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C&G Professional Recognition Awards

Former Community Member over 6 years ago

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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0 Former Community Member over 6 years ago

I got timed out in the middle of adding more stuff.

I was going to add that whilst a higher engineering qualification will put a person onto a higher initial starting pay grade, compared to someone entering with a lower engineering qualification; eventually, after some 20 to 30 plus years in the same company, everyone will be earning at or around the same salary, at the top of the technical pay grade. That's because the employer(s) value experienced engineers equally, whatever their qualifications.

So, in the long term, registered engineers will not be valued - in terms of pay award - any more than their non-registered colleagues in a technical role; and the only question that arises is whether achieving and retaining registration is worth the effort; other than people having the burning - for geeky or nerdy reasons - a desire to want the title?

The only option to move onto a higher pay grade would be to switch or transfer to a management role; in which case registered status starts to pay dividends in terms of prestige and status.

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0 Former Community Member over 6 years ago

I got timed out in the middle of adding more stuff.

I was going to add that whilst a higher engineering qualification will put a person onto a higher initial starting pay grade, compared to someone entering with a lower engineering qualification; eventually, after some 20 to 30 plus years in the same company, everyone will be earning at or around the same salary, at the top of the technical pay grade. That's because the employer(s) value experienced engineers equally, whatever their qualifications.

So, in the long term, registered engineers will not be valued - in terms of pay award - any more than their non-registered colleagues in a technical role; and the only question that arises is whether achieving and retaining registration is worth the effort; other than people having the burning - for geeky or nerdy reasons - a desire to want the title?

The only option to move onto a higher pay grade would be to switch or transfer to a management role; in which case registered status starts to pay dividends in terms of prestige and status.

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