Sponsor’s questionnaire
INFORMATION SHEET
PLEASE NOTE that this cover sheet is for information purposes only and should be removed when
submitting the completed sponsor questionnaire.
This sponsor questionnaire is an important part of a candidate’s application for ICE membership.
Please take the responsibility seriously, understand the required attributes and provide useful, in-depth
comments about the candidate. Brief statements – like describing the candidate as ‘technically competent’ –
are not useful to reviewers.
The sponsor’s additional statement of support should expand any of the attributes and may be used to give a
character reference or examples of the candidates approach to ethical issues.
The overriding duty of all sponsors is to declare on the sponsor’s form that:
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“The candidate is a fit and proper person for admission to membership”.
This must be an informed statement measured against the relevant member competences.
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“I have scrutinised the candidate’s submission” (ICE lead sponsor only)
This is a bold, definitive statement. The documents must satisfy the Lead Sponsor in every detail, most
particularly in that they really do demonstrate the attributes being sought.
Sponsor requirements
All applications for membership must be supported by three sponsors.
All candidates must nominate one of their sponsors as the lead sponsor. The lead sponsor has to be a current
professionally qualified member of ICE. The other two sponsors must be professionally qualified engineers
listed in the table on pages 2 & 3.
All sponsors must be registered at the equivalent grade of membership, or above to that which the
candidate is applying for. This protects the values and standards of ICE and your profession.
Lead sponsor
It is expected that, if you are acting as the lead sponsor, full, detailed comments must be provided in each of
the boxes demonstrating, through your knowledge of the candidate, how they have achieved all the attributes.
The lead sponsor must sign the report précis and the submitted report and confirm that they are satisfied that
the candidate has taken note of any comments made by ICE on their IPD.
The scope of the lead sponsor involvement should extend to constructive criticism of the reports, advice on the
presentation and arranging practice interview.
If the candidate is re-sitting their review, the lead sponsor’s comments must show what they have done to
address any deficiencies noted by their reviewers.
Other sponsors
You are expected to review the criteria for the grade of membership for which the candidate is applying. If you
do not have personal knowledge of the candidate in one or two attributes, please provide detailed comments
against those for which you do have knowledge. If you have not been able to complete all boxes, it will also be
necessary for you to provide an additional statement of support (page 6 on the sponsor questionnaire), stating
why, based on your personal knowledge of the candidate they meet the requirements for membership.
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Attributes of members
All sponsors must be aware of the attributes of the different grades of members and must be convinced
through direct experience that an applicant is a fit and proper person to be elected to ICE membership. They
are listed on the attributes page of our website. All sponsors should read them.
Returning the sponsor questionnaire
You must complete the sponsor questionnaire based upon your personal knowledge of the applicant.
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Please email* the completed sponsor questionnaire directly to [email protected]
*If the questionnaire is unsigned, or there are concerns with the sponsor’s comments, the form will be
returned and may lead to the candidate’s Professional Review being deferred.
Post-Professional Review feedback
If reviewers think a candidate’s performance varies significantly from the lead sponsor’s comments, we will
get in touch to provide feedback.
Eligible Institutions
Lead sponsor* requirements
If you are registered
with:
and professionally
qualified as:
You can be a lead sponsor* for:
IEng MICE
ICE
CEng FICE
ICE
CEng MICE
ICE
IEng FICE
ICE
IEng MICE
CEng MICE
*If you meet the requirements to be a lead sponsor, you also meet the requirements for a supporting sponsor
Supporting sponsor requirements
If you are registered
with:
and professionally
qualified as:
You can be a supporting sponsor for:
IEng MICE
Any Engineering Council
licensed institution
Chartered Engineer
Any Engineering Council
licensed institution
Incorporated Engineer
Engineers Australia
Chartered Professional
Engineer MIEAust / FIEAust
Hong Kong Institution of
Engineers
Corporate Member
MHKIE / FHKIE
Hong Kong Institution of
Engineers
Associate Member
AMHKIE / FHKIE
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Engineers Ireland
Chartered Engineer
MIEI / FIEI
Engineers Ireland
Associate Engineer
MIEI / FIEI
Institution of Professional
Engineers New Zealand
Chartered Professional
Engineer MIPENZ / FIPENZ
Institution of Professional
Engineers New Zealand
Engineering Technologist
TIPENZ / FIPENZ
Engineering Council of
South Africa
Professional Engineer
Engineering Council of
South Africa
Professional Engineering
Technologist
Engineers Canada
(relevant constituent
association)
Professional Engineer
Canadian Council of
Technicians and
Technologists (relevant
provincial association)
Certified Technologist
Institution of Engineers
India
Chartered Engineer
MIE / FIE
Institution of Professional
Engineers Japan
Professional Engineer Jp
Korean Professional
Engineers Association
Professional Engineer
Institution of Engineers
Malaysia and Board of
Engineers Malaysia
Member/Senior Member/
Fellow of IEM and
Professional Engineer
Institution of Engineers
Singapore and
Professional Engineering
Board
Member/Senior Member/
Fellow of IES and
Professional Engineer
Institution of Engineers Sri
Lanka
Chartered Engineer
MIESL / FIESL
NCEES USA (relevant
licensing board)
Professional Engineer
Any member of the IntPE
Agreement
International Professional
Engineer
Any member of the IntET
Agreement
International Engineering
Technologist
Any member of the APEC
Agreement
APEC Engineer
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CONFIDENTIAL
Membership no:
Candidate’s name:
(If applicable)
Under which route to professionally qualified membership is the candidate applying (please select one option only):
CPR Chartered Professional Review
CPRP Chartered Professional Review
Progressive
MPR Member Professional Review
TRR Technical Report Route
This questionnaire must be completed based upon your personal knowledge of the applicant. Please submit it
directly to [email protected] (If you are emailing it directly to the ICE you must send the questionnaire from the email
account you have given below.)
Please include the candidate name and membership number in the subject field.Information about you
Full name
Are you the lead sponsor?
(must be a current ICE member)
Yes
No
Please state Professional
Institution:
Membership
no:
How many years have you been a
member?
Membership
grade:
Employer:
Position held:
Address line 1:
Address line 2:
Country:
Postcode:
Telephone:
E-mail:
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Your responsibility
You should understand your responsibilities when supporting a candidate in an application for one of the grades of membership.
Your comments are crucial to maintaining the standards for admission to membership of the Institution.
You must complete this form yourself. Under no circumstances should the candidate complete this questionnaire. You must
take all reasonable steps to ensure that the statements you have made are true and complete, and in no way misleading.
Failure to do so may breach the ICE Rules of Professional Conduct, and render you, if an ICE member liable to disciplinary
proceedings. If you are not an ICE member, then your professional body will be contacted and informed of the breach
I have full knowledge of the current review requirements (details can be found on the ICE website)
How long have you known the candidate (approx):
Are you still in regular contact:
What is your association with
the candidate:
Manager/Supervisor
years
months
Yes
No
Colleague
Client
Other (please specify) –
Briefly describe your professional relationship with the candidate:
Criminal convictions
No person with an unspent criminal conviction relating to a Serious Criminal Offence will be admitted to any grade of
membership unless there are special circumstances that show beyond reasonable doubt that the person is a fit and proper
person to be admitted to membership of the Institution. Sponsors of such persons will be required to make a specific declaration
that they are aware of such person’s conviction and the nature of the offence of which the person was found guilty.
If you are aware that your candidate has a criminal conviction and believe they are a fit and proper person for
admission to membership of ICE please select YES, and a member of staff will contact you. Otherwise
select N/A
Please select
ICE LEAD SPONSOR ONLY
I have scrutinised all of the candidate’s submission documents
I have read the comments in the candidate’s evidence of IPD Completion)/TRR Stage 1 assessment and I am
satisfied that due consideration has been taken of any advice given
Re-sit candidate (ICE lead sponsor only)
(Only applicable if it is less than three years since the candidate sat their review).
I am satisfied that
has prepared for the re-sit of their Professional Review by taking into account any
points that were noted by their reviewers and they have undertaken the following prior to the re-sit of their
Professional Review.
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About the candidate
Candidates for membership are required to demonstrate their technical, commercial and professional
competence. Please indicate in the table below how, giving examples, the candidate has achieved the levels of
competence required.
Please provide any additional information, if necessary on a separate sheet.
Attributes
How Attributes have been achieved
Knowledge and
Understanding of
Engineering
Technical and Practical
Application of Engineering
Management & Leadership
Independent Judgement &
Responsibility
Commercial Ability
Health, Safety & Welfare
Sustainable Development
Interpersonal Skills and
Communication
Professional Commitment
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Additional statement of support (if required)
Sponsor’s Declaration (required): I recommend the admission of this candidate from personal knowledge and am fully convinced
that the candidate possesses the requisite abilities and characteristics. I believe that the candidate is a fit and proper person for
admission to membership of ICE.
Date:
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data on non-members who use our services. This includes addresses, email addresses, professional history and interest where notified. This
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We generate significant income on your behalf from carefully screened third parties who can offer you services; we only arrange this where
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