Becoming Chartered by the Institute
Professional Standards
These procedures are organised into sections. Use the quick click menu option to jump to the section you require. The majority of the documents are in Microsoft Word or PDF formats. If you cannot access a document, please contact the Professional Development team by e-mail - mailto:cpd@iop.org
All documents are approved by the appropriate Board or Committee on behalf of the Institute's Council. Some procedures are not published on the web, please contact the CPD Department if you require further information.
| Section 1 | Membership and Qualifications Board |
| Section 2 | Professional Standards Committee |
| Section 3 | CEng Panel |
| Section 4 | ACTS Panel and documents |
| Section 5 | CPhys Panel |
| Section 6 | CSci Panel |
| Section 7 | Institute forms |
| Section 8 | Procedural documents |
| Section 9 | Guidance for interviewers |
| Section 10 | Appeals procedure |
| Section 11 | Internal audits for CEng |
| Section 12 | CPD |
Section 1 - Membership and Qualifications Board
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Section 2 - Professional Standards Committee
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- CEng Panel Terms of Reference
- Use of the EC(UK) Liaison Officer
- Guidance for the CEng Panel
- Assessing CEng applications
- ECUK License (January 2005 - January 2009)
- MEng Gap Assessment
Section 4 - ACTS Panel and Documents
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- ACTS Panel Terms of Reference
- ACTS Guidance for ACTS Panels
- ACTS Assessment Procedures Flowchart
- ACTS Staff and Panel Assessment Procedures
- ACTS Application Form Guidelines for Applicants
- ACTS Interim Visit Guidelines
- ACTS PDP Application Form Guidelines
- ACTS PDP Application Form
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- CSci application form and guidance notes
- CSci Master's Equivalence Report template (MS Word document)
- CSci Professional Review Report template (MS Word document)
- CSci Masters equivalence interview form
- CSci Professional Review interview form
- CPhys Application Form and Guidelines (editable PDF)
- CEng Application Form and Guidelines (editable PDF)
Section 8 - Procedural Documents
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- CPhys procedures
- CSci procedures (with an accredited degree)
- CSci procedures (without an accredited degree)
- CEng procedures (non standard route with an accredited degree)
- CEng procedures (non standard route without an accredited degree)
- Identifying the technical report gap
Section 9 - Guidance for Interviewers
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- CEng PRI guidance to interviewers (for candidates with an accredited degree)
- CEng PRI guidance to interviewers (for candidates without an accredited degree)
- Assessing MEng equivalence
Section 10 - Appeals Procedure
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Section 11 - Internal Audits for CEng
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- CPD policy
- CPD monitoring for CSci
- Reflection for CPD
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