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 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)
There are three stages in qualifying as a Technician Member (TMICE) via the standard route.
1. Educational Base
The educational benchmark for Technician Membership and for Engineering Council registration (EngTech TMICE) is completion of either:
- BTEC National Award (Certificates or Diplomas) in Construction Pathways,
or
- ICE approved NVQ/SVQ level 3
If your academic qualification does not meet the Engineering Council benchmark, you may demonstrate that you have compensated for the shortfall in a number of other ways. See ICE 3004A for details of how you can do this.
Find out more about the ICE educational base requirements
2. Initial Professional Development
Initial Professional Development (IPD) can be satisfied by completion of an ICE Approved Training Scheme.
For this option you will need to be a Technician Graduate member of ICE which is available at s special concessionary rate. For more details and how to apply please refer to the ICE Graduates page.
Other options for IPD are:
For these options you do not need to be a Technician Graduate member, however becoming a member offers a range of benefits to help you towards professional qualification.
If you choose not to complete one of the above three options, your Lead Sponsor at Professional Review will have to authenticate your IPD. For more details please see Appendix A of ICE 3002A.
For information of Initial Professional Development, Continuing Professional Development, and Development Objectives, please read ICE 3005A and ICE 3006A. For full detail of the attributes which must be demonstrated at the Professional Review, please see Appendix A of ICE 3002A – Route to Technician Membership.
3. Professional Review - making an application
In order to become a Technician Member of ICE (TMICE) and registered with the Engineering Council as a Engineering Technician (EngTech), you will be required to successfully pass a Professional Review.
Find out more about the requirements for Professional Review
Non-standard routes to TMICE
1. Technical Report Route
If you do not have the necessary formal academic qualifications required for the most appropriate grade of membership for you but have sufficient experience within the broad area of civil engineering you could be eligible for this route. Find out more about this route.
2. European Directive Route
If you are professionally qualified as a civil engineer within the European Union, you could be eligible for this route. Find out more about this route.
ICE publication of the names of applicants for Membership (By Law 16)
Applicants' names will be published in New Civil Engineer, New Civil Engineer International and on the ICE website for a period of 28 days to allow ICE members to communicate in writing to the Director General if they have any reason to give why an applicant is not a fit and proper person to become a member. This list will be published in the membership downloads section of the website.
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.