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Important
Notes :-
In this context any
reference to the term "graduates", "graduate trainees",
"Engineering Graduate Training Scheme 'A' trainees", or "Graduate
Members" or the like are referring to those "Graduate Members
of the HKIE who meet the academic requirements for Member in a Discipline."
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Training Staff (Scheme "A")
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The Titles and Duties shown below are those in general
use. However it is accepted by the HKIE that with the wide variation in
size of companies involved, from very large to small. The 'duties' given
provide guidance only and will, in some cases, need to be adapted whilst
remaining in the spirit of what is intended, to meet the existing company
situation. In some companies with long established training schemes, the
HKIE approval could be given for the company Training Staff titles in
use, if different form the HKIE titles, to be retained.
Head of Office (HoO)
Head of Office is a person high in the line management
whose position can influence top management decisions related to training
(and budgets). The HoO has the overall responsibility for the HKIE Scheme
"A" training within the company.
Engineering Supervisor
(ES) - General
The ES is required to be a Corporate Member of the
HKIE and in the same discipline as the trainees under his/her supervision.
The ES is the 'defacto' representative of the HKIE in the company
and as such assumes the personal responsibility to ensure trainees receive
the agreed training, for maintaining the standards expected and in achieving
the aims of Scheme "A" training.
In this it is expected that the ES will hold regular
meetings with each trainee on a 'one-to-one' basis to monitor trainee
progress. An aim for such meetings being to assess the trainee's strengths
and weaknesses and to help motivate and encourage the trainee to develop
the technical and personal qualities required.
It is expected that the ES understands the use and
advantages of the Training-by-Objectives approach to the professional
and technical assessment of a trainee and the relevant roles of the Graduate
Training Log Book; the CPD Log Book; the Training Record of Objectives;
as well as matters pertaining to Exemption from Scheme "A".
The appointment of all Engineering Supervisors requires
the HKIE approval. Applicants will be invited to attend an ES Workshop
which are usually held every 3 month on Saturday mornings. Successful
applicants will receive a Certificate after the approval by the Training
Committee.
There are 2 kinds
of Engineering Supervisors:
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Internal Engineering Supervisor (IES)
IES is an employee of the company who assumes
the responsibilities as above and who is expected to see each trainee
individually at least once a quarter to objectively assess progress
related to training and personal development. The ratio of trainees
to IES is a maximum of 12 to 1.
In companies where the number of trainees in
discipline exceeds the permitted ratio (of 12 to 1) then additional
Internal Engineering Supervisors are required to meet this requirement.
In such cases:
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Staff members should be proposed (to the
HKIE) as IESs in the normal way.
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(b)
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Trainees should be designated to an IES
by name, copies of which should be sent to the HKIE.
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(c)
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The company should appoint one of the IESs
as the Co-ordinator whose role will be to help ensure a standard
implementation of the HKIE training policy within the company
and as the contact person for the HKIE.
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External Engineering Supervisor (EES)
In exceptional cases where a Professional Engineer
is not available within the company the appointment of an EES is
permitted by the HKIE. In such cases it is expected that the EES
will assume the responsibilities as above and will visit trainees
on site (that is at the company offices, or in the factory or at
a site) at least once per month. (If the trainee is based in the
PRC then at least once per quarter the monthly meeting should be
in the company's PRC facilities.) The ratio of trainees to an EES
is a maximum of 4 to 1. An EES can be approved on an exceptional
basis for a maximum of 2 companies but the combined total of trainees
for the 2 companies remains at 4.
If a company has all the other resources necessary
to cope with more than 4 trainees in a discipline, then on the normal
'case-by-case' basis the HKIE will consider applications for more
than one External Engineering Supervisor, where each EES is to be
assigned to not more than 4 designated 'named' trainees. In such
cases:-
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Suitably qualified persons should be proposed
(to the HKIE) as EESs in the normal way.
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Trainees should be designated to an EES
by name, copies of which should be sent to the HKIE.
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The company will act as the Co-ordinator
for the EESs and as the contact point for the HKIE.
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The arrangement, preferably contractual, between
the company and the External Engineering Supervisor should be such
as to place the EES in no less an advantageous position, with regard
to management control of the training scheme, than would apply to
an Internal Engineering Supervisor on the company staff full-time.
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Tutor
The Tutor is preferably, but not exclusively, a Professional
Engineer to whom the ES delegates the responsibility for 'day-to-day'
contact with trainees. In most cases this role is as a Personal Tutor
who remains with named trainees for the whole of their training period,
irrespective of the department or section to which they are attached,
to ensure good continuity and to allow a personal relationship to build
up. The ratio trainees to Tutor is a maximum of 4 to 1.
The role of the Personal Tutor is particularly important
when an EES is appointed as the Tutor must take on some of the duties
of an ES and provide the link between the company and the EES.
No formal interview is required for the appointment
of a Tutor although relevant educational and professional details of the
proposed Tutor are required to be sent to the HKIE for approval.
Note - The Engineering Supervisor and the Tutor
cannot be the same person as ES and Tutor have different roles to play.
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