COUNCIL OF REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS OF MAURITIUS

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1 COUNCIL OF REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS OF MAURITIUS FORMAT OF TECHNICAL REPORT TO BE SUBMITTED FOR REGISTRATION Amended: 21 January 2008 Please take an appointment with the Registrar preferably by or by phone on prior to coming over to the Council to submit your report

2 1. COVER AND BINDING The technical report is to be submitted in a bound form. While the CRPE prefers the original training report to be in a hard bound format, the choice on the type of binding to be used is nevertheless left to the applicant. The front cover shall be of rigid paper and shall bear at least 24 pt font type. 2. PAPER AND TYPOGRAPHY The document shall be typed, and printed on one side of the paper only with 1½ line spacing. Font used shall be Arial and shall not be less than 12 pt in size. Copies produced by xerographic processes are acceptable. The size of the paper used shall be international A4 (297 x 210mm). Paper shall be of good quality and of sufficient capacity for normal reading. Margins at the binding edge shall be not less than 40mm and other margins not less than 20mm. 3. PAGINATION Pages shall be numbered consecutively through the document starting with the title page, including appendices. Page numbers shall be located centrally at the bottom of the page, approximately 10mm above the edge. If there is more than one volume, each volume shall have its own pagination. 4. PRELIMINARIES The title page and the front cover of the document shall give the following information in the order listed: i) The full name of the author; ii) The branch of engineering for which registration is sought; iii) The department or organisation in which training was received; and iv) The month and year of submission. The table of contents shall follow the title page. It shall list in sequence with page numbers all sub-divisions of the technical report. The lists of tables and illustrations, if any, shall follow the table of contents. Any acknowledgement shall be on the page following the lists of tables and illustrations. When submitting the technical report, the author shall indicate in a declaration that the report submitted is indeed his/her own work, and that there has not been any plagiarism or infringement of copyrights in preparing the same. The declaration shall be as per the format enclosed, shall be signed and dated and shall follow the acknowledgements. The Supervisor s signed certificate shall follow the applicant s declaration. The declaration shall be as per the format enclosed. The Supervisor should be a registered Professional Engineer with at least 4 years of post-registration experience in engineering and should be duly registered during the period when Page 2 of 8 9:22 PM KB / Format for Technical Report doc THE REGISTRAR, COUNCIL OF REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS c/o MINISTRY OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, LAND TRANSPORT & SHIPPING, Civil Engineering Section, Planning& Design Section, Phoenix, Mauritius (phone) (FAX) ( ) kbhujun@mail.gov.mu (webpage) 2

3 imparting training and when certifying the Technical Report. Where symbols and/or abbreviations are used, a list of such symbols and abbreviations along with their full forms shall be provided. This list shall follow the supervisor s certificate. 5. TEXT The main body of the document shall be preceded by an introduction. The document shall be divided as appropriate into chapters, sections and subsections. The summary of competences shall follow the main text. Appendices shall follow the summary of competences. A list of references, if any, shall be arranged in alphabetical order. This list shall follow the appendices and shall precede any annexes. An index (if provided) shall follow the annexes (if any). 6. ILLUSTRATIONS Whenever practicable, drawings, diagrams, maps, illustrations, computer printouts and tables shall have a binding margin of at least 40mm. Computer printouts should be burst before binding. Photographic prints shall be on single weight paper or permanently mounted on appropriate paper for binding and shall be securely fixed in the document. Illustrations shall be numbered consecutively in Arabic numbers. The numbers and captions shall be at the bottom of the illustrations. (The top of an illustration which is bound sideways shall be to the left of the page). Tables shall be numbered consecutively throughout the thesis in Arabic numbers; the numbers and captions shall be at the top of the tables. 7. DIRECTIVES ON TEXT Chapter 1 The Applicant s Background In the first chapter, the applicants shall: a. Summarise, in chronological order, all their engineering employment after graduation, stating the precise title of post held, with specific durations including dates; b. Make an assessment of their time utilisation within each organisation as a percentage of time spent on i. Engineering Design, ii. Engineering functions of their own discipline, iii. Allied engineering discipline, iv. Administrative and other functions. (Kindly refer to the CRPE Standard for Professional Engineering Competence for more details on the matter) Chapter 2 The Training Environment The candidates are required in this chapter describe: a. the nature of the engineering environment to which the candidates were exposed; b. the complexity of the activities or operations of the training firm or organisation; Page 3 of 8 9:22 PM KB / Format for Technical Report doc THE REGISTRAR, COUNCIL OF REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS c/o MINISTRY OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, LAND TRANSPORT & SHIPPING, Civil Engineering Section, Planning& Design Section, Phoenix, Mauritius (phone) (FAX) ( ) kbhujun@mail.gov.mu (webpage) 3

4 c. the professional competence or standard of the persons with whom the candidates worked. The applicants shall name their supervising engineers and state their engineering qualifications and registration number. Exceptionally, the Council may accept distant supervision, provided that it was advised of the distant supervision arrangement and had agreed to the arrangement (Kindly refer to the CRPE Standard for Professional Engineering Competence for more details on the matter); d. the organisational structure of the training organisation with emphasis on the division and area where the candidates worked, or were trained, showing levels of responsibility and authority and numbers of persons involved. Chapter 3 The Nature of Training Received a. Candidates are required in this chapter to show their initiation into the activities of the organisation; b. The applicants shall include in this chapter a list of all the projects on which training has been received during the training period, with cost estimates and duration of the project (wherever applicable); c. They must display awareness, familiarity with and appreciation of the engineering activities involved in the projects in which they were involved. d. Applicants must demonstrate their understanding and application of basic engineering principles and laws of physics through the selection of certain activities, operations, systems, plant and machinery and the reporting on their engineering features, with the help of drawings, sketches, schematics or block diagrams, etc; e. The candidates will be expected to be very familiar with technical terms, including units and dimensions as applicable to his/her discipline. Chapter 4 The Trainee s own contribution / involvement in engineering Council expects Trainee Engineers not to remain as silent spectators of their supervisor. The candidate should demonstrate in this chapter that they have been actively involved in the engineering that goes on in their environment and to that effect they have: a. contributed to the design activities being undertaken by their office colleagues or seniors (all design calculations are to be hand-written and worked out from first principles. These are to be included in the technical report, though a computer-generated output may be submitted as a support and confirmation of the results of calculations); b. monitored engineering quality, efficiency and productivity at various levels (namely planning, procurement, installation, execution, maintenance, improvement, etc.) c. made proposals and submitted reports or comments on engineering aspects and problem solving to seniors; Page 4 of 8 9:22 PM KB / Format for Technical Report doc THE REGISTRAR, COUNCIL OF REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS c/o MINISTRY OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, LAND TRANSPORT & SHIPPING, Civil Engineering Section, Planning& Design Section, Phoenix, Mauritius (phone) (FAX) ( ) kbhujun@mail.gov.mu (webpage) 4

5 d. been able, where authorised, to bring in significant improvement to their engineering environment, which was measurable either through cost monitoring, quality of product, impact upon environment etc. Council expects that the candidates will demonstrate their involvement on the various projects by reference to data tables, statistics, charts, engineering formula and/or specifications, diagrams, schematic etc. Chapter 5 Analytical Tools The Engineering process almost always end up in a decision being taken and such decisions can have as basis the engineer s assessment of the probability of occurrence of some events, and the relation between certain events and their time of occurrences, and their time of appraisal of investments over machinery, payback periods, etc, etc. Chapter 6 Conclusion A concluding chapter, where the applicant is expected to tell about his own perception of his training period, as well as any shortcomings therein, any anticipated fields of improvement, etc. Note1 Each page of the report MUST be initialled by the Supervisor. The Supervisor shall be a registered Professional Engineer, qualified in the applicant s field of expertise and with at least 4 years of qualified Post- Registration experience in engineering. Note 2 Each applicant shall submit one original and two copies of his / her technical report and his / her training log-book along with the application for registration. Note 3 Council encourages applicants to include their own drawings in their report. Council will NOT accept any drawings which have been drafted for a purpose other than the registration report, unless specific permission from the owner(s) of the drawings are included as part of the report. It is expected therefore that the candidates for registration demonstrate that they are familiar with techniques that are utilised in the decision process, and know at least a particular technique and its applications. Candidates should develop awareness of the use of computers within their own branch of engineering and in particular the use of application software in their day to day work. This chapter on Analytical Tools may not necessarily be a chapter on its own. It can be an Appendix to the Report and consist of a collection of formula, techniques, etc which are better located here than in chapter 3 and 4. Chapter 7 Summary of Competences A last chapter of the report shall be a summary of the competences claimed in the training report, indexed with the core competences required in the CRPE Standard for Professional Engineering Competence The format of the competences claimed is included in the next section. The Summary of Competences is indexed to the candidates assessment sheets, available for download from the Council s website. Page 5 of 8 9:22 PM KB / Format for Technical Report doc THE REGISTRAR, COUNCIL OF REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS c/o MINISTRY OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, LAND TRANSPORT & SHIPPING, Civil Engineering Section, Planning& Design Section, Phoenix, Mauritius (phone) (FAX) ( ) kbhujun@mail.gov.mu (webpage) 5

6 COUNCIL OF REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS OF MAURITIUS SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF COMPETENCIES 24 April 2008 Summary Statement of Competencies Claimed 1

7 Summary Statement of Competencies Claimed Applicant s Theoretical Knowledge, Understanding, and Ability 1A. Applicant s ability to apply that knowledge to optimisation of existing and emerging technologies in their own area of practice. 1A1 Applications of Materials (properties and processes) in Applicant s area of practice. 1A2 Application of Scientific and engineering principles in innovative and creative activities in Applicant s discipline. 1A3 Assessment of users needs; formulating marketing strategies, identifying constraints, exploiting opportunities. Theoretical approach to new technology, quality improvement and innovation. Application of theoretical knowledge to Engineering Solutions, Design and Research [at least 40 weeks] 2A. Analysis and Solving of Engineering Problems 2A1 Appraising and reviewing engineering design; enhancing efficiency, performance, capacity and productivity. 2A2 Use of theoretical knowledge (mathematical analysis and modelling, etc) to analyse the design of engineering products, processes and methods, etc. 2A3 Investigating engineering problems, incl. departures from designed performance: failure, unreliability, instability; Identifying contributory causes/sources - solutions. 2A4 Recognise an engineering problem as an opportunity for innovation and improvement. Summary Statement of Competencies Claimed 2

8 2B. Ability to apply theoretical knowledge to engineering design (to meet specific needs: purpose and performance). [Minimum 15 weeks] 2B1 From a design brief to design: task required and applicable criteria identifying parameters influencing design alternative design schemes 2B2 Analysing and Selecting a particular technical solution and other criteria influencing use and marketing of the end product. 2B3 Problems likely to arise during design, and envisaging solutions to these eventualities. Making an engineering judgment under uncertainty. 2B4 Understanding design methodologies: application of knowledge to design solutions to unfamiliar problems, possibly involving other disciplines. 2B5 Checking a design produced from using proprietary software against design by conventional method. 2C. Ability to conduct investigations of technical issues consistent with applicant s level of knowledge and understanding, and ability to design and conduct experiments, analyse and interpret data towards designing and developing an engineering solution [equivalent to 15 weeks] 2C1 2C2 2C3 Explaining observed performance; Formulating a hypothesis involving significant dependent and independent parameters influencing for the result. Testing a hypothesis accounting for a departure from expected performance (viz 2C1): - defining tasks to be carried out; scientific and engineering principles involved; identifying parameters likely to influence the value/outcome of the experiment Conducting an experiment (as in 2C2) - recording and evaluating and presenting data; analyse, interpret, explain results, and draw conclusions. Discuss possible design review or justify design. Summary Statement of Competencies Claimed 3

9 Management and Leadership Skills [at least 40 weeks] 3A Knowledge and understanding of, and ability to use, the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools, including management practices and procedures, necessary for engineering practice 3A1 Project Management tools and techniques: software applications, Gant Chart, PERT/CPM, mathematical modelling, computer simulation, and their applications. 3A2 Project Management; Programming and control of resources; decision processes (use of statistics, uncertainty, probability, curve fitting) 3A3 Basic Financial Statements (Balance Sheet), Cashflows and budgets; identifying elements affecting profitability. 3A4 Ability to carry out Project Appraisal and costing using discounted cash-flowtechniques-npv, IRR 3A5 Assessment of service quality and performance; methods and procedures. 3B. Ability to see through the operation of supply and execution of a contract. 3B1 Procurement: Procedures, Specifications, Conditions of Contract for Engineering works. 3B2 Contract pricing; safeguarding against market trends influencing cost; raw materials, labour, manufacturing processes, taxes, etc; 3B3 Monitor/control activities and events influencing costs and profitability of business. 3B4 3B5 3B6 Ability to Produce Design brief; procurement of design and construction services; Production techniques - (manufacture, assembly, etc), material testing procedures, etc. Risks management and assessment in project management and business; Limitations of Risks assessment and management techniques. Summary Statement of Competencies Claimed 4

10 Engineer's Responsibility for Environment, Health, and Safety [at least 10 weeks] 4A Applicant to demonstrate that he/she has knowledge of the impact of engineering design on quality of environment, health and safety, and quality of life 4A1 Common environmental threats to quality of environment and life;applicable control procedures and safeguards. 4A2 Legislation (relevant to applicant s practice) governing quality of environment, safety, health, and welfare of society; - influence on design process and solutions. 4B Applicant is able to recognise and assess risks to quality of life, and, consequently, to design and implement measures and safeguards to enhance quality of environment and life, and ensure sustainability 4B1 Awareness of Environmental and sustainability issues affecting implementation methods, procedures, and material choice. 4B2 Impact of Design and operation on energy consumption and emission of greenhouse gases. Effects and constraintsof impact assessment on design. 4B3 Recognise, monitor,assess, and prioritise risks to the quality of environment in own area of practice, as well as hazards to safety, welfare and health. Summary Statement of Competencies Claimed 5

11 Interpersonal Skills and Communications [Equivalent 5 weeks] 5A Applicant to have awareness of need for developing and enhancing his/her ability to interact with individuals and groups, including peers, subordinates, clients, administrators, policy makers and the public Applicant demonstrates a good command of Language and writing skills; is knowledgeable of techniques, skills, and modern engineering 5A1 tools, (Auto-Cad or similar package, Spreadsheets, Word processing, graphics and communication), etc., for improving productivity and efficiency 5A2 Applicant should be aware of Management information systems and intellectual property rights issues. 5A3 Applicant should display Leadership skills and ability to handle meetings; etc Recognition of Need for Broad Education, Recognition of Limits of Professional Competence, Values and Ethics in Professional Practice, and Commitment to Life - Long learning. [Equivalent 5 weeks] 6.1 a broad education in engineering and allied fields, as may be necessary, for optimum performance in the course of his/her professional practice, 6.2 ability to recognise limits of personal knowledge and skills, while exercising independent judgement; 6.3 a commitment to a high ethical standard, responsibility in professional practice, and commitment and ability to engage in a process of life long learning; 6.4 a knowledge of contemporary issues Summary Statement of Competencies Claimed 6

12 APPLICANT S DECLARATION I,.... (insert name in full) hereby declare that the contents of my training report are accurate and true, and reflect exactly the scope and quality of the training received and represent the depth of the knowledge that I have acquired during my engineering training. This report represents projects undertaken by myself and is free from plagiarism. I declare having read the Council s Code of Ethics and I understand that the CRPE is committed to competence, meritocracy and professional behaviour. I agree that any attempt to influence the Council or panel members or knowledge that my report contains misreported facts or plagiarism will lead to the automatic cancellation of my scheduled interview, and postponement of the same for a later date, to the Council s entire discretion, but not less than six months from the date of the originally scheduled interview. In the event I am found worthy to become a Registered Professional Engineer, I agree on my honour to abide by the CRPE Code of Ethics and any regulations and bye-laws which it may publish... (Name).. (Signature) Date:.. Page 7 of 8 9:22 PM KB / Format for Technical Report doc

13 SUPERVISOR S DECLARATION (in case of more than one Supervisor, include a fresh page for each one of them) I,.... (insert name in full), registered with the Council of Registered Professional Engineer as.. (insert registration title, eg. Civil Engineer) with Registration Number hereby declare that I was on the CRPE roll during the applicant s training period and was entitled to practice engineering in that period. I further declare having read the training report of (insert applicant s name) and that it is a true and accurate report of the depth of the engineering training received while under my supervision. I am satisfied with the ethics and professional conduct of the applicant in view of an eventual registration as a Professional Engineer... (Name).. (Signature) Date:.. Page 8 of 8 9:22 PM KB / Format for Technical Report doc