development of design and development of engineering solutions. engineering solutions.

This could include an ability to: This could include an ability to: • Identify and agree appropriate research • Contribute to the identification and methodologies specification of design and development • Assemble the necessary resources requirements for engineering products, • Carry out the necessary tests processes, systems and services • Collect, analyse and evaluate the relevant data • Identify problems and evaluate possible • Draft, present and agree design engineering solutions to meet client needs recommendations • Contribute to the design of engineering • Undertake engineering design. solutions.

B3 Implement design solutions, and evaluate their B3 Implement design solutions and contribute to effectiveness. their evaluation.

This could include an ability to: This could include an ability to: • Ensure that the application of the design results • Secure the resources required for in the appropriate practical outcome implementation • Identify the required cost, quality, safety, • Implement design solutions, taking account of reliability, appearance, fitness for purpose and cost, quality, safety, reliability, appearance, environmental impact of the outcome fitness for purpose and environmental impact • Determine the criteria for evaluating the design • Identify problems during implementation and solutions take corrective action • Evaluate the outcome against the original • Contribute to the evaluation of design solutions specification • Contribute to recommendations for • Actively learn from feedback on results to improvement and actively learn from feedback improve future design solutions and build best on results. practice.

8 • Chartered Engineers and Incorporated Engineers CHARTERED ENGINEERS INCORPORATED ENGINEERS

C Provide technical and commercial leadership. C Provide technical and commercial management.

C1 Plan for effective project implementation. C1 Plan for effective project implementation.

This could include an ability to: This could include an ability to: • Identify the factors affecting the project • Identify the factors affecting the project implementation implementation • Lead on preparing and agreeing • Prepare and agree implementation plans and implementation plans and method statements method statements • Ensure that the necessary resources are secured • Secure the necessary resources and confirm and brief the project team roles in project team • Negotiate the necessary contractual • Apply the necessary contractual arrangements arrangements with other stakeholders (client, with other stakeholders (client, subcontractors, subcontractors, suppliers, etc.). suppliers, etc.).

C2 Plan, budget, organise, direct and control C2 Manage the planning, budgeting and tasks, people and resources. organisation of tasks, people and resources. This could include an ability to: This could include an ability to: • Set up appropriate management systems • Operate appropriate management systems • Agree quality standards, programme and • Work to the agreed quality standards, budget programme and budget • Organise and lead work teams, coordinating • Manage work teams, coordinating project project activities activities • Ensure that variations from quality standards, • Identify variations from quality standards, programme and budgets are identified, and that programme and budgets, and take corrective corrective action is taken action • Gather and evaluate feedback, and recommend • Evaluate performance and recommend improvements. improvements.

C3 Lead teams and develop staff to meet changing C3 Manage teams and develop staff to meet technical and managerial needs. changing technical and managerial needs.

This could include an ability to: This could include an ability to: • Agree objectives and work plans with teams • Agree objectives and work plans with teams and individuals and individuals • Identify team and individual needs, and plan • Identify team and individual needs, and plan for their development for their development • Lead and support team and individual • Manage and support team and individual development development • Assess team and individual performance, and • Assess team and individual performance, and provide feedback. provide feedback.

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C4 Bring about continuous improvement through C4 Manage continuous quality improvement. quality management. This could include an ability to: This could include an ability to: • Ensure the application of quality management • Promote quality throughout the organisation principles by team members and colleagues and its customer and supplier networks • Manage operations to maintain quality • Develop and maintain operations to meet standards quality standards • Evaluate projects and make recommendations • Direct project evaluation and propose for improvement. recommendations for improvement.

CHARTERED ENGINEERS AND INCORPORATED ENGINEERS

Both Chartered Engineers and Incorporated Engineers must be competent throughout their working life, by virtue of their education, training and experience, to:

D Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills. E Demonstrate a personal commitment to professional standards, recognising D1 Communicate in English with others at all levels. obligations to society, the profession and the environment. This could include an ability to:

• Contribute to, chair and record meetings and E1 Comply with relevant codes of conduct. discussions • Prepare letters, documents and reports This could include an ability to: • Exchange information and provide advice to • Comply with the rules of professional conduct technical and non-technical colleagues. of own professional body • Work constructively within all relevant D2 Present and discuss proposals. legislation and regulatory frameworks, including social and employment legislation. This could include an ability to:

• Prepare and deliver appropriate presentations E2 Manage and apply safe systems of work. • Lead and sustain debates with audiences • Feed the results back to improve the proposals. This could include an ability to: • Identify and take responsibility for own D3 Demonstrate personal and social skills. obligations for health, safety and welfare issues This could include an ability to: • Ensure that systems satisfy health, safety • Know and manage own emotions, strengths and welfare requirements and weaknesses • Develop and implement appropriate hazard • Be aware of the needs and concerns of others identification and risk management systems • Be confident and flexible in dealing with new • Manage, evaluate and improve these systems. and changing interpersonal situations • Identify, agree and work towards collective goals • Resolve conflicts and create, maintain and enhance productive working relationships.

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E3 Undertake engineering activities in a way that E4 Carry out continuing professional development contributes to sustainable development. necessary to maintain and enhance competence in own area of practice. This could include an ability to: • Operate and act responsibly, taking account of This could include an ability to: the need to progress environmental, social and • Undertake reviews of own development needs economic outcomes simultaneously • Prepare action plans to meet personal and • Use imagination, creativity and innovation to organisational objectives provide products and services which maintain • Carry out planned (and unplanned) CPD and enhance the quality of the environment and activities community, and meet financial objectives • Maintain evidence of competence development • Understand and encourage stakeholder • Evaluate CPD outcomes against the action involvement. plans • Assist others with their own CPD.

11 • Chartered Engineers and Incorporated Engineers Education Applicants should consult the institution to which they are applying for advice on the most Formal education is the usual, though not the appropriate option. only, way of demonstrating the underpinning knowledge and understanding for professional competence. The following qualifications Achieving Chartered Professional Development status has been a exemplify the required knowledge and personal achievement This is the other key part of developing for me. I am proud of understanding: this achievement as it competence. It is how potential Chartered or is a recognition of my capabilities, technical Chartered Engineer – an accredited 2 Incorporated Engineers learn to apply their background and engineering knowledge Bachelors degree with honours in engineering or knowledge and understanding, and begin to gained through education, practical technology, plus either an appropriate Masters apply professional judgement. It can happen at experience and degree accredited or approved by a professional the same time as some of the formal education training. Professionally, engineering institution, or appropriate further referred to above, for example through an chartership has improved my career learning to Masters level industrial placement during a higher education options and prospects, leading to the potential or an accredited integrated MEng degree. course, or alongside part-time study. Many for other financial larger employers run well-established graduate rewards and I have gained a mutual Incorporated Engineer – an accredited training and development schemes. While these respect with fellow chartered engineers.

Bachelors degree in engineering or technology schemes are of course geared to the specific Shahana Mirza, or needs of their organisations, they are frequently BEng(Hons) CEng a Higher National Certificate or Diploma or a MIChemE, Foundation Degree in engineering or designed to help graduates on the way to Principal Project Engineer – Safety, with technology, plus appropriate further learning to registration as a Chartered Engineer or Foster Wheeler Energy Limited degree level. Incorporated Engineer, and may have been accredited by one or more of the engineering Applicants who do not have exemplifying institutions. qualifications to demonstrate the required knowledge and understanding may do so in Other employers may not have schemes of this other ways, but must clearly demonstrate they type. Potential Chartered or Incorporated have achieved the same level of knowledge and Engineers in these organisations will need to understanding as those with the qualifications. develop profiles of competence and professional activity to help them prepare for registration. These ways include: In some cases employers will use occupational • Writing a technical report, based upon their standards or competence frameworks in experience, and demonstrating their determining job descriptions and staff knowledge and understanding of engineering development, even without a formal scheme, principles and these may assist in developing a • Taking Engineering Council examinations competence profile. Otherwise aspiring • Following an assessed work-based learning registrants should use the competence and programme commitment statements and seek advice and • Taking an academic programme specified by guidance from the relevant engineering the institution to which they are applying. institution, which may be able to put them in touch with a mentor to assist them through the

2 Accreditation of degree programmes is carried out by the process and help them address any gaps in their engineering institutions licensed by ECUK. The key criterion development. Sector Skills Councils may be in accreditation is the learning outcomes achieved by a another source of advice. programme’s graduates.

12 • Chartered Engineers and Incorporated Engineers Anyone seeking registration as a Chartered or Guidelines for Institution Codes of Conduct Incorporated Engineer should maintain a detailed record of their development, Each licensed engineering institution will place a responsibilities and experience, verified by personal obligation on its members to act with integrity, in the public interest, and to exercise all When people ask me superiors or mentors, to provide best evidence reasonable professional skill and care to: about my occupation and I say “Chartered for the Professional Review. Engineer” I feel really 1 Prevent avoidable danger to health or safety. proud. I also like to be able to put the letters There is no requirement for “time-serving”. 2 Prevent avoidable adverse impact on the after my name. People environment. who believe in real Demonstration of competence and commitment equality and equity 3 1) Maintain their competence. might not be is the sole criterion for registration. impressed, but being 2) Undertake only professional tasks for which registered as a they are competent. Chartered Engineer certainly impresses the 3) Disclose relevant limitations of competence. people in power Maintaining Competence (usually men) – who 4 1) Accept appropriate responsibility for work are the ones a woman often needs to impress! Candidates applying for registration as carried out under their supervision. Jackie Carpenter, Chartered Engineer or Incorporated Engineer 2) Treat all persons fairly, without bias, and with CEng, MD of Energy respect. 21 and Past President will be required to show evidence that they have of the Women’s 3) Encourage others to advance their learning Engineering Society a plan to continue to maintain their competence. and competence. This is an important part of recognition as a 5 1) Avoid where possible real or perceived Chartered Engineer or Incorporated Engineer. conflict of interest. It is for this reason that Chartered or 2) Advise affected parties when such conflicts Incorporated Engineers may only obtain and arise.

retain registration if they are members of one of 6 Observe the proper duties of confidentiality the licensed professional engineering owed to appropriate parties. institutions. It is important that candidates 7 Reject bribery. seeking registration recognise that this will entail obligations and an ongoing commitment. 8 Assess relevant risks and liability, and if appropriate hold professional indemnity insurance.

9 Notify the institution if convicted of a criminal Professional Behaviour offence or upon becoming bankrupt or disqualified as a Company Director. Chartered Engineers and Incorporated Engineers will be expected to observe the requirements of 10 Notify the institution of any significant violation of the institution’s Code of Conduct the Code of Conduct of the professional by another member. engineering institution they have joined. Institutions are obliged to respond to allegations of infringement of the code and may suspend or remove membership and registration if proven. Institution Codes of Conduct follow the generic framework detailed here:

13 • Chartered Engineers and Incorporated Engineers Revalidation However, ECUK is unable to intervene in the decision of a licensed professional engineering The engineering profession does not, at present, institution. require formal revalidation of professional registration. However, steps are being taken to It is important to move create a voluntary register of those who seek to the new Standard Previous registration revalidation, and to provide the means to assess because we need to : standards – SARTOR • consider the holistic and certify continuing competence. Nevertheless, notion of engineering and what makes a it is recognised that most registrants will not The requirements for registration as a Chartered professionally seek revalidation. They are therefore reminded Engineer or Incorporated Engineer were competent engineer • ensure a balance is of their professional obligation to maintain their established in the first edition of Standards And established between academic and practical competences up to date, and that they may be Routes to Registration (SARTOR) in 1984, and achievement removed or suspended from membership and amended and updated in the second and third • get away from education for registration if they are found not to have complied. editions (1990 and 1997 respectively). education’s sake and training for training’s This standard is a direct successor to those sake... . documents. Any applicant eligible for Jim Watson, Consultant & Director, Where to seek help registration under the previous standard should J M Watson & Associates Ltd have no difficulty in satisfying UK-SPEC. A list of professional engineering institutions The main changes to the original requirements licensed to register Chartered or Incorporated have broadened the range of competences Engineers at the time of publishing appears at embraced, while emphasising responsibilities Annex A. An up to date listing of institutions and obligations undertaken by Chartered or holding these licences may be obtained from the Incorporated Engineers. Most of the ECUK website www.engc.org.uk. competences described in this document can be directly related to those listed in the previous Further help and advice on education and edition of SARTOR (Edition 3, 1997). training issues may be obtained from Sector Skills Councils. An up to date list of these may be obtained from www.ssda.org.uk. Recognition as a Chartered Engineer or Incorporated If additional advice is required please contact Engineer the ECUK Registration Department at the address given on the back of this document. While Chartered Engineers and Incorporated Engineers have different characteristics and profiles of competence, recognition as either is valuable in its own right. However it is Appeals recognised that some Incorporated Engineers Candidates applying for Chartered Engineer or may wish, because of the way their careers Incorporated Engineer registration are entitled to develop, to become Chartered Engineers. appeal against the decision of the membership Once again, evidence of competence, usually committee of the licensed engineering institution underpinned by documented qualifications, is to which they have applied. ECUK reviews all the normal requirement. Normally there will be licensed institutions and requires that they have a need for further learning and development to robust and effective systems, including meet the standards required, although procedures to deal fairly and openly with knowledge and understanding may be contested membership and registration decisions. demonstrated by means of a technical report.

14 • Chartered Engineers and Incorporated Engineers Licensed Professional Engineering Institutions • Annex A

I graduated with an Institution contacts are at: http://www.engc.org.uk/Institutions/Institutions.aspx MEng (Europe) in Civil Engineering from the British Computer Society Institute of Acoustics IEE University of Leeds. I then joined Atkins Established: 1957 Established: 1974 Established: 1871 PLC. From day one 1 Sanford Street 77A St Peter’s Street Savoy Place with Atkins, I have Swindon St Albans London WC2R 0BL been given major Wilts SN1 1HJ Herts AL1 3BN responsibilities, and am Phone: 020 7240 1871 being driven by them to Phone: 01793 417417 Phone: 01727 848195 Fax: 020 7497 8863 achieve chartered Fax: 01793 480270 Fax: 01727 850553 Email: [email protected] status as a way to formally recognise the Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.iee.org professionalism of my Website: www.bcs.org.uk Website: www.ioa.org.uk work. This quality of Institution of Fire Engineers training and experience British Institute of Institution of Agricultural Engineers can only be found in Established: 1918 Non-Destructive Testing Established: 1938 the UK. London Road Established: 1954 West End Road Omar Bustami, Moreton in Marsh 1 Spencer Parade Silsoe Graduate Engineer Gloucestershire GL56 0RH with Atkins PLC Northampton NN1 5AA Bedford MK45 4DU Phone: 01608 812 580 Phone: 01604 630124/5 Phone: 01525 861096 Fax: 01608 812 581 Fax: 01604 231489 Fax: 01525 861660 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.ife.org.uk Website: www.bindt.org Website: www.iagre.org

Chartered Institution of Building Institute of Cast Metals Engineers Institution of Gas Engineers Services Engineers Established: 1904 and Managers Established: 1897 ICME Metalforming Centre Established: 1863 Delta House 47 Birmingham Road Charnwood Wing 222 Balham High Rd West Bromwich Holywell Park London SW12 9BS West Midlands B70 6PY Ashby Road Loughborough Phone: 020 8675 5211 Phone: 0121 601 6979 Leicestershire LE11 3GH Fax: 020 8675 5449 Fax: 0121 601 6981 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: 01509 282728 Website: www.cibse.org Website: www.icme.org.uk Fax: 01509 283110 Email: [email protected] Chartered Institution of Water Institution of Chemical Engineers Website: www.igem.org.uk and Environmental Management Established: 1922 165–189 Railway Terrace Established: 1895 Institute of Healthcare Engineering Rugby CV21 3HQ 15 John Street & Estate Management London WC1N 2EB Phone: 01788 578214 Established: 1943 Phone: 020 7831 3110 Fax: 01788 560833 2 Abingdon House Fax: 020 7405 4967 Email: [email protected] Cumberland Business Centre Email: [email protected] Website: www.icheme.org.uk Northumberland Road Website: www.ciwem.org.uk Portsmouth PO5 1DS Institution of Civil Engineers Phone: 023 9282 3186 Established: 1818 Energy Institute Fax: 023 9281 5927 1–7 Great George St Established: 1927 Email: [email protected] London SW1P 3AA 61 New Cavendish Street Website: www.iheem.org.uk London W1G 7AR Phone: 020 7222 7722 Fax: 020 7222 7500 Phone: 020 7467 7100 Institute of Highway Incorporated Email: [email protected] Fax: 020 7580 4420 Engineers Website: www.ice.org.uk Email: [email protected] Established: 1965 Website: www.energyinst.org.uk De Morgan House Institution of Engineering Designers 58 Russell Square Established: 1945 London WC1B 4HS Courtleigh Westbury Leigh, Westbury Phone: 020 7436 7487 Wilts BA13 3TA Fax: 020 7436 7488 Email: [email protected] Phone: 01373 822801 Website: www.ihie.org.uk Fax: 01373 858085 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ied.org.uk

15 • Chartered Engineers and Incorporated Engineers Institution of Highways & Institution of Mechanical Engineers Institution of Structural Engineers I welcome the Transportation Established: 1847 Established: 1908 development of this new Standard which Established: 1930 1 Birdcage Walk 11 Upper Belgrave Street will: 6 Endsleigh Street London SW1H 9JJ London SW1X 8BH • Develop a system London WC1H 0DZ that already provides Phone: 020 7222 7899 Phone: 020 7235 4535 the best engineers in Phone: 020 7387 2525 Fax: 020 7222 4557 Fax: 020 7235 4294 the world; Fax: 020 7387 2808 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] • Maintain the Email: [email protected] Website: www.imeche.org.uk Website: www.istructe.org.uk standards required by Website: www.iht.org industry; Institution of Water Officers • Address the complexity of a Institution of Nuclear Engineers Established: 1945 Institution of Incorporated Engineers Established: 1959 profession having 4 Carlton Court multiple institutions; Established: 1884 1 Penerley Road Team Valley, Gateshead • Improve alignment Savoy Hill House London SE6 2LQ Tyne & Wear NE11 0AZ of education, Savoy Hill Engineering Council, Phone: 020 8698 1500 London WC2R 0BS Phone: 0191 422 0088 and industry. Fax: 020 8695 6409 Fax: 0191 422 0087 Max Jeffery, CEng Phone: 020 7836 3357 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] MIMechE, Learning & Fax: 020 7497 9006 Website: www.inuce.org.uk Website: www.iwo.org.uk Development Leader, Email: [email protected] JCB Excavators Ltd Website: www.iie.org.uk Royal Aeronautical Society Institute of Physics Established: 1866 Established: 1874 4 Hamilton Place Institution of Lighting Engineers 76 Portland Place London W1V 0BQ Established: 1923 London W1B 1NT Regent House Phone: 020 7499 3515 Phone: 020 7470 4800 Regent Place Fax: 020 7499 6230 Fax: 020 7470 4848 Rugby Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Warwickshire CV21 2PN Website: www.raes.org.uk Website: www.iop.org Phone: 01788 576492 Royal Institution of Naval Architects Fax: 01788 540145 Institute of Physics & Engineering Established: 1860 Email: [email protected] in Medicine 10 Upper Belgrave Street Website: www.ile.org.uk Established: 1960 London SW1X 8BQ Fairmount House Phone: 020 7235 4622 Institute of Marine Engineering, 230 Tadcaster Road Fax: 020 7245 6959 Science and Technology York YO24 1ES Email: [email protected] Established: 1889 Phone: 01904 610821 Website: www.rina.org.uk 80 Coleman Street Fax: 01904 612279 London EC2R 5BJ Society of Environmental Engineers Email: [email protected] Established: 1959 Phone: 020 7382 2600 Website: www.ipem.org.uk The Manor House Fax: 020 7382 2670 High Street, Buntingford Email: [email protected] Institute of Plumbing and Heating Herts SG9 9PL Website: www.imarest.org Engineering Phone: 01763 271209 Established: 1906 Fax: 01763 273255 Institute of Materials, Minerals 64 Station Lane Email: [email protected] and Mining Hornchurch Website: www.environmental.org.uk Established: 1869 Essex RM12 6NB 1 Carlton House Terrace Phone: 01708 472791 Society of Operations Engineers London SW1Y 5DB Fax: 01708 448987 Established: 1945 Phone: 020 7451 7300 Email: [email protected] 22 Greencoat Place Fax: 020 7839 1702 Website: www.iphe.org.uk London SW1P 1PR Email: [email protected] Phone: 020 7630 6666 Website: www.iom3.org Institution of Railway Fax: 020 7630 6677 Signal Engineers Email: [email protected] Institute of Measurement and Established: 1912 Website: www.soe.org.uk Control Savoy Hill House Welding Institute Established: 1944 Savoy Hill Established: 1923 87 Gower Street London WC2R 0BS Granta Park, Great Abington London WC1E 6AF Phone: 020 7240 3290 Cambridge CB1 6AL Phone: 020 7387 4949 Fax: 020 7240 3281 Phone: 01223 891162 Fax: 020 7388 8431 Email: [email protected] Fax: 01223 892588 Email: [email protected] Website: www.irse.org Email: [email protected] Website: www.instmc.org.uk Website: www.twi.co.uk

16 • Chartered Engineers and Incorporated Engineers The status of being Acronyms used in this standard recognised as a professional engineer is important to me, more than ever now CPD Continuing Professional that I work outside a classic engineering Development role, and it helps to have CEng on my business cards and on ECUK Engineering Council UK my CV as a way of demonstrating my professional status . . . .

Mike Coulson, CEng NVQ National Vocational FIFEE, Recruitment Qualification and Development Manager, BAE Systems (2000) SVQ Scottish Vocational Qualification

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