Professional Review Guidance
Professional Review Guidance
Professional
Review
Guidance
Contents
Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 4
Initial application ................................................................................................................. 5
Sponsorship ................................................................................................................. 5
Professional Review submission ......................................................................................... 7
The report........................................................................................................................ 7
Writing your report ....................................................................................................... 7
Progressive route report............................................................................................... 7
Associate member report ............................................................................................. 8
CV................................................................................................................................ 8
Appendices .................................................................................................................. 8
Continuing professional development (CPD) records ...................................................... 8
Submitting your review documents .................................................................................. 9
The Professional Review day ............................................................................................ 10
Presentation............................................................................................................... 10
Interview .................................................................................................................... 10
Written exercise ......................................................................................................... 10
Results .............................................................................................................................. 11
Appeals ...................................................................................................................... 11
Re-sitting the Professional Review .................................................................................... 11
Sponsors.................................................................................................................... 11
Supporting information ............................................................................................... 11
Fees........................................................................................................................... 11
Appendix A IEng/CEng MICE attributes ......................................................................... 12
Appendix B Associate member (AMICE) attributes ........................................................ 15
Appendix C Professional Review checklist .................................................................. 17
Appendix D Individual requirements ............................................................................... 19
Disability or sensory impairment ................................................................................ 19
Security clearance ..................................................................................................... 19
Appendix E The written exercise .................................................................................... 20
Assessment ............................................................................................................... 20
Discussion groups...................................................................................................... 21
Use of laptop computers ............................................................................................ 21
Plagiarism .................................................................................................................. 21
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Collusion .................................................................................................................... 21
Example subjects for Professional Review written exercise questions ....................... 21
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Introduction
The Professional Review is the final step in becoming an ICE member (MICE) at
incorporated (IEng) or chartered engineer (CEng) level or associate member (AMICE).
To sit a Professional Review, you must hold the appropriate qualifications (educational
base), and have completed your initial professional development (IPD).
The Professional Review is an opportunity to demonstrate you have the level of ability,
experience, knowledge and personal development that is required to become a member of
ICE.
Youll be assessed by your peer reviewers against the attributes that apply to the grade of
membership youve applied for. The attributes are listed in Appendix A.
The Professional Review process comprises the following steps:
Application
Professional Review submission
Professional Review day
o Presentation
o Interview
o Written exercise
This document provides detailed guidance for all steps of the process.
If you have any queries about the process, please contact the Professional Reviews team
on +44 (0)207 665 2344.
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Initial application
You can specify where you would like your Professional Review to take place on your
application form please see the key dates page on our website for review centre locations
and application deadlines.
After submitting your initial application, you will be allocated your reviewers and advised of
your Professional Review day.
Your initial application should include:
An application form
Review fee (non-refundable)
Sponsor questionnaires (sent separately by the sponsors see below for more
details)
Evidence that you have the required qualifications if not a current member
Evidence of initial professional development (IPD) completion, which will be one of
the following
o ICE Training Scheme completion certificate
o Mentor-supported training completion certificate
o Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) Scheme A for Civil Engineers or
Geotechnical certificate
o ICE Career Appraisal letter
o Equivalent membership and registration of a professional institution licensed
by the Engineering Council (you can find a list on the Engineering Council
website), or an organisation with which ICE has mutual recognition (you can
find a list on the mutual recognition page of our website
A one-page prcis of your Professional Review report signed by your lead
sponsor
Evidence of any special requirements you would like taken into account at your
Professional Review for example, if you have a hearing impairment or if there are
restrictions on what you can discuss about a particular project youve worked on.
You can find out more in Appendix D
All documents (except the sponsor questionnaires) should be included in the above order
within a single PDF file of no more than 5MB and emailed to
[email protected].
Sponsorship
Your application must have three sponsors, who can confirm your suitability for
membership. To do so, they must fill out a sponsor questionnaire and return it to us before
you send your initial application.
Its important you also read the questionnaire as it provides guidance on who is eligible to
sponsor your application and what they are required to demonstrate.
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You need to select one sponsor to be your lead sponsor. This person has additional
responsibilities and plays a particularly important role in the success of your application.
If youre re-sitting please refer to page 11 to find out what your sponsors need to do.
Your lead sponsor:
Must be an ICE member at the same grade or higher than the one you are applying
for
Has a duty to act as a mentor during the Professional Review submission process
Should be familiar with the current ICE Professional Review process and the
standards you are required to meet
Your lead sponsor could, for example, provide constructive criticism of your report, advice
on the presentation and arrange practice interviews. We recommend that your lead
sponsor is someone who was involved in your IPD process your supervising civil
engineer (SCE), for example.
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A cover page/contents
The Professional Review report, including
o A two-page CV
o Appendices
CPD records
You can find details on how to format and send us these documents at the end of this
section.
Youll be given approximately four weeks notice of your Professional Review date and the
reviewers assigned to you. If you know a reviewer or feel there may be conflict of interest,
you should inform the Professional Reviews office. You should not attempt to make direct
contact with your reviewers.
You should send your submission to [email protected] at least 15 full
working days before your Professional Review date. If you miss the deadline your
Professional Review may be deferred.
The report
Writing your report
Your report is a vehicle for you to demonstrate how youve achieved the relevant attributes,
set out in Appendix A. However, you shouldnt try to address them in sequence.
For the direct route to Member Professional Review (MPR) or Chartered Professional
Review (CPR), your report should be up to 5,000 words long. It should be your own work
and presented in an ordered manner.
Its essential that you emphasise your responsibilities and experience for each attribute.
You should expand on decisions you made, problems you met, and occasions when you
gained unusual or extensive experience and learned valuable lessons.
The report should put particular emphasis on one or two projects in which you played a
major part. If youre applying for membership at chartered engineer (CEng) level, you
should also describe how you took a lead in some or all of the elements of the project/s.
You must clearly indicate your role in any relevant aspects of the projects you have worked
on by giving the background to the important decisions you were responsible for, or made a
significant contribution to. You must show where youve exercised independent judgement
as an engineer and a practising professional.
Progressive route report
If youre following the progressive route to CEng membership the Chartered Professional
Review Progressive (CPRP) your report should be up to 2,000 words long. It must
concentrate on significant work that you have carried out since your success at the Member
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Professional Review (MPR). You should use this to demonstrate how the additional
professional attributes required at CPR have been achieved. It must also include a twopage CV (amended to include experience since your MPR), which will not be included
within the 2,000-word limit.
Associate member report
If youre applying for associate membership, your report should demonstrate how youve
achieved the relevant attributes, set out in Appendix B.
Your report should be up to 5,000 words long. It should be your own work and presented in
an ordered manner.
Its essential that you emphasise your responsibilities and experience for each attribute.
You should expand on decisions you made, problems you met, and occasions when you
gained unusual or extensive experience and learned valuable lessons.
You should include a description of a particular project, or projects, in which you played a
major part. You must clearly indicate your role in any relevant aspects of the projects by
giving the background to the important decisions you were responsible for, or made a
significant contribution to. You must show where you have exercised independent
judgement as a practising professional.
You can also apply for registration as a chartered environmentalist (CEnv) with the Society
of the Environment when you apply for the Associate Member Professional Review. You
can find out more about applying for CEnv registration in the Chartered Environmentalist
Professional Review Guidance.
CV
Your report should include a brief, two-page CV, which gives an indication of the size and
financial value of projects undertaken and your role and responsibilities in each project.
This will not be included within the 5,000 word limit.
Appendices
Numerical analyses, cost data, drawings or other relevant additional documentation should
be included as appendices to support the content of your report. They are not included in
the word count.
Your appendices should include no more than:
Three A3 drawings
Twelve A4 sides of additional information, including any relevant calculations
A development action plan (DAP) which details your objectives for the
current/forthcoming year
Your personal development record (PDR) for a minimum of three years (with a
minimum of 30 hours of effective learning per year)
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These records must include current formal training related to health safety and welfare
(attribute group 6 in Appendix A).
Before applying for Professional Review, youre required to complete a minimum of 90
hours effective learning time at MPR and 180 at CPR.
For more information, please read our CPD guidance.
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A presentation
An interview
A written exercise
Presentation
Your Professional Review interview will begin with a 15-minute presentation to your
reviewers based on a topic, or topics, covered in your Professional Review report. You
should provide an in-depth description of what you have done, that expands on your report
and highlights your involvement.
You are encouraged to use visual aids to illustrate your presentation, but they should be no
larger than A3. Youre permitted to use a laptop computer, but external power supplies will
not be provided.
Interview
You will then be interviewed by your reviewers, who will seek to confirm you have achieved
the required level of competence, as stated in your report. The presentation and interview
will last a maximum of one hour for MPR/CPRP and 75 minutes for CPR.
If you havent demonstrated sufficient evidence of a particular attribute in your report, your
reviewers will pose specific questions to try to draw out your knowledge and experience in
that area.
Written exercise
You will be set two questions by your reviewers and must answer one in the allotted two
hours. Questions will be based on subjects that relate to your experience, but youll still
need to prepare for the written exercise by studying and gaining industry-related
knowledge.
The aim of the written exercise varies slightly:
At MPR and AMPR, the objective is to ascertain that you can produce
straightforward documents without assistance from others
At CPR and CPRP, the aim is to test your ability to organise your thoughts, and
present them logically and clearly. Although it is not a direct test of engineering
knowledge, sufficient understanding and knowledge of the professional subject
matter is required. Factual errors or lack of knowledge could affect the outcome, but
examples of well-reasoned personal opinion will not
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Results
Well let you know when your result will be emailed to you. The names of successful
candidates will be published on ICEs website five days later and will subsequently appear
in New Civil Engineer/New Civil Engineer International.
If youre unsuccessful at your Professional Review you will be given the reasons why.
Appeals
Candidates have the right to appeal where they feel there was an error in the process, and
in cases of unforeseen events. Appeals must be received within two months of the date of
your result letter.
If you plan to appeal, we recommend you contact your Regional Support Team and read
our appeals guidance.
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1. Knowledge and
understanding
of engineering
2. Technical and
practical
application of
engineering
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Conduct appropriate
research, relative to design
or construction and
appreciate its relevance
within own area of
responsibility.
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effectiveness.
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Implement or construct
design solutions and
contribute to their
evaluation.
Implement or construct
design solutions and
evaluate their effectiveness.
Demonstrate continuous
improvement through
quality management.
4. Independent
judgement and
responsibility
5. Commercial
ability
Demonstrate sound
judgement on statutory,
contractual and commercial
issues in relation to your
area of responsibility
6. Health, safety
and welfare
A sound knowledge of
legislation, hazards and safe
systems of work.
Leading continuous
improvement in health,
safety and welfare.
Manage risks.
A sound knowledge of
sustainable development
best practice.
Leading continuous
improvement in sustainable
development.
Manage engineering
activities that contribute to
sustainable development.
Communicate new
concepts and ideas to
3. Management
and leadership
7. Sustainable
development
8. Interpersonal
skills and
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communication
9. Professional
commitment
Notes:
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Attribute group
1. Knowledge and
understanding
of engineering
2. Technical and
practical
application of
engineering
Implement or construct
design solutions and contribute to their evaluation.
4. Independent
judgement and
responsibility
5. Commercial
ability
3. Management
and leadership
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6. Health, safety
and welfare
7. Sustainable
development
8. Interpersonal
skills and
communication
9. Professional
commitment
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Manage risks.
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Ensure that you are using the current version of this guidance document.
Check attributes required for the grade of membership for which you are applying and
against which you will be assessed (Appendix A).
Obtain lead sponsor and further sponsors as required for the applicable grade of
membership.
Prepare report.
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Review report with lead sponsor to verify achievement of attributes. Ensure report is
signed by the lead sponsor.
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Plan mock review (presentation, interview and written exercise) with your mentor or lead
sponsor
Item
1
Complete
The following documentation should be submitted in a single PDF file of no more than
5MB to the Professional Reviews office by email to [email protected]:
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Item
1
A cover page/contents
The Professional Review report inclusive of your CV
Appendices
CPD records
Plan journey time to arrive at least 30 minutes before the interview time.
Ensure laptop computer is fully charged if using this option for presentation
Completed
A copy of your Professional Review submission in the format outlined on page 8 should
be submitted to [email protected] at least 15 full working days before
your Professional Review date:
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Make your report non-site specific - dont state that the facility was on the Sellafield
site or on the Hinkley site, for example
Dont state building numbers or names its sufficient to say nuclear facility or
nuclear store
Remove site and building names from drawings
Dont include photographs which reveal the location of buildings and facilities
Avoid stating technical details (such as wall thickness) which may reveal securitysensitive information
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Member/Associate Member
Chartered
Written exercise
requirements
Demonstrate an ability to
produce straightforward
documents without assistance
Demonstrate an ability to
organise your ideas and
opinions and communicate
them clearly in writing
Time allowed
120 minutes
120 minutes
Assessment
Your written exercise will be assessed for:
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Discussion groups
Organised discussion groups can help develop your writing skills and encourage debates
between engineers. Your Regional Support Team (in the UK and Hong Kong) or regional
representative (in other parts of the world) can give you more information about discussion
groups. You can get their contact details through the regional page of our website.
Use of laptop computers
You may use your own laptop to complete the written exercise, unless a computer is
provided for you at your review centre. If you use your own laptop computer you wont be
allowed to use or connect to your own external media drive or device.
Guidance for using laptops in the written exercise:
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is presenting the work of others as your own. This means using words or ideas,
for example, without the permission of the original author or authors, and without
acknowledgement of the original author. Plagiarism should be avoided at all stages of your
Professional Review, including reports, drawings, presentations and the written exercise.
Here are some guidelines to help avoid plagiarism:
Collusion
In the context of the Professional Review, collusion is any agreement to conceal someone
elses contribution to your piece of work, when you know that they intend to submit the
same material. The guidance above equally applies to avoiding collusion.
Plagiarism and collusion may lead to a ban on applying for membership or, for existing
members, permanent expulsion as an ICE member.
If an allegation of plagiarism or collusion is made relating to your application for
membership, no result will be given until an investigation has taken place.
Example subjects for Professional Review written exercise questions
Please note: This list is indicative not exhaustive.
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Financial
Management
Re-thinking construction
Quality, health, safety welfare, and environmental management systems
Effective delegation
Team leadership
Communication during the design and construction of civil engineering works
Training/development of staff
Partnering/alliances
Business improvement
Marketing
Site/project management
Societal
Commercial
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