Use this material to examine your own work. Confirm current requirements, forms and dates with IStructE before applying.
Prepare a readable submission with documents for your IPD arrangement.
Prepare a complete application
The current Technician guidance requires the experience report, final objective forms and portfolio at application. Route-specific supporting records also belong in the complete submission. Use current forms and live upload instructions. Earlier directions about sending items later should not lead to missing documents.
Checked requirements
| Item | Technician guidance |
|---|---|
| Portfolio | Single PDF, maximum 300 pages. |
| Page format | A4 text; drawings no larger than A3; font no smaller than Arial 10. |
| Navigation | Hyperlinked index, bookmarks where possible; organise evidence by objective. |
| First page | Signed current portfolio checklist. |
| Experience report | Two pages covering roles and responsibility. |
| Supporting records | Individually managed: quarterly reports and progress summary. Comparable scheme: signed records. These are outside the portfolio page limit. |
Version 2, 27 July 2026. The maximum is a limit, not a target.
Select material that earns its place
Choose items that demonstrate a claim. Explain the relevant detail and avoid repetition. A concise selection that can be read and discussed is more useful than padding to the maximum.
Keep the work your own. Redact confidential information with permission while preserving engineering context. Ask the institution what it can accept if restrictions make a claim impossible to evaluate.
Test the file
- 01
Trace claims
Follow every report reference to the relevant portfolio detail.
- 02
Inspect readability
Read drawings and annotations at normal screen size. Re-export unreadable originals.
- 03
Test navigation
Check links and bookmarks after combining files.
- 04
Check completeness
Use the official checklist and route-specific instructions; confirm supporter details.
Supporter and mentor
Obtain agreement from a supporter meeting the current membership criteria before entering their details. This role differs from a mentor’s review of training. Retain applicable mentor signatures for individually managed IPD and ask the institution about uncertainties. Keep an exact copy and acknowledgement after submission.
Final quality check
For personal preparation. Ticking these checks does not confirm competence or eligibility.
Related learning
Official sources
These technician sources were checked on 14 October 2026. The Chartership Forum is independent of professional engineering institutions. Read this guidance alongside the relevant institution’s current requirements.
Version 2, 27 July 2026