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
CPD and CSci monitoring policies have been significantly updated as of May 2008. (n/b link to section 13 when done) CEng interview guidance was updated in January 2007 following advice from ECUK.
| 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 13 | Degree Accreditation Committee |
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)
Section 4 - ACTS Panel and Documents
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- ACTS Panel Terms of Reference
- Procedures for Staff and the ACTS Panel
- Flowchart of the procedures for Staff and the ACTS Panel
- ACTS Application Guidelines
- ACTS Interim Visit Guidelines
- ACTS Application Form
- ACTS Application Form Guidelines
- Guidance for ACTS panel members
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- CPhys application form and guidance notes
- MPhys Equivalence Report template (MS Word document)
- CPhys Professional Review Report template (MS Word document)
- CPhys Core of Physics Report template (MS Word document)
- CSci application form and guidance notes
- CSci Master's Equivalence Report template (MS Word document)
- CSci Professional Review Report template (MS Word document)
- CEng application form and guidance notes
- MEng Equivalence Report template (MS Word document)
- CEng Professional Review Report template (MS Word document)
- Guidance on Responsible Experience
- MEng equivalence interview form
- CEng Professional Review interview form
- CEng Professional Review interview form (without an accredited degree)
- CSci Masters equivalence interview form
- CSci Professional Review interview form
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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Section 13 - Degree Accreditation Committee
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