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ICE / Attributes and evidence1. Engineering: coachingCompare technical evidence and check whether it explains your own engineering judgement.IStructE / Core Objectives1. Professional Standards and Engineering ResponsibilityUnderstand the Code of Conduct, recognise your limits, keep your knowledge current and participate in the Institution.ICE / Attributes and evidence1. Understanding and Practical Application of EngineeringDemonstrate technical understanding, practical problem-solving and independent engineering judgement.IStructE / Core Objectives10. Commercial and LegalUnderstand your contract, its allocation of responsibility and the financial consequences of engineering advice.IStructE / Core Objectives2. CommunicationExplain engineering through drawings, writing and speech to technical and non-technical audiences. Your portfolio, forms, presentation and interview all contribute to assessment.ICE / Attributes and evidence2. Management and LeadershipDemonstrate how you plan work, manage resources and support other people's development.ICE / Attributes and evidence2. Management and leadership: coachingExamine evidence of planning work, leading people and improving quality within your responsibility.ICE / Attributes and evidence3. Commercial AbilityShow how your understanding of costs and contracts informs engineering decisions, including your own budget responsibility.ICE / Attributes and evidence3. Commercial: coachingReview how your evidence explains budget control, contract obligations and commercial decisions.IStructE / Core Objectives3. Concept Creation and DesignDevelop a structural solution from a brief, considering form, grid and load paths alongside safety, carbon, durability, reuse, appearance and cost.IStructE / Core Objectives4. Analysis and SizingUnderstand structural behaviour, choose suitable analysis and assess whether its results are credible.ICE / Attributes and evidence4. Health, Safety and WelfareExplain your knowledge of hazards and legal duties, and how your decisions controlled risk.ICE / Attributes and evidence4. Health, safety and welfare: coachingCheck how your evidence explains hazards, your duties and the effect of your safety decisions.IStructE / Core Objectives5. MaterialsUnderstand material behaviour, failure, manufacture, placement and deterioration, and use that knowledge in specifications.ICE / Attributes and evidence5. Sustainable DevelopmentDemonstrate how sustainability affected your decisions across the life of the work.ICE / Attributes and evidence5. Sustainable development: coachingExplain how sustainability affected a decision, including whole-life impacts and trade-offs.ICE / Attributes and evidence6. Communication: coachingReview how you explained technical work, checked understanding and handled disagreement.ICE / Attributes and evidence6. Interpersonal Skills and CommunicationDemonstrate clear written and spoken communication and effective working relationships.IStructE / Core Objectives6. SustainabilityExplain how sustainability affected quantities, material choices or reuse decisions across the structure's life.IStructE / Core Objectives7. ConstructionDemonstrate your contribution to construction, including sequence, temporary conditions, tolerances, access and plant.ICE / Attributes and evidence7. Professional CommitmentDemonstrate ethical conduct, awareness of your limits, continued learning and contribution to the profession.ICE / Attributes and evidence7. Professional commitment: coachingExamine evidence of ethical decisions, competence limits, CPD and contributions to the profession.IStructE / Core Objectives8. Health, Safety and Risk ManagementExplain relevant hazards and legal duties and show how your own decisions managed risk and improved safety.IStructE / Core Objectives9. ManagementExplain decisions about programme, resources, quality and people under real constraints.IStructE / Academic baseAcademic assessmentPrepare an individual assessment of an unaccredited or overseas qualification.ICE / Educational baseAcademic AssessmentWhen to seek an ICE Academic Assessment and what to prepare for it.ICE / Educational baseAccredited and approved qualificationsCheck accreditation for your exact course and year, and establish what it means for your application.ICE / Attributes and evidenceAnswer LabCompare different accounts of the same engineering evidence.ICE / After the reviewAppealsUnderstand the grounds and time limit for an appeal.ICE / ApplicationAppendicesSelect legible evidence of your own work and check the appendix limits.ICE / ApplicationApplication plannerPlan tasks and dependencies backwards from your confirmed review dates.IStructE / Professional Review InterviewApplying for the interviewPrepare the submission, understand the supporter's confirmation and find an eligible supporter.IStructE / Examination preparationAppraising and recommendingAppraise schemes against the brief, including sustainability in your assessment.ICE / Start hereAre you ready to apply?Check what could delay your application and decide what to resolve before applying.IStructE / Start hereAssociate: AIStructEUnderstand the Associate grade and the IPD guidance eligible candidates should use.ICE / Attributes and evidenceAttribute answer studioExamine one piece of evidence for clear responsibility, decisions and outcomes.IStructE / Portfolio and evidenceBuilding TIStructE evidenceExplain structural understanding and personal contribution behind technical work.ICE / Initial developmentCareer AppraisalDemonstrate IPD through your existing experience and understand the possible assessment outcomes.ICE / Initial developmentCareer Appraisal: assembling the submissionPrepare the required documents and check the format and submission limits.ICE / Initial developmentCareer Appraisal: results and what happens nextUnderstand the four Career Appraisal outcomes and the next steps towards Professional Review.ICE / Initial developmentCareer Appraisal: who it is forCheck whether Career Appraisal is appropriate and what to confirm before starting.ICE / Start hereChartered Engineer: CEng MICEHow Chartered and Incorporated responsibilities differ, and how to demonstrate the Chartered requirements.IStructE / Start hereChartered Member: MIStructEUnderstand the Chartered requirements, the Core Objective standards and the conditions for membership.ICE / ApplicationCheck your documents against each otherCheck that your report, CV and appendices give a consistent account of the same work.IStructE / Academic baseChecking where your degree standsCheck the accreditation status of your exact course and year.ICE / ResourcesChecklistsFind the learning area's checklists in the order you are likely to use them.ICE / Mentors and employersCoach your own questionsExamine what a question will draw out and practise asking for more useful evidence.ICE / Attributes and evidenceCommon failure patternsExamine twenty common weaknesses in submissions, their likely follow-up questions and ways to improve them.ICE / Professional ReviewCommunication Task practicePrepare for a timed communication exercise using the audience and format in the brief.IStructE / Initial developmentComparable accredited training recordsUse records from a comparable accredited training scheme to demonstrate the Core Objectives.IStructE / Portfolio and evidenceConfidential and sensitive materialProtect information covered by an NDA while retaining useful evidence of your engineering.ICE / Initial developmentContinuing professional developmentUnderstand ICE's CPD requirements and record how learning affects your practice.IStructE / Initial developmentContinuing professional developmentUnderstand CPD assessment at interview and mandatory reporting after election.ICE / Attributes and evidenceCould you defend it for five minutes?Check an example against ten lines of questioning a reviewer may pursue.ICE / After the reviewCPD for EngTech candidates and membersPlan learning around technical work and record what you understand and apply.IStructE / After the reviewCPD for Technician MembersRecord learning that keeps structural technical practice current.ICE / Initial developmentCPD workspacePlan a development action plan and reflective personal development record.IStructE / Examination preparationCritical structural detailsChoose at least three details that are critical to your particular scheme.ICE / Professional ReviewCurrent issues libraryRead about ICE's published Communication Task themes and the competing considerations within them.ICE / Attributes and evidenceDecision replayReconstruct a decision step by step and identify questions your account leaves unanswered.ICE / After the reviewDeferring your reviewCheck the cost and conditions of deferring, including circumstances ICE may consider individually.IStructE / Examination preparationDesign calculations in the examChoose principal elements, decide the extent of checks and present legible calculations under time pressure.IStructE / Examination preparationDrawings for estimating purposesProduce proportioned and dimensioned drawings that support estimating, without requiring scale drawings.IStructE / Examination preparationEmbodied carbon in the examinationApply the required A1–A3 calculation and check the depth expected in your paper.ICE / ApplicationEngTech application and sponsorsPrepare the Technician submission using current ICE instructions.ICE / Educational baseEngTech technical foundation and eligibilityCheck how qualifications and practical experience support an ICE Technician application.ICE / Attributes and evidenceEngTech: Commercial AbilityUsing time and resources with regard to cost.ICE / Attributes and evidenceEngTech: Health, Safety and WelfareRecognising hazards and following safe systems.ICE / Attributes and evidenceEngTech: Interpersonal Skills and CommunicationHelping a recipient understand and act.ICE / Attributes and evidenceEngTech: Management and LeadershipOrganising work and accepting responsibility.ICE / Attributes and evidenceEngTech: Professional CommitmentWorking ethically and keeping competence current.ICE / Attributes and evidenceEngTech: Sustainable DevelopmentConsidering environmental effects in technical work.ICE / Attributes and evidenceEngTech: Understanding and Practical Application of EngineeringSelecting a method and checking a practical result.IStructE / Portfolio and evidenceEthics, conduct and the use of AIApply the Code of Conduct throughout your evidence and check IStructE's rules on AI during interview.ICE / Attributes and evidenceEvidence gap plannerReview your completed evidence matrix by attribute area, with reasons for the conclusions it supports.ICE / Attributes and evidenceEvidence mapMap projects against the seven areas to assess the coverage of your evidence.ICE / Attributes and evidenceEvidence matrixMap your projects, responsibilities and decisions against the seven attribute areas.ICE / Attributes and evidenceExample libraryCompare annotated accounts of the same evidence across seven attribute areas and different engineering settings.ICE / Professional ReviewFinal review readinessReview the evidence you can explain and identify gaps to discuss with your mentor.ICE / ApplicationFinal submission checkCheck common submission problems before uploading your application.ICE / Start hereFind the route that applies to youUse your education, existing registration and experience to identify the routes to investigate.IStructE / Portfolio and evidenceFinding the gaps earlyIdentify objectives with limited evidence and allow time to develop them.IStructE / Examination preparationFoundations in the examinationAllow time for the foundation calculations and drawings explicitly required by the examination.IStructE / Start hereFrom Incorporated-Member to Chartered MemberUnderstand the additional assessment and supplementary examination for progression to Chartered Membership.IStructE / Academic baseFurther learningPlan the learning needed to meet the full educational requirement.ICE / Educational baseFurther LearningUnderstand the learning needed to meet the full Chartered educational requirement.ICE / Attributes and evidenceGap analysisIdentify limited evidence and agree specific opportunities to develop it.ICE / ResourcesGlossaryLook up terms and abbreviations used in ICE professional qualification.IStructE / ResourcesGlossaryLook up IStructE's terms, membership grades and abbreviations.ICE / Mentors and employersGuidance for employersProvide the opportunities and training structure required of an ICE Approved Employer.ICE / Mentors and employersGuidance for lead sponsorsUnderstand ICE's three expectations of a lead sponsor and support the candidate's own work.ICE / Mentors and employersGuidance for mentorsSupport a candidate through careful reading, useful feedback and clear boundaries.ICE / Start hereHow ICE professional qualification worksHow ICE assesses your education, development, application and Professional Review.IStructE / Start hereHow IStructE professional qualification worksUnderstand the interview and examination and how they assess different aspects of professional practice.ICE / Start hereICE Engineering Technician: EngTech MICEUnderstand the EngTech route, build an account of your own technical work and prepare for the Technician Professional Review.ICE / Start hereIncorporated Engineer: IEng MICEThe responsibilities associated with Incorporated Engineer registration and the evidence reviewers need.IStructE / Start hereIncorporated-Member: IMIStructEUnderstand Incorporated Membership and where its Core Objective standards differ from Chartered.ICE / ApplicationIndividual requirements and reasonable adjustmentsRequest adjustments when you apply and check what ICE can provide.IStructE / Initial developmentIndividually managed IPDManage training with a personal mentor and keep the required progress records.ICE / Initial developmentInitial Professional DevelopmentUnderstand the three ways to complete IPD and assess your readiness for Professional Review.IStructE / Initial developmentInitial Professional DevelopmentUnderstand IPD, the Core Objectives and the experience that can contribute to them.ICE / Professional ReviewInterview question bankPractise questions about your work and use them in discussion with a mentor.IStructE / ResourcesInterview question bankPractise questions about your work and use them in discussion with a mentor.ICE / Professional ReviewInterview simulatorPrepare a self-managed practice interview and follow-up discussion.ICE / Initial developmentIPD Online and TAGSOHow candidates and employers use IPD Online and TAGSO, including access to records.IStructE / Start hereIStructE and ICE: how the two processes differCompare ICE and IStructE when choosing a route or considering both.ICE / ApplicationMaking your applicationAssemble your application in the required order and resolve administrative issues before submitting.IStructE / Portfolio and evidenceMapping evidence to the ten objectivesMap evidence against the objectives to identify coverage and omissions.ICE / Mentors and employersMentor modeReview a candidate's draft, choose useful questions and recognise the limits of coaching.ICE / Mentors and employersMentor reviewPrepare records and questions for a mentor conversation.ICE / Initial developmentMentor-supported trainingHow to follow structured IPD when your employer is not an ICE Approved Employer.ICE / Mentors and employersMentoring an EngTech candidateUse practical work and feedback to agree a manageable development plan.IStructE / ResourcesMock interviewPractise a sixty-minute interview covering all ten objectives, preferably answering aloud to another person.ICE / Professional ReviewMock reviewPlan a practice review with a colleague and examine the follow-up questions.ICE / ApplicationPlagiarism, collusion and the ethical use of AIUnderstand the help ICE permits and the rules for your submission and review.ICE / ResourcesPlanning templatesUse planning templates at each stage of preparation, alongside the official ICE forms.IStructE / Examination preparationPlanning the dayAllocate time by marks, plan when to choose a scheme and decide how to recover lost time.ICE / Initial developmentPlanning the experience you still needPlan work that will strengthen the attribute areas where you have limited evidence.IStructE / ResourcesPractice examination briefsPractise with seventy-seven original briefs for the Chartered, Incorporated, supplementary and energy papers.ICE / Professional ReviewPreparing for the Technician Professional ReviewPractise explaining the work in your EngTech application and decisions within your responsibility.ICE / Professional ReviewPresentation planner and rehearsal timerPlan and rehearse the fifteen-minute presentation, including likely questions.IStructE / Examination preparationProducing distinct, viable schemesDevelop two distinct, viable schemes and provide a reasoned appraisal.IStructE / Initial developmentQuarterly reports and the development diaryKeep the individually managed route's progress records so they support later assessment.ICE / Professional ReviewQuestion heatmapIdentify likely areas of questioning from the evidence you have recorded.ICE / After the reviewRe-sitting the Professional ReviewPrepare a new application and use the previous reviewers' comments to address weaknesses.IStructE / Academic baseRecognition of existing qualificationsAsk how existing registration or professional qualifications affect your IStructE route.ICE / Educational baseRecognition of existing registrationFind out how existing professional registration or qualifications may affect your ICE route.ICE / ApplicationReport plannerPlan sections and word counts, check attribute coverage and record unresolved points.IStructE / Examination preparationResults, feedback and resitsRequest feedback and check the timing rules for resits and the validity of a pass.IStructE / Professional Review InterviewResults, re-interviews and appealsUnderstand approval of results, re-interviews, the three-year window and grounds for appeal.IStructE / Initial developmentRetrospectively collated IPDPrepare IPD documents from experience gained without access to a mentor or training scheme.ICE / Professional ReviewReview dayPrepare for the arrangements and restrictions for an online or in-person review.ICE / Attributes and evidenceReviewer calibrationAssess fictional answers before reading the commentary. Practise as a candidate, mentor or prospective reviewer.ICE / Attributes and evidenceScenario labDiscuss changing conditions, professional responsibility and engineering judgement.ICE / ResourcesSearch learning guidesFind learning guides by institution, subject or career stage.IStructE / ResourcesSearch learning guidesFind learning guides by institution, subject or career stage.ICE / ApplicationSecurity-sensitive and confidential workDemonstrate competence while protecting confidential or security-sensitive information.IStructE / ResourcesShort exercisesPractise one hundred and sixty exercises in client letters, details, calculations, foundations and method statements.IStructE / Examination preparationSitting mocksPractise a seven-hour paper under examination conditions and review each attempt.ICE / ApplicationSponsor trackerRecord sponsor contacts, outstanding confirmations and the material you have shared.ICE / ApplicationSponsorsFind eligible sponsors early and understand the lead sponsor's mentoring responsibilities.ICE / Attributes and evidenceStart from a projectDescribe a piece of work and identify the professional evidence it may provide.IStructE / Portfolio and evidenceStructuring the portfolioOrganise up to 300 pages by Core Objective, with a linked index and references to the report forms.ICE / Mentors and employersSupervising Civil Engineers and Delegated EngineersUnderstand the responsibilities of Supervising Civil Engineers and Delegated Engineers.IStructE / Initial developmentTechnician IPD: choosing an arrangementChoose how to record development against the TIStructE Core Objectives.IStructE / Start hereTechnician Membership: TIStructEExplore the Technician-Member route, develop structural engineering evidence and prepare your application.ICE / Professional ReviewThe 15-minute presentationChoose an aspect of your report to develop in the presentation and plan the fifteen minutes.ICE / Initial developmentThe Career Appraisal reportWriting a Career Appraisal report and understanding how it differs from the Professional Review report.IStructE / Examination preparationThe Chartered Membership ExaminationPlan the five sections using their marks and the examiners' assessment guidance.ICE / Professional ReviewThe Communication TaskUnderstand the task at each level, its assessment rules and how to prepare.IStructE / Examination preparationThe construction method statementAllow around thirty minutes to describe a safe construction sequence specific to your scheme.IStructE / Core ObjectivesThe eleven Technician Core ObjectivesUse the current TIStructE objective set and the standard for each area.IStructE / Examination preparationThe energy questionUnderstand the energy-sector question option available from January 2026.ICE / Initial developmentThe ICE Training AgreementResponsibilities, progress reviews and completion under an ICE Training Agreement.ICE / Mentors and employersThe ICE Training SchemeFind the Training Scheme's roles, systems, definitions and appeal arrangements.IStructE / Examination preparationThe IM–CM Supplementary ExaminationPrepare for three parts and eighty marks in the shorter paper, which ends at one o'clock.IStructE / Examination preparationThe Incorporated-Membership ExaminationPrepare one scheme and allow for the greater share of marks in calculations and drawings.ICE / Professional ReviewThe interviewUnderstand the questioning, explain your decisions clearly and respond when you do not know.IStructE / Professional Review InterviewThe interview itselfAnswer questions at the required standard and respond honestly when you do not know.IStructE / Portfolio and evidenceThe IPD final report formsComplete a form for each objective using IStructE's personal, positive and practical approach.IStructE / Examination preparationThe letter to the clientUse a letter or email to propose changes that reduce material usage, for ten marks.ICE / ResourcesThe official ICE documentsFind ICE's published guidance by stage and check the published limits.IStructE / ResourcesThe official sourcesFind the official documents behind the guidance and identify questions only IStructE can resolve.IStructE / Portfolio and evidenceThe portfolio checklistUse the Institution's checklist as your first page and understand the declaration you sign.IStructE / Portfolio and evidenceThe portfolio of workPrepare the portfolio in the required format and understand when and where to send it.ICE / Professional ReviewThe Professional ReviewPrepare for the presentation, interview and written task, and understand the reviewers' role.IStructE / Professional Review InterviewThe Professional Review InterviewUnderstand the interview's purpose, reviewers, duration and assessment expectations.ICE / ApplicationThe Professional Review reportExplain your competence within 5,000 words, with a structure that follows ICE's requirements.IStructE / Initial developmentThe progress summary recordTrack your progress across all ten Core Objectives and use it to plan development.ICE / Start hereThe progressive route from IEng MICE to CEng MICEThe additional assessment for IEng MICE engineers applying for CEng, including what can be carried forward.IStructE / Alternative routesThe Research and Development routeUnderstand the route for engineers working in research or development.ICE / Attributes and evidenceThe reviewer lensUnderstand what reviewers need to establish from your written and spoken evidence.IStructE / Examination preparationThe rules of the dayCheck timings, identity, permitted materials, restrictions and the rules linking examination and interview.ICE / Attributes and evidenceThe seven attribute areasRead the seven attribute areas and compare the Incorporated and Chartered expectations.ICE / Attributes and evidenceThe seven EngTech attribute areasReview technical work against ICE attributes at Engineering Technician level.ICE / Educational baseThe Technical Report RouteHow experienced engineers can demonstrate the educational base through a technical report.IStructE / Alternative routesThe Technical Report RouteExplore an alternative academic assessment where your qualifications do not fully meet the requirement.IStructE / Core ObjectivesThe ten Core ObjectivesUnderstand the ten objectives, their Knowledge, Experience and Ability standards, and the differences between grades.IStructE / Professional Review InterviewThe ten-minute presentationPrepare the compulsory ten-minute presentation with no more than ten slides. Omitting it fails Core Objective 2.IStructE / Examination preparationThe three examinationsCompare the three papers, their durations and marks, and what each assesses.IStructE / Initial developmentThe three routes for demonstrating IPDCompare individually managed IPD, comparable accredited records and retrospectively collated IPD.ICE / ApplicationThe two-page CVGive reviewers a clear account of your career within the two-page limit.IStructE / Portfolio and evidenceThe two-page experience reportSummarise your career responsibilities in two pages and submit them with the ten report forms.IStructE / Academic baseTIStructE academic and technical foundationConfirm qualification or apprenticeship requirements for Technician Membership.IStructE / After the reviewTIStructE election and EngTech registrationDistinguish the membership decision from Engineering Council registration.IStructE / Professional Review InterviewTIStructE initial assessmentUnderstand the panel’s review and its decision on whether an interview is needed.IStructE / Professional Review InterviewTIStructE interview, if requiredPrepare to discuss your work against the objectives specified by the panel.IStructE / Portfolio and evidenceTIStructE portfolio and applicationPrepare a readable submission with documents for your IPD arrangement.IStructE / Core ObjectivesTIStructE: CommercialExamine evidence for this Technician objective. Minimum standard: Appreciation.IStructE / Core ObjectivesTIStructE: CommunicationExamine evidence for this Technician objective. Minimum standard: Ability.IStructE / Initial developmentTIStructE: comparable training recordsRelate another accredited scheme’s records to Technician Core Objectives.IStructE / Core ObjectivesTIStructE: Concept creation and designExamine evidence for this Technician objective. Minimum standard: Appreciation.IStructE / Core ObjectivesTIStructE: ConstructionExamine evidence for this Technician objective. Minimum standard: Experience.IStructE / Core ObjectivesTIStructE: Design and analysisExamine evidence for this Technician objective. Minimum standard: Knowledge.IStructE / Core ObjectivesTIStructE: Health and safetyExamine evidence for this Technician objective. Minimum standard: Knowledge.IStructE / Initial developmentTIStructE: individually managed IPDDevelop with a mentor and keep records showing progress against Technician objectives.IStructE / Core ObjectivesTIStructE: ManagementExamine evidence for this Technician objective. Minimum standard: Knowledge.IStructE / Core ObjectivesTIStructE: MaterialsExamine evidence for this Technician objective. Minimum standard: Knowledge.IStructE / Core ObjectivesTIStructE: Professional standards and engineering responsibilityExamine evidence for this Technician objective. Minimum standard: Knowledge.IStructE / Initial developmentTIStructE: retrospectively collated IPDOrganise previous experience into objective reports and a portfolio.IStructE / Core ObjectivesTIStructE: SustainabilityExamine evidence for this Technician objective. Minimum standard: Knowledge.IStructE / Core ObjectivesTIStructE: Technology, documentation & processExamine evidence for this Technician objective. Minimum standard: Ability.IStructE / Portfolio and evidenceWhat counts as evidenceShow how your own work demonstrates a Core Objective at the required level.ICE / ResourcesWhat has changed, and how this is kept currentCheck changed requirements and recognise older advice that may no longer apply.ICE / Attributes and evidenceWhat makes evidence strongDistinguish participation, contribution and responsibility in your account of engineering work.ICE / ResourcesWhat to read, and whenFind ICE publications and Forum tools suited to the stage you are working on.IStructE / ResourcesWhich route applies to me?Turn your circumstances into specific questions for IStructE about grade and route eligibility.ICE / Attributes and evidenceWriting useful EngTech evidenceExplain your practical contribution, method, checks and result.IStructE / Academic baseYour academic baseConfirm your academic base, understand the four ways to demonstrate it and resolve any shortfall early.ICE / ResourcesYour candidate workspaceOrganise your development records and keep your own copies.ICE / Educational baseYour educational baseThe underpinning learning ICE requires, the four ways to demonstrate it and when to confirm your position.IStructE / Initial developmentYour mentorChoose a mentor and understand their role in supporting your development.ICE / After the reviewYour resultUnderstand the result, the next steps after passing and how to use reviewers' feedback.IStructE / ResourcesYour workspaceOrganise your development records and keep your own copies.
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