I would agree with Bob that you could apply for EngTech now and then work toward IEng in the future.  It will give you a good idea of the areas of competence you will need to demonstrate and how you can get there.


The IET's online professional development system, Career Manager, will take you through the application process for EngTech in a systematic approach so it's helpful to ensure you have all the right information (though you should also be sure to read the guidance notes).


If you have any questions, then don't hesitate to contact me at: profdev@theiet.org or you can complete the application and contact a professional registration advisor (PRA) as the next step.


Kind Regards,


Kathryn Bain

Thanks again Kathryn, the career manager is something I will press on with.


Kind regards


Kevin

Hello Maurice,

If you go to Career Manager -> CPD -> Folder Name you will be presented with a screen showing all of your CPD activities.  Towards the right is a reflection link and an edit link. You can edit the hours via the edit link.

If you want to edit a closed item, you can do so by making a copy via the Copy button, and deleting the original. Hope that makes sense!

Hi Maurice,


I'm glad you've logged in and had a go with recording your CPD on Career Manager, this is a good first step and following David's advice will help you to be able to edit and add reflection to any of your records to add any bits you wish to add to bring them up to date.


If you have any feedback on Career Manager as a first time user now that you're logged in, or have used any of the guidance information do let us know what you think (and if there is any guidance that we could make better).


Kind Regards,


Kathryn Bain

I'm sure that you will be contacted when the subject of CPD assessment is next raised. :) best regards.

Hi

​     I am Kevin Field.

​     A Development Engineers (Data Architect) at TFL surface transport. 


​     I acheived C.Eng quite a while ago!

​     It did help me to get my current job.

​     Based on my experience of gaining that status I had to invest a lot of personal time and money gaining the skills to acheive it.

​     My experience since then has been similar, hence my interest in the CPD monitoring scheme.

​     My question is. I have been keeping CPD records, in the career manager, for the last 2  years. I submitted a set of records last year at about this time for review in response to request since I opted into the scheme. I note that this year things seem to have gone a bit quite. But the submission process still indicates that records shoud be submitted by the 31st of October for review in January 2017.

    Do we have to opt into the scheme every year?

​    Do we have to make a submission in October for January?

Kevin


The October deadline is for the submission of 2015 CPD records, a selection of which have been reviewed over the past months.  Ideally, these would have been submitted by members earlier this year (the window for submissions was opened in January). However, some members have been keen to submit their records as they complete them and we have extended the "deadline" over the course of the year, indeed we may get requests to extend it further and be able to oblige as we are still at the trial stage of the process.


In January 2017, members will be able to declare their 2016 CPD records which will be reviewed if they are selected as part of the random process. 


The "Opt-in" scheme has now closed as the random review of members' records becomes active policy in January, so all professionally active members are in effect opted-in.


I hope that answers your questions.


Regards


David Aylett

CPD Product Owner

Hello,


My name is Chris Mckechnie and I am a graduate electrical engineer in the building services industry. I have 18months experience and I am here to seek advice in meeting my UKSPEC competencies for professional registration. I hope to achieve CEng in 4-5 years time, so I am using career manager to record my IPD and CPD but I find it difficult to think of examples as evidence due the wording of the UK-SPEC competencies. 


If anyone has any tips for tackling this I'd be very grateful.


Best,

Chris

Hi I’m Richard

I’m a JIB approved Electrician who’s been in this industry for over 30 years.

I have moved away from installation work and now write EICR’s using my experience and testing qualifications to ensure that installations are safe and compliant.

I work for an M&E design consultants who are based in Northern Ireland,

I am working towards an Open University BEng. I am going over the UKSpec to attain EngTech, with a view when I have my degree IEng.

Hi I am Kevin Field, I have just attained a new post within TFL as a senior (Software) developer for the customer experience group. As always there is lots of new stuff to learn at the moment as well as a new office location.