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Application for CEng

Hi All,

I am wondering if IET is a suitable institution for me to apply. Why I am wondering is that my academic background is Civil Engineering but my job is not like traditional civil engineering. I mainly work on modelling and simulation for the built environment (e.g. using BIM and GIS to build the digital twin system or scripting to develop different applications for the built environment) as well as smart city development consultancy projects. As I've gone through the expertise in career manager and it seems that IET covers many different disciplines of engineering. Thus, I am wondering if IET is suitable for me to apply for CEng. 

Kind Regards,

Hou

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  • Hi Hou,

    I think the answer is probably that the IET is a suitable institution, but it is a lot more tricky if you want to know which one is actually best. The IET probably have more experience with modelling and simulation but the Civils more experience with the built environment, so you have to make a choice as to which is the most suitable.

    If you are already leaning towards the IET then that may be the answer.

    Best wishes with whichever you choose,

    Alasdair

  • Hi Alasdair,

    Thanks for the advice. I agree with you that will be very tricky on what category I choose as my job required me to apply both civil engineering knowledge and digital skills (e.g. scripting, simulation, etc.). One of the examples is that required me to develop a script for obtaining a result and then propose a suitable solution based on civil engineering knowledge for that result. I was originally planning for ICE but after these years of experience, I would say IET will be a better choice for me. 

    However, I am preparing the application on career manager and searching for a PRA (hopefully I can get one who has similar background) to ask for advice. 

    Many thanks,

    Hou

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  • Hi Alasdair,

    Thanks for the advice. I agree with you that will be very tricky on what category I choose as my job required me to apply both civil engineering knowledge and digital skills (e.g. scripting, simulation, etc.). One of the examples is that required me to develop a script for obtaining a result and then propose a suitable solution based on civil engineering knowledge for that result. I was originally planning for ICE but after these years of experience, I would say IET will be a better choice for me. 

    However, I am preparing the application on career manager and searching for a PRA (hopefully I can get one who has similar background) to ask for advice. 

    Many thanks,

    Hou

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  • Hi Hou,

    If you are wanting a PRA who has a similar background (which is quite understandable and I would endorse) then I should warn you that the on-line 'find a PRA' tool tends to work by geographical area and I am not sure you can select fields of expertise. Your best bet may be to contact the RSSU (Registration and Standards Support Unit) directly and ask for their help in matching you with a PRA with the right expertise (the RSSU email is available on the website, probably even on the Find a PRA page).

    Best wishes,

    Alasdair

  • Hi Alasdair,

    Thanks for the useful suggestion! 

    Best,

    Hou

  • Hi Alasdair,

    I guess you may know the reason about it:

    I realise that the reflection of academic qualification and training session will not be appeared in the application form when I am preparing the application through career manager. But I am quite confused as the generated application form should be the one that will be seen by the assessors?

    Best,

    Hou