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What is the official title for Corporate Members of the HKIE?
What is the official title for Corporate Members of the HKIE?
"Ir" is the official title for Corporate Members of the HKIE.
Not "Ir."
Three years of experience. Is that considered too young?
Three years of experience. Is that considered too young?
Applicants, having completed Scheme "A" training and acquired adequate responsible experience to manage engineering activities and can demonstrate their experience compliance with the HKIE Competence Standards, should be allowed to sit for PA.
In general, it would take no less than three years after graduation to satisfy these.
Is essay writing required for the assessment?
Is essay writing required for the assessment?
A total of 13 Disciplines have adopted results of English language tests* in lieu of essay/ technical write-up in the Professional Assessment for Membership admission via the General Experience and Formal Training Routes.
*IELTS 6.0 / CRE Level 1/ HKDSE Level 4
Is a master’s degree required?
Is a master’s degree required?
Not a MUST.
An accredited bachelor degree is required.
Save the money for other good causes.
Will the assessors focus on unfamiliarized topics during the interview?
Will the assessors focus on unfamiliarized topics during the interview?
The interview process is structured to focus on your demonstrated experience and competence:
You will have 15 minutes for a Presentation to showcase your experience.
Assessors' questions will be based within the content of your submitted Training and Experience Report and your Presentation material.
You are expected to demonstrate competence "within a practice area," rather than at "an Expert level."
For the MCL route only, there will be an Experienced Assessor acting as a Facilitator during the interview.
How long is the usual processing time?
How long is the usual processing time?
Membership admission via the General Experience and Formal Training Routes normally takes 3- 6 months from application submission to results release. provided that the documents submitted requires no further clarification/ resubmission.
Based on recent cases (for reference only), the usual processing times vary by application route:
Training Route & General Route
Training Route & General Route
The total processing time is approximately 3 months. This includes:
Interviews Arrangement with assessors: 6 weeks
Obtaining results: 6 weeks
Reciprocal Recognition Agreement (RRA)
Reciprocal Recognition Agreement (RRA)
The total processing time (from submission to HKIE) is approximately 4 months. The process involves:
Pre-submission: Applicants must first obtain UKEC and Home professional institution documents.
Application to HKIE (Admin and MCL DAP vetting): ∼10 weeks
Arranging Interviews: ∼4 weeks
Obtaining results: ∼6 weeks
Is there any assistance from HKIE regarding the application process?
Is there any assistance from HKIE regarding the application process?
If you are under Scheme A, you are encouraged to seek help from your Engineering Supervisor (ES) and Mentor.
If you are NOT under Scheme A, you may consider to join the HKIE Mentorship Scheme (https://hkie.org.hk/en/membership/download_mentorship_scheme/ ).
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