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IEM PI 0100 - Competency Standards For The PI PDF
IEM PI 0100 - Competency Standards For The PI PDF
This Competency Model for Oral Interview is closely referenced to the UK Standard for
Professional Engineering Competence (UK—SPEC), specifically on the Competence and
Commitment Standard for Chartered Engineers.
This IEM Competency Model consists of eighteen Competency Elements and Standards
grouped under five Competency Categories. The Model demonstrates the underpinning
knowledge and understanding of engineering fundamentals, application abilities, leadership
and management skills, interpersonal skills, and personal commitment to the profession that
must be demonstrated in order to practice professionally. The Competency Elements are used
as the basis for assessing Applicants who apply to sit for the Professional Interview conducted
by the IEM. Applicants will be required to provide evidence of competence against each of
the eighteen Competency Elements. The evidence is to be drawn from their work experience,
specifically as they have encountered engineering problems or engaged in engineering
activities.
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THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, MALAYSIA
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THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, MALAYSIA
Competencence Standards for the Professional Interview
Mar 2017
PI Candidates will have implemented the design strategy through to final solution, and
devise and apply appropriate criteria for monitoring and evaluating progress and outcomes.
They will ensure that design performance, cost benefit and project milestones are met or
devise appropriate measures or design modifications. They will carry out a project review,
assessing the performance against the original specification, using the results to improve the
future design process and build into established procedures.
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THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, MALAYSIA
Competencence Standards for the Professional Interview
Mar 2017
Interpersonal skills are to be assessed in three areas: general communications at all levels:
presenting and discussing proposals; and people skills. These skills are of increasing
importance in modern engineering practice, and ideally a good engineer will be highly
competent in all aspects.
D1 Communicate in English or Malay Language with other at all levels.
PI Candidates will have written and oral skills enabling communications in English or
Malay with a wide range of customers and suppliers, peers, seniors and juniors within and
outside their employing organisation at all levels. They should be able to contribute to,
chair and record meetings and discussion and exchange information with technical and non-
technical colleagues in a clear and concise manner.
D2 Present and discuss proposals.
It is important that PI Candidates can present proposals for work programmes and projects
in a clear and authoritative manner, and be persuasive when discussing details, variations
and implementation. They should be able to prepare and deliver appropriate presentations
and manage debates with audience of either engineering or non-engineering background.
D3 Demonstrate personal and social skills
PI Candidates will be able to create, maintain and enhance productive working relationships
and resolve conflict. They must be able to apply diversity, be non-discriminatory, confident
and flexible in dealing with new and changing interpersonal situations. They should know,
and manage their own emotions, strengths and weaknesses, and be aware of the needs and
concerns of others.
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Mar 2017
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