Hi,

First thing, well done for volunteering! You should now have access to the registration and standards forum (link below), you'll find you'll get the best answers to questions like these by asking there:

  IET Registration and Standards 

As I understand it the answer is yes, if you feel comfortable to do it. As PRA / IPRAs we're advising on content, writing style etc, we're not making any judgement on whether the applicant has met the criteria - that's for the assessment and interview panels to decide. The important thing is that you feel clear yourself on what the differences in competences are between IEng and CEng and can explain these to the applicant to make sure they clearly bring out their evidence for the competences.

You can always ask for a second opinion from an experienced IPRA / PRA if you feel you need it, particularly maybe in your first few applications. For many applicants getting the application clear to show where they are on the IEng / CEng divide can be challenging - even those of us who have been PRAs for many years struggle sometimes.

Good luck and welcome on board!

Andy

Welcome to the PRA team Manoj

Andy Millar is, as usual, spot on with his answer. It is crucial you are aware of the difference between IEng and CEng to be able to provide advice, however if you look at the table from Page 41 of the UK SPEC there is not really that much between IEng and CEng. 

Key differences are level of UK&U, complexity of task/project and clearly demonstrating leadership rather than managing. The Statements for Competence D and E in UK SPEC are identical apart from the words Incorporated and Chartered.

A Second opinion is always a good idea and I'm sure the RSSU team can help find a second PRA to help you with the first couple of applications or those that are a little different. The first few can be a little daunting, but have confidence and use your application journey to guide you.

Kind Regards

Simon

Thanks, Andy Millar for your wishes and detailed response! Will review the link shared and hope will make it after a few initial application review. 

Thanks, Simon Wood for clarifying response.