What International Grades Can I Get?

  • Chartered Environmentalist  - Society for the Environment
  • Chartered Engineer - UK Engineering Council
  • Chartered Scientist  - UK Science Council

What does the title look like?

For example, CEng MIMMM
CEng is an international title from the UK Engineering Council, awarded as a result of a competency assessment.

Options:

  • CEnv - Chartered Environmentalist
  • CSci - Chartered Engineer
  • MIMMM - rank from the IOM3 Institute, which assesses the level of qualification, in general being the level of membership.

What Does the Professional Community Give?

The large scale and diversity of fields of engineering activities leads to the conclusion that no single professional organization can represent the whole sector. For this reason, there are currently organizations in the field of professional certification in various fields of activity known as Professional Engineering Communities, such as:

National Association of Mining Engineers (Russia);

IOM3 Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (UK).
Their mission is to work with government, industry, academia, and a number of other organizations to represent, promote, and advance the engineering profession, helping to ensure that registered engineers maintain the highest standards and reputation of the profession worldwide.

 

Minimum Requirements for Grades

Raw Materials sector professionals with the following qualifications may apply for membership:

  • English language proficiency
  • Continuous professional development
  • Continuous professional experience of not less than 4 years
  • Experience in personnel or project management (may be part of a team)
  • A high level of professionalism, as well as a commitment to professional codes
  • Membership in the core professional community (such as the National Association of Mining Engineers in Russia)

What Professional Registration Grants

For Scientists

  • Means of achieving target quartiles of performance and meeting quality management system standard requirements
  • It is one of the elements of ESG strategy which influences the listing of companies on stock exchanges
  • Increased competitiveness
  • Continuous employee development
  • It is a distinct advantage to be able to take part in tenders for large projects, having specialists with a high level of professional competence, confirmed by the British Engineering Council and recognized in most countries of the World
  • The community constantly changes the requirements to the level of competence, informs about new trends and contributes to the continuous professional growth
  • Sustainable development of the company
  • Employee competence is assured
  • The professional community inculcates responsible, ethical behavior in employees that promotes sustainable development
  • To be evaluated professionally, employees are required to become members of a professional community, in which qualifications and continuing education records are carefully monitored
  • Access to the Registry of Professional Engineers
  • The professional society maintains a registry of professional engineers, and associated companies have access to the registry

For Professionals

  • International Recognition of Competence - The British Council's professional title is recognized in most countries of the world, and there is a system of mutual recognition and reciprocal recognition with other countries
  • Access to further education courses, international online courses, webinars
  • Participation in international conferences with presentation of own designs
  • Inclusion in the international database of professional engineers
  • Access to highly cited and highly rated journals with discounts on publications
  • Unique access to international mineral information databases
  • For those members of the community who currently do not possess a sufficient set of competences, a professional development scheme to the status of a Chartered Engineer has been developed, including recommendations for advanced training courses (accredited), events, and seminars
  • Proving a high level of professional qualification means improving career position

Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining IOM3

Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining IOM3

IOM3 is the world's leading organization for the promotion and development of all aspects of mining, materials science and engineering, geology, mining and related technologies, mineral and petroleum engineering and metallurgy. The Institute is a professional community that provides and promotes the professional development of its members. Currently, the IOM3 community consists of more than 17,000 engineers, 300 companies and 1,500 educational institutions.

The Institute is licensed by:

UK Engineering Council for accreditation for the titles of:

  • Chartered Engineer (CEng)
  • Registered Engineer (Incorporated Engineers)
  • Technical Specialist (Engineering Technicians)

UK Scientific Council for accreditation for the title of:

  • Chartered Scientist (CSCi)
  • Registered Scientist (Incorporated Scientist)
  • researcher (Registered Science Technicians)

Environmental protection communities for accreditation for the title of Chartered Environmentalist

UK Engineering Council

The UK Engineering Council is the main supervisory body in the UK for engineering.
The Engineering Council establishes and maintains an internationally recognised system of competencies and ethical conduct for professional engineers, which are detailed in the UK-SPEC Standard of Professional Engineering Competence.

Mission

  • To support internationally recognised competency systems for professional engineers, and to license professional societies to promote standards for sustainable industry.
  • As a key participant in international organisations and agreements, the Council represents the interests of registered engineers and exerts significant influence internationally, which benefits both engineers and businesses, as well as the system engineering education system as a whole. British Engineering Council certificates are recognized in nearly 120 countries around the world.

In addition to the Engineering Council, there are:

  • UK Science Council
  • Society for the Environment (with the same functions and tasks, but in other areas).

UK Engineering Council

IOM3 representative office in Russia – National Association of Mining Engineers

IOM3 representative office in Russia – National Association of Mining Engineers

The National Association of Mining Engineers is a Russian professional community whose goals are:

  • Integration of Russian mineral engineers into the global community;
  • Creation and stimulation of a system of continuous development and advanced training of specialists of the mineral resource complex;
  • Increasing the prestige of the mining engineering profession;
  • Development of an international system for evaluating the qualifications of mining engineers.

In 2015 and to develop the set tasks, an agreement was signed, on interaction and cooperation between the Association and the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3, UK).

In 2019, a regional office of IOM3 was established on the basis of the Association. Under the terms of the agreement, IOM3 transfers to the Association the exclusive authority to conduct accreditation of specialists of mineral resource companies of the Russian Federation for professional titles from the British profile councils

The National Association of Mining Engineers is the operator of the Competence Centre for International Accreditation of Mineral Resources Specialists, and promotes the integration of Russian engineers into the global community.

What does the Russian analogue of the titles look like?

The Treaty of Interaction and Cooperation with the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining IOM3 (UK), recognizes the equivalence of the following statuses:

Status, according to the National Association of Mining Engineers

Status, according to IOM3

Chartered Mining Engineer
Member of Institute
International Chartered Mining Engineer
Chartered Engineer (Cheng MIMMM)
Fellow Mining Engineer
Fellow of Institute (FIMMM)
International Fellow Mining Engineer
Chartered Engineer (Cheng FIMMM)

Procedure for assigning ranks

Joining the professional community
Applying for international professional registration via the community
Interviews with internationally registered experts
Obtaining the internationally recognized grade of Chartered Engineer
Continuing Professional Development
Joining the professional community
Applying for international professional registration via the community
Interviews with internationally registered experts
Obtaining the internationally recognized grade of Chartered Engineer
Continuing Professional Development
Joining the professional community
Interviews with internationally registered experts
Continuing Professional Development
Applying for international professional registration via the community
Obtaining the internationally recognized grade of Chartered Engineer

Documents required

Application form

  • Section A - Personal information.
  • Section B - Technical Education and Academic Qualifications.
  • Section C - Employment.
  • Section D - Recommendation: candidates must have two guarantors who are professional members or fellows of IOМ3.
  • Section E - Resolution: The applicant and his/her sponsor must sign declarations at the end of the application form, and the guarantor must sign all supporting documents.

Two experts must be listed on the application form: members of the Association and IOM3 with at least MIMMM or FIMMM familiar with the candidate, one of the experts is chosen by the sponsor, who signs the application form, the Professional review and the Case study.

Professional review report

Presents a detailed curriculum vitae. For each position held, the candidate shouldp provide a description of their duties and responsibilities [no more than 5 pages A4]. For graduate studies, the essay begins with it.

Application for admission

Consent to personal data processing

Case study

Candidates should choose a project that demonstrates the range of their knowledge, experience, technical ability, and depth of responsibility. It is critical that the candidate clearly identify their role in the project, as well as clearly define technical aspects, issues, outcomes, and impact. Applicants must ensure that they have obtained the necessary authorization from their employer to use the project information.

A copy of the first page of their passport (Russian or international)

List of most important publications

For researchers: in the form of a table - authors, title of the article, imprint.

A copy of their high school diploma and degree

Information about advanced training

Represents a mixture of training activities relevant to current or future practice and may include the following categories: refresher courses, self-study, online courses, and other professional development activities.

What are the requirements for the renewal of the grade?

Annual professional development of at least 34 hours.

Can I receive professional registration on my own?

According to the agreement with IOM3, all applicants from the Russian Federation are accredited only through the National Association and Competence Centre.

Where is the certificate recognized?

British Engineering Council certificates are recognized in nearly 120 countries around the world.