GLOBAL BENCHMARKING WITH ICE AND LIBERALIZATION

OF ENGINEERING PRACTICE IN THE ASEAN REGION

by

Ir. Dr OOI TEIK AUN

IEM AND ICE

MALAYSIA ENGINEERING PRACTICE FOLLOWS THAT OF THE

UK (ICE)

PREVIOUSLY : THE BRITISH STANDARDS ADOPTED AS

MALAYSIA STANDARDS

PRESENTLY: BRITISH STANDARDS WITHDRAWN AND

EUROCODES ADOPTED IN THE UK WITH BRITISH ANNEXES

MALAYSIA ALSO ADOPTED EUROCODES MALAYSIA

ANNEXES ARE MODELLED ON BRITISH ANNEXES

IEM TOTAL MEMBERSHIP : 27,500

ICE TOTAL MEMBERSHIP : >80,000

Prime Movers in Nation Building

INTRODUCTION TO IEM

The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (I.E.M.) is a Professional Learned Society formed in 1959.

(registered with the Registrar of Societies)

Bangunan Ingenieur

- completed in 1977

Wisma IEM

- acquired in 2007

IEM aims to be the

Premier Organization

pivotal to

Malaysia achieving

Vision 2020

Service the needs and interests of its

members and the public.

Promote sound professional engineering

practice.

Contribute towards nation building.

MISSION

Membership Total Membership as of 1st January 2012 27,448

Kedah/Perlis, 1,198

Penang, 1,491

Perak, 1,846Kelantan 910 Pahang 817

Terengganu,770Sarawak,

1,775

Miri, 297Southern,

2,094Malacca, 686

Negeri Sembilan,

812

Sabah, 1,453

HQ, 12,933

Overseas,366

GOVERNING STRUCTURE OF IEM

Qualifying body for engineering degree programmes.

1.

Qualifying body for professional registration

2.

Technical Advisory support to government and statutory bodies

3.

Training and professional development of engineers

4.

AS A QUALIFYING BODY

FOR ENGINEERING DEGREE PROGRAMMES

IEM is a member of the Engineering Accreditation

Council (EAC).

The EAC handles all matters pertaining to accreditation

of engineering degree programmes in Malaysia.

IEM is represented by 6 members in EAC including the

Deputy Chairman

1.

QUALIFYING BODY

FOR PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION 2.

TECHNICAL ADVISORY ROLE

IEM members volunteer in various Working/Technical

Committees of Ministries and government agencies to

provide input or views of engineers pertaining to issues

such as national disasters, national development etc.

Technical Committee / Working Groups

IEM members serve in drafting Committees on writing of

standards . Completed EC2, EC3 and EC7 (Part 1). IEM is

also registered as a Standards Writing Organization with

SIRIM.

Standards Writing

3.

POSITION PAPERS

IEM issues Position Papers on engineering matters that are of concern to the profession and the community

Completed to date :

POSITION PAPERS

Mitigation of Flash Floods, Erosion and Siltation

Water Quality and Cleanliness of Beaches

Energy Efficiency

Issues Related on Earthquake

Issues Related to Mitigation of Traffic Accidents & Urban Traffic Congestion

Mitigating the Risk of Landslides of Hillsite Development

Concrete Code of Practice in Local Construction Industry

Safety Against Fire in Buildings

Prevention of Collapse of Temporary Works and/or Scaffoldings

Training and Development

IEM has a Training Centre and 18 Technical

Divisions as well as 3 Special Interest Groups to

provide training and development programmes for

its members.

4.

Civil related

Civil & Structural

Geotechnical

Water Resources

Highway &

Transportation

Environmental

Tunneling &

Underground Space

Electrical related

Electrical

Electronic

Mechanical related

Mechanical

Building Services

Oil, Gas & Mining

Naval Architecture & Marine

Others

Chemical

Engineering Education

Project Management

Agricultural and Food

TECHNICAL DIVISIONS AND SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP

Special Interest Group:

Information Technology

Consultancy Engineering

Public Sector Engineers

Evening Talks

Technical Visits

Courses &

Seminars

Visits to project sites Conducted tours of

plants & factories

Short evening lectures Presented by specially

invited experienced speakers

Topics related to latest technology/ standards

Presented by local as well as international speakers

ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY IEM

MAJOR EVENTS ORGANISED IN 2011

International Conference & Exhibition on Tunnelling

and Trenchless Technology

(1 3 March 2011)

Brownfield Asia 2011 - International Conference on

Remediation Management of Contaminated Land,

11 - 14 July 2011

6th Malaysian Chem-e-car Competition 2011,

16 17 March 2011

IEM - IET Engineering Conference "Sustainable Solution

For Energy Utilization 10 - 12 October 2011

7th Asia Pacific Conference 2012 with the theme: Cradle to Cradle Structures in Transportation on 10 September 2012

- Jointly organised with IStructE, Malaysia Division - Keynote Speaker Vice President, IStructE, HK

National Forum on Benchmarking the Quality of Engineers, 16 January 2012

2nd International Green Workshop & Exhibition on

SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURES & BUILDINGS

Theme - Towards Zero Carbon Footprint

Date: 30 & 31 October 2012

Venue: Selangor Ballroom, Grand Dorsett

Subang Hotel

Supported by:

Women in Science Engineering & Technology Conference 2012, 14 16 June 2012, Hotel Istana, KL

- Theme is We Make The Difference - Jointly organised with International Network of

Women Engineers And Scientists Regional Conference 2012

IEM publishes a monthly bulletin,

JURUTERA and a quarterly technical

JOURNAL. Members are encouraged to

contribute original papers for

publication.

The new IEM portal, www.myiem.org.my

was completed in 2010.

http://www.myiem.org.my/

INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATIONS

IEM is a member of major regional and international professional engineering organizations. IEM members sit as office bearers at several of these organizations.

AFEO

WFEO

IEM is the permanent Secretariat of the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organizations (AFEO)

1.

IEM is the permanent Secretariat of the ASEAN Engineer Register (AER)

2.

IEM is currently the Secretariat of the Federation of Engineering Institutions Asia and the Pacific (FEIAP)

3.

IEM is the signatory of the Engineers Mobility Forum (EMF) and is Malaysias Secretariat in the APEC Engineer Register

4.

The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

A Consultative Forum of 21 Countries

Member Economies

Canada; USA; Russia; South Korea; Hong Kong; Japan; Philippines; Singapore; Malaysia; Thailand; Chinese Taipei; Indonesia; Australia; New Zealand

Recognition on Competency Standard of Engineering Education

Standard of Professional Practice

Standard of Practitioner Performance

Promote mobility of Professional Engineers

Recognized Engineers Education

Accredited Degree e.g. recognised by Washington Accord

Assessed Standard Professional Practice

Independent Practice Level

Status of Registration as at June 2009

Founding Members

Australia

Canada

Hong Kong China

Ireland

New Zealand

South Africa

United Kingdom

United States of America

Other Members

Japan (1999)

Malaysia (1999)

Korea (2000)

Singapore (2007)

Sri Lanka (2007)

Chinese Taipei (2009)

India (2009)

Australia 420 Canada 18 Chinese Taipei 0

Hong Kong China 44

India 0

Ireland 10

Japan 196

Korea 441

Malaysia 223

New Zealand 1318

Singapore 0

South Africa 21

Sri Lanka 57

United Kingdom 95

United States of America 60

Total 2903

The ICEs Global Vision

Civil Engineers at the heart of society,

delivering sustainable development

through knowledge, skills and

professional expertise

To be the worlds leading promoter of

civil engineering knowledge and practice

and to have the worlds finest

engineering library and resource centre

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ICE-ROUTE TO GLOBAL

ENGINEERING BENCHMARKING

ICE IN MALAYSIA

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PAST COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE:

The Late Tan Sri Datuk Ir. Prof.

Chin Fung Kee

DSc (Belfast), FICE, FIStructE, FIE (Malaysia, Spore,

Ireland), Hon FICE, Hon DSc (Glasgow, Spore), Dip.Arts,

FWA, MIWES, JMN, PSM, DMPN

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Ir. Dr. Ting Wen Hui

BEng(Malaya