To paraphrase the above, “since only Andy has answered….”

I would agree generally with what Andy has said but there seems to have been a change in the IET setup so that if a potential Fellow applicant now goes looking for an advisor they just get the list of PRAs. I recently (well, about a year ago) had a contact request from someone wanting to apply for FIET and when I contacted the RSSU about it was told that there were no longer separate Fellow Advisors.

I decided that I had two options:

1. Request that the applicant be dealt with by a separate Advisor who could provide appropriate advice, and

2. Ask the IET for some training so that I could deal with Fellow requests in the future.

Needless to say, I decided to take up both options, and was able to sit in on a Fellow Assessor training session a few months ago which gave me a much greater insight into what needs to be demonstrated for FIET.

I would therefore suggest that if you want to learn more and gain the knowledge to be able to advise Fellow applicants then contact the RSSU and they will arrange something. However there is no control over when and how many FIET applicants are referred to you.

Best wishes,

Alasdair

To paraphrase the above, “since only Andy has answered….”

I would agree generally with what Andy has said but there seems to have been a change in the IET setup so that if a potential Fellow applicant now goes looking for an advisor they just get the list of PRAs. I recently (well, about a year ago) had a contact request from someone wanting to apply for FIET and when I contacted the RSSU about it was told that there were no longer separate Fellow Advisors.

I decided that I had two options:

1. Request that the applicant be dealt with by a separate Advisor who could provide appropriate advice, and

2. Ask the IET for some training so that I could deal with Fellow requests in the future.

Needless to say, I decided to take up both options, and was able to sit in on a Fellow Assessor training session a few months ago which gave me a much greater insight into what needs to be demonstrated for FIET.

I would therefore suggest that if you want to learn more and gain the knowledge to be able to advise Fellow applicants then contact the RSSU and they will arrange something. However there is no control over when and how many FIET applicants are referred to you.

Best wishes,

Alasdair