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Imarest Guidance For Professional Review Interviews: Checklist

The document provides guidance for candidates undergoing a Professional Review Interview with the IMarEST. It outlines what candidates should do to prepare, including reviewing the relevant competency standards, bringing ID, and familiarizing themselves with the Code of Professional Conduct. It describes the structure of the interview, in which candidates will give a presentation on their experience and competencies, and then be asked questions to demonstrate their knowledge and skills. The assessors will make notes to determine if the candidate has shown evidence of competence required for their desired level of membership or registration.

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Imarest Guidance For Professional Review Interviews: Checklist

The document provides guidance for candidates undergoing a Professional Review Interview with the IMarEST. It outlines what candidates should do to prepare, including reviewing the relevant competency standards, bringing ID, and familiarizing themselves with the Code of Professional Conduct. It describes the structure of the interview, in which candidates will give a presentation on their experience and competencies, and then be asked questions to demonstrate their knowledge and skills. The assessors will make notes to determine if the candidate has shown evidence of competence required for their desired level of membership or registration.

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IMarEST Guidance for

Professional Review Interviews

Checklist:

Review the relevant Standards document.


Be aware of the competencies and responsibilities you are expected to demonstrate.
Bring official photographic ID to the interview.
Familiarise yourself with the Institutes Code of Professional Conduct and sign form at
Interview.

Professional Review Interview Introduction


Most candidates who apply for Fellow level membership, or who apply for professional registration through one
of the Institutes registers will be required to attend a Professional Review Interview. The purpose of the
interview is to confirm that a candidate satisfies the professional competency criteria as laid out in the
Engineering Councils UK-SPEC guidelines, the Science Councils Standards and/or the Institutes own criteria
for membership and registration.
For candidates applying for Professional registration, it is strongly recommended that they review the
appropriate standards documentation when preparing for the interview. These standards will indicate all of the
areas of professional competency and conduct that will be assessed at the interview and are the best aid for
preparing for the interview.
For applicants applying for Chartered Engineer/Chartered Marine Engineer and Incorporated
Engineer/Incorporated Marine Engineer, please consult the Engineering Councils UK-SPEC guidelines:
http://www.engc.org.uk/engcdocuments/internet/Website/UK-SPEC%20third%20edition%20(1).pdf
For applicants applying for Chartered Scientist/Chartered Marine Scientist, please consult the Science
Councils Standards and competency requirements:
http://www.charteredscientist.org/about/standards.html
For applicants applying for Chartered Marine Technologist, Registered Marine Technologist or Registered
Marine Scientist, please consult the relevant document on our website:
http://www.imarest.org/membership/membership-registration/upgrade-your-membership/membershipapplications/187-imarest-registers-standards-document/file
The Professional Review Interview will normally be conducted by two assessors (and in rare cases by three
assessors). These assessors will be professionally registered and trained to conduct the interview. Assessors
will be at the same level of registration (or higher) as that which the candidate is applying for.
Therefore, for interviews for Chartered registration, the assessors will hold Chartered registration, and for
Incorporated/Registered level registration, the assessors will either be at Incorporated/Registered level or at
Chartered level. Two Fellows will usually conduct interviews for Fellow applicants. All assessors will have
completed the Institutes Professional Review Interview assessor training.

Preparing for the Professional Review Interview


When attending the Professional Review Interview you should bring photographic ID to present at the start of
the interview to the assessors. This is a mandatory requirement for all interviews conducted by the
Institute.

The assessors will have been sent your application form, CV/professional report, and any other relevant
documentation in advance. There is no need to bring these documents to the interview. However, applicants
are welcome to bring further evidence of their recent work output if they wish to aid discussion of
responsibilities and competencies during the interview. Candidates will be expected to give a brief presentation
offering an overview of their formative career experience, development and current role at the start of the
interview, and supporting material for this is welcome.
Any documentation brought on the day should not be too extensive, but instead should support the points
made in the presentation. This can either be through a brief report, a set of key slides or PowerPoint
presentation slides, or a set of bullet points which draw attention to key facts and figures.
When making your presentation you will be expected to highlight key aspects of the activities in which you have
been involved and identify the responsibilities that you have had, and competencies you have demonstrated as
you have progressed through your career. Visual aids equipment may be provided in some circumstances. If
you intend to use visual aids please check with the assessors in advance to ensure that the appropriate
equipment is available.
The assessors will occasionally request clarification during the presentation, however they will try not to
interrupt too frequently. Following the presentation (which should last 10-15 minutes) the assessors will move
on from your presentation to wider issues, especially if you have not addressed all of the areas of competence
and commitment in your written report. The assessors must be satisfied that evidence for all competency areas
has been provided, so when preparing for the interview it is prudent to consider which examples you can offer
for each competency area. You will be asked both objective and subjective questions and be challenged to
defend points of view. This provides direct evidence of communication skills and the ability to work with others
as well as eliciting technical and scientific knowledge and reflection upon professional ethics.
At the end of the interview you will be invited to ask any questions and make any further relevant comments. It
is important to note that the Institutes Rules and Code of Professional Conduct will be covered during
the interview. This document will be sent to you in advance, and you must familiarise yourself with its content,
and then sign a copy of the Code of Conduct at the interview and leave it with the assessors. Be aware that the
assessors will expect to see an indication that the applicant has a CPD plan in place for the future as well.
Failure to demonstrate awareness of the Code of Conduct, or insufficient evidence of CPD can result in a NOT
APPROVED recommendation.

The Professional Review Interview Report


During the interview, you will see the Interview Assessors making notes on an interview report form. This is for
your protection and benefit and ensures the process is equitable and can be audited effectively. The interview
report form lists the competence criteria against which you are being assessed. The assessors will try to direct
you towards those areas that have not yet been covered, to ensure that important evidence is not omitted.
Once the interview has been concluded, the assessors will confer on strengths and weaknesses observed, and
come to a recommendation about whether you have demonstrated evidence of competence and commitment
at the appropriate level. This recommendation is returned to the Membership Services team, and is then
submitted before the next Membership Committee for formal approval. The Membership Committee
checks to ensure that the interview has been conducted in a satisfactory manner, and if the report is in order
and the recommendation supported by the evidence provided in the report, the Membership Committee will
ratify the recommendation reached by the assessors. You will then be advised after the Membership
Committee meeting of the outcome. Because a formal decision can only be granted following the Membership
Committee, we are unable to advise of the outcome of a Professional Review Interview immediately after the
interview has taken place.

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