Introducing eMPDS

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Introducing e-MPDS

• The IMechEs Monitored Professional Development
  Scheme

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Introducing e-MPDS

• Promotes better and more consistent application
  of UK-SPEC
• Ease of monitoring, regardless of engineering
  discipline
• Removes administrative burden of paperwork for
  companies
• Assists company performance review, shows
  progression
• No company investment in IT infrastructure or
  software
• Easier monitoring more frequent less reason
  to fall behind
• Delivers better value for money for company
  training costs

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Creating e-MPDS Records

• Use the system in its simplest form
• - Go straight to Reports tab Cut paste 500
• words, press save
• - This simple format is recommended if you are
• falling behind
• OR use the optional tools
• - Submit a Plan then Submit Evidence
• These auto-map to Quarterly report Annual
  Report
• checksheet
• OR
• Use a combination of both methods from
• time to time

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Go to IMechE homepageLog in for access to e-MPDS
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e-MPDS link Create your password allow 2 working
days for e-MPDS link to activate After logging
on e-MPDS link is on the left side of your page
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Submit Plans-Evidence-Reports each quarter
Developing Engineer
Submit a Plan (Optional) This sets the date for
the quarterly report period
Submit Evidence (optional)
Submit Quarterly Report (compulsory)
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Mentor
Review and Accept Report
Review and Accept Evidence
Review and Accept Plan
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Each Year (normally) Assessment to score UK-SPEC
competences (within 2 months of due date)
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Go to EC UK-SPEC 1.Click on competences for
examples 2.This will help to guide you 3.Creates
further understanding of competence in your
workplace
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Mentors Record 1.Check the list of those you
are mentoring 2.Use the help pages for the
MPDS Toolkit, Guidance notes etc 3.Download the
user guide from Getting Started
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Mentors record 1.View ALL records of those you
are mentoring 2.Set the MPDS Year 3.OPTION set
expected levels of competence achievement each
year
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Competences

• Competences are developed through 4 levels
  during
• Initial Professional Development (IPD)
• Level 1 Aware
• Level 2 Familiar
• Level 3 Skilled
• Level 4 Expert
• Progress against each competence is evaluated by
  the mentor
• during IPD and by the Panel at Professional
  Review interview.
• CEng and IEng require a minimum score of 3
  competences at
• Level 3 and 2 competences at Level 2, with all
  competences
• weighted equally

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Developing Engineers Record 1.Check My Status
for IEng/CEng 2.Go to help for tips 3.Your
Notice Board tells you when plans and evidence
are returned 4.Go to EC UK-SPEC for examples of
competences 5.Ask your mentor to insert your MPDS
Year
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Plans 1.Create an Action Plan add Yr/Qtr 2.Set
quarterly date 3.Set objectives
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PLAN - Add UK SPEC Use drop down menu These are
competences you plan to achieve
this quarter Click ok to finish This plan is now
auto sent to your mentor
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Plans 1.Create an Action Plan add Yr/Qtr 2.Set
quarterly date 3.Set objectives
Mentor approves Plan Auto email advises mentor
the plan has been submitted Read plan, ensure
SMART Accept or return for revision Auto-returned
by the system
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Submit Evidence against Plan 1.Use a title you
will recognise easily 2.Give a brief outline only
3.Add UKSPEC from the menu selector 4.Dont
upload sensitive items 5.Include several
activities to reduce the sign off time by the
mentor
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Evidence auto-maps to checksheet This gives
at-a-glance gap analysis. Useful if a
new mentor is appointed. Useful for
other managers to view progress If not
scoring evidence, an x appears x competence is
relevant but not scored 0 competence not
relevant to this activity
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Create Quarterly Report Objectives from your Plan
will auto-generate Summary of evidence will
auto-generate
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Quarterly Report 1. Start Quarterly report 2.
Objectives from the Plan and UK-SPEC competences
from evidence are auto mapped to the ¼ report 3.
Auto sent to mentor for approval
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Quarterly Reports These are compulsory and must
be signed off by the mentor within 8 weeks of
the due date
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Assessment Report 1.Compulsory and must be signed
off by mentor with 8 weeks of due date 2.Evidence
auto generates from all Quarterly reports 3.Auto
sent to the mentor to complete the assessment
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Practical tips for e-MPDS

• BEng or non-accredited degree?
• - decide if you are going IEng route to
  registration
• - or, decide if you are completing Further
  Learning whilst on MPDS for the CEng route to
  registration
• - lodge your Further Learning Plan immediately!
• Download a copy of UK-SPEC
• - if applying IEng route, email MPDS_at_imeche.org
  to change your competence chart in e-MPDS

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Practical Tips for e-MPDS

• Update your contact details with IMechE
• Advise IMechE of changes to mentors or transfers
  from your workplace
• Use a common sense approach
• read the user guide and FAQs before commencing
• develop an understanding of UK-SPEC
• create items in order (eg a plan before creating
  evidence)
• dont upload commercially sensitive evidence
• dont overload the mentor with lots of items of
  evidence
• scoring evidence is optional
• use the help pages within the online system
  

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The CEng competences

• A. Use a combination of general specialist
• mechanical engineering knowledge and
• understanding to optimise the application of
  
• existing and emerging technology
• B. Apply appropriate theoretical and practical
• methods to the analysis and solution of
• engineering problems
• C. Provide technical and commercial leadership

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The CEng competences

• D. Demonstrate effective communication and
• interpersonal skills
• E. Demonstrate a personal commitment to live
• by the appropriate codes of professional
• conduct, recognising obligations to society,
• the profession and the environment

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The IEng competences

• Use a combination of general specialist
  mechanical
• engineering knowledge and understanding to
  apply
• existing and emerging technology
• B. Apply appropriate theoretical and practical
  methods to
• design, develop, manufacture, construct,
  commission,
• operate and maintain products, equipment,
  processes,
• systems and services
• C. Provide technical and commercial management

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The IEng competences

• D. Demonstrate effective communication and
• interpersonal skills
• E. Demonstrate a personal commitment to live
• by the appropriate codes of professional
• conduct, recognising obligations to society,
• the profession and the environment

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Benchmark Routes
Professional Development
B(Hons) Further Learning
CEng
Professional Development
MEng
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Benchmark Routes
Professional Development
HNC/HND/FD Further Learning
IEng
Professional Development
BEng
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e-MPDS Questions ?

• Q A session

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Contacting IMechE

• MPDS Helpdesk mpds_at_imeche.org
• MPDS Website www.imeche.org/mpds
• MPDS Helpline 0845 226 0211
• Membership Helpline 0845 226 9191

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