www.imeche.org

DEVELOPING YOU

Jade Abbott

October 2017

Congratulations:

You are now embarking on your initial professional development which will lead to registration as a professional engineer.

YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIFE STARTS TODAY

Samuel Bajomo CEng MIMechE

WHAT IS ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP

CEng/IEng/EngTech FIMechE

CEng/IEng/EngTech MIMechE

AMIMechE

Fellow

Member

Associate

Affiliate

LEVELS OFPROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

• Have the letters ‘AMIMechE’ after your name

• Demonstrate your personal initiative and professional commitment

• Start building your contacts and technical and soft skills

• Use your IMechE library and research tools to learn and develop

• Keep abreast of what’s going on in the global engineering environment

• Track your development using our Developing Engineers Programme

START BUILDINGYOUR CAREER

Silas Nwachukwu AMIMechE

WHAT CAN THE IMECHE DO FOR YOU?

Company Benefits• Increased credibility• Business opportunities• International benchmark• Employing professional engineers helps to satisfy the requirements of ISO 9001• A culture of creativity, innovation and continuous improvement

Individual Benefits• International recognition• Opens doors / creates opportunities• Ongoing development• Career enhancement• Salary increase opportunities• Professional credentials• Influence and personal satisfaction

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

Wherever you are, get the support & information you

need.

• Library & resource centre• Support Network• Access to leading engineering information databases• Digital PE App• Prizes and awards• Events & networking• Learning & development• Career guidance and support

Jonathan Jeffers CEng FIMechE

TOOLS TO GET YOU TO PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

IT’S ABOUT YOU

• Realistically self assess.

• Self manage and lead your own development.

• Be self motivated and continuously improve.

• Take initiative and identify creative opportunities

A frame of mind!

MARIA XI ZHANG

DEVELOPING ENGINEERS PROGRAMME.

Your route to professional registration.

Exclusively for Associate Members this online

structured programme can help you to set your

route, plan your progress and record your ongoing

professional development.

imeche.org/developingengineers

DEVELOPINGENGINEERS PROGRAMME.Your route to professional registration.

You can access the programme via your ‘My Account’.

Log in by using your ‘My Account’ password and username.

imeche.org/developingengineers

Divided into 5 distinct areas this easy-to-use resource is designed to help you

achieve professional registration whether this is EngTech, IEng or CEng as

efficiently as possible.

CAREER DEVELOPER:DEVELOPING YOU

MPDS SRS

CAREER DEVELOPER

A simple tool to record your experience and professional activity, helping you to create a strong framework for career progression and application for Professional

Registration

Carrie Chu AMIMechE

CAREER DEVELOPER:DEVELOPING YOU

CAREER DEVELOPER CAN BE USED WITHIN AN MPDS OR SRS FRAMEWORK

MPDS SRS

CAREER DEVELOPER

DEFINITION OF MPDS:

• The quality assured route to Professional Registration

• Typically 4 Years for CEng or 3 for IEng• The Developing Engineer (DE) is assigned a Mentor

• Quarterly reports and annual assessments will form the basis of the application

• Currently about 300 companies run MPDS

• Accredited, monitored scheme

DEFINITION OF SRS:

• Supported Registration Scheme• Can use the same methodology as MPDS – but NOT accredited or monitored

• Typically 4 Years for CEng or 3 for IEng• The Developing Engineer (DE) finds their own in-company mentor

• Quarterly reports and annual assessments can still form the basis of the application

• Currently about 45 companies support SRS

CHOOSE YOUR CAREER DEVELOPER FRAMEWORK

MPDS

SRS

• Structured route to professional registration• Support of a mentor• Quarterly reports• Annual assessments• Minimum 3 years to IEng• Minimum 4 years to CEng

OR

Career Developer

BOTH FRAMEWORKS OFFER:

THE ROLE OF A MENTOR

WHAT IS A GOOD MENTOR?

“Wise counselling of a Developing Engineer in a protected relationship, which focuses on a Developing Engineer’s personal development, from dependence and inexperience to maturity and independent professionalism.”

The IMechE’s definition of mentoring:

JONATHAN JEFFERS

QUALITIES OF A GOOD MENTOR

Credible Objective

Experienced Pragmatic

Generous Receptive Tolerant Diverse

Mature Stable Willing

Empathetic

• Mentor establishes a peer to peer relationship

• Avoids manager/subordinate roles• Establishes a confidential and trusting relationship

• Focuses on self development of the Developing Engineer

• Mutual commitment and expectations

• A two-way path with a high potential for mutual learning

SUMMARY OF A GOOD MENTORING RELATIONSHIPImportant characteristics:

PHILIPPA OLDHAM

REQUIREMENTS FROM THE DEVELOPING ENGINEER

• Self manage and lead their own development with mentor guidance

• Understand social, business and technical trends and constraints

• Realistically self assess• Be self motivated and continuously improve

• Take the initiative and identify creative opportunities

• Understand they can ask for help whenever needed from mentor and/or IMechE

Developing Engineers must:

PETER BONNINGTON

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS AND FURTHER LEARNING

ACADEMIC BENCHMARKThe guideline below applies to qualifications started from 1999 onwards:

Incorporated Engineer – IEng

Chartered Engineer – CEng

Bachelors level knowledge

Masters level knowledgeMasters level knowledge

YOUR DEGREE MUST BE ACCREDITED WITH THE ENGINEERING COUNCIL. YOU CAN CHECK ONLINE HERE: ww.imeche.org/qualificationchecker

FURTHERLEARNING.

• Further Learning is about acquiring additional learning outcomes, typically 2 or 3 modules from an MSc.

• FL is about ensuring the equivalence of an accredited masters programme of study.

• FL is not to be confused with Professional Development, which is about acquiring professional competence. Professional development uses UK-SPEC scoring levels as the criteria for assessing competence.

• Submit a Further Learning plan early.

Further Learning is knowledge gained which will underpin the competence of initial professional development. They are separate from one another.

ADVICE ON COMPLETINGFURTHER LEARNING PLAN.• Show how assessment is carried out and by whom.• Show the assessment criteria that will be used.• Show clear difference between the learningoutcomes of the BEng elements and the deeperMasters elements.

• Show that Further Learning is in addition to theusual work based activities that encompass InitialProfessional Development.

• Show a timeline to complete the plan and include acontingency if things go wrong, to extend the planand MPDS.

KEY ASSESSMENT AREASFOR FURTHER LEARNING

Engineering and Science deepening & Technical & Non-Technical broadening

Technical and Non-Technical understanding

Technical and Non-Technical understanding

Application of principles

Use of theory

Development of principles

and ideas

Analytical methods

Testimony from past MPDS Graduate

“MPDS really has been a critical part of my career, without it I

doubt that I would have achieved CEng status when I did.

It gave me a structure to my development and provided a sense of

purpose in my journey to become a professional engineer.”

Simon Edwards, Manager, MPDS, BP

DON’T JUST TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT

A FINAL THOUGHT

95% SUCCESS RATEON FIRST APPLICATION USING

MPDS OR SRS

WHEN YOU’RE READY TO APPLY...

UK SPEC highlights that there is a route to professional registration for all competent engineers

Knowledge and understanding

Competence development

Professional review

ProfessionalRegistration

THE JOURNEY

COMPETENCE IS ...

• Correctly• Safely• Effectively• Consistently

The ability to perform an activity;

Gained;

• Directly (personal observations & questioning).

• Indirectly (other qualified assessors, line mangers etc).

• Through products (project activities, design etc).

• Other (courses, visits to suppliers, other companies etc).

UK-SPECCOMPETENCIES.A. Knowledge and UnderstandingCombination of general & specialist engineering knowledge & understanding to optimise the application of existing and emerging technologiesB. Practical ApplicationApply appropriate theoretical & practical methods to the analysis & solution of engineering problemsC. Leadership skillsProvide technical & commercial leadershipD. Communication and Interpersonal skillsDemonstrate effective communication & interpersonal skillsE. Professional ConductMake a personal commitment to live by the appropriate code of professional conduct, recognising the obligations to society, the profession & the environment

APPLICATION PROCESSIENG & CENGStep 1

About you

Step 2

Competence

Step 3

Org Charts

Step 4

Development Action Plan

Step 5

Sponsors

THE PROFESSIONALREVIEW INTERVIEW

WHAT ARE THEYASSESSING?

• How problems identified &

resolved.

• Technical content - depth &

breadth.

• Use of new & emerging

technologies.

• Safety, quality & environmental

issues.

• Your level of responsibility &

autonomy.

• Identify size of project (£).

• Where and how your role fitted in.

• Leadership skills - direct or indirect.

• Any budgetary and/or planning

control.

• Technical and commercial restraints.

• Evidence of verbal & written

communications skills.

• Learning points.

COMPETENCE SCORING STRUCTURE.The minimum scores required are 2 at level 2 and 3 at level 3 across any of the five competences.

Performs activity with significant supervision & guidance. Performs basic routine tasks, little / no responsibility.

Performs activity in a range of contexts, supervision required in more complex circumstances. Some individual responsibility or autonomy.

Performs activity in some complex or non-routine contexts. Significant responsibility and autonomy – can oversee the work of others.

Performs activity in a wide range of complex or non-routine contexts. Substantial personal autonomy – can develop others within the activity.LEVEL 4EXPERT

LEVEL 3SKILLED

LEVEL 2FAMILIAR

LEVEL 1AWARE

Sign up as an Associate at: http://www.imeche.org/membership-registration/

Register for the Developing Engineers Programme and join SRS.

Have your academics checked to plan your path to CEng.

Get involved with the local Hong Kong committee.

NEXT STEPSSUPPORTING YOU

ANY QUESTIONS?

THANK YOU.For more information please contact:Jade Abbottj_abbott@imeche.org www.imeche.org