SAFETY AND RELIABILITY SOCIETY

ENGINEERING REGISTRATION COMMITTEE

GUIDANCE FOR POTENTIAL REGISTRANTS

1.  Introduction

The Society has entered into an agreement with the Society of Environmental Engineers (SEE), a Licensed Body of the Engineering Council (ECUK), to progress Society members through to Registration with the ECUK as Chartered or Incorporated Engineers, or Engineering Technicians, utilising the procedures put in place by the SEE.

2.  Scope

Progression to Registration with the ECUK is open to all Members of the Society.

3.  Requirements

The requirements for entry to the Registers are described in UK-SPEC [1, 2].  Guidance on how to become registered is also available [3].   The applicant can obtain more details from the ‘Regulations for Registration’ [4] which is actually aimed at guiding the Licensed Body in assessing applications.  It is expected that the educational requirements of UK SPEC, the successor to SARTOR3, will normally apply to Members wishing to register, however an accredited qualification remains valid whenever it was gained. 

UK SPEC is concerned with the demonstration of:

Competence and

Commitment.

It sets out the threshold standards required.  Reference 1 also demonstrates the difference between those for Chartered Engineers and for Incorporated Engineers. 

The process includes three elements:

Education (underpinning knowledge and understanding),

Professional Development (IPD),

Professional Review.

It is for the potential registrant to decide which register they wish to join and to assemble the evidence required.

4.  Routes to Registration

There are now just two routes, or candidate procedures, which can be followed depending on the qualifications of the candidate

4.1. Standard

Where the candidate has the exemplifying qualifications, for example one which matches those set out in UK SPEC.

4.2. Individual Case Procedure

Where the candidate’s qualifications do not have an exemplifying standard.  In this case one of the alternatives set out in UK-SPEC (and in para. 36 of the Regulations for Registration).  It is likely that a technical interview will be required in addition to the professional review interview.

5.  Action to be taken by Potential Registrant

Any Society member or successful membership candidate wishing to follow the route to Registration will be considered by the Engineering Registration Committee (ERC).

The candidate will decide which register they want to join (C.Eng, I.Eng. or Eng.Tech.) and which route they want to follow; the ERC can provide guidance.  The candidate will then be required to provide evidence to support their application.  For the different routes the candidate will be required to complete the SaRS/SEE joint application form [5] and to provide:

5.1. For Standard Case:  Evidence of the following: academic qualification for checking against list of accredited courses (available on ECUK website); additional qualifications; training; details of professional development including positions held, knowledge requirements, responsibility, decision making, leadership or innovation.

5.2. For Individual Case: as for standard case plus: details of the contents of academic course(s) pursued, for assessment of their equivalence to accredited engineering qualifications; and determination of any additional qualification required.

6.  Role of ERC

The ERC will be responsible for the following:

1.  Review of the initial information supplied by the candidate

2.  Advising on additional information required

3.  Advising candidate on adequacy of application for the register required and the route selected

4.  Assist with mentoring the candidate on additional requirements or qualifications

5.  Progressing the application to the SEE, including completion of form and forwarding of fees

6.  Supporting the candidate through Professional Review

7.  Attending the SEE committee assessing the candidate

The assessment of the candidate will be by the Engineering and Membership Committee (E&MC) of the SEE with input from SaRS ERC on S&R competence.  

7.  Role of SEE

The SEE E&MC will assess the candidate in accordance with the requirements of UK-SPEC.  A flowchart for the process is available [6].

The E&MC will assess the following:

• Academic attainment- whether accredited
• Additional academic attainment or matching sections to achieve equivalence with accredited qualification.
• Training received and whether accredited
• Development- experience, knowledge, responsibility

From this review the E&MC will propose an appropriate Register and Route to Registration for the candidate.  A deposit is payable by the candidate for this review.

If the candidate accepts the decision of the E&MC the remainder of the application fee is due and the candidate is progressed to the Professional Review interview.  If the candidate does not accept the decision the process can be discontinued and the candidate, with guidance from SEE and the ERC, can formulate a plan to attain the required response.

Following a successful Professional Review interview the candidate will take out a joint SaRS/SEE membership and will be forwarded to the ECUK for entry onto the relevant Register.  Members registered through the SaRS/SEE joint membership agreement must retain the joint membership of SEE as long as the agreement remains in force in order to maintain their registration.

8.  References

1. Engineering Council UK, UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence, Chartered Engineer and Incorporated Engineer Standard, available from ECUK or from www.uk-spec.org.uk

2. Engineering Council UK, UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence, Engineering Technician Standard, available from ECUK or from www.uk-spec.org.uk

3. Engineering Council UK, How to become a CEng, IEng or EngTech, on www.engc.org.uk/registration/index.asp. 

4. Engineering Council UK, Regulations for Registration, from www.uk-spec.org.uk.

5. SaRS/SEE Joint Membership Application Form, available on Society website.

6. SEE, Procedure for Joint Membership Application and for Payment of Fees, available on Society website.

ERC/Guidance 1, V.3.1/HFH 06.07.05