IPD & CPD

Employer Training Schemes

Some companies offer a CIBSE-approved training programme. Please click list of approved company schemes, for appropriate contact details or contact Sarah Walters on swalters@cibse.org.

Employees following an approved employer based training scheme towards CEng must be Graduate members of CIBSE,

Employees following an approved employer based training scheme towards IEng must be Graduate, Licentiate or Student members of CIBSE and have the following academic qualifications:

an accredited Bachelors or honours degree in engineering or technology;
or a Higher National Certificate or Diploma or a Foundation Degree in engineering or technology, plus appropriate learning to degree level
or an NVQ4 or SVQ4 which has been approved for the purpose by a licensed engineering institution

Employees following an approved employer based training scheme towards EngTech must have the appropriate qualification and be Student or Affiliate members of CIBSE.

Approval of T&D Schemes: Information for Companies

An approved company T&D scheme would allow trainees to be registered with CIBSE without the need for employers to submit a new individual programme each time.

The Training & Development Manual (towards CEng, IEng or EngTech) contains guidance for employers on providing training schemes for their trainees and pro forma documentation for candidates to record their learning and experience. Please refer to Section A4 of the T&D Manual for guidance when putting together your submission.

If you would like your company Training and Development scheme to be considered for approval, you will need to complete and return an application form for an approved company Training & Development scheme for your trainees together with your scheme. Please also submit your contact details for your entry in the list of approved company schemes Please submit an electronic version of your application and scheme, cross-referencing the details of your programme to the T&D Competence Objectives outlined in the T&D Manual and detailed in membership fact sheets M21 (MCIBSE/CEng), A21 (ACIBSE/IEng) or L21 LCIBSE/EngTech) as appropriate. These competences are exactly the same as the criteria set by the Engineering Council in the UK-SPEC for Engineering Technician, Incorporated Engineer and Chartered Engineer which can be downloaded from the Engineering Council website http://www.engc.org.uk/

Your company T&D scheme should indicate evidence of competences rather than how the Competence Objectives are going to be achieved. At this stage, you need not be too specific as flexibility is often required to meet the needs of individual trainees.

The registration fee is £480 (£400 plus £80 VAT @ 20%) and this covers administration and approval period of your company scheme for a maximum of three years.

Please also refer to TD scheme QandA and approval process.doc

If you are interested in finding out more about approved schemes or require further assistance, contact Sarah Walters on swalters@cibse.org or Direct Dial 020 8772 3605.

Trainee Submissions

Trainees on newly approved employer-based training schemes are respectfully reminded to submit their objective achieved reports and covering overview on an annual basis (i.e. anniversary of training commencement date). (Pro forma documentation is included in the CIBSE Training & Development Manual.) Please ensure these are submitted at least one month before scheduled Training & Development Panel dates shown below.

Please submit an electronic version of your whole submission via email (or on CD). For ease of assessment, please submit as one electronic document, i.e. NOT separate folders or documents for each objective.

To assist you in preparing your submissions, please click on the following links :

Training & Development Panel Meetings and Submission Deadlines

The next T&D Panel meeting date for 2012 is 4 October. Submissions should be received at least one month prior to each T&D Panel meeting. Late submissions will be carried forward to the next meeting.

Please submit an electronic version of all submissions, including T&D Plan Registration Forms.

Training & Development Forum

The Training & Development Forum at CIBSE HQ takes place every two years. A written update on T&D matters for 2012 will appear shortly.

Interested parties should contact Sarah Walters on swalters@cibse.org for further details.

Candidates based in Hong Kong

For the training of graduates in HK, there is a structured training (Scheme A training) administered by the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. Companies accepted by HKIE will provide the placement for BS graduates for training within the companies for a period of 2 years. The training is accepted by both HKIE and CIBSE as satisfying the training requirements for corporate membership. Candidates based in Hong Kong should address all their enquiries relating to T&D to the Training Co-ordinator, CIBSE Hong Kong as follows:
Mr K K Lam
Training Co-ordinator for HK region
CIBSE Hong Kong Branch
c/o 5, Tai Yuen Street
Wan Chai
Hong Kong
Tel: (00) 852 9674 6581
Fax: (00) 852 2550 0362
email: lam_kam_kuen@yahoo.com.hk