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Guidance for Applicants applying via the

Defence Engineer Registration Scheme (DERS)

Guidelines

The Institution of Engineering and Technology

Futures Place
Kings Way
Stevenage
SG1 2UA

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Guidance for Applicants applying via DERS

Applying via DERS

Before you begin this process, you should be confident that you meet the current registration eligibility
criteria as per your relevant Defence Engineer Registration Scheme.
Prior to completing the application form, please check your eligibility for professional registration through
this route on the website www.theiet.org/armed-forces.
This form should be completed electronically. Please contact the IET if this causes you problems.
Please note that electronic signatures are accepted.
The IET is licensed by the Engineering Council to award the professional engineering
qualifications defined in the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC)
www.engc.org.uk/ukspec and the ICTTech Standard www.engc.org.uk/professional-
qualifications/standards/icttech-standard.aspx

Your application will be assessed against the UK-SPEC competence and commitment statements.
Please ensure you are aware of these requirements.

Your Details
First Name, Family Name

Please note that the names provided in this section will be used for all correspondence, including a
professional registration certificate should your application be successful. If you wish a middle name
to be included on your certificate, please include this in the First Name field.

Interview Venues

Please indicate your preferred Centre for the interview. The IET has facilities in the following UK and
Ireland locations and more than 30 International Centres:

London North East England

Birmingham Glasgow
Bristol Edinburgh
Manchester Belfast
Leeds Dublin
Aberdeen

Video conferencing may also be used where available.

If you have special requirements, please let us know so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

Professional Registration Advisor (PRA)

If you have consulted a PRA and they have recommended you submit this application, please
provide their name. PRAs are members with detailed knowledge of the requirements and routes to
professional registration. A PRA will also be able to advise on the presentation aspect of making a
formal application. You can locate your local PRA here: www.theiet.org/advice

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Your Expertise

Select one of the following areas of Expertise and insert the relevant number into the space on
the application form:
1 Mining, Quarrying , Cement &
Acoustic Engineering 14 Design, Manufacture and Production 27 Ceramic production
2 Industrial Design & Technology Petrochemical, Nuclear Fuel, Oil,
Aerospace 15 Development 28 Gas & Other Chemicals
3 Pharmaceutical, Food & Drink
Agricultural & Forestry 16 Electrical Plant & Machines 29 Processing
4 Armed Forces, Policing , Electrical Power Generation
17 30 Pipeline Engineering
Emergency & Security Transmission & Distribution
Services
5 Automated Manufacturing 18 Electronics 31 Railways
6 Automotive Engineering 19 Engineering Management Consultancy 32 Research and Higher Education
7 Broadcast Engineering 20 Finance/Banking/Insurance 33 Software
8 Further Education & Employee
Built Environment 21 Technical Development 34 Structural Engineering

9 Building Construction / Civil

22 ICT Enterprise Solutions 35 Systems
Engineering
10 Building Services Engineering 23 Information & Communication 36 Telecommunications
11 Computing Software and
24 Marine 37 Transport
Systems
12 Consumer Products 25 Mechanical 38 Transportation & Logistics
Defence Equipment &
13 Infrastructure Water & Environmental
26 Medical & Care 39
Provision/Maintenance Management

Select a maximum of three from the list of Specialisms below that are most relevant to your work
and insert the relevant numbers into the spaces on the application form:
Contract Estimating, Cost Infrastructure Operations &
40 Control, Procurement & 67 Software & Related Systems 93 Planning - Energy, Utilities,
Commercial Management Engineering including Safety Critical Communication, Transport
Lifts, Escalators, Moving
41 Design Drawings, Modelling, 68 94 Walkways, Conveyors & other
Visualisation & Simulation Systems Engineering Static Transport Systems
Electronic Components - Design Lighting Design, Applications &
42 69 Tribology 95
and Manufacture Equipment
Radio Antennas & Propagation
43 70 including TV, Radar, Microwave, GPS, 96 Nuclear Energy Processing &
Human Factors & Ergonomics Astronomy Radiation Safety
Rail -Permanent Way & Civil
45 Law including Patents 71 Explosive Utilisation, Civil & Military 97
Engineering
Management - Strategic,
46 72 Fire Engineering 98 Structural Engineering
Operational, Project, Marketing
Health, Safety & Environmental Risk Computer Hardware, Operating
47 RAMS, ILS and Testability 73 99
Reduction Software & Systems
Regulatory, Governance, Marine Engineering - Boats, Ships, ICT Applications, Business
48 Political Policy, Representative 74 Platforms, Life Saving & Navigation 100 Process, Data Analysis, Bespoke
Bodies, Media aids ERP, Informatics
ICT Voice, Data, Network
49 75 Electrical Machines, Generators, 101 Infrastructure, Internet
Technical Sales & Marketing Motors & Electromagnetic Applications Communication, Cyber Security
Aerospace - Flight Structures, Engines & Compressors - Turbines, Software Products - Business,
50 76 102
Aircraft Engines & Propulsion combustion, steam , water, gas Home, Entertainment & Gaming
Engines & Compressors - Medical & Healthcare equipment -
51 Aerospace - Avionic & Air 77 Reciprocating Cylinder, e.g. Diesel & 103 Biomedical & Biomechanical
Traffic Control Systems Petrol Technology
Material Sciences, Development
52 Aerospace - Satellites & Space 78 Mechanical Power Transmission, 104 and Optimisation including
Vehicles Hydraulic & Pneumatic Equipment Metallurgy

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Metal Production, Smelting, Boilers, Steam and Thermal
53 Autonomous Vehicles 79 105
Casting, Forging, Welding & Cutting Energy Systems
Instrumentation, Measurement,
54 Control & Automation including 80 Automotive Design and Manufacturing 106 Chemical Fluid Process Plant
PLC & SCADA Processes including Oil & Gas Processing
Manufacturing - Large Scale Electronic Equipment - Hardware &
55 81 107 Rail - Electrification & Plant
Bespoke Systems Integration
Manufacturing - Precision, Broadcast Engineering - Studio & Film
56 Machine Tools, Mechatronics, 82 Production, Systems Design & 108 Rail - Rolling Stock Development &
Food, Pharmaceutical, Operation Operation including Traction
Printing
Manufacturing - Production
57 Process Efficiency Optimisation , 83 Airport Infrastructure including Airfield 109 Renewable Energy Generation
Quality Control Lighting and Demand Management
Metrological Equipment & Architecture and Design within the Built Railway Signalling &
58 84 110
Operations Environment Telecommunications
Military - Air Operations & Building Services Electrical & Controls, Commission or Fault Finding,
59 85 111
Airworthiness Fixed & Rotary Commercial, Industrial & Domestic Equipment or Systems
Military - Combat Engineering & Building Services, Heating, Ventilation, Crafting of Electrical & Mechanical
60 86 112
Infrastructure Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Artefacts or Systems
Military - Secure CCTV, Security & Public Information Oil, Gas & Mineral Extraction
61 87 113
Communications Systems including Geotechnics
Ceramic & Refractory Production (e.g. Product Development for Industrial
62 Military - Weapon Systems 88 114
Concrete) and Consumer applications
Military - Marine Operations Cranes - Specialist Handling & Access Reliability, Risk & Performance
63 89 115
Surface & Undersea Machinery - including Ports evaluation of Engineered Systems
Military - Specialist Land
64 Vehicles, Machinery & Plant 90 Electricity Transmission & Distribution - 116 Research & Development -
Operation Plant, Cabling, & Substations Academic & Other Institutions
Optical, Laser and Image Electricity Transmission & Distribution -
65 91 117 Training & Development
Processing Technologies Protection, Control & Metering
Water, Waste, Environmental
66 Robotics & Artificial Intelligence 92 Highways & Road Traffic Management 118
Management & Protection

Education

Please include details of any formal or military qualifications. If you are applying for CEng or IEng, please
attach copies of any certificates listed in section G(a) Formal Qualifications to this application.

EngTech/ICTTech applicants do not need to provide copies of certificates, but their qualifications are
checked by the relevant scheme coordinator/endorser.

Career History

In the Career History section, please provide details of your work experience, following the tips below.
This should be a complete career history, including career gaps:

CEng/IEng
 Keep it personal, i.e. talk about your own achievements, not what the team did.
 Use terms such as "I led, designed, built, tested, negotiated, presented,
implemented, achieved…….”
 Avoid use of jargon and unnecessary or unexplained abbreviations.

Current role: Give an extended description of your current role, or the role that is most relevant to the
demonstration of your current competence, giving details of your responsibilities together with any
relevant metrics. You should aim to be very specific in your examples and if you have held lots of
different roles, you should select examples that best illustrate your competence. Remember that you
are applying for Professional Registration as an Engineer so your examples should focus on activities
that demonstrate the competencies in an engineering context.

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Indicate the size and complexity of the projects or tasks for which you have had direct responsibility
and quantify any budget(s) for which you have had overall responsibility. Use numbers to show the size
and scale of your responsibility; for example, numbers of people supervised, or the value in financial
terms of the activity for which you were responsible.
Remember that your application form will be used as an agenda for the interview (where applicable),
therefore it is in your own interest to give a full and clear summary of your responsibilities and
competence, otherwise time will be wasted while the interviewers try and understand facts which should
be on the form.

EngTech/ICTTech
You should write an extended description of your current role, or the role that is most relevant to your
application. Please also include short descriptions of your previous roles. Please provide details of
your work experience, try to identify instances that show how your experience demonstrates
achievement of the registration competences, especially focusing on your personal achievements.
You will be asked to answer three questions to allow you to demonstrate your competences and
commitment

 Describe your roles and responsibilities carefully and concisely.

 Keep it personal. This is your chance to talk about your own achievements, tasks
and actions, not the team’s.
 Use terms such as “I developed, built, tested, commissioned, operated,
maintained, supervised, achieved…”
 “I achieved X at…” is a more useful statement than “X was achieved at…”
 Avoid using jargon and unnecessary or unexplained abbreviations.
 Remember to use language that can be easily understood by someone who is not a
specialist in your field.
 Remember to include the dates, employer, job title and the roles and responsibilities you had.

Please continue on a separate sheet as necessary.

Interview (CEng/IEng Only)

Applicants applying for CEng or IEng professional registration with the IET are required to attend a
Professional Review Interview (PRI). Please visit the website for guidance notes to aid applicant for
interview preparation https://www.theiet.org/career/professional-registration/getting-help-with-your-
application/your- professional-review-interview/.

Fee for professional registration

Professional registration fees are payable in Sterling (GBP £), with special arrangements in some other
currencies.

Successful applicants are also required to pay an entrance fee which is collected by the IET on behalf of the
Engineering Council. Only on receipt of this payment can your details be sent to the Engineering Council for
inclusion on their register. Once your details have been added to the Engineering Council register you are
able to use your professional registration designatory letters.

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Please note that if payment is not received within three months of notification, your application may be
closed.

Checklist

 Are you a member of the IET? If not, please call the Join Team on +44(0)1438 767648.
 Have you checked you meet the current eligibility criteria relevant to the level for which you
are applying?
 Has your application been checked by your relevant Scheme Co-ordinator and endorsed by
an approved scheme endorser?

If you have any queries, please contact [email protected].

Please submit completed form to:

Email: [email protected]

Or post to:
The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Registration & Standards
Futures Place
Kings Way
Stevenage
SG1 2UA UK

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Appendix
Control Sheet

Guidelines
Sponsor: Registration Group
Document reviewer: Standards Manager
Document adopted on: 28 July 2021
Next review date: 28 July 2023

Review/change history

Date of
Summary of changes Version no.
Review/Change

28/07/2021 Separated as standalone guidance from application form 1.0

11/08/2022 Updated address 2