Preparation for the Professional Review Examination in Engineering

11Preparation for the PR ExamPreparation for the PR Exam

Preparation for the Preparation for the Professional Professional ReviewReview Examination in Examination in

EngineeringEngineering

Dr Sam Man KeongDr Sam Man Keong ( (岑文强岑文强 ))CEng, FIET, MICE, MIMMM, CEng, MIEI, FBEng, CEnv, CEng, FIET, MICE, MIMMM, CEng, MIEI, FBEng, CEnv,

FSPE, PEng(UK), MIPENZ, MIEAust, CPEng,FSPE, PEng(UK), MIPENZ, MIEAust, CPEng,CMath, MIMAm CSci, FCQI, CQPCMath, MIMAm CSci, FCQI, CQP

Email: Email: [email protected]@singnet.com.sg ; ; HP: 96740515HP: 96740515

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About the Speaker About the Speaker - Dr Sam Man Keong - Dr Sam Man Keong ((岑文强岑文强 ))

• Singapore : SP/NUS/NTU.• Australia :

MelbU/RMIT/CQU.• Chartered Engineer

(UK/Ireland/Australia)• Chartered Builder (UK)• Chartered Mathematician

(UK)• Chartered Scientist (UK)• Chartered

Environmentalist (UK).• A life-long learner.


Great Great Wall of Wall of China – China – October October

20072007


HighlightsHighlights

• Introduction [Source : NSPE-USA]– What is PE?– What makes a PE different from an engineer?

• Professional Registration -UK [Source : IET - UK]– Why become registered?– Categories of registration.– Benefits of registration.– Maintaining your registration.


HighlightsHighlights

• PR Exam in Engineering in UK.– The Society of Professional Engineers : PEng(UK).

– Chartered Engineering Institutions : CEng

• PR Exam in Engineering in Singapore.• PR Exam in Engineering in Malaysia.• Preparation for the PR Exam.• International Professional Registration.• Questions & Answers.


Introduction : What is Introduction : What is PEPE??[Source : NSPE-USA; website : www.nspe.org ][Source : NSPE-USA; website : www.nspe.org ]

• A century ago, anyone could work as an engineer without proof of competency. In order to protect the public health, safety, and welfare, the first engineering licensure law was enacted in 1907 in Wyoming. Now every state regulates the practice of engineering to ensure public safety by granting only Professional Engineers (PEs) the authority to sign and seal engineering plans and offer their services to the public.


Introduction : What is Introduction : What is PEPE??[Source : NSPE – USA; website : www.nspe.org ][Source : NSPE – USA; website : www.nspe.org ]

• To use the PE seal, engineers must complete several steps to ensure their competency.– Earn a four-year degree in engineering from an

accredited university – Pass the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)

exam – Complete four years of progressive engineering

experience under a PE – Pass the Principles and Practice of Engineering

(PE) exam


Introduction : Introduction : What makes a PE What makes a PE different from an engineerdifferent from an engineer??

• PEs must also continuously demonstrate their competency and maintain and improve their skills by fulfilling continuing education requirements depending on the state in which they are licensed. – Only a licensed engineer may prepare, sign and seal, and

submit engineering plans and drawings to a public authority for approval, or seal engineering work for public and private clients.

– PEs shoulder the responsibility for not only their work, but also for the lives affected by that work and must hold themselves to high ethical standards of practice.


Introduction : Introduction : What makes a PE What makes a PE different from an engineerdifferent from an engineer??

– Licensure for a consulting engineer or a private practitioner is not something that is merely desirable; it is a legal requirement for those who are in responsible charge of work, be they principals or employees.

– Licensure for engineers in government has become increasingly significant. In many federal, state, and municipal agencies, certain governmental engineering positions, particularly those considered higher level and responsible positions, must be filled by licensed professional engineers.

– Many states require that individuals teaching engineering must also be licensed. Exemptions to state laws are under attack, and in the future, those in education, as well as industry and government, may need to be licensed to practice. Also, licensure helps educators prepare students for their future in engineering.


Professional Registration –UKProfessional Registration –UK[Source : IET – UK][Source : IET – UK]

• Why become registered?

• Categories of registration.

• Benefits of registration.

• Maintaining your registration.

• [Source : Institution of Engineering & Technology, UK. Website : www.theiet.org ]


Why Why become registeredbecome registered??

• Professional registration is an important milestone for any engineer or technologist. The IET is licensed by the Engineering Council to award the professional engineering qualifications defined in the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC) and the Information and Communications Technology Technician (ICTTech) Standard. Becoming professionally registered shows your peers and employers that you have demonstrated professional competence.


Professional registration recognises your

competence, commitment, skills and experience.


Categories Categories of registrationof registration

• Chartered Engineer (CEng); • Incorporated Engineer (IEng); • Engineering Technician (EngTech); • ICT Technician (ICTTech).• Chartered Engineers (CEng) who are IET registered can

apply for International Professional Engineer (IntPE) professional registration.

• Incorporated Engineers (IEng) who are IET registered can apply for International Engineering Technologist (IntET) professional registration.


Benefits Benefits of registration.of registration.

• Recognition as a professional in your field; • Improved self motivation, career opportunities and

salary prospects; • Greater influence within your organisation and

industry; • Confirmation that you are a competent engineer; • Connecting you with innovative, influential and

inspirational people; • International recognition of your qualifications.


Maintaining Maintaining your registrationyour registration..

• Currently there are no requirements for re-assessment once registration has been granted, and you will remain on the Engineering Council register whilst you remain a member of a licensed body. Joining the register confirms your commitment to both the Engineering Council's Guidelines for Institutions Codes of Conduct and the IET Rules of Conduct and your obligation to remain professionally competent through CPD.


PR Exam in Engineering in PR Exam in Engineering in UKUK..

• The Society of Professional Engineers (1969): [website: www.professionalengineers-uk.org ]– The Society of Engineers (1854).

– Professional Engineer : PEng(UK)

• Chartered Engineering Institutions :– ICE (1818; RC-1828) ; IET (formerly IEE)(1871; RC –

1921); IMechE (1847; RC – 1930), etc

– Engineering Council [website : www.engc.org.uk ]

– Chartered Engineer : CEng


PR Exam in Engineering in PR Exam in Engineering in UKUK – – PEng(UK)PEng(UK)

• Qualification : at least 8 points (an accredited First Degree in Engineering)

• Training & Experience : at least 8 points; at least 4 years of professional engineering experience.

• Total : at least 18 points.

• PR : Report + Professional Interview


SPE-UK : Basic QualificationsSPE-UK : Basic Qualifications


SPE-UK : Supplementary SPE-UK : Supplementary QualificationsQualifications


SPE-UK : Training & ExperienceSPE-UK : Training & Experience


PR Exam in Engineering in PR Exam in Engineering in UKUK - - CEngCEng

• Education Base : MEng; BEng(Hons) + Further Learning

• Initial Professional Development (IPD) : Training & Experience

• Chartered Professional Review (ICE) or Chartered Membership Examination (IStructE).


Sample Review Report -UKSample Review Report -UK


Sample Review Report - UKSample Review Report - UK


PR Exam in Engineering in PR Exam in Engineering in SingaporeSingapore – – Professional Engineers ActProfessional Engineers Act

• Approved Qualification, e.g. BEng awarded by National University of Singapore (NUS) or Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

• Experience : not less than four years of practical experience in such professional work and at such level of responsibility as to be sufficiently competent for registration as a professional engineer.



• Sat and passed the following examinations:– Fundamentals of Engineering Examination (FE Exam),

– Practice of Professional Engineering Examination (PE Exam).

• FE Exam– Part 1 – 3 hours (9am – 12 noon); 40 MCQs

– Part 2 – 3 hours (2 pm – 5 pm); Answer 5 out of 9 questions (Civil)’ Answer 5 out of 7 questions (Electrical, Mechanical)



• PE Exam :– Summary of Postgraduate Professional

Experience– Report on Postgraduate Engineering Experience :

2,000 – 4,000 words; in detail his involvement in not more than four projects in the branch of engineering that he is seeking registration. See ‘Check List for PI in Appendix A’. [website: www.peb.gov.sg ]

– Professional Interview (PI)


Pathways to become Professional Engineer in Singapore

Approved Qualifications, e.g. BEng from NUS/NTU

PEB – FE Exam

Experience

PEB – PE Exam

. Summary of Postgraduate Professional Experience

. Report on Postgraduate Engineering Experience

. Professional Interview (PI)

Professional Engineer (PE)


Professional InterviewProfessional Interview for Registration as for Registration as Professional Engineer - Professional Engineer - SingaporeSingapore

• Requirements:– 1. Appropriate qualifications – Section 15(1);– 2. Appropriate experience – Section 15(2)(a);– 3. Sat and passed prescribed examinations –

Section 15(2)(b);– 4. Good character and reputation – Section

15(4)(a); and– 5. Able to carry out the duties of a professional

engineer effectively – Section 15(4)(b).



• The Purpose of PI is to determine the following:– 1. The duration and adequacy of practical

experience;– 2. The type, quality and relevance of practical

engineering experience;– 3. The character and reputation; and– 4. The ability to carry out the duties of a

professional engineer effectively.



• The PI process comprises three components:– 1. review the Summary of Postgraduate

Professional Experience;– 2. assessment of the Report on Postgraduate

Engineering Experience; and– 3. attending the interview.



• The Professional Interview (PI):– Applicant : 10 – minute presentation of one or

more of his projects highlighted in his report.– About 45 minutes : to discuss with the panel on

his involvement in achieving the various competent elements as presented in his report; to answer questions on other aspects relating to his application and professional practice such as summary of postgraduate experience.

– Further information or clarification.


PR Exam in Engineering in PR Exam in Engineering in MalaysiaMalaysia..

• IEM : Institution of Engineers, Malaysia. [website : www.iem.org.my ]

• BEM : Board of Engineers Malaysia. [website : www.bem.org.my ]

• IEM/BEM Graduate Examination

• BEM : Professional Assessment Examination (PAE)[= Professional Review Exam]


Pathways to become a PE in Malaysia

Working adults in Engineering with at least 2 STPM/GCE(A) passes in Mathematics and/or Science subjects

IEM/BEM – Graduate

Examination

Report on Training & Experience

BEM - PAE Professional Engineer (PE)

An Approved Qualification, e.g. BE from University of Malaya

BEM – Graduate Engineer


PR Exam in Engineering in PR Exam in Engineering in MalaysiaMalaysia – – BEM BEM Professional Assessment Examination Professional Assessment Examination

• Documents for Professional Assessment Examination (PAE)– Report : Training and Experience ; 1500 – 2000

words.– Drawings and Calculations (Civil) : Drainage,

Irrigation and Flood Mitigation; Hydrology and other areas in water resources; Geotechnical, Soil & Rock Mechanics; Public Health and Environmental; Permanent Way; Roads, Highways and Transportation; Town Planning.


Professional Exams in Engineering in Professional Exams in Engineering in MalaysiaMalaysia – – BEM Professional Assessment ExaminationBEM Professional Assessment Examination

• Professional Interview (PI)• Easy Writing :

– To test the candidate’s ability to marshal his knowledge and thoughts and express them in words in a clear and concise manner.

– two essays ; 1 ½ hours per essay.

– One from Section A : an essay related to the candidate’s training and experience as stated in his report

– One from Section B : on the code of ethics from two alternative questions selected by the examiners.


International Professional International Professional RegistrationRegistration

• European registration : FEANI – EUR ING

• International Register of Professional Engineers – International Professional Engineer (IntPE). [website : www.washingtonaccord.org ]

• Asia – Pacific : APEC Engineer


MIPENZ – CPEng - IntPEMIPENZ – CPEng - IntPE


Source : IPENZ (2010)


PreparationPreparation for the PR Exam. for the PR Exam.

• Find a suitable ‘mentor’ or a ‘supervising engineer’.

• Attend ‘preparation course’ or ‘workshop’, e.g. The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) - Chartered Membership Examination Preparation Course, organized by IES/IStructE Joint Committee.

• Reading of relevant books and articles in professional journals/magazines.


Chartered Membership Examination Chartered Membership Examination Preparation Course – February 2011Preparation Course – February 2011


PreparationPreparation for the PR Exam. for the PR Exam.

• Submission– Summary of Postgraduate Professional Experience– Report on Training & Experience– Drawings & Calculations

• Professional Interview (PI)

• Essay Writing– Technical Report Writing– Engineering Ethics


Books for ReadingBooks for Reading

• 1. The Professional Engineer in Society by Stephen Collins, John Ghey and Graham Mills. Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London (1994)

• 2. Preparation for the Professional Reviews of the Institution of Civil Engineers by Jean Venables, MBE, Director, Venables Consultancy Services Ltd; Chairman, Crane Environmental Ltd, Surbiton, Surrey. Published by Whittles Publishing (1995).


Books for ReadingBooks for Reading

• 3. Civil Engineering Practice : Engineering Success by Analysis of Failure by David D.A. Piesold. Published by McGraw-Hill Publishing Company (1991).

• 4. Engineering Ethics by Charles Fleddermann. Published by Prentice Hall, 3rd Edition(2008).

• 5. 4 Es : Ethics, Engineering & Environment by John St. J. S. Buckeridge. Published by RMIT Press (2008).


Professional Engineer in SocietyProfessional Engineer in Societyby by Stephen CollinsStephen Collins, , John GheyJohn Ghey and and Graham MillsGraham Mills

• Part 1. Technology and Society. 1. The Professional Engineer in Society. Education and engineering. Is engineering a true profession? 2. The Work of the Engineering Council. Standards and routes to registration. Counting education and training. Campaigns and initiatives. 3. Technology and Society. The concept of a technological revolution. Technology transfers to the Third World. The impact of technology in society. 4. Energy Sources and the Environment. Fossil fuels. Acid rain. The Greenhouse Effect. Nuclear power. The disposal of nuclear waste. Nuclear reactor accidents: The Mile Island Nuclear Power Station accident. Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor accident. Nuclear fusion - energy for the next century? 5. Issues in Engineering Safety. The Health and Safety at Work Act, 1974. Explosion at Nypro (UK) Ltd, Fixborough, 1974. Release of dioxin from ICMESA Plant, Seveso, Italy, 1976. Release of methyl isocyanate from the Union Carbide Corporation Plant, Bhopal, India, 1984. Challenger Space Shuttle explosion, Cape Canaveral, USA, 1986. Capsize of the Herald of Free Enterprise, Zeebrugge, Belgium, 1987. The lessons learned. Safety in design. Human factors in safety.



• Part 2. The Organisation of Engineering Activities. 6. The Pioneers of Management Thought. Scientific management ('Taylorism'). The principles of administration (Fayol). Alfred Sloan and General Motors. Modern criticisms of the pioneers of management. 7. Modern Approaches to Organisational Design. The Japanese management style. 'In search of excellence'. Computer integrated manufacture. The Jaguar turnaround. Contracting out. The federal organisation. 8. Team Leadership. Leadership motivation and team building. The power of the group. Leadership style. Quality circles. Leadership and organisational structure.



• Part 3. Communication . 9. Face-to-Face Communication. Making a formal presentation. Chairing a meeting. Selection interviewing. 10. Written Communications. Style. Structure and logical order. Presentation. Memos and letters. Study Questions and Assignments. Bibliography.


Preparation for the Professional Reviews of the Preparation for the Professional Reviews of the Institution of Civil EngineersInstitution of Civil Engineers by Venables, Jean by Venables, Jean

• This volume is designed specifically to assist candidates for the Chartered Professional Review, and Technician Professional Review of the Institution of Civil Engineers to: understand the requirements of the ICE; decide upon the appropriate review to take; understand the need for thorough preparation; prepare for the written submissions; prepare the presentation and/or interview; and prepare for the written tests associated with the reviews. The book should also be of help to supervising civil engineers and delegated engineers who have responsibilities under the ICE's training schemes for the training and development of candidates for all three grades of ICE member. The book also: is revised to match the latest requirements for Chartered Professional Review of ICE; covers Incorporated Review and Technician Professional Review for the first time; and is equally useful to candidates and supervising civil engineers and/or delegated engineers.


Civil Engineering PracticeCivil Engineering Practice : Engineering Success by : Engineering Success by

Analysis of Failure by Analysis of Failure by PiesoldPiesold, David D. A., David D. A. • Sets out to describe why unexpected happenings occurred,

despite engineers observing the correct theories and practices.

• The book goes on, with the help of case studies, to point out extra safeguards and precautions that may be taken, using a combination of project design and construction analysis.

• This reference provides an analysis of civil engineering failures, from the benefit of using hindsight.

• David Piesold describes why many unexpected happenings have occurred, despite engineers keeping to the accepted methods of calculation and construction.


Civil Engineering PracticeCivil Engineering Practice : Engineering Success by : Engineering Success by Analysis of Failure by Analysis of Failure by Piesold, David D. A.Piesold, David D. A.

• Piesold illustrates through international case studies, how adverse consequences can be avoided by a process of project design and/or construction analysis before implementation.

• The book also includes the latest technical advances in current civil engineering practice that help to avoid engineering failure. These include state-of-the-art technology in deep-seated anchor methods of disposal of environmentally unacceptable particulate waste.


Engineering EthicsEngineering Ethicsby Charles Fleddermannby Charles Fleddermann

• The purpose of this book is to provide a text and a resource for the study of engineering ethics and to help future engineers be prepared for confronting and resolving ethical dilemmas that they might encounter during their professional careers.Codes of Ethics of Professional Engineering Societies

• Table of Contents – Chapter 1 - Introduction– Chapter 2 - Professionalism and Codes of Ethics– Chapter 3 - Understanding Ethical Problems– Chapter 4 - Ethical Problem-Solving Techniques– Chapter 5 - Risk, Safety, and Accidents– Chapter 6 - The Rights and Responsibilities of

Engineers– Chapter 7 - Ethical Issues in Engineering Practice– Chapter 8 - Doing the Right Thing– Appendix A - Codes of Ethics of Professional

Engineering Societies


Questions & AnswersQuestions & Answers

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