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CEng/IEng

Hi all,

If one submits an application for CEng but not qualified and the assessor/interviewer is of the opinion that the applicant is qualified for IEng, will the applicant be given rejection letter or be awarded IEng?

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0 Roy Bowdler over 3 years ago

Olutayo,

Your or others may be concerned, that if you are not accepted for CEng and would like to be considered for IEng instead, you will have to pay the assessment fee twice?

My understanding is; that the IET may waive any reapplication fee if they have given advice, that you should consider IEng? If that offer hasn’t been made then you need to make further enquires with your registration coordinator.

My understanding is also that Engineering Council rules require that you must make an application for a specific category. As the qualifications and competency attributes of each category overlap, this makes it difficult even for experienced engineers and trained IET advisors.

I’m not currently acting as a Professional Registration Advisor, but I have advised many engineers in the recent past. In some cases, which category to apply for is fairly obvious, but there are many people who may be at or around the boundary. For them the risk of an unsuccessful application may be higher for CEng than it is for IEng.

Therefore, if you are not confident of success for CEng, you can either apply for IEng, or delay until you feel more confident. Some people don’t want IEng, or in the words of one person I advised “why go for silver when I can go for gold”? Inevitably I have seen people who were over-ambitious and those who were too cautious or modest.

Because you have to reach a minimum standard of underpinning knowledge for each category and a minimum threshold in every competence area, you may fall short before interview for CEng, if it isn’t clear that you are demonstrating “masters level” understanding, although you don’t have to have a masters degree. It is also possible to “trip up” because of weaknesses in one or more competence areas, despite being quite strong in others.
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0 Roy Bowdler over 3 years ago

Olutayo,

Your or others may be concerned, that if you are not accepted for CEng and would like to be considered for IEng instead, you will have to pay the assessment fee twice?

My understanding is; that the IET may waive any reapplication fee if they have given advice, that you should consider IEng? If that offer hasn’t been made then you need to make further enquires with your registration coordinator.

My understanding is also that Engineering Council rules require that you must make an application for a specific category. As the qualifications and competency attributes of each category overlap, this makes it difficult even for experienced engineers and trained IET advisors.

I’m not currently acting as a Professional Registration Advisor, but I have advised many engineers in the recent past. In some cases, which category to apply for is fairly obvious, but there are many people who may be at or around the boundary. For them the risk of an unsuccessful application may be higher for CEng than it is for IEng.

Therefore, if you are not confident of success for CEng, you can either apply for IEng, or delay until you feel more confident. Some people don’t want IEng, or in the words of one person I advised “why go for silver when I can go for gold”? Inevitably I have seen people who were over-ambitious and those who were too cautious or modest.

Because you have to reach a minimum standard of underpinning knowledge for each category and a minimum threshold in every competence area, you may fall short before interview for CEng, if it isn’t clear that you are demonstrating “masters level” understanding, although you don’t have to have a masters degree. It is also possible to “trip up” because of weaknesses in one or more competence areas, despite being quite strong in others.
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