Competence and Commitment Statements

• Chartered Engineer
• Incorporated Engineer
• Chartered Physicist

• Chartered Scientist
• Engineering Technician
• Information and communications technology technician (ICTTech)

A

Use a combination of general and specialist engineering knowledge and understanding to optimise the application of existing and emerging technology.

A1

Maintain and extend a sound theoretical approach in enabling the introduction and exploitation of new and advancing technology and other relevant developments.

This could include an ability to:

• Identify the limits of own personal knowledge and skills
• Strive to extend own technological capability
• Broaden and deepen own knowledge base through research and experimentation

A2

Engage in the creative and innovative development of engineering technology and continuous improvement systems.

This could include an ability to:

• Establish user’s needs
• Assess marketing needs and contribute to marketing strategies
• Identify constraints and exploit opportunities for the development and transfer of technology within own chosen field
• Promote new applications when appropriate.
• Secure the necessary intellectual property rights.
• Develop and evaluate continuous improvements systems.

B

Apply appropriate theoretical and practical methods to the analysis and solution of engineering problems:

B1

Identify potential projects and opportunities.

This could include an ability to:

• Explore the territory within own responsibility for new opportunities
• Review the potential for enhancing engineering products, processes, systems and services
• Use own knowledge of the employer’s position to assess the viability of opportunitites

B2

Conduct appropriate research, and undertake design and development of engineering solutions.

This could include an ability to:

• Identify and agree appropriate research methodologies.
• Assemble the necessary resources.
• Carry out the necessary tests.
• Collect, analyse and evaluate the relevant data.
• Draft, present and agree design recommendations.
• Undertake engineering design.

B3

Implement design solutions and evaluate their effectiveness

This could include an ability to:

• Ensure that the application of the design results in the appropriate practical outcome.
• Identify the required cost, quality, safety, reliability, appearance, fitness for purpose and environmental impact of the outcome.
• Determine the criteria for evaluating the design solutions.
• Evaluate the outcome against the original specification.
• Actively learn from feedback on results to improve future design solutions and build best practice.

C

Provide technical and commercial leadership

C1

Plan for effective project implementation.

This could include an ability to:

• Identify the factors affecting the project implementation.
• Lead on preparing and agreeing implementation plans and method statements.
• Ensure that the necessary resources are secured and brief the project team.
• Negotiate the necessary contractual arrangements with other stakeholders (client, Subcontractors, suppliers, etc.)

C2

Plan, budget, organise, direct and control tasks, people and resources.

This could include an ability to:

• Set up appropriate management systems.
• Agree quality standards, programme and budget.
• Organise and lead work teams, co-ordinating project activities.
• Ensure that variations from quality standards, programme and budgets are identified, and that corrective action is taken.
• Gather and evaluate feedback, and recommend improvements.

C3

Lead teams and develop staff to meet changing technical and managerial needs.

This could include an ability to:

• Agree objectives and work plans with teams and individuals.
• Identity team and individual needs, and plan for their development
• Lead and support team and individual development
• Assess team and individual performance, and provide feedback

C4

Bring about continuous improvement through quality management.

This could include an ability to:

• Promote quality throughout the organisation and its customer and supplier networks.
• Develop and maintain operations to meet quality standards.
• Direct project evaluation and propose recommendations for improvement.

D

Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills

D1

Communicate in English with others at all levels.

This could include an ability to:

• Contribute to, chair and record meetings and discussions
• Prepare letters, documents and reports
• Exchange information and provide advice to technical and not-technical colleagues

D2

Present and discuss proposals.

This could include an ability to:

• Prepare and deliver appropriate presentations.
• Lead and sustain debates with audiences.
• Feed the results back to improve the proposals.

D3

Demonstrate personal and social skills.

This could include an ability to:

• Know and manage own emotions, strengths and weaknesses.
• Be aware of the needs and concerns of others.
• Be confident and flexible in dealing with new and changing interpersonal situations.
• Identify, agree and work towards collective goals.
• Resolve conflicts and create, maintain and enhance productive working relationships.

E

Demonstrate a personal commitment to professional standards, recognising obligations to society, the profession and the environment

E1

Comply with relevant codes of conduct.

This could include an ability to:

• Comply with the rules of professional conduct of own professional body.
• Work constructively within all relevant legislation and regulatory frameworks, including social and employment legislation.

E2

Manage and apply safe systems of work.

This could include an ability to:

• Identify and take responsibility for own obligations for health, safety and welfare issues.
• Ensure that systems satisfy health, safety and welfare requirements.
• Develop and implement appropriate hazard identification and risk management systems.
• Manage, evaluate and improve these systems.

E3

Undertake engineering activities in a way that contributes to sustainable development.

This could include an ability to:

• Operate and act responsibly, taking account of the need to progress environmental, social and economic outcomes simultaneously.
• Use imagination, creativity and innovation to provide products and services which maintain and enhance the quality of the environment and community, and meet financial objectives.
• Understand and encourage stakeholder involvement.

E4

Carry out continuing professional development necessary to maintain and enhance competence in own area of practice.

This could include an ability to:

• Undertake reviews of own development needs prepare actions plans to meet personal and organisational objectives.
• Carry out planned (and unplanned CPD activities.
• Maintain evidence of competence development.
• Evaluate CPD outcomes against the action plans.
• Assist others with their own CPD.

A

Use a combination of general and specialist engineering knowledge and understanding to apply existing and emerging technology:

A1

Maintain and extend a sound theoretical approach to the application of technology in engineering practice.

This could include an ability to:

• Identify the limits of own personal knowledge and skills.
• Strive to extend own technological capability.
• Broaden and deepen own knowledge base through new.

A2

Use a sound evidence-based approach to problem solving and contribute to continuous improvement.

This could include an ability to:

• Establish users’ requirements for improvement.
• Use market intelligence and knowledge of technological developments to promote and improve the effectiveness of engineering products, systems and services.
• Contribute to the evaluation and development of continuous improvement systems.

B

Apply appropriate theoretical and practical methods to design, develop, manufacture, construct, commission, operate and maintain engineering products, processes, systems and services:

B1

Identify, review and select techniques, procedures and methods to undertake engineering tasks.

This could include an ability to:

• Select a review methodology.
• Review the potential for enhancing engineering products, processes, systems and services, using evidence from best practice.
• Establish an action plan to implement the results of the review.

B2

Contribute to the design and development of engineering solutions.

This could include an ability to:

• Contribute to the identification and specification of design and development requirements for engineering products, processes, systems and services.
• Identify problems and evaluate possible engineering solutions to meet client needs.
• Contribute to the design of engineering solutions.

B3

Implement design solutions and contribute to their evaluation.

This could include an ability to:

• Secure the resources required for implementation.
• Implement design solutions, taking account of cost, quality, safety, reliability, appearance, fitness for purpose and environmental impact.
• Identify problems during implementation and take corrective action.
• Contribute to the evaluation of design solutions.
• Contribute to recommendations for improvements and actively learn from feedback on results.

C

Provide technical and commercial management:

C1

Plan for effective project implementation.

This could include an ability to:

• Identify the factors affecting the project implementation.
• Prepare and agree implementation plans and method statements.
• Secure the necessary resources and confirm roles in project team.
• Apply the necessary contractual arrangements with other stakeholders (client, subcontractors, suppliers, etc.).

C2

Manage the planning, budgeting and organisation of tasks, people and resources.

This could include an ability to:

• Operate appropriate management systems.
• Work to the agreed quality standards, programme and budget.
• Manage work teams, co-ordinating project activities.
• Identify variations from quality standards, programme and budgets, and take corrective action.
• Evaluate performance and recommend improvements.

C3

Manage teams and develop staff to meet changing technical and managerial needs.

This could include an ability to:

• Agree objectives and work plans with teams and individuals.
• Identify team and individual needs, and plan for their development.
• Manage and support team and individual development.
• Assess team and individual performance, and provide feedback.

C4

Manage continuous quality improvement.

This could include an ability to:

• Ensure the applications of quality management principles by team members and colleagues.
• Manage operations to maintain quality standards.
• Evaluate projects and make recommendations for improvement.

D

Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills

D1

Communicate in English with others at all levels.

This could include an ability to:

• Contribute to, chair and record meetings and discussions.
• Prepare letters, documents and reports.
• Exchange information and provide advice to technical and not-technical colleagues.

D2

Present and discuss proposals.

This could include an ability to:

• Prepare and deliver appropriate presentations.
• Lead and sustain debates with audiences.
• Feed the results back to improve the proposals.

D3

Demonstrate personal and social skills.

This could include an ability to:

• Know and manage own emotions, strengths and weaknesses.
• Be aware of the needs and concerns of others.
• Be confident and flexible in dealing with new and changing interpersonal situations.
• Identify, agree and work towards collective goals.
• Resolve conflicts and create, maintain and enhance productive working relationships.

E

Demonstrate a personal commitment to professional standards, recognising obligations to society, the profession and the environment

E1

Comply with relevant codes of conduct.

This could include an ability to:

• Comply with the rules of professional conduct of own professional body.
• Work constructively within all relevant legislation and regulatory frameworks, including social and employment legislation.

E2

manage and apply safe systems of work.

This could include an ability to:

• Identify and take responsibility for own obligations for health, safety and welfare issues.
• Ensure that systems satisfy health, safety and welfare requirements.
• Develop and implement appropriate hazard identification and risk management systems.
• Manage, evaluate and improve these systems.

E3

Undertake engineering activities in a way that contributes to sustainable development.

This could include an ability to:

• Operate and act responsibly, taking account of the need to progress environmental, social and economic outcomes simultaneously.
• Use imagination, creativity and innovation to provide products and services which maintain and enhance the quality of the environment and community, and meet financial objectives.
• Understand and encourage stakeholder involvement.

E4

Carry out continuing professional development necessary to maintain and enhance competence in own area of practice.

This could include an ability to:

• Undertake reviews of own development needs prepare actions plans to meet personal and organisational objectives.
• Carry out planned (and unplanned CPD activities.
• Maintain evidence of competence development.
• Evaluate CPD outcomes against the action plans.
• Assist others with their own CPD.

A

Use engineering knowledge and understanding to apply technology and practical skills

This includes the ability to:

A1

Review and select appropriate techniques, procedures and methods to undertake tasks

A2

Use appropriate scientific or engineering principles

B

Contribute to the design, development, manufacture, construction, commissioning, operation or maintenance of products, equipment, processes, systems and services:

In context, this includes the ability to:

B1

Identify problems and apply diagnostic methods to identify causes and achieve satisfactory solutions.

B2

Identify, organise and use resources effectively to complete tasks, with consideration to cost, quality, safety and environmental impact.

C

Accept and exercise personal responsibility:

This may include the ability to:

C1

Work reliably and effectively without close supervision, to the appropriate codes of practice.

C2

Accept responsibility for work of self and others.

C3

Accept, allocate and supervise technical and other tasks.

D

Use effective communication and interpersonal skills:

This includes the ability to:

D1

Use oral, written and electronic methods for the communication in English of technical and Other information.

D2

Work effectively with colleagues, clients, suppliers and the public.

E

Make a personal commitment to an appropriate code of professional conduct, recognising obligations to society, the profession and the environment:

In order to satisfy this commitment, they must:

E1

Comply with the Codes and Rules of Conduct of their Licensed Institution.

E2

Manage and apply safe systems of work.

E3

Undertake their engineering work making and utilising risk assessments, and observing good practice with regard to the environment.

E4

Carry out continuing professional development, including opportunities offered by their institution, to ensure competence in areas and at the level of future intended practice.