The HKIE specifies a minimum formal CPD requirement for those at the pre-Corporate Member stage and pre-Associate Member stage, its policy is to strongly encourage CPD thereafter. The CPD record will be taken into account when considering any application for Fellowship.
CPD Requirements for Candidates applying to become Corporate Members
Routes
CPD Requirement
Scope of CPD
Formal Training Route(Scheme "A")
A minimum average of 45 hours per year calculated from September 1994 or from the commencing date
of Scheme "A", up to the time of Professional Assessment
A minimum average of 54 hours during the Scheme
"A" training period(*) must include the following
areas:
i.
Occupational Safety & Health
Minimum 18
hours.
ii.
Other Technical Matters not directly related to
the trainee's own discipline
(Such as Quality, Environmental, Information Technology,
or other technical and related matters)
Minimum 18 hours.
iii.
General Professional Matters
(Such as Business Management, Communication, Financial
Management, Leadership, Legal aspects, Marketing and
other related matters)
Minimum 18 hours.
*
Note: No matter if the trainee is on a
2 or 3 years Scheme, the trainee still has to complete
this mandatory requirement during the Scheme "A"
training period.
CPD to be balanced between matters
of Direct Technical interest and those of a General
Professional kind.
'In-house' CPD activities should not be
greater than 50% of CPD days.
General Experience
Route
A minimum average of 45 hours per year for the 6 years immediately prior to their application for Professional Assessment.
It is desirable to
have as much variety as possible and a balance between technical
and contractual/professional subjects should be sought.
CPD requirement for Scheme "A" Training would
serve as good guidelines on the required scope of CPD.
Mature Route
A minimum average
of 45 hours per year for the 3 years immediately prior
to their application for Professional Assessment.
This requirement took effect from 1 January 1999 and to
be phased in gradually in a uniformly tapered manner. Applicants
who apply from 1 January 2002 are required to fully meet
the above requirement.
CPD covers matters
of direct technical relevance as well as those of a broader
professional nature. For the latter, emphasis could be placed
on one or more of the following areas such as management,
leadership, financial as well as safety, health and environmental
issues.
CPD Requirements for Corporate Members (including Fellows)
Class of Members
CPD Requirement
Scope of CPD
Corporate Members (Including Fellows)
A minimum of 30 hours per year on a mandatory basis starting from 1 January 2006.
CPD covers matters of direct technical relevance
as well as broader studies also of importance to the HKIE
members in the furtherance of their careers such as communication,
environmental matters, financial management, leadership skills,
legal aspects, marketing, occupational safety and health and
professional ethics.
CPD Requirements for Candidates applying to become Associate Members
Routse
CPD Requirement
Scope of CPD
Formal Training Route
A minimum average of 45 hours
per year from the commencement date of the training scheme,
up to the time of Assessment.
CPD should cover subjects with direct
technical relevance of the discipline applied for as well
as those of a broader professional nature. The minimum requirement
for occupational safety & health/ environmental subjects
and/or professionalism and ethics should be 6 hours per
year.
Normal Route or Mature Route
A minimum average of 45 hours per year for the 2 years immediately prior to their applications for
Assessment.
Note - In the first year of implementation, i.e. from
1 February 2004 to 31 January 2005, the CPD requirement
should be 45 CPD hours for 1 year immediately prior to
their application for Assessment.
CPD should cover subjects with direct technical
relevance of the discipline applied for as well as those of
a broader professional nature. The minimum requirement for
occupational safety & health/ environmental subjects and/or
professionalism and ethics should be 6 hours per year.
CPD Requirements for Associate Members
Class of Members
CPD Requirement
Scope of CPD
Associate Members
A minimum of 30 hours per year on a self-regulatory and voluntary basis starting from 1 February 2004.
CPD covers matters of direct technical relevance
as well as broader studies also of importance to the HKIE
members in the furtherance of their careers such as communication,
environmental matters, financial management, leadership skills,
legal aspects, marketing, occupational safety and health and
professional ethics.
One CPD day can be specified as 6 hours. Any claim of CPD activities of more than 6 hours in a calendar day would require approval by the Engineering Supervisor (for Formal Training Route) or the relevant Discipline Advisory Panels (for General Experience or Mature Route).
It is not practical for the HKIE to approve CPD activities. Corporate Members and Associate Members themselves must determine whether an activity fits the CPD definition or not in their own particular circumstances. Corporate Members and Associate Members are required to record their CPD hours in a log book and complete a Declaration Form, which will be attached with the membership subscription advice. This is a self-assessment and self-declaration exercise aimed at promoting CPD among Corporate/Associate Members.
For the pre-Corporate or pre-Associate Membership stage it is for the Engineering Supervisor (for trainees under Formal Training Route) or a Responsible Person (i.e. "normally an appropriate senior person in the employing organization, preferably a Corporate Member or Associate Member of the HKIE as may be appropriate") to consider whether the activity should be endorsed in the log book as fitting CPD criteria.
The suitability of a CPD activity should be judged in relation to the HKIE definition above.
The CPD log book format is intended to be easy to complete. The vertical columns on the activity record sheets are as follows:
a.
Pre-Corporate/Pre-Associate Membership Stage
The far right-hand column is for endorsement by the Engineering
Supervisor (for trainees under Formal Training Route)
or a Responsible Person who will normally be a senior
person in the organization, preferably a Corporate Member
or Associate Member of the HKIE as may be appropriate;
b.
Throughout the log book in the column headed
"Activity" it is intended that the CPD activity
title and the major topics covered should be noted;
c.
The column headed "Activity Organizer"
should give the name of organization providing the activity
(e.g. The HKIE)..
d.
Postgraduate Degree Programmes are usually
not considered as CPD. Nevertheless, Engineers may find some
of the modules in the programme are helpful to their professional
development and matching the HKIE CPD criteria. In such cases,
the Engineers should seek the endorsement of the relevant
subjects from their Engineering Supervisor or Responsible
Person.
Conclusion
The benefits of CPD are not easily quantifiable but none-the-less
real. The HKIE CPD policy is based on the conviction that CPD
is of value to its members, to the profession, to industry and
to society.
