Mentoring Workshop – 1 st June 2010

1. Mentoring Workshop – 1st June 2010 Mentoring “Your Role in Nurturing Registrants” Society of Operations Engineers 22 Greencoat Place London SW1P 1PR

2. Welcome John Williams Head of Membership Mentoring “Your Role in Nurturing Registrants” Society of Operations Engineers

3. Introduction Roddy Mackenzie Chair – Membership & Professional Standards Mentoring “Your Role in Nurturing Registrants” Society of Operations Engineers

4. Introduction Workshop Purpose: To prepare attendees for their role as a mentor in which they will provide support to candidates who are seeking professional registration with the Engineering Council

5. Introduction • Programme: • Keynote presentation on personal past experience of the mentoring process • An overview of the routes to registration and where mentoring ‘fits-in’ • Panel Q&A session to address what attendees would like from the workshop

6. Introduction • Desired outcomes are that attendees will: • Receive an introduction to the Society mentoring process • Learn about the roles of Mentor and Mentee • Understand the key stages of a mentoring relationship • Be able to advise Mentees on relevant UKSPEC matters • Be confident to take on the role of Mentor

7. Mentors will be approved by the Society Approved Mentors will have been assessed as competent to advise on UKSPEC requirements and procedures Mentors offered to candidates following the Technical Report Option (TRO) and Work Based Learning (WBL) routes will be familiar with the technical discipline of the report subject matter Take up by the candidate is voluntary Mentoring Policy SOE will endeavour to make available mentors to all candidates who are seeking professional registration with Engineering Council through the Society, in accordance with the following principles:

8. Keynote Presentation Robert J. Murray Engineering Director – Inexus Group Holdings Ltd Mentoring “Your Role in Nurturing Registrants” Society of Operations Engineers

9. Keynote Presentation Mentoring and the role of theMentor and Mentee

10. Receive initial membership enquiry UKSPEC exemplifying qualifications? No ICP, TRO, WBL? Yes Sufficient relevant experience? Yes Professional Review Process Engineering Council registered member Registration Process - Mentoring

11. Communication Organisation Location Flexibility Manage Expectations Feedback Keynote Presentation - The Role of the Mentor

12. Test Fearless Change management Know your limits What makes a successful mentor? Benefits/What’s in it for me? Keynote Presentation - The Role of the Mentor

13. Communication Organisation Flexibility ‘Be here now’ Realism Deliver Keynote Presentation - The Role of the Mentee

14. Feedback Fearless Network Share success Keynote Presentation - The Role of the Mentee

15. Prepare an “Action Plan” and stick to it. Encourage attendance of Institution Meetings/Papers, particularly graduates. Encourage applications to apply for realistic vocational promotions. Ensure that the application satisfies the level of membership being applied for, if in doubt ask. READ THE PAPERWORK sent with the application forms, it is very prescriptive. Keynote Presentation – Mentoring Practice

16. Ensure that you proof read all applications before submission – authors often get “snow blind”. Ensure that Artistic Licence is kept to a minimum – we work in a relatively tight business. Undertake “Mock” interview with Mentee and ensure that all the mandatory areas are covered. Ideally a competence based style. Give accurate feedback. Ensure a prompt or timely response to a referred application. Keynote Presentation – Mentoring Practice

17. Common Areas that are often overlooked by mentors: Commercial Acumen – generally Depth of Engineering knowledge required for Chartered Membership, particularly via the Technical Report Option. Applying creativity. Team/Section Management. Environmental Practice/Knowledge required. The role of the Society Keynote Presentation – Mentoring Practice

18. Keynote Presentation – Experience of a Mentee Good things: • Encouragement • Knowledge of the process • Honesty • Understanding • On the end of the phone • Flexible • Review in a timely manner • Accurate feedback whether +ve or –ve

19. Keynote Presentation – Experience of a Mentee Suggestions: • More encouragement and communication from HQ • Advertise benefits • Don’t just aim at the younger audience • Not everyone is on a training programme

20. Registration Requirements - Standard Paul Bayly Professional Standards Manager Mentoring “Your Role in Nurturing Registrants” Society of Operations Engineers

21. Registration Requirements - Standard Registration Requirements [UK-SPEC]

22. Registration Requirements - Standard • Education & Training • Initial Professional Development • Submit Professional Review Report • Undertake Professional Review Interview

23. Education and Training Qualifications or Awards Professional Development PRI Professional Registration Assessment Knowledge and understanding Demonstrable Competence Registration Requirements - Standard =

24. Chartered Engineer – exemplifying qualifications • An accredited Bachelors degree with honours in engineering or technology plus either an approved Masters degree or appropriate further learning to Masters level • An accredited MEng • A qualification accredited by the Engineering Council at the time it was taken • Qualifications recognised under international agreements

25. Incorporated Engineer – exemplifying qualifications • An accredited Bachelors or honours degree in engineering or technology • An HNC or HND or Foundation degree, plus appropriate further learning to degree level • An NVQ4 or SVQ4 which has been approved for the purpose by a licensed engineering institution • Qualification accredited by the Engineering Council at the time it was taken • Qualifications recognised under international agreements

26. Engineering Technician – exemplifying qualifications • An Advanced/Modern Apprenticeship or other work based learning programme approved by a licensed professional engineering institution; • An EdExcel Level 3 BTEC Certificate or Diploma in Engineering or in Construction and the Built Environment; • A qualification, approved by a licensed professional engineering institution, in engineering or construction set at level 3 (or above) in the Qualifications and Credit Framework or at level 6 (or above) in the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework; • An equivalent qualification approved by a licensed professional engineering institution.

27. Receive initial membership enquiry UK-SPEC exemplifying qualifications? Sufficient relevant experience? Professional Review Process Engineering Council registered member Registration Process - Overview

28. Registration Requirements - Individual Roddy Mackenzie Chair – Membership & Professional Standards Mentoring “Your Role in Nurturing Registrants” Society of Operations Engineers

29. Registration Requirements - Individual Registration Requirements [UKSPEC]

30. Registration Requirements - Individual • Education & Training Evidence • Initial Professional Development • Submit Professional Review Report • Undertake Professional Review Interview

31. Evidence [ICP] Education and Training Qualifications or Awards Professional Development TRO WBL PRI Professional Registration Assessment Knowledge and understanding Demonstrable Competence Registration Requirements - Individual =

32. CEng/IEng Alternatives to Exemplifying Qualifications • Applicants who do not have the exemplifying qualifications to demonstrate the required knowledge and understanding may do so in other ways, but must clearly demonstrate they have achieved the same level of knowledge and understanding as those with the qualification • These ways include:

33. Writing a technical report, based on their experience, and demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of engineering principles (TRO) Taking Engineering Council examinations Following an assessed work based learning (WBL) programme Taking an academic programme specified by the Society CEng/IEng Alternatives to Exemplifying Qualifications

34. Engineering Technician – Individual Route • Involves an in-depth appraisal of the knowledge and experience acquired by practising technicians. • Administered by the Society

35. Registration Process - TRO Roger O’Loughlin Independent Consultant and Engineering Council Board Member Mentoring “Your Role in Nurturing Registrants” Society of Operations Engineers

36. Registration Process - TRO • Subject matter must be agreed by the Society • Synopsis of 500 words • A report of between 2000 and 10,000 words specified by the Institution based on perceived academic shortfall • Report assessed and if appropriate followed by interview • When successful, candidate then proceeds with professional review report and interview

37. Registration Process - WBL Peter Hills SOE Honorary Secretary Mentoring “Your Role in Nurturing Registrants” Society of Operations Engineers

38. Registration Process - WBL • Detailed Career History Report submitted • Offered by SOE to suitable candidates • WBL statement completed • Statement reviewed and assessed and, if appropriate, followed by interview • If successful, candidate then proceeds with professional review interview

39. Panel Session

40. Receive initial membership enquiry UKSPEC exemplifying qualifications? No ICP, TRO, WBL? Yes Sufficient relevant experience? Yes Professional Review Process Engineering Council registered member Registration Process - Summary

41. Summary

42. Summary To prepare attendees for their role as an approved Society mentor in which they will provide support to candidates who are seeking professional registration with Engineering Council

43. Summary • Outcomes: • Do you understand the Society mentoring process? • Do you understand the roles of Mentor and Mentee? • Do you understand the key stages of a mentoring relationship? • Are you able to advise Mentees on relevant UKSPEC matters? • Are you confident to take on the role of Mentor?

44. Close Thank You for Attending!