Technician Membership (TMICE) of ICE can be awarded to a wide range of engineers practising in the broad area of civil engineering. Qualified ICE Technician Members gain a greater recognition for their skills in delivering technical solutions within civil engineering teams.
Benefits of becoming a Technician Member
There are a host of benefits to support qualified Technician Members in their civil engineering career. These include the use of the Benevolent Fund assistance and support, Access to the ICE library and the NCE as well as designatory letters TMICE and the opportunity to register with the Engineering Council as an Engineering Technician (EngTech).
Find out more about the benefits you can receive when you become a member of the ICE
Routes to becoming Technician Member (TMICE)
The Route to Technician Membership document outlines the requirements to become a Technician Member (TMICE).
There are three stages in qualifying as a Technician Member (TMICE) via the standard route.
1. Educational Base
The starting point for any aspiring member will be their educational achievement. The educational base for each membership grade is different and usually linked to a formal academic qualification, although the standard can be satisfied by a number of alternative routes
Find out more about the ICE educational base requirements
2. Initial Professional Development
Initial Professional Development (IPD) is not mandatory for TMICE but can be satisfied by:
- Completion of an ICE Approved Training Scheme
- ICE Approved NVQ/SVQ
- Self Managed Training & Experience (Career Appraisal)
Find out more about Initial Professional Development.
3. Professional Review - making an application
The third and final stage in becoming a professionally qualified Member of ICE is the Professional Review.
| Professional Review |
Membership Grade |
Engineering Council Registration |
| Technician Professional Review (TPR) |
TMICE |
EngTech |
| *Registration with the Engineering Council is subject to candidates holding the appropriate educational base and the Professional Review interview being conducted in English subject only to the provisions of the Welsh Language Act 1993 |
Find out more about the requirements for Professional Review
Non-standard routes to TMICE
If your academic qualifications do not meet the ICE requirements for Technician Membership (TMICE) or the Engineering Council's educational base for registration to become EngTech you may still be able to demonstrate that you have acquired this in a number of other ways.
More information
If you require further information please contact the admission and transfers team on t +44 (0) 207 665 2344 or e profrev@ice.org.uk.