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CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS

2.2 Mentoring of trainee Engineers or Technicians. 1 credit = 50 hours

(maximum 3 credits)

Every registered member shall be required to accumulate 15

credits annually in order to retain registration with both ZIE and
ECZ. There shall be three categories of credits and each candidate
shall be required to obtain a minimum of 5 credits from each
category.
CATAGORIES OF ACTIVITIES FOR CPD CREDITS

CPD credits must be obtained from all three categories listed below,
with a minimum of 5 credits per annum obtainable from each
category.

CATEGORY 3: Individual Activities

Minimum 5 credits
3.1 Part-time lecturing to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
1 credit = 10 hours

3.2. Supervision of students undertaking postgraduate studies

1 credit per year per student

3.3 Oral examinations of final year and postgraduate students

1 credit = 10 hours

3.4 Evaluation of Masters Dissertations and PhD theses by external

examiners. 1 credit per dissertation/ thesis
3.5 Publication of research in peer reviewed journals. 1 credit per single
authored publication & 1 credit per multiple-authored publication.

CATEGORY 1: Developmental Activities

Minimum 5 credits (1 credit = 7 hours)
Attendance of structured educational/developmental meetings
1.1 Conferences
1.2 Congresses
1.3 Large group workshops
1.4 Lectures
1.5 Seminars
1.6 Refresher courses
1.7 Colloquia
CATEGORY 2: Work-based Activities
Minimum 5 credits (1 credit = 100 hours)
2.1 Performing day-to-day engineering responsibilities.
1 credit =100 hours (maximum 2 credits)

3.6 Publication of technical articles.1 credit per paper

3.7 Papers presented at conferences or congresses / poster
presentations.1 credit per paper
3.8 Relevant additional qualifications (these are exceptional
allocations): e.g. a completed postgraduate qualification. 2 credits
3.9 Participation in the Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers statutory,
professional, institutional, technical or non-technical committees or
task groups.1 credit=7 hours (minimum 2 credits)