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ECUK Workshop 21 Sept 2009
Mentoring for Registration
Mentoring ICE candidates for the Technical
Report Option
Some lessons we have learned
Presented by Richard Larcombe FICE
Standard Route Mentoring
 Supervising Civil Engineers/Delegated Engineers
support trainees registered on Approved Training
schemes.
 A team of Membership Development Officers
(who are ICE employees and mainly Chartered or
Incorporated Engineers) operate throughout the
Regions and offer advice to all trainees on the
different options to becoming professionally
qualified.
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TR Option - Extract from ICE 3004
 Through the Technical Report Option:
 You may demonstrate that you have compensated
for any shortfall in your educational base through
training and experience gained in the workplace
 You must show the same knowledge and
understanding of scientific & engineering principles
as your peers who have followed the ECUK- SPEC
exemplifying academic pathways.
 The greater the shortfall, the greater is the need to
demonstrate compensating experience
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TRR – The role of the Mentor
The Mentor:
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Must know the details & requirements of the Technical
Report Option
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Must know the academic standards
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Must know the candidate’s strengths & weaknesses
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Must have:
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Esteem in the eyes of the candidate
Good listening & interpersonal skills
Personal availability & time
Personal integrity
Must be able to discuss and criticise the candidate’s
evidence
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TRR – Academic criteria for ECUK grades
 EngTech (level 3 in the NQF)
 Basic mathematical skills
 Basic science of materials
 Basic construction technology
 IEng (level 5 in the NQF)
 A sound understanding of engineering principles
 Application of different approaches to solving problems
 Development of personal responsibility & decision-making
 CEng (level 7 in the NQF)
 Study and research at the forefront of academic discipline
 Systematic and creative approach to complex issues
 Originality in tackling and solving problems
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Extract from ICE 3001 and ICE 3002
Attributes for EngTech, IEng and CEng
1 Engineering Knowledge & Understanding
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Engineering Application
Management and Leadership
Independent Judgement and Responsibility
Commercial Ability (IEng, CEng)/Commercial Awareness
(TMICE)
6 Health, Safety and Welfare
7 Sustainable Development
8 Interpersonal Skills and Communication
9 Professional Commitment
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Technical Report (TR) – the Stage 1
submission
 CV
 Needs to contain evidence of meeting the attributes
 Synopsis of Technical Report
 Identify engineering principles
 Persuade the assessors that the full TR will
demonstrate that the academic standards have
been met
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TR – the Technical Report
What is an engineering principle?
A working definition might be:
A scientific theory, proved in practice, that
describes the behaviour of engineering
materials, structures or systems
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TR – the Stage 2 submission
• Experience Report
• Expands on CV
• Technical Report
• Expands of synopsis
• CPD documents
• Evidence of regular reviews of learning needs,
CPD plans, CPD activities & records, and their
evaluation
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TR – The Lead sponsor/mentor
The lead sponsor/mentor must confirm:
 I have full knowledge of the current review
requirements
 I have scrutinised the candidate’s submission
 I believe that the candidate is a fit and proper person
for admission to membership of the ICE
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TR – Stage 3
 The presentation
 The Academic Interview
 The Professional Interview
 The written assignment/written test (if applicable)
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TR mentoring – what have we learned?
 Good TR mentors make for successful candidates
 Mentors don’t always know the TR requirements
 Mentors don’t always scrutinise candidates’ submissions
 Mentors don’t always do very much mentoring
 A TR mentor may only perform this duty once in a career
 Getting at mentors and training them is the challenge