HKIE Structural Examination – Update of Eligibility in Session 2021/2022
Further to the announcement made on 29 January 2019 about the changes related to the eligibility for the HKIE Structural Examination (the Examination) effective from Session 2021/2022, the Qualification and Membership Board at its meeting on 27 April 2021 approved to update the submission arrangements of Scheme “A” Training Completion Certificate as follows:
(a) Formal Training Route
(i) Applicants must possess an accredited/recognised engineering degree or equivalent relevant to the Structural Discipline.
(ii) Applicants must have completed 3-year Scheme “A” Training in Civil1/Structural Discipline by [a date to be specified which is around one month before the written examination date] 2.
1 For Civil Scheme “A” graduates, a self-declaration of 1.5 years of structural design experience is required.
2 Completion of Scheme “A” Training: The submissions of both a satisfactory Scheme “A” Final Training Report by applicant’s Scheme “A” company by [a date to be specified which is around one month before the written examination date], and a certified true copy of the Training Completion Certificate by the applicant by [a date to be specified which is around three months after the written examination date].
(b) General Experience Route
(i) Applicants must possess an accredited/recognised engineering degree or equivalent relevant to the Structural Discipline.
(ii) Applicants must have at least 5 years post-graduation relevant experience by [a date to be specified which is around one month before the written examination date].
(c) Mature Route
(i) For applicants with an accredited/recognised engineering degree or equivalent:
- They must be over 35 years old.
- They must have at least 5 years post-graduation relevant experience by [a date to be specified which is around one month before the written examination date].
(ii) For applicants without an accredited/recognised engineering degree:
- They must be over 35 years old.
- They must have obtained relevant experience in posts of increasing responsibility over a period of at least 14 years by [a date to be specified which is around one month before the written examination date].
The revised eligibility above applies to the new applicants only. All resit applicants within the four-year resit period can continue to enrol in the coming examinations without the need to meet the revised eligibility. After the four-year resit period, resit applicants will need to submit a new application and meet the revised eligibility.
Details of the Examination and the related arrangements will be included in the Guidance Notes for Candidates applying for Membership in Structural Discipline by taking the HKIE Structural Examination in due course.