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C&G Professional Recognition Awards

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Afternoon all,

I've come across, and not found much infomation on the net regarding C&Gs PRAs like LCGI, AfCGI, GCGI and MCGI.


Maybe someone could clear this up for me, but my interpritation of what these are or are supposed to be, is something for people with experience in engineering but without the formal achademic qualifications - awarding a particular award based upon experience which some how corresponds to the type of qualification someone in their job would typically have? So for example, having a GCGI is like having a bachelors degree?


Are such qualifications actually worth having? Are they recognised by industry, or is it more a "buy a title" type situation?


If someone could explain what exactly these really are (and not just marketed as), and what their really worth etc. Sadly C&Gs give very limited info on their site (as per usual).


Lee.
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    Larkland, your comment that a person without a degree - but with good overall engineering experience - can achieve professional registration, seem to checkmate the need to get a degree from an accredited university, in the first place. Therefore getting a degree, for employment purposes, is an irrelevant requirement; and ultimately a saving of around £27K, plus books, drawing instruments, food, travel costs, and lodgings.
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    Larkland, your comment that a person without a degree - but with good overall engineering experience - can achieve professional registration, seem to checkmate the need to get a degree from an accredited university, in the first place. Therefore getting a degree, for employment purposes, is an irrelevant requirement; and ultimately a saving of around £27K, plus books, drawing instruments, food, travel costs, and lodgings.
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