Education
Initial Professional Development (IPD) Accreditation Assessor
The Professional Development Standards Committee (PDSC) plays a crucial role in the engineering community by setting and maintaining the Institution’s standards for Initial Professional Development. It ensures that the training provided by companies delivering IMechE-accredited schemes to Developing Engineers is both monitored and credible, following a structured program agreed upon by all stakeholders. This is primarily achieved through the accreditation process.
The PDSC conducts accreditation assessments of organisations that implement the Monitored Professional Development Scheme (MPDS). These assessments are conducted by members of the PDSC who work alongside a dedicated group of assessors as accreditation visit panel chairs.
Requirements and training
Attend a training day virtually or at IMechE HQ. GDPR training.
If not already a member of the IPD Accreditation Panel, complete your Accreditation Panel Chair training within 12 months which includes:
Observing a minimum of two company MPDS Accreditation visits (conducted either virtually or In-Person)
Being observed by an experienced Accreditation Panel Chair, carrying out a further MPDS Accreditation visit
Attend a formal training session conducted either virtually or at IMechE HQ
Successful applicants will be selected by the PDSC.
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