Getting Chartered

Amy Stewart
Regional Support Executive
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Presentation outline
▪ about IChemE
▪ what is a Chartered Chemical Engineer?
▪ qualification requirements
▪ Chartered Chemical Engineer competencies
▪ application process
▪ hints and tips

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A learned society with international
reach

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Pathways to membership

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What is a Chartered Chemical Engineer?
“a competent practitioner
committed to the highest,
professional standards”

 widely recognised
 externally validated
 peer reviewed
 Engineering Council

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Why get Chartered?
▪ career development and
salary progression
▪ employer expectations
▪ client requirements
▪ peer recognition
▪ postnominals - MIChemE
▪ professional pride and
commitment

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 Additional professional registrations
Chartered Engineer (CEng)

At time of application Chartered Scientist (CSci)

Registered Professional Engineer

Queensland (RPEQ)

Professional Process Safety

Engineer
Once Chartered
European Engineer (EurIng)

Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv)

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 How to get Chartered
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Chartered application requirements
Knowledge & understanding Professional experience

core principles competence

advanced chemical commitment

engineering & design

Submit application

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Supporting evidence requirements
Knowledge & understanding Professional experience

Degree accredited to
M-Standard =
no additional evidence required. Competence and Commitment
(C&C) report.
Degree accredited to
B-Standard or non-accredited=
further evidence required.

Submit application

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 Preparing your Competence
and Commitment report
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C&C report
▪ proof of professional
competence

▪ 3,000 words max

▪ templates, examples and

guidance available at:
www.icheme.org/candc

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Show your experience
Depth
Continuing
Breadth
improvement

Competence
and commitment

Best practise Responsibility

Process safety

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Examples of professional experience
Process plant operation Legalisation, regulation Computer application

Development of Project management, Teaching, managing,

products, services administration training

Instrumentation & Technical/economic

Quality & assurance
control evaluation

Research & Economic accountancy, Technical sales,

development cost estimation marketing, contracts

Health, safety, risk Design of process plant Sustainability &

aspects & equipment environmental aspects

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Professional responsibility
▪ working under own
supervision
▪ training others
▪ budget control
▪ acting on your own initiative
▪ responsible for
consequences of your
technical judgements
You do not need to lead a
team of engineers.

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The Competence and Commitment
report
Demonstrates ability to apply chemical engineering knowledge and understanding
A
to practical situations.

Shows ability to handle the wider social, environmental, and economic

B
implications of your work.

C Shows interpersonal, leadership and communication skills.

Demonstrates commitment to a high standards of professional and ethical

D
conduct.

E Demonstrates effective continuing professional development.

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Competence and Commitment report

Demonstrates ability to apply chemical engineering knowledge and

A
understanding to practical situations

Shows ability to handle the wider social, environmental, and economic

B
implications of your work

C Shows interpersonal, leadership and communication skills

Demonstrates commitment to a high standards of professional and ethical

D
conduct

E Demonstrates effective continuing professional development.

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Section A
i - Identifying a problem Example solutions

For example: ▪ new technology

environmental hazard, ▪ new product
safety or product quality. development (NPD)
▪ market growth

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Section A
ii - Interdisciplinary Example collaborators
working

Combining ideas of ▪ other engineers

different people and ▪ specialists
disciplines to arrive at ▪ public authorities
appropriate engineering, ▪ finance
solutions.
▪ sales and marketing

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Section A
iii - Creativity & innovation Example ideas

Your ideas, designs ▪ suitability of design

technical solutions, ▪ lateral thinking
processes for cost ▪ novel approaches
reduction, efficiency or ▪ link to proven
improvements. solutions
▪ making process
easier

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Section A
iv - Scientific or technical Example considerations
evaluation
▪ safety
Product, process
▪ feasibility
equipment vs brief
requirement. ▪ evaluative approach
▪ engineering skills
requirement

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Section A
v - Planning & project Example contributions
delivery

Your contributions and ▪ implement or

leadership in organising validate solutions,
technical work and designs
validating solutions. ▪ correction
measures

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Competence and Commitment report

Demonstrates ability to apply chemical engineering knowledge and understanding

A
to practical situations

Shows ability to handle the wider social, environmental, and economic

B
implications of your work

C Shows interpersonal, leadership and communication skills

Demonstrates commitment to a high standards of professional and ethical

D
conduct

E Demonstrates effective continuing professional development

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Section A
B examples
i - Handling health and Example solutions
safety aspects
▪ HAZOP
Application of key ▪ risk register
principles, legislation
▪ safety inspections
good practice etc.
▪ regulation
compliance

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Section B
ii - Handling sustainability Example management
aspects
▪ reducing waste
Environmental concerns ▪ emissions
recognition of risks ▪ impact
social issues. assessments
▪ sustainability

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Section B
iii - Show management of Example management
commercial and economic
aspects
▪ cost estimating
Economic evaluation of ▪ tendering
process/plant. ▪ managing budgets

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Competence and Commitment report

Demonstrates ability to apply chemical engineering knowledge and understanding

A
to practical situations

Shows ability to handle the wider social, environmental, and economic

B
implications of your work

C Shows interpersonal, leadership and communication skills

Demonstrates commitment to a high standards of professional and ethical

D
conduct

E Demonstrates effective continuing professional development

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Section C examples
i - working peer & staff Example
relationships considerations
▪ managing
Ensuring you and challenges
colleagues are up-to- ▪ conflict resolution
date.
▪ cultural awareness
▪ achieving
objectives across
teams

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Section C examples
ii - Demonstrating Example of personal
leadership drive

Initiating projects, ▪ conveying

delegating, training commitment and
promoting ChemEng. enthusiasm
▪ achieving team
results
▪ working with peers

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Section C
iii - Communicating ideas Example of effective
and plans communication

E.g. show how you ▪ report writing

communicate effectively ▪ technical
presentations
▪ oral presentations
▪ PhD, EngDoc

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Competence and Commitment report

Demonstrates ability to apply chemical engineering knowledge and understanding

A
to practical situations

Shows ability to handle the wider social, environmental, and economic

B
implications of your work

C Shows interpersonal, leadership and communication skills

Demonstrates commitment to a high standards of professional and

D
ethical conduct

E Demonstrate effective continuing professional development

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Section D
What you do to help advance profession and ethical conduct?
i - Professional conduct examples:
▪ working to codes of conduct
▪ supporting professional body/ mentoring
▪ schools outreach – promoting ChemEng
▪ Member group activities, workshops and seminars

ii - Ethical conduct examples:

▪ decision making
▪ adherence to policy and procedures
▪ avoiding conflicts of interest
▪ health and safety, employee misconduct

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Section E
Continuing Professional Development
Need to show goals and potential benefits.
i Recent CPD activity
ii Future CPD goals
Examples of CPD activity:

▪ in-house/external courses
▪ IChemE Member Group or Special Interest
▪ on-the-job learning
▪ experience of working in different discipline within chemical
engineering
▪ research/publishing

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Section E

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Verifying your C&C report
▪ third party verification of
your C&C report is
required
▪ verifiers must be familiar
with your work and hold a
position of responsibility
▪ do not necessarily have to
be Chartered Members or
chemical engineers

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Referees
Two referees must be:
▪ Chartered or Fellow Members of
IChemE familiar with you, your
work and career

can be:
▪ superior
▪ your mentor
▪ regional group or SIG group
member
▪ university lecturer

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 Application process
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Application checklist
▪ C&C report
▪ academic qualifications
▪ technical or design
evidence report/s (if
relevant)
▪ photo ID and tailored CV

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CV must include
▪ tailored, up-to-date
summary of your Personal &
employment
experience detail
▪ relevant information
Academic
only qualifications +
evidence

Experience
past and
present

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Application process

Submit C&C and/or

Attend peer Awarded
Apply Technical and/or
online design evidence
review IChemE Chartered
interview status
report

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Interview stage
▪ approximately one hour
interview

▪ the interviewers ask

questions based on the
C&C report and your CV

▪ trained Chartered
Members and/or Fellows
conduct the interviews

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 Hints and tips
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Competence and commitment report
▪ start application now
▪ use C&C template
▪ update regularly
▪ observe 3000 word limit
▪ ask for advice from a mentor
▪ demonstrate problem- solving
▪ show technical decision-
making
▪ show professional
responsibility

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Getting your C&C report right
▪ include technical not
sensitive or confidential
detail
▪ choose one in-depth
example & 1-2 brief points
▪ use plain English
▪ ask a mentor to check for
gaps in your experience
▪ focus on how you solve
problems

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Getting Chartered Q&A
www.icheme.org/chartered

Amy Stewart
[email protected]
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