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Institution News
A number of members have contacted CICES HQ asking if their member status (MCInstCES) means they can call themselves a ‘chartered surveyor’. The answer is no. Due to the way individual chartered designations have historically been managed by the Privy Council, only members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors are able to describe themselves as chartered surveyors.
CICES currently awards chartered engineer status. CICES is one of a number of professional bodies able to award this status (and also incorporated engineer and engineering technician) who are all overseen by the Engineering Council. All the awarding bodies adhere to the same standards to protect the consistency of the engineering principles demonstrated by the CEng designation. Members of CICES can describe themselves as chartered if they have successfully gone through the chartered engineer application, which is also known as becoming ‘professionally registered’ with the Engineering Council. This is an additional process to the CICES membership review.
Members who have successfully completed their CICES membership review can use the designatory letters MCInstCES, which demonstrates their competence has been reviewed and endorsed by a chartered surveying institution. The MCInstCES qualification is recognised by governments, client bodies and employers globally.
The CICES membership team offers one-to-one surgeries on MS Teams. Email membership@cices.org for details.
CICES fellow Douglas Oakervee has been awarded a knighthood by HM The Queen in the 2022 New Year Honours. Sir Douglas is a former chair of both Crossrail and HS2, and led the development of Chek Lap Kok Airport in Hong Kong. In 2019 he attracted media and political attention when was tasked by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to lead a review into HS2, which he concluded should proceed.
He was president of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) between 2003-2004, and was instrumental during this time in strengthening the relationship between CICES and ICE, and has supported both institutions at many events.
Commenting on the knighthood, CICES president Stephen Slessor said: “Civil engineers and their colleagues are often unsung heroes, and it is always special to see services to infrastructure recognised at such a high level. CICES is honoured to have Sir Doug as one of our fellows, and I am truly delighted that his services to our profession have been rewarded.”
Rachel Skinner, the outgoing president of ICE, was also recognised in the honours list and awarded a CBE.
Thanks to the presenters who’ve taken part in webinars over the first half of winter: David McNeice of DWF; and Ken Salmon and Matt Grellier of Slater Heelis.
Speaker submissions for the 2022 GEO Business conference are now being accepted. The geospatial event returns to ExCeL London on 18-19 May 2022, and will once again be held in conjunction with Digital Construction Week. CICES is one of the steering partners of the event, alongside the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Survey Association, Institution of Civil Engineers and Association for Geographic Information.
Talks can cover a range of topics, including the latest survey technologies, education, heritage, highways, railways, security and climate change. www.geobusinessshow.com/call-for-speakers/
