Challenges ahead for the Membership, Qualification & Education (MQ&E) Committee

19/12/2013

The Membership, Qualification & Education Committee of BINDT is looking to increase the number of committee members to assist with implementing its current strategy.

The strategy includes:

Developing appropriate benefits of membership
Increasing the number of members gaining Engineering Council registration as Engineering Technicians, Incorporated Engineers and Chartered Engineers
Creating flexible professional development pathways for inspection and test technicians and engineers
Working with industry in the development of apprenticeship schemes
Initiating the development of new education material in NDT and condition monitoring

and much more.

If you would like to volunteer to assist the MQ&E Committee in reaching its aims and objectives, in the first instance contact Julie Grieve at BINDT, tel: 01604 89 3829 or email: julie.grieve@bindt.org

One of the most recent MQ&E initiatives has been the matching of PCN Level 3 with Incorporated Engineer registration requirements. This has attracted a lot of interest since it was announced in September and a number of PCN Level 3s are progressing to IEng registration through this pathway. If you want to find out more, contact Julie.

As a reminder, below is the Table showing the different PCN Level 3 routes to IEng registration.

The Table shows the different combinations of eligible PCN certification and experience for Incorporated Engineer registration. Any one of the routes (CR1 to CR15) is an acceptable pathway.

Applicants for registration as an Incorporated Engineer need to be Members of The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing. However, non-members can apply for IEng registration and Institute membership simultaneously.

Candidates whose written applications satisfy the requirements will be invited to attend a Professional Review Interview (PRI) – the final stage of the assessment process.

For more information contact: julie.grieve@bindt.org

Table 1. New PCN Level 3 pathway to Incorporated Engineer registration

Route	Acceptable combinations of PCN certification	Experience requirement
CR1	PCN 3 Magnetic Particle Testing plus at least one PCN 2 in a different method	12 years' combined approved training and experience, including at least 2 years in positions of approved responsibility
CR2	PCN 3 Penetrant Testing plus at least one PCN 2 in a different method
CR3	PCN 3 Visual Testing plus at least one PCN 2 in a different method
CR4	PCN 3 Ultrasonic Testing	9 years' combined approved training and experience, including at least 2 years in positions of approved responsibility
CR5	PCN 3 Radiography
CR6	PCN 3 Eddy Current Testing
CR7	PCN 3 or 4 Vibration Analysis
CR8	PCN 3 Lubrication Analysis
CR9	PCN 3 Acoustic Emission
CR10	PCN 3 Infrared Thermography
CR11	PCN 3 Magnetic Particle Testing plus PCN 2 in two methods to include Ultrasonic Testing or Radiography
CR12	PCN 3 Penetrant Testing plus PCN 2 in two methods to include Ultrasonic Testing or Radiography
CR13	PCN 3 Visual Testing plus PCN 2 in two methods to include Ultrasonic Testing or Radiography
CR14	PCN 3 in two of the following: Ultrasonic Testing, Radiography, Eddy Current Testing, Vibration Analysis (3 or 4), Lubrication Analysis, Acoustic Emission, Infrared Thermography	7 years' combined approved training and experience, including at least 2 years in positions of approved responsibility
CR15	PCN 3 in Ultrasonic Testing or Radiography plus two PCN 3s from Magnetic Particle Testing, Penetrant Testing or Visual Testing.

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