Professional development
May/June 2020
CHANCE TO CHARTER A NEW COURSE Katerina Konsta and Kristina Allison both recently took the alternative route to chartered engineer status through CIBSE. Katerina outlines why it is an important step, while Kristina gives a personal view of the process THE BENEFITS: KATERINA KONSTA
Katerina Konsta, CEng MCIBSE MSLL, is a senior lighting designer at Arup and SLL representative for the North West region
If you are working in the lighting profession, perhaps a key question is why would you want to become a chartered engineer. In our view, professional registration brings value to various parties: the individual, the employer and society generally. On a personal level, becoming a chartered engineer is a means of improving career prospects and employability. It provides the individual with an enhanced status, arguably leading to higher self-esteem and career progression. Pursuing chartership also proves a commitment to continuous professional development (CPD) and equally demonstrates a professional attitude that is valued by both employer and clients. In addition, CEng status is evidence of expertise and recognition of competence independently assessed by your peers. You have the opportunity to join a community of chartered engineers, connect with other members worldwide and build new relationships with other specialists in your field. Incidentally, being a chartered engineer is also one of the accepted occupations for countersignatories. Organisations that employ professionally registered staff benefit from a globally accepted assurance that the employees have satisfied a rigorous assessment of
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From Katerina's CEng project: typical animation frame showing the simulation output of potential veiling luminance (disability glare) for helicopter pilots
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