Friday, 23 August 2019

PICE SPECIALIST ACCREDITATION

Canon Two of the PICE Manual discusses that civil engineers should not be using any specialists' title without due accreditation from the organization.

The Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) grants a specialist title to anyone who is:
  • A life member of PICE. Any regular member who is in good standing for at least ten years can apply and be verified by the National Board of Directors. Payment of Life Membership is 10,000 Php.
  • Applied and evaluated as qualified by members of responsible Specialty Division.
  • Passed the examination.

SPECIALTY DIVISIONS


  1. Construction Management and Engineering
  2. Environmental Engineering
  3. Geotechnical Engineering
  4. Structural Engineering
  5. Transportation Engineering
  6. Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering

TYPES OF TITLE ACCREDITATION


  • Type I : PRC Accredited Specialty Engineers
  • Type II: Screening and evaluation are based on experience and professional practice.

BENEFITS OF BEING A SPECIALIST


  1. Accreditation can be a tool for negotiations in pay and position.
  2. Additional credits are given to specialists in DPWH's screening and evaluation.
  3. "Peer recognition" which implies technical experience and knowhow.

CREDENTIALS TO PRE-QUALIFY


  1. Five (5) RATED years of continuous active practice in area of specialization for those working in the industry.
  2. Five (5) RATED years of teaching in area of specialization for those working in the academe.
Or either of the following:
  1. Masters degree in area of specialization with three (3) RATED years of professional practice in area of specialization.
  2. Doctorate degree in area of specialization with one (1) year of professional practice in area of specialization.

REQUIREMENTS TO PRE-QUALIFY


  1. At least 30 years old.
  2. PICE life member
  3. Required documents
    • Personal data profile
    • Record of work experience and service certified by Manager or Head of Office
    • Record of teaching load and subjects certified by the Dean
    • List of project undertaken
    • Notarized self-certification stating that the individual has no pending administrative/criminal case filed against him/her.

ADDITIONAL CREDIT


Research output or paper presented in major conventions or published in engineering journals.



Data taken from the presentation of Miriam L. Tamayo, MSCE

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