Experiential Learning workshop

Aurelia Khisaf - MDO for MENA region

Institution of Civil Engineers is a Registered Charity in England & Wales (no 210252) and Scotland (SC038629) ice.org.uk
 Experiential Learning

An Experiential Learning submission enables you to use the

knowledge you have gained at work to bridge the gap
between the qualifications you have and those you need to sit
the Chartered Professional Review.

https://www.ice.org.uk/download-centre/experiential-learning-
guidance-document-for-ceng/

https://www.ice.org.uk/download-centre/experiential-learning-
assessment-form-for-ceng/
 Outline

Eligibility to
The EL process
apply

What you need

to submit and What next?
when
 Route to Membership
Student
Graduate
Stage 3
Stage 1 Stage 2

Initial Professional Professional

Educational Base
Development (IPD) Review

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

 Academic knowledge

Chartered members (CEng MICE) need:

An accredited integrated MEng

or

An accredited BEng (Hons) or BSc (Hons)

plus Further Learning to Masters level
 Experiential Learning

The EL submission will be based on one or more appropriate project(s) or

activities that demonstrate your Master’s level technical leadership and
managerial skills in a civil engineering context.

You will have to demonstrate your ability to integrate your prior knowledge and
understanding of the discipline and engineering practice with the development
of advanced level knowledge and understanding, to solve a substantial range of
engineering problems, some of them complex or non - routine.
 What do you have to send?
Your Experiential Learning submission comprises one pdf of no more than 10 mb containing:

▪ An Experiential Learning Assessment form

▪ An extended CV
▪ Appendices – no more than 8 sides of A4*
▪ 3 years of previous PDR records
▪ 1 year of current DAP records
▪ A letter or email from your mentor confirming that your experiential learning submission
is your own work and that you have gained the experience stated in your submission
▪ A non-refundable fee
 Your CV

▪ Up to four A4 sides

▪ It should outline your employment history and the main projects that
you have worked on

▪ It should focus on the roles you have had, the experience you have
gained

▪ It should demonstrate how you have developed through your career

 Appendices

▪ not more than 8 A4 sides – (this also includes 3 sides of A3 pages;

please note that one side of A3 is equal to two sides of A4)

▪ Your own work or work you supervised

▪ Evidence to support your submission

▪ Lack of evidence results in request for further information
 Evidence
Supporting documentation must be your evidence:

Numerical Method Risk

Cost data
analysis Statements Assessments

Drawings, Illustrations, Minutes of

Programmes
sketches photographs meetings

Letters,
Contract
memos Reports Checklists
Documents
instructions
 Assessment form

▪ 2000 words maximum

▪ 500 words for each learning outcome statement including the reflective
statement
▪ Shows learning and experience
▪ Specific examples
▪ Personal account: I undertook… I learnt…
https://www.ice.org.uk/my-ice/membership-documents/experiential-learning-
guidance-document
 Your supporting statements

Your submission should be a personal account of your learning and experience

written in the first person (using I undertook this, I learned that …).

You must give specific examples of how, through training and experience, you have
gained and applied knowledge and understanding.

For example, you should reference:

▪ the relevant theory and principles

▪ the application of these principles
▪ the analytical methods and tools used to apply these principles
▪ the limits of these principles, methods and tools
▪ examples of when you have used these principles, methods and tools to solve
routine or non-routine problems
You are required to make a well-structured EL submission based on normally
at least 5 years experience in a civil engineering context.

Your submission should be a personal account of your learning and

experience written in the first person (using I undertook this, I learned that
….).

You must give specific examples of how, through training and experience,
you have gained and applied knowledge and understanding.
 Reflective statement

Reflective statements must be included within each response A-D.

The reflective statement sets out what you have learnt from taking part in
the activity, any problems you have encountered, what skill/knowledge
you have taken from participating in this project which you can apply
elsewhere and, what would you do differently in future.

Please note that each response and reflective statement combined

can be up to a maximum of 500 words.
 Assessment & outcomes

▪ Reviewed by two assessors from Experiential Learning

Panel

▪ Assessors make recommendation to Panel:

– Submission acceptable
– Submission needs amending
– Submission is not acceptable

▪ Panel consider for approval

 Support from a mentor
It is a good idea to have a mentor to support and guide you through the Experiential
Learning process.

Your mentor can be any experienced engineer who is able – and can make the
commitment – to provide guidance. If possible, they should also be a Chartered ICE
Member.

Your mentor should also, ideally, understand our procedures and standards so that
they can work with you to identify the best projects to allow you to demonstrate
Master’s level learning.

It is also helpful if they are familiar with your work as they will need to send a letter or
email of support confirming that the Experiential Learning submission is your own work
and that you have gained the experience stated in your submission.
 Letter/e-mail from mentor

Dear ….,

Further to our earlier discussions and the submission you sent for my review, I do
believe that you are an ideal candidate for applying for ICE Chartership. I believe it
was a tough task to manage between work and the preparation of your submission,
which is something not far from your core strengths.

I have reviewed the contents of your submission and I do find them relevant to your
experience and reflecting your extensive exposure to different types of projects.

I would be pleased to support your application for Chartered Civil Engineer status and
to endorse your knowledge, experience in reaching this esteemed goal.
 Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

• CPD demonstrates that you are committed to learning and

developing throughout your career
• To stay relevant, you need to keep your skills, knowledge and
experience up to date, and record what you learn and then use in
your job
• Benefits of CPD:
• Demonstrate your professional pride and integrity
• Client reassurance
• Career development
https://www.ice.org.uk/my-ice/membership-
documents/continuing-professional-development-guidance
 Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

• You need to submit a current development action plan (DAP) and a personal development
record (PDR) for at least the last three years.

▪ A development action plan (DAP) which details your objectives for the current/forthcoming
Year

▪ Your personal development record (PDR) should describe all the formal and informal training
you’ve undertaken over the last three years or more. As a guide, you should have at least
30 CPD hours per year

▪ This should include current formal training related to health, safety and welfare. You can
find out more in our CPD guidance document, which includes templates for your DAP and
PDR
 DAP (example)
Name: John Smith
Job role and responsibilities: Engineer

Review of learning needs Development plan

Date Ref In what area do I need to What do I need to learn in order to What will I do to What are the likely resources and How will I evaluate a successful What are my deadlines for
improve my performance? achieve this? achieve this? support that I will need? outcome? meeting this target?

January 1 Proving my competency To work on my CEng application and To present my CEng Successful Career Appraisal and I will be promoted to Senior December 2022
2022 enabling promotion to get Chartered MICE to the company Professional Review Engineer
Senior Engineer

January 2 Improve my The goals that are relevant Take responsibility Read relevant documents I will be able to better July 2022
2022 knowledge in the UN to my work remind out what support is for task and read issued by UN and watch articulate my decisions to
Sustainability available for career appraisal publications on this documentaries. achieve these goals
Development Goals submission subject

January 3 Managing my chartership Find out how to submit my career Read the documentation Time I will have my Professional Review July 2022
2022 process and get my appraisal (forms and templates) Report ready so I can sit my
Professional Review report MPR/CPR
ready

January 4 Improve my knowledge in The Health and Safety areas that are Take responsibility for the Attend talks and read relevant I will be able to appreciate the December 2022
2022 health and safety relevant to my design work task documents on health and safety hazards during design and
construction

17/05/2022 Institution of Civil Engineers 20


Name: John Smith
Job role and responsibilities: Engineer
Development activity
Details of CPD activity
ICE Steps to Chartership
Guidance
Meeting with Aurelia Khisaf and
specific guidance
about the process of
submitting for Career
Appraisal.
Site Visit and
Safety Briefing
ICE Code of
Professional
Conduct” and the
“Advice on Ethical
Conduct”
Self read.
PDR (example)
2022
Evaluation
Dates Effective learning Dev. Plan Key Learning Points Key Benefits/Value added Further comments:
time ref. Was the plan successful?
How can I improve it in future?
15/01/2022 1.5 hours 3 This meeting aimed to review the steps I found this an excellent talk; I It made things more clear to
for applying was able me.
for the Career Appraisal and the to fully understand my
Professional Review responsibilities
and make sure I have everything in and tasks to achieve the
place. We requirements
reviewed my submission documents. for career appraisal submission.
04/02/2022 4 hours 4 - Site Induction and briefing. I got the opportunity to visit this Very interesting project to
- Observe shaft’s primary lining. project while I was mentoring a see
- Waterproofing membrane and system placement student and taking place. I am happy that
in place and secondary cast in place explained to her the importance at the same time I managed
concrete in progress. of temporary works. It was a to
very good example to see in witness for the first time the
progress where temporary waterproofing membrane
works need careful design to system and secondary lining
protect existing assets. installation.
11/02/2022 2 hours 3 Learned about the 5 rules of I learned about professional Very informative.
professional conduct
conduct. and what steps to take in case I
- Learn about SCOSS & CROSS ever
(Standing Committee on Structural come across with a case like
Safety that.
& Confidential Reporting on Structural
Safety).

Name: John Smith
Job role and responsibilities: Engineer
Development activity
Details of CPD activity
Safety Briefing
Research regarding health
and safety at construction
sites and give a 15 minutes
presentation to the company.
Contract
Management &
Procurement
In-house
presentations.
‘Modern Bridges in GCC, from
Signature to Functional
Bridges’
Dr. Hesham Nour Eldeen,
PMP, PMI-RMP, PE
Associate Director, Bridges,
Civil Infrastructure,
Transportation, AECOM, UAE
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PDR (example cont.)
2022
Evaluation
Dates Effective learning Dev. Plan Key Learning Points Key Benefits/Value added Further comments:
time ref. Was the plan successful?
How can I improve it in future?
20/02/2022 2 hours 4 - Visual presentation skills This task improved my verbal I should repeat this for
- Verbal presentation skills skills and visual future
- Health and safety at construction communication skills. meetings for a different
sites subject.
during summer months.
22/02/2022 4 hours 2 - Introduction of contract management Understood the importance of I should continue
- Introduction to Contract Procurement. contract management from developing
upstream or pre-award my knowledge in this
activities to void disputes in subject by reading relevant
the documents and attending a
future. course.
29/03/2022 2 hours 1, 2 The future of civil Engineering Understand how other projects A very interesting presentation
and people manage to deliver on present and future of
transportation
Complex and Mega Projects.
TOTAL hours
 Experiential Learning Assessments
Key dates
Experiential Learning Assessments are assessed once a month, but you can send us your
application at any time.
The table below shows submission deadlines for monthly assessment and when you'll get your results
by:
https://www.ice.org.uk/membership/key-membership-dates/

Closing date Results issued no later than

10 June 2022 29 July 2022
15 July 2022 26 August 2022
12 August 2022 30 September 2022
16 September 2022 28 October 2022
14 October 2022 25 November 2022
11 November 2022 16 December 2022
09 December 2022 27 January 2023
 Career Appraisal Assessments Key dates

Member Assessments and Career Appraisals are assessed once a month, but you can
send us your application at any time.

Assessment closing date Results issued no later than

27 July 2022 09 September 2022

31 August 2022 14 October 2022

28 September 2022 11 November 2022

26 October 2022 16 December 2022

30 November 2022 13 January 2023

 Professional Reviews dates 2022

If you are applying for your Professional Review in 2022, please make sure that
you make your application in line with the most up to date guidance
document.

Sponsors closing date Application closing UK online Review In person International online
date dates date/location Review dates
29 July 2022 05 August 2022 09 - 13 October - UAE
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29 July 2022 05 August 2022 23 - 24 October - Qatar
#
19 August 2022 26 August 2022 01 - 30 November 15 November 2022 -
2022 Cardiff
 Learning Outcomes
The four questions are designed to allow candidates to demonstrate they have achieved the
requires Learning Outcomes.

When providing answers, it is important to note that a key difference between the IEng and
CEng academic base requirements is the ability to address complex as well as broadly
defined problems, and for candidates to evaluate the impact of their work and the way they
communicate.

In addition, when providing evidence related to ‘engineering principles’, candidates should

provide examples that demonstrates their understanding of the underpinning mathematics,
statistics, and science.

When evaluating the environmental and societal impact of their work, they should explain it in
the context of the whole project life cycle and how they sought to minimise adverse
impacts.
A. Science and Mathematics, Engineering
Analysis and Practice

Describe a project, scheme or operation that you have been

involved in which demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge and
understanding and application of engineering principles,
technologies and processes to the analysis and solution of
complex problems.

Give examples from the project where data may be uncertain or

incomplete and discuss the limitations of the techniques
employed.
B. Design and Innovation, Health & Safety,
and Commercial

Describe a project, scheme or operation that you have been

involved in which demonstrates your knowledge of design
processes and how you used an integrated approach for applying
your knowledge of legal, health & safety, and commercial
matters.

Give examples of new developments or original and innovative

thinking with reference to research and technical literature.
C. Management, Leadership, Teamwork
and Communications

Give examples of how you have applied knowledge of project

and quality management, demonstrated leadership and
team working and communicated complex engineering
matters with technical and non-technical audiences.
 D. Engineer in Society

Give examples of how you have applied ethical and societal

values in your work particularly when balancing risk in the areas
of sustainability, environmental, security and inclusivity.
 Resources

Information: www.ice.org.uk/my-ice/membership-documents
Contact: Aurelia Khisaf – MDO MENA region

Region Contact
Middle East aurelia.khisaf@ice.org.uk
 www.fph.org.uk

Institution of Civil Engineers is a Registered Charity in England & Wales (no 210252) and Scotland (SC038629) ice.org.uk