Requirements ...

All applicants are required to provide evidence of competencies across the following areas:

  • General Competencies

  • Core Competencies (Commercial, Geospatial, Digital)

  • Specialist Competencies (Based on the applicant’s chosen discipline or focus area)

Each competency must be:

  • Fully addressed with clear, evidence-based examples

  • Signed off by the applicant’s supervisor or line manager

Submission of signed competency documents is mandatory, but does not guarantee approval of membership.
It is a critical component of the overall assessment process.

Guides

Guide to the competencies

CICES competencies define the knowledge, experience, and professional ability required for membership, structured into coded units assessed and signed off by a supervisor against clear performance standards.

Guide to the narrative

Applicants on specific accelerated routes must write a clear, 200–250 word narrative for six selected competencies (excluding general), demonstrating how their experience meets core and specialist requirements for membership.

Guide to the optimum standards

CICES uses four graded levels—Appreciation (A), Knowledge (K), Experience (E) and Ability (B) to assess each competency activity, with specific standards required depending on the membership grade sought.

Competencies 

General competencies

CICES general competencies reflect the professional behaviours, ethics and transferable skills expected of all members, regardless of their technical discipline.

Core competencies

Each applicant must demonstrate competence in a core discipline, either commercial management or geospatial engineering, in addition to the general competencies and specialist competencies.

Specialist competencies

CICES specialist competencies are discipline-specific skills and knowledge that demonstrate an applicant's expertise in their chosen area of civil engineering surveying.