Vocational Scenario or Context

You are a junior engineer attending college completing a FIND in Electronic Engineering whilst in full-time employment for an engineering company. You have been asked by your line manager, Mithun, to present to him the training and qualifications you need to achieve to become a professional engineer.

Task 1:

A. Complete the 'Self Assessment of Transferable Skills' form in the appendix of this assignment.

B. Evaluate your own current skills and competencies by comparing the results from your completed 'Self Assessment of Transferable Skills' form with parts D and E of the 'UK-SPEC Competence and Commitment Requirements for IEng Registration', and complete the 'Self Assessment of Transferable Skills Reflective Review', found in Unit 27 on the VLE

Task 2:

Identify your own development needs and the activities required to meet them. To do this, list the criteria you are either week in or have no experience in, and then identify the activities you need to make your weaknesses, strengths.

Task 3:

To become a professional engineer, you need to have achieved the correct qualifications and experience. You need to identify the qualifications and experience you need to become an 'Incorporated Engineer' using the 'Standard Routes to Registration as a Professional l Engineer or Technician' and Parts A to C of the 'UK-SPEC Competences and Commitment Standard for Incorporated Engineers, found in the appendix of this assignment.

Task 4:

Create a personal and professional plan using the 'Developing: Goal Setting and Action Planning' form, which can be found in Unit 27 on the VLE. Use the table to plan your goals needed to become a professional engineer.