b'Member News November 2019 11Professional developmentWhy registered members should go for Chartered ManagerIf youre a CEng or IEng registered member, the process of applying for Chartered Manager status can be less costly and more straightforward, says IET Registration Operations Manager Glenn Atkins.Glenn would know. He worked with the CharteredGlenn Atkins CMgr, IET Registration Operations ManagerManagement Institute (CMI) to help set up aby a colleague and send it to CMI. Then you I saw it as anstreamlined route for IET members to becomehave a telephone interview and thats it.independentChartered Managers. This means that if IET members are Chartered (CEng) or Incorporated EngineersRegistered members are also at an advantage, assessment of my(IEng) and have five or more years managementas theyve been through the similar process of competence andexperience, they can take the quicker qualified routeprofessional registration and will know the pitfalls.to apply for Chartered Manager and receive a 50% skills as a manager.discount on CMI membership and renewal fees. My CMI assessor was giving me the same kind of I knew it wouldadvice that I give when Im helping IET members Its not such a lengthy process for CEng andwith their professional registration applications. help my careerIEng registered members because theyvesays Glenn. She told me you need to remember development andalready met some of the requirements throughthat its an assessment of you as an individual,demonstrating competences C, D and E in theiryour contribution as a managerso strip awayprogression. professional registration applications, Glenn says. all of the we statements and use I statements.And again, Glenn would know. As well as working on the route for IET members to become CharteredA valuable processManagers, hes recently achieved Chartered Manager himself. I saw it as an independent assessment ofThe rewards of becoming a Chartered my competence and skills as a manager, he says.Manager complement professional registration I knew it would help my career development and youre recognised for your competence as progression, and its a globally recognised award. a manager as well as an engineer. And the The quicker qualified route journey is just as valuable as the destination. Not being a registered engineer or holdingI found receiving the status was the cherry any formal management qualifications himself,on the cake, says Glenn. You learn a lot and Glenn had to apply via the experiential route.grow in confidence from the process itself. This involved an application form and telephoneWhen youre completing the application interview, followed by preparing for and undertakingform, you look back at your career, take another three-and-a-half-hour interview. pride in the milestones youve achieved, and Its a lot simpler if youre a CEng or IEng registeredthen its nice when an independent body member, he says. You just need to contact theverifies that you are a competent manager.IET, fill in an application form, get it corroborated Are you a CEng or IEng registered member? You could be close to achieving Chartered Manager.Find out more at: theiet.org/chartered-manager'