ICE 3001A

Routes to
Membership
(MICE)
Routes to membership
(For Routes to Technician Membership see ICE 3002A)

Award of MICE5 and

Chartered Civil Engineer
(option to register as CEng)
With further learning

With further
learning or Award of MICE5 Award of Award of
Chartered Professional
optional (option to register as IEng) MICE AMICE6
Review (CPR) or Chartered
progressive
Professional Review
Progressive (CPRP)

Member Technical Associate

Technical
Professional Report Route Member
Report Route Member
Review (MPR) (TRR) includes Professional
(TRR) includes Professional
Academic Review
Academic Review Review
Review and (MPR)
and CPR3 (Optional) (AMPR)
MPR3
progressive
route
Initial Initial
Initial Initial Initial Initial
Professional Professional
Professional Professional Professional Professional
Development Development
Development Development Development Development
(IPD) based on (IPD) based on
(IPD) based on (IPD) based on (IPD) based on (IPD) based on
engineering engineering
engineering engineering engineering scientific
principles principles
principles2 principles2 principles2 principles2
(optional) (optional)

Further Further
learning1 learning1

Any UK
BEng BSc
Other MEng HND Other bachelors
(Hons) or BEng
degree

1 For details of various types of Non-standard Routes, see ICE 3004A. Further learning and IPD can take place in parallel, but both must be
completed before Review.
2 For details of ICE Approved Employer Training Schemes and self managed schemes leading to Career Appraisals, refer to this document.
3 For details of TRR, see ICE 3004A.
4 For details of the Progressive Route to the CPR via the Member Professional Review (MPR), refer to this document.
5 For details on the Chartered Environmental (CEnv) qualification see ICE 3008A.
6 For details on the award of AMICE combined with CEnv see ICE 3003A.

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Table of contents
Page
1. Introduction 4
2. Educational base 5
3. Initial Professional Development (IPD) 6
4. Professional Reviews 7
5. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) 9
6. Regional Support Teams (RST) 10
7. Detailed guidance 10
To supplement this document ICE has placed on
its website ice.org.uk a number of Membership
Guidance Notes (MGNs) which give more detailed
practical advice on a number of issues regarding
membership. A list of current MGNs appears in
MGN 0.

Appendix A
A1 Attributes of Member (MICE, IEng MICE) and
Member Chartered Civil Engineer (CEng MICE) 11

Appendix B
Professional Reviews – detailed guidance 13

B1 Professional Review process 13

B2 Application process for Reviews 13
B3 Sponsorship 14
B4 Professional Review reports 14
B5 The presentation 15
B6 The interview 15
B7 Written test and written assignment 15
B8 Summary of Review requirements 16
B9 Review results 16

Revision A – no criteria have been modified. ‘... it is accordingly of importance that

Changes relate to procedures. Principal changes there should be a ready means heretofore
are: Engineering Council Professional Reviews in of ascertaining persons who by proper
English; clarification but no change of educational base training and experience are qualified...’
for IEng; additional information concerning the use
and submission of S/NVQs; clarification of Progressive Extract from Royal Charter
Route in diagram; CPD in hours and minimum before
Review; reference to diversity issues: reference to
completion of HKIE training scheme; change in timing
of submission of reports to Reviewers; additional
duties of Lead Sponsors; clarification of requirements
of a Re-sit Review.

ICE values the diversity that individuals with differing backgrounds and abilities bring to the Institution; it
respects all members and applicants through fairness, tolerance and consistency of professional standards;
ensuring that professional qualification and membership of ICE is open to all who meet its standards.

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1. Introduction

1.1 Membership of the Institution of Civil Engineers

(MICE) can be awarded to a wide range of engineers
practising in the broad area encompassed by civil
engineering. For full details of all the grades of
membership available, see ICE 3000A.

The stages in qualifying as a member at any grade are:

▪ the achievement of the required educational base
▪ a period of responsible work experience under
early guidance and decreasing supervision,
known as Initial Professional Development (IPD)
while following the systematic maintenance,
improvement and broadening of knowledge,
skills and competence known as Continuing
Professional Development (CPD)
▪ success at a Professional Review

Initial Professional Professional

Educational base Membership
Development (IPD) Review

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Figure 1- Route to membership. The achievement of the educational base and IPD can
take place at the same time, but both need to be completed before the Review.

Membership can be awarded at one of two levels,
Member and Member Chartered Civil Engineer,
as can registration with the UK’s Engineer
Regulating Authority, the Engineering Council1. ICE
holds different Professional Reviews for different
grades of membership. For details of the different
Attributes of each see Appendix A. You will need to
demonstrate these at a Professional Review.
The Reviews are:
▪ Member Professional Review (MPR),
success at which leads to the award of MICE. If
your educational base meets its requirements,
registration with the Engineering Council as an
Incorporated Engineer (IEng) is possible
▪ Chartered Professional Review (CPR),
success at which leads to the award of MICE.
It also allows registration with the Engineering
Council as a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and
permits you to use ICE’s own protected title of
Chartered Civil Engineer
A two stage Progressive Route to Chartered Civil
Engineer and CEng is available. If you have been
successful at the MPR (and hold the prerequisite
educational base for CEng), subsequent success at a
modified version of the CPR called the Chartered
Professional Review Progressive (CPRP) will
lead to the same qualifications as success at the
CPR.

1 For registration with the Engineering Council the interview will be conducted in English, subject only to the provisions of the 4
Welsh Language Act 1993, or any other changes that the Engineering Council might introduce (see www.engc.org.uk).
2. Educational base

2.1 The educational base required depends on which
grade of membership you are seeking.
2.2 The educational benchmark for Membership only
(MICE) is a Bachelors degree, or equivalent, in any
subject.
2.3 The educational benchmark for Membership with
Engineering Council registration as IEng is either the
award of:
a) a Bachelors degree in engineering or
technology, accredited for IEng, or
b) a Higher National Certificate or Diploma or
Foundation Degree in engineering or
technology, plus appropriate further
learning to IEng degree level
2.4 Generally, students starting on accredited HNC/HND
courses before 1999 were able to meet the
academic requirements for IEng MICE registration.
From 1999, new accredited Bachelor degree courses
became the benchmark standard. However, some
HNC/HND courses were still recognised after this
date. For information on these contact your Regional
Support Team (RST), see section 6.0 for their details.
From 1999 new accredited MEng courses became
the benchmark standard. However, some Bachelors
courses were still recognised after this date.
To check whether your course is accredited, you can
look on the ICE’s Joint Board of Moderators website
www.jbm.org.uk or the Engineering Council website
www.engc.org.uk
2.7 Since 1976 academic courses have been accredited
by the Institution as meeting the educational base
for the Engineering Council. To check whether your
course is accredited, you can look on ICE’s Joint
Board of Moderators website www.jbm.org.uk or
the Engineering Council website www.engc.org.uk
2.8 If your academic qualification does not meet the
Engineering Council benchmark you may
demonstrate that you have compensated for the
shortfall in a number of ways. See ICE 3004A for
details of how you can do this using the Non-
standard Routes to Membership.

2.5 The educational benchmark for both Membership as

a Chartered Civil Engineer and for Engineering
Council Chartered Engineer (CEng) registration is
identical and is the award of either:
a) a Bachelors degree with honours in
engineering or technology, accredited as a
base for CEng learning, to which has been
added either an appropriate Masters
degree accredited or approved by a
professional institution or appropriate
further learning to Masters level, or
b) an accredited MEng degree

2.6 Generally students starting a CEng accredited

Bachelors course before 1999 are able to meet the
academic requirements for CEng registration
without the additional Masters level requirement.

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3. Initial Professional Development
(IPD)
3.1 Initial Professional Development comprises the
acquisition and development of the special skills
and professional approach you will need to practise
as a civil engineer. It bridges the gap between your
educational base and professional qualification.
Acquiring learning and experience at work will
develop your ability to hold positions of
responsibility and make independent judgements.
3.2 The first part of your IPD should be structured to
give you the necessary breadth of experience, as
defined in ICE’s Development Objectives (DO)2. The
second part should be a gradual progression Development Objectives and of the certification
(dependent on your personal development and
commitment) towards increasing responsibility. This
part should also provide time for consolidation of
your experience and for preparation for the
Professional Review. The two parts may be
concurrent or consecutive. For information on and
details of the Development Objectives see ICE
3005A.
3.3 All relevant knowledge and experience at any time
in any location is valid when assessing IPD. This can
be obtained when undertaking formal academic
education, when employed or when working in a
voluntary capacity. Suitable pre-graduation
experience from industrial placements and part-time
or vacation work is valid.
in lieu of all or part of the Development Objectives.
Your SCE will still have to certify completion of
your Development Objectives and your overall IPD.
3.6 If you have completed a Scottish/National Vocational
Qualification (S/NVQ) in an ICE approved
occupation, this will provide substantial evidence
for the achievement of the Development Objectives.
However, you will still need to certify completion of
any Development Objective not explicitly covered
by the S/NVQ. Details of ICE approved S/NVQs
including guidance on their coverage of the
required is given in a Membership Guidance Note.
3.7 If you have completed a Hong Kong Institution of
Engineering (HKIE) Scheme A training scheme in the
civil engineering discipline, you may use this to show
completion of IPD.
3.8 If it is not possible for you to either enter into or to
complete a Training Agreement, you must apply to
ICE for a Career Appraisal in order to have your IPD
and CPD authenticated.
3.9 For information on Career Appraisals, see
Membership Guidance Notes on ICE’s website.

3.4 The diagrams in Section 4 show the principal routes

for IPD. The Institution strongly recommends that
you enter into a formal Training Agreement with
one of the Institution’s Approved Employers. Your
development and training will then be structured
and you will have the benefit of guidance from a
mentor known as a Supervising Civil Engineer (SCE)
appointed by your employer. For a list of Approved
Employers see ICE’s website.

3.5 If you have completed a bespoke in-house company

training and development programme, subject to
ICE’s approval, you may use this to show completion

2 Certain Scottish/National Vocational Qualifications (S/NVQs) are consided by ICE as meeting the majority but not all of the 6
Development Objectives. See Membership Guidance Note for further information.
4. Professional Reviews

4.1 To qualify as a MICE or IEng MICE, you must meet

the Institution’s requirements, outlined in Appendix
A, at the Member Professional Review (MPR).

Training Agreement
using DO for MICE/ Training Review
Educational IEng MICE Consolidation
base for MICE and MPR
or IEng MICE preparation
Self managed IPD
using DO for MICE/ Career Appraisal3
IEng MICE

Figure 2 - IPD options. In certain circumstances the completion of the educational base and IPD can
take place at the same time, but both need to be completed before the Review.

4.2 To qualify as a CEng MICE, you must meet the

Institution’s requirements outlined in Appendix A, at
the Chartered Professional Review (CPR). You may
approach this Review in one of two ways, either via
the direct route or the Progressive Route.

For further details see Appendix B.

4.2.1 You can follow the direct route by applying for the
Chartered Professional Review (CPR).

Training Agreement
using DO for Training Review
Educational CEng MICE Consolidation
base for and CPR
CEng MICE preparation
Self managed IPD
using DO for Career Appraisal3
CEng MICE

Figure 3 - Direct Route.

3 If certain approved S/NVQs are achieved, a Career Appraisal will not be necessary. See Membership Guidance Note for 7
further information.
4.2.2 The alternative is to follow the Progressive Route.

Training Agreement
using DO for IEng Training Review
Educational MICE Consolidation
base for CEng and
MICE, IEng preparation
MICE or MICE Self managed IPD
using DO for Career Appraisal1
IEng MICE

Check if you
have correct
educational
base and
MPR also have CPRP
achieved
the DO for
CEng MICE

Figure 4 - Progressive Route. You will need to show prior to your submission for CPRP how the additional CEng
Development Objectives have been met. This will involve either completion of a Training Agreement or a Career
Appraisal for the additional objectives. Completion of the educational base for CEng MICE may be undertaken before or
after completion of MPR. It must, however, be done before applying for the CPRP.

4.2.3 If you have been successful at the MPR you will have
already gained many of the Attributes of a Chartered
Civil Engineer (see Appendix A). Only the additional
Attributes will then need to be demonstrated at a
modified Review (CPRP).

4.2.4 The progressive route to CPR will allow you to

become a Member of the Institution (MICE) earlier
in your career thus providing early evidence of your
skill and competence.

4.3 Each Review consists of three parts: the submission

of reports and other documents; an interview with
two experienced members; and a written test or a
written assignment.

1 If certain approved S/NVQs are achieved, a Career Appraisal will not be necessary. See Membership Guidance Note for further 8
information.
5. Continuing Professional
Development (CPD)
5.1 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is
defined as the systematic maintenance,
improvement and broadening of knowledge and
skills, and the development of personal qualities
necessary for the execution of professional and
technical duties throughout your working life.
5.2 As part of your Professional Review you will be
assessed on your commitment to CPD both to date
and in the future. This can be demonstrated by
regular use of a Development Action Plan (DAP) and
a Personal Development Record (PDR) during the
period of your IPD. Further details of how to plan
and record your CPD are set out in ICE 3006A with
blank forms available in ICE 3190, which can be
downloaded from the website.
of 30 hours of effective learning time of CPD per
year. You must achieve at least 90 hours of effective
learning time before your Training Review or Career
Appraisal and at least 180 hours before your
Professional Review. These must include current
formal training related to the Health Safety and
Welfare Development Objective E2 in ICE 3005A.
See Membership Guidance Notes on ICE’s website
for further guidance on this.
5.6 As a guide, a CPD day can be considered as six
hours of effective learning time.

5.3 You should plan to achieve a well-balanced

programme of CPD, including technical, managerial
and professional topics. To ensure this, no single
element or topic, eg higher degrees, or courses
of further education, may count for more than 30
hours of effective learning time, irrespective of the
number or length of units studied.

5.4 At the MPR you must show, through your

Development Action Plan (DAP) and your
Professional Development Record (PDR) or similar,
that you have managed and achieved a minimum
of 30 hours of effective learning time of CPD per
year. You must achieve at least 60 hours before your
Training Review or Career Appraisal and at least
90 hours before your Professional Review. These
must include current formal training related to the
Health, Safety and Welfare Development Objective
E2 in ICE 3005A. ICE 3190, available from the ICE
website, provides further details on this in
conjunction with ICE 3006A.

5.5 At the CPR or CPRP you must show, through

your Development Action Plan (DAP) and your
Professional Development Record (PDR) or similar,
that you have managed and achieved a minimum

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6. Regional Support Teams (RSTs)

6.1 In the UK and in Hong Kong, the Institution employs

a network of Regional Support Teams (RST) who
can be contacted by you and your SCE or mentor for
advice and guidance on all aspects of professional
development. The teams’ contact details are given in
a Membership Guidance Note on ICE’s website.

6.2 For members not covered by the above, guidance

should be sought from ICE’s Professional
Development Manager.

6.3 During any contact, ICE staff will expect your

training records to be available and up-to-date. This
will enable a positive discussion of your progress to
take place and an assessment made of the general
effectiveness of your development training.

6.4 ICE staff will make regular contact with Approved

Employers to ensure that commitments entered into
are being honoured. If you have any doubts about
this you should contact your RST.

7. Detailed guidance

7.1 For full details of the application procedure for all

grades see Appendix B.

7.2 A useful checklist of information for the Professional

Reviews is available as MGN 17.

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 Appendix A

Attributes of Member (MICE, IEng MICE)

and Member Chartered Civil Engineer
(CEng MICE)
A1.1 At any Professional Review you must have had
responsible and relevant experience at a level such
that you can demonstrate the Attributes shown in
the table on the next page.

A1.2 The interpretation of Attributes 1 and 2 will relate

to your fields of work as indicated to the Reviewers
on your application form. You must demonstrate a
sound understanding of core engineering principles
in those fields, particularly if you do not hold the
educational requirement necessary for Engineering
Council registration. The Reviewers will judge your
level of attainment of Attributes 3 to 9 with regard
to their relative importance within your fields of
work.

A1.3 As a prospective professional civil engineer, in order

to fulfil your obligation to society and to meet the
requirements of Health, Safety and Welfare
legislation, you must have a sound knowledge and
understanding of the construction process together
with the activities connected to it. You must have
an appreciation of and be able to identify and
manage risks arising as a consequence of your
actions. For those whose experience includes the
construction process, site experience will ordinarily
be required.

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 Appendix A

Attributes of CEng MICE to be demonstrated at

Chartered Professional Review (CPR)
Attribute Group
Attributes of MICE / IEng MICE to be Additional Attributes of CEng MICE to be
demonstrated at Member Professional demonstrated, if you are already IEng
Review (MPR) MICE, at Chartered Professional Review
Progressive (CPRP)
1. Engineering A Ability to maintain and extend a sound theoretical C Ability to maintain and extend a sound theoretical
Knowledge and approach to the application of technology in approach in enabling the introduction and
Understanding engineering practice. exploitation of new and advancing technology.
B Ability to use a sound evidence-based approach to D Ability to engage in the creative and innovative
problem solving and be able to contribute to development of engineering technology and
continuous improvement. continuous improvement systems.
2. Engineering A Ability to identify, review and select techniques, D Ability to conduct appropriate research, and
Application procedures and methods to undertake engineering undertake design and development of engineering
tasks. solutions.
B Ability to contribute to the design and development E Ability to implement design solutions and evaluate
of engineering solutions. their effectiveness.
C Ability to implement design solutions and
contribute to their evaluation.
3. Management A Ability to plan for effective project implementation. E Ability to plan direct and control tasks, people and
and Leadership B Ability to manage the planning and organisation of resources.
tasks, people and resources. F Ability to lead teams and develop staff to meet
C Ability to manage teams and develop staff to meet changing technical and managerial needs.
changing technical and managerial needs. G Commitment to continuous improvement through
D Ability to manage quality processes. quality management.
4. Independent A Ability to identify the limits of personal knowledge C Ability to identify the limits of a team’s skill and
Judgement and and skills. knowledge.
Responsibility B Ability to exercise sound independent engineering D Ability to exercise sound holistic independent
judgement and take responsibility. judgement and take responsibility.
5. Commercial A Ability to prepare and control budgets. C A high level of commercial and contractual
Ability B A sound knowledge of statutory and commercial understanding and an ability to use it within
frameworks within own area of responsibility. own area of responsibility.
6. Health, Safety A A sound knowledge of legislation, hazards and safe D Commitment to leading continuous improvement in
and Welfare systems of work. health, safety and welfare.
B Ability to manage risks.
C Ability to manage health, safety and welfare within
own area of responsibility.
7. Sustainable A A sound knowledge of sustainable development best C Committed to leading continuous improvement in
Development practice. sustainable development.
B Ability to manage engineering activities that
contribute to sustainable development.
8. Interpersonal A Ability to communicate well with others at all levels. E Ability to communicate new concepts and ideas to
Skills and B Ability to discuss ideas and plans competently and technical and non-technical colleagues.
Communication with confidence.
C Personal and social skills.
D Ability to deal with diversity issues.
9. Professional A Understanding and compliance with the ICE Code of Conduct.
Commitment B Commitment to current and future CPD of self and others.
C Support of ICE activities.
D A personal commitment to professional standards, recognising obligations to society, the profession and the
environment.
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Professional Reviews - detailed
guidance
B1 Professional Review process
B1.1 The Review requires you to:
▪ submit an experience report and a project
report. See section B4 for details of length and
content
▪ submit CPD documents
▪ attend an interview with two experienced
members of the Institution (Reviewers) which
commences with a fifteen-minute presentation
by you undertaken sitting across the table from
your Reviewers. The total length of the interview
will vary for different grades of membership. See
section B5 and B6 and ICE’s website for details
▪ the interview will be followed by a written test
at MPR or written assignment at CPR or CPRP.
The subjects for both will be set by the Reviewers.
See section B7 and the Membership Guidance
Notes on ICE’s website for details
B2 Application process for Reviews
B2.1 Review interviews are held twice a year at regional
centres throughout the UK and annually at certain
international locations. Details of available Review
centres, Review dates, application deadlines and
application documents can be found on ICE’s website.
B2.2 Your application should include:
▪ an application form
▪ a non-refundable fee
▪ support from sponsors
▪ evidence to demonstrate full attainment of the
educational base for the required grade of
membership (unless this has already been
approved, eg by acceptance as a Graduate
member)
4 Every endeavour will be made to ensure that at least one Reviewer is familiar with the report subject matter or employment category 13
indicated on the application form.
Appendix B
▪ evidence of IPD completion, one of the following:
- ICE Approved Training Scheme Completion
Certificate
- Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE)
Scheme A for Civil Engineers Completion
Certificate
- an ICE Career Appraisal letter or letters
▪ a one page précis of each of your proposed
reports to assist in selection of the Reviewers4
▪ evidence of any special requirement which you
would like taken into account at Review
B2.3 You will be given approximately four weeks notice
of your Review date and of the names of your
Reviewers. If you know a Reviewer or feel there may
be conflict of interest, you should advise the Reviews
Office at ICE immediately. Reviewers are similarly
advised.
B2.4 Having been told your Review date, you will need
to forward the following documents listed below
to each of your Reviewers:
▪ one copy of each report signed by your Lead
Sponsor
▪ one copy of your Personal Development Record
and Development Action Plan (see ICE 3006A)
▪ a passport size photograph (with your name and
membership number, if applicable, written on the
reverse) attached to each copy of your experience
report
If you require confirmation of receipt of your
documents, please enclose a stamped and addressed
postcard. The package sent to each Reviewer must
not exceed one kilogram.
These will need to be delivered to them not less than
10 working days before your interview. Failure to do
so may result in your Review being deferred.
B3 Sponsorship
B3.1 The Institution’s Royal Charter and By-laws require
your application to be sponsored. Sponsors will all
be required to confirm in some detail your suitability
for Membership. Details of the number of sponsors
required and of their professional status can be found
in a Membership Guidance Note.
B3.2 You need to select one of your sponsors as a Lead
Sponsor. The Lead Sponsor, who must be an ICE
member at a membership grade equivalent or higher
than the one for which you are applying, has a duty
to act as a mentor during your Review submission
process and co-ordinate the other sponsors’ reports.
Whilst all sponsors should know you well and be
convinced, through direct experience, that you are a
fit and proper person to be elected to membership,
Lead Sponsors should additionally be familiar with the
current Review process and the current standards
required at Review. Lead Sponsors must sign both the
report précis and the submitted reports and confirm
that they have satisfied themselves that you have
taken note of any comments made by ICE on
your IPD.
B3.3 The choice of a good Lead Sponsor can often
contribute to a successful Review. The Institution
recommends that Lead Sponsors are members who
were involved in your IPD process, for example
your SCE.
B3.4 The scope of the Lead Sponsor’s involvement should
extend to constructive criticism of reports, advice on
presentation and to arranging practice interviews.
B4 The Professional Review reports
B4.1 For MPR, CPR and CPRP you will need to submit an
experience report of no more than 2,000 words.
It should describe the structured training and
responsible experience you gained during your IPD.
It must describe the tasks which you undertook.
It must not be a mere inventory, although it may
include the precise positions you have occupied and
the degree of responsibility assigned to you. You
should give an indication of the size and financial
value of the work undertaken. It is essential that
you emphasise your personal experience and
contribution. You should enlarge on the decisions
you have made, any special problems you have
met and occasions when you gained unusual or
extensive experience or learned valuable lessons.
The report should include a one-page foreword in
the form of a brief curriculum vitae – this will not be
included within the 2,000 word limit.
B4.2 For MPR and CPR you will need to submit a project
report which should demonstrate your
competence as a potential member. For MPR this
report should be up to 2,000 words long, for CPR
up to 4,000 words. It should describe a particular
project (or parts of projects) in which you played
a major part, including taking the lead in some or
all of the elements. You must indicate clearly your
role in the development and management of the
project(s) by giving the background to the important
decisions for which you were responsible or to which
you made a significant contribution. Above all you
must show where you have exercised independent
engineering and professional judgement.
B4.3 For CPRP the project report should be up to 2,000
words long and concentrate on significant work
you have carried out since your success at MPR.
You should use this to display how the additional
professional Attributes required at CPR have been
achieved.
B4.4 Numerical analyses, cost data, drawings or other
relevant additional documentation should be
included as appropriate to support decisions
described in both the reports. Any appendices are
not included in the word-count, but they should be
bound into the report.
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B5 The presentation sufficient understanding and knowledge of the
professional subject matter is clearly essential to
B5.1 You will be asked to make a presentation at the producing a satisfactory result. Factual errors or lack
start of your interview. This is carried out sitting of knowledge could affect the Review result, but not
opposite the Reviewers at a table. You may use visual matters of well reasoned personal opinion.
aids such as flip portfolios, not larger than A3, to
illustrate the presentation. Whilst the use of laptop B7.3 The subjects of both the written test and
computers is permitted, experience has shown that assignment will be set by your Reviewers after
you will need to plan the practicalities of your reading your reports and will be set within the
presentation with great care. context of your experience. The Reviewers will set
two questions and you will only be required to
B5.2 The presentation should be based on the project answer one in the allotted time. Whilst they will
report. It should seek to expand this rather than choose a subject on which you should have
repeat the information already given to your sufficient knowledge to answer confidently, you
Reviewers. will need to prepare by acquiring industry-related
knowledge by experience and study.
B6 The interview
B7.4 You may, if you wish, use a laptop computer for the
B6.1 Reviewers will be seeking to confirm that the written test or assignment. Details of the format can
evidence of competence that you have provided is be found on ICE’s website, with the Membership
supported by your responses to their questioning and Guidance Note 23.
meets the requirements of Appendix A. If you have
not demonstrated sufficient evidence of a particular
Attribute, Reviewers may frame specific questions to
try to draw out your knowledge and experience in
that area. However it is your responsibility to
demonstrate the achievement of Attributes as well as
that of the Reviewers to see if you possess them. This
will require considerable communication skill on your
part, both in the compilation of each report and in
discussion.

B7 Written test and assignment

B7.1 The purpose of the written test at MPR is to ascertain

that you can produce straightforward documents
without assistance from others. Details of the format
can be found on ICE’s website.

B7.2 The purpose of the written assignment at CPR and

CPRP is to test your ability to marshal your thoughts
and to present them logically and clearly. Although
it is not a direct test of engineering knowledge, a

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B8 Summary of Review requirements

B8.1 The summary below compares the Professional Reviews.

Direct Route Direct Route Progressive Route

MPR CPR CPRP
Award IEng MICE /MICE CEng MICE CEng MICE following success
at the MPR
Experience report 2,000 words 2,000 words 2,000 words
Project report 2,000 words 4,000 words 2,000 words
Interview Required (maximum 60 minutes) Required (maximum 75 minutes) Required (maximum 60 minutes)
Presentation 15 minutes 15 minutes 15 minutes
(included in interview)
Written assignment Not required 120 minutes 120 minutes
Written test 120 minutes Not required Not required
CPD requirement A minimum of 30 hours of A minimum of 30 hours of A minimum of 30 hours of
effective learning time per year effective learning time per year effective learning time per year
CPD before Review A minimum of 90 hours of A minimum of 180 hours of A minimum of 180 hours of
effective learning time with at effective learning time with at effective learning time with at
least 30 hours per year in the least 30 hours per year in the least 30 hours per year in the
three years preceding your three years preceding your three years preceding your
application application application

B9 Review results addressed the concerns of the original Reviewers.

B9.1 Time is required for Reviewers to assess the Review
result and for quality control, audit and approvals
processes. The results will be emailed to you. The
names of successful candidates will then be
published on ICE’s website five days later and
subsequently published in New Civil Engineer/New
Civil Engineer International.
B9.2 If the Review results in a failure, you will be provided
with an indication of where your Review was
satisfactory as well as the reasons for failure. The
holistic nature of all ICE’s Reviews requires you at a
Re-sit Review to undertake all of the Review process
again. You should therefore prepare in the same way
as you did for the original Review, taking care to
show in your new submission how you have
During a Re-sit Review you will have to satisfy the
new Reviewers that you can demonstrate all the
required Attributes and not just those that caused
the failure during previous Reviews. You are advised
to discuss this with your sponsors/SCE and with your
RST. This should help you prepare a strategy for any
future application.
B9.3 There is a right of appeal in cases of perceived error
in process or for unforeseen events. Appeals are only
accepted if received within two months from the
date of the failure letter. For details contact your RST.
B9.4 To be valid a non-refundable fee must accompany
any appeal. Details of the current fee can be found
on the ICE website.

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Useful Contacts

Admissions and Processes

+44 (0)20 7665 2344

Education and Learning

+44 (0)20 7665 2247

ICE Regions
+44 (0)20 7222 2006

ICE Events
+44 (0)20 7665 2293

Initial and Continuing Professional Development

+44 (0)20 7665 2200

Library Enquiries
+44 (0)20 7665 2251

Professional Development Manager

+44 (0)20 7665 2014

Subscriptions
+44 (0)20 7665 2227

Thomas Telford
+44 (0)20 7987 6999

Application dates and dates of interviews can be found

at ice.org.uk/membership

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Acronyms

AMICE IPD
Associate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers Initial Professional Development
AMPR IT
Associate Member Professional Review Information Technology
AQP JBM
Academic Qualifications Panel Joint Board of Moderators
AVQ MDO
Advanced Vocational Qualification Membership Development Officer
BEng MEA
Bachelor of Engineering Mutual Exemption Agreement
CA MEng
Career Appraisal Master of Engineering
CDM MGN
Construction Design Management Membership Guidance Note
CEng MICE
Chartered Engineer Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers
CEnv MPR
Chartered Environmentalist Member Professional Review
CEPR MRA
Chartered Environmentalist Professional Review Mutual Recognition Agreement
CPD NVQ
Continuing Professional Development National Vocational Qualification
CPR PDR
Chartered Professional Review Personal Development Record
DAP RD
Development Action Plan Regional Director
DE RGN
Delegated Engineer Register Guidance Note
DO RST
Development Objective Regional Support Team
ECO SCE
Engineering Council Organisation Supervising Civil Engineer
Eng Tech SE
Engineering Technician Supervising Engineer
EU SVQ
European Union Scottish Vocational Qualification
GNVQ TMICE
General National Vocational Qualification Technician Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers
HS&W TPR
Health, Safety and Welfare Technician Professional Review
ICE TR
Institution of Civil Engineers Training Review
IEng TRR
Incorporated Engineer Technical Report Route
VCE
Vocational Certificate of Education

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“ ...as a civil engineer, at the end of every project I
can physically see the fruits of my labour and leave
a legacy behind that benefits society.
”
“ I don’t think I have a typical day. I could be in on
a teleconference with a contractor in Korea in the
morning, visiting a construction site in Liverpool in
the afternoon and making a presentation over
the web to a client in New York in the evening.
Almost everyday brings a new problem to solve.
”
“ ICE membership provides you with a network
for continued learning. Being involved with ICE
has kept me in contact with people that have not
only enabled me to become qualified, but have
since supported my career and my business plans

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for the future.

“ Being a member of ICE has given me a lot of

respect within both the industry and the work
place. Also it has helped me broaden my horizons
and provided me with a lot of knowledge from
within the industry that I wouldn’t have been
otherwise aware of.
”

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