ENGINEERING Return your application to:

Institution of Mechanical Engineers

TECHNICIAN
1 Birdcage Walk
Westminster

APPROVED ROUTE
London SW1H 9JJ

For help with your application:

GUIDANCE NOTES UK telephone: 0845 226 9191

Int telephone: +44 (0)20 7304 6999
Fax: +44 (0)20 7233 1654
Email: membership@imeche.org
Web: www.imeche.org/engtech

ENGINEERING Return your application to:

Institution of Mechanical Engineers

TECHNICIAN 1 Birdcage Walk

Westminster

APPROVED ROUTE
London SW1H 9JJ

For help with your application:

APPLICATION UK telephone: 0845 226 9191

Int telephone: +44 (0)20 7304 6999
Fax: +44 (0)20 7233 1654
Email: membership@imeche.org
Web: imeche.org/engtech

Application to become a Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and an

Engineering Technician (EngTech MIMechE) via the Approved Route

About this form Using this form

This is your Approved Route Engineering Technician To help us keep your application simple, we would like to
(EngTech) registration application form. It is suitable for ask the following:
applicants who have completed an IMechE Approved
• Please fill out all applicable fields (guidance is available
Advanced/Modern Apprenticeship. We have made it as
on which these are);
simple as possible to complete so that you can focus on
• Please type in black font.
using it to demonstrate the professional and commitment
requirements that will secure your professional registration. Please attach a copy of your Apprenticeship
Certificate and certificate(s) for your NVQ or SVQ
There are only three sections to this form. These are:
Level 3 or similar qualifications.
1. About you
2. Your commitment to Continuing Professional
You must complete all sections before you submit
Development (CPD)
your application:
3. Your sponsor
1. About you
Once complete, you need to sign it and attach it to an email
2. Your commitment to Continuing Professional
and send it to membership@imeche.org.
Development (CPD)
3. Your sponsor
Eligibility
If you are unable to email your application to us,
This application route is available for those candidates please post it to:
who have undertaken an IMechE Approved Route Membership Applications
apprenticeship, based on an NVQ or SVQ Level 3 or similar Institution of Mechanical Engineers
qualifications. 1 Birdcage Walk
Westminster
London SW1H 9JJ

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Institution of Mechanical Engineers VERSION 1:2017

Guidance notes for application to become a Member of the Institution of the Mechanical
Engineers and an Engineering Technician (EngTech MIMechE) via the Approved Route

About these guidance notes Eligibility

This guidance will help you to complete your Engineering
Technician (EngTech) registration application form via the
Approved Route as simply and accurately as possible.
Just like the application form, there are just three sections
to this guidance:
1. About you
2. Your commitment to Continuing Professional
Development (CPD)
3. Your sponsor
Further details on the competence framework used for
assessment, The UK Standard for Professional Engineering
Competence (UK-SPEC) can be found at
www.engc.org.uk/ukspec
To be eligible to apply using the Approved Route, you must
have completed an IMechE approved advanced/modern
apprenticeship.
General Guidance
Please ensure that you have read and familiarised yourself
with the Institution’s Code of Conduct, as you will be
bound by these on election. This can be found at
www.imeche.org/royal-charter-and-by-laws
Please be aware that your application, including personal
information, will be shared with other Members and
Fellows of the Institution for the purposes of
assessment only.

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Institution of Mechanical Engineers Version 1: 2017
Section 1: About you
A: Your details

The name you provide here will be used for all correspondence from now on.
If you wish to include a middle name, you can put this with your first name in the ‘first name’ field.

B: Current employment

It is important to highlight where you work now, what your job title is, and what contact details you have
at your place of work.
You are also able to choose whether you would prefer to receive future correspondence via your home or
work address – so choose the one that suits you best.
You can check your approved scheme number with your scheme administrator.
C: Higher and further education

To be eligible to apply using the Approved Route form, applicants need to have completed an IMechE
approved modern/advanced apprenticeship, which includes an approved qualification.
Please let us know about any educational qualifications such as City & Guilds, Advanced Modern
Apprenticeship, NVQ, SVQ, HND, HNC and so on. Include the dates you studied them as well, along
with which college or other establishment you studied through. You must include a copy of any
certificates mentioned here with your application.

D: Your Industry Classification

Please tick up to three fields that best describe your current area of engineering activities. This
information is used solely to process your application, and for further correspondence.

E: Staying in touch

Please indicate which services you would like to keep informed about.

F: Your declaration

Please read the declaration before signing and dating this section.

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Section 1: About you
Section 2: Y
 our commitment to Continuing
Professional Development (CPD)
To be eligible for registration as an Engineering Technician (EngTech), you must evidence your
commitment to Continuing Professional Development (CPD). You will need to indicate your commitment
to CPD by identifying 3-4 specific actions you intend to take over the Short-term (3-6 months), the
Medium-term (6-12 months) and the Long-term (over 1 year). Your CPD statements will form the basis of
your CPD plan which you should review periodically. You should identify your development requirements
articulating what your development objectives are (plan); record your activities and reflect on how the
activity supported and met the objective you identified.
Once elected, you can record your plan on the IMechE’s Career Developer tool, using your member details
to log in to your account.

Section 3: Your sponsor

You will need one sponsor to provide their contact details and sign your application. Your sponsor can be
EngTech, IEng or CEng, registered with any Engineering Council listed engineering institution; although
preferable, they do not have to be a member of the IMechE. Your sponsor should read your application
thoroughly, to confirm they are in agreement with the information you have provided. They are signing
the form to indicate that they believe you are suitable for consideration for registration and as a Member
of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

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Section 2 & 3: Your commitment to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) & Your sponsor