Passing the Part III professional examination admits you as a Corporate Member of the Institution (MNIStructE), a registered Structural Engineer.
Who can apply
- You are at least 25 years old.
- You hold a qualification registrable with COREN: B.Sc., B.Tech. or B.Eng. in Civil/Structural Engineering, an HND with a Postgraduate Diploma (PGD), or another cognate qualification acceptable to COREN.
- You have at least 4 years’ post-graduation experience in structural engineering, with increasing responsibility.
Procedure
- Obtain and complete the membership application form. It must be signed by two financial members of the Institution and returned to the Secretariat, with copies of your credentials, no later than two weeks before the examination date.
- Attend the Professional Review interview, where you present evidence of your training and experience.
- Candidates who meet the requirements are invited to the tutorial and examination and pay the examination entry form, examination and tutorial fees, at least one week before the examination.
- Attend the two-day tutorial at the Secretariat, 3–4 weeks before the examination. It covers how to prepare for the examination and how best to answer its questions.
- Sit the examination: a seven-hour paper on Structural Engineering Design and Practice. You answer one question from a choice of five, requiring designs in steel, concrete and other materials; the questions include a bridge design and a transmission mast or tower.
Full details, including the fee amounts, are in the Part III examination procedure (PDF).