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CEng Application - Anybody with RECENT experience of the whole process?

Jason Wong
I am hoping to be in a position to submit an application for CEng relatively soon (after many years of pondering about registering). I need to do a bit of further work on my application content following advice from a PRA and one of my friends who got registered as CEng within the last few years. Then I just need my supporters to review and support my application (this may take time depending on how busy they are).


While I do more work on my application and wait for supporters to do their parts... Are there any recently registered CEng people who don't mind sharing the experience of the whole process through the IET? Any tips and advice on any aspects of the process? From submitting the application form through to the interview and presentation.


Would also be interesting to hear from anybody who has had any problems with the process? What would you do differently (or the IET could do differently to help improve things)?


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Jason.

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    I wrote my career history just over a year ago following all IET guidelines, including length 2-3 pages, and obtained a review and approval by an IET PRA. It was then rejected by my main supporter, an IMechE member, causing me to make a total rewrite before I could proceed. His comments encouragingly included "total dross". The lesson here is: the PRA's role is advisory whereas the supporters wield the power of their signature. You depend on your supporters more than anyone else, so my first recommendation is: get to know them and respect their expectations. Supporters who are IET members would probably be more "supportive" and I would recommend that route, but it was not an option for me. Although my application ended up weaker, by breaking with IET guidelines, it was ultimately successful. Having undertaken mentor training post-CEng, I now see the value of published guidelines as highly subjective. I suspect an IET mentor may be able to help you via a 1:1 dialogue and that is my second recommendation. The quality of understanding you gain through a good mentoring dialogue will be greater than anything that you can find online, even here. I believe the success of my application was based on that principle. See http://www.theiet.org/membership/career/mentoring/
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    I wrote my career history just over a year ago following all IET guidelines, including length 2-3 pages, and obtained a review and approval by an IET PRA. It was then rejected by my main supporter, an IMechE member, causing me to make a total rewrite before I could proceed. His comments encouragingly included "total dross". The lesson here is: the PRA's role is advisory whereas the supporters wield the power of their signature. You depend on your supporters more than anyone else, so my first recommendation is: get to know them and respect their expectations. Supporters who are IET members would probably be more "supportive" and I would recommend that route, but it was not an option for me. Although my application ended up weaker, by breaking with IET guidelines, it was ultimately successful. Having undertaken mentor training post-CEng, I now see the value of published guidelines as highly subjective. I suspect an IET mentor may be able to help you via a 1:1 dialogue and that is my second recommendation. The quality of understanding you gain through a good mentoring dialogue will be greater than anything that you can find online, even here. I believe the success of my application was based on that principle. See http://www.theiet.org/membership/career/mentoring/
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