The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management

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• The Chartered Institution of Water and
  Environmental Management
• Rosemary Butler
• Director of Membership Professional Development
  
• for the environment, for the profession, for
  you

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• Our vision
• What is CIWEM?
• Why CIWEM?
• Summary of Benefits of Affiliation to CIWEM
• Grades of Membership
• Requirements for each grade
• Routes to achieving membership and Chartered
  status

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Our Vision
CIWEM for people and professionals working
for a cleaner, greener, fairer and sustainable
world.
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What is CIWEM?
CIWEM is the Chartered professional institution,
charity and qualifying body for an integrated
approach to water and environmental management
and sustainable development. CIWEM is
independent, a registered charity, global and
aspires to be the natural home for all who care
about the environment
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Why CIWEM?

• Pre-eminent Body in Water Environment
  Management
• Chartered status of members is recognised
• 100 Years history
• Rigorous independent appraisal of knowledge
  experience
• Peer recognition of standing within the industry
• Membership demonstrates commitment
• Multi-disciplinary
• Network of membership over eleven thousand
  worldwide

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Membership Benefits

• CHARTERED TITLE
• EXTERNAL QUALIFICATIONS CHARTERSHIPS
• BRANCHES GROUPS
• JOURNAL
• WEM MAGAZINE
• BUSINESS BRIEFING
• PUBLICATIONS GLOBAL DIRECTORY
• CONFERENCES
• CIWEM DIPLOMA, CPD and STRUCTURED TRAINING
• EUROPEAN ENGINEERING REGISTRATION

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• Honorary Fellow - HonFCIWEM
• Fellow - FCIWEM
• Member MCIWEM
• Associate
• Affiliate
• Graduate
• Student
• Environmental Partner
• Academic/Business Affiliate

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• Honorary Fellow by invitation only
• FELLOW (direct entry) Honours Degree 7 years
  experience 45 yrs old
• FELLOW (transfer from Member) Member for at
  least 5 years 7 years experience 35 years old
• MEMBER Honours Degree 4 years experience 25
  years old
• ASSOCIATE HNC/D 3 years experience 23 years
  old
• AFFILIATE ONC/D 3 years experience 21 years
  old

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• GRADUATE Honours Degree In/seeking employment
  
• STUDENT Relevant full or part time course
• ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNER Non professional grade
  interested in the environment
• ACADEMIC/BUSINESS AFFILIATE Company/University
  membership

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• Routes to membership

HONORARY FELLOW
FELLOW
MEMBER
ASSOCIATE
AFFILIATE
GRADUATE
STUDENT
ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNER
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• Chartered Status
• FCIWEM MCIWEM Chartered Water and
  Environmental Manager Chartered Engineer
  Chartered Scientist Chartered Environmentalist

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• Qualifications for External Registration
• Chartered Engineer MEng
• Incorporated Engineer BEng
• Engineering Technician ONC/D
• Chartered Scientist MSc
• Chartered Environmentalist 12 units of learning
  
• 1 academic year 2 units
• 1 year of experiential learning 1 unit
• At least 4 years of relevant experience in
  addition to the above qualifications

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• Other additional qualifications
• Incorporated Engineer
• Engineering Technician
• EurIng European Engineering Registration

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ROUTE TO CIWEM MEMBERSHIP AND REGISTRATIONStudent
Graduate
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ROUTE TO CIWEM MEMBERSHIP AND REGISTRATIONFellow
Member
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• 10 Mandatory Competences Key Areas
• A) Broadening Perspective of Environmental
  Affairs
• B) Project Management
• C) Personal Professional Management

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• A1 Develop a personal knowledge of water and
  environmental affairs.
• wide knowledge, look at legislation, regulations,
  EU directives etc.
• A2 Formulate corporate or personal strategies
  or policies that address change or developments
  (e.g. legislative, economic or technological).
• Demonstrate that you can Identify, monitor and
  review changes and developments in the sector in
  which you work, evaluate your findings and
  identify any gaps that need further research and
  review and could possibly contribute to future
  plans.

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• B1 Identify constraints, influences and
  success factors relevant to the development,
  improvement and sustainable use of environmental
  resources in relation to your work activities.
• Demonstrate that you understand methods of
  investigation for a feasibility study and cost
  evaluation such as cost and timescale for
  procurement of goods and resources.
• B2 Prepare potential solutions and evaluate
  their merit.
• Demonstrate your creativity and original thought
  in planning a solution for the procurement of
  goods and resources.

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• B3 Demonstrate the ability to implement and
  introduce change.
• Demonstrate how you have planned and implemented
  the preferred option from the feasibility study.
• B4 Plan the operation and continuing
  maintenance of new systems and services. Monitor
  and assess performance.
• Demonstrate how you have operated any new system
  agreed from the feasibility study, how you intend
  to maintain, monitor and audit it.

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• C1 Apply professional ethics in your work.
• Look at the CIWEM Code of Ethics and see how you
  can give examples of how you have applied them in
  your workplace.
• C2 Contribute to the effectiveness and
  competitiveness of your organisation by providing
  efficient resources management.
• Find examples of how you have managed people and
  or money in respect of a project you have been
  involved in.

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• C3 Demonstrate a commitment to the promotion
  of Health Safety, quality and sustainable
  environmental activity through your work.
• Understand health and safety policy and how it
  has been implemented in your workplace, look at
  how quality assurance is applied to projects and
  how sustainable development is considered and
  implemented.
• C4 Demonstrate a commitment to continuing
  learning and professional development.
• Have a personal development plan agreed possibly
  at annual appraisal and show how you intend to
  keep up to date by a commitment to life long
  learning.

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• The Career Report
• Demonstrate how your total work experience and
  career to date have led to a level of all round
  professional competence
• 1500 2000 words long
• Written in the first person
• Discuss previous and present posts in
  chronological order
• Demonstrate how you have achieved the 10
  mandatory competences
• Show how your breadth of knowledge has developed
• Include a copy of your Mentors report if
  applicable
• Validated by at least one Mentor/Supervisor/Sponso
  r

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• The Project(s) Report
• Relate this report to work in which you have been
  personally responsible
• One or more projects
• 2500 4000 words long
• Written in the first person
• Cross reference against the competences
• Validated by at least one Mentor/Supervisor/Sponso
  r
• Concisely demonstrate your achievement using key
  facts
• Layout is important use paragraphs, headings,
  bullet points
• Dont include complex details and calculations

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• The Interview
• Allow plenty of time for travel
• Be as relaxed as you can!
• 40 60 minutes
• Panel of 2, 3 or more Professional Reviewers
• At least 1 reviewer will share your area of
  technical expertise (expertise classification
  form)
• If seeking external registrations, CEng, CSci or
  CEnv at least 2 of the reviewers will also be
  registrants

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• The Interview
• General Part
• Greeting, introductions
• Personal history relating to your career
  progression
• Career report review
• Technical Part
• 7min paper based table top introductory
  presentation to introduce your project report
• Review of report on projects
• Achievement of the competences
• Current environmental issues
• Summing up questions
• Final opportunity to tell the Review Panel
  anything else in support of your application

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• Support Network
• Colleagues
• Mentor, line manager or supervisor
• Local Branch - New Members Group
• Branch members
• Each other!
• CIWEM HQ, membership helpdesk 020 7831 3110
• Guidance notes, application forms, Mandatory
  Competences all requirements for membership can
  be found at www.ciwem.org/membership
• Me rbutler_at_ciwem.org