New PCN Level 3 pathway to Incorporated Engineer registration
20/09/2013
Following the alignment of PCN Level 2 certification with the requirements for Engineering Technician (EngTech) registration, the Engineering Council has now also agreed that PCN Level 3 certification satisfies the knowledge and understanding requirements for registration as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng).The Table below 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 Institute. However, non-members can apply for IEng and MInstNDT 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, email: julie.grieve@bindt.org, or Cindy Bailey, email: cindy.bailey@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. |
