RoGEP Sponsor’s formInstitution of Civil Engineers is a Registered Charity in England & Wales (no 210252) and Scotland (SC038629)Version 2 Revision 1 – 8 February 2019

Register of Ground Engineering Professionals Sponsor’s Statement FormThe sponsor’s role

Sponsors of applications to the Register of Ground Engineering Professionals (RoGEP) are asked to complete this form.

If supporting a candidate for Technician/Practitioner/Professional Grade who is applying within 12 months of receiving their Professional Qualification letter, you need only supply an email indicating your support of their applicable Grade application. These should be sent to registers@ice.org.uk

Sponsorship is a serious undertaking and is not merely to support a colleague or friend. A sponsor acts in the capacity of a ‘competent’ person by evaluating the candidate’s professional standing and reputation. The role acts as means of protecting the values and standards of the professional bodies concerned and your profession.

The over-riding duty of all sponsors is to declare on the Sponsor’s Statement form that:

“The candidate is a fit and proper person for admission to the Register of Ground Engineering Professionals”.

Sponsors are either members of the register at a grade equal to or higher than that of the candidate or should be approved by the RoGEP Panel to be a sponsor. Should the sponsor not be a current registrant they are required to complete the Non-Registered Sponsor’s Approval Form 3932 and forward it, together with a brief two page CV, to the ICE Professionalism and Registers Executive at registers@ice.org.uk. All non-registered sponsors will have their documentation reviewed and responded to within 10 working days.

The sponsor shall not be related to the candidate.

The completed Sponsor’s Statement form should also be sent directly to registers@ice.org.uk.

Sponsor’s responsibilities and knowledge of a candidate

Sponsor’s Statements are a fundamental element in the review of a candidate’s submission. When asked to be a sponsor, please take the responsibility seriously, understand what the required attributes are, and provide useful, in-depth comments about the candidate.

There are five grades of registrants:

Registered Ground Engineering Technician Registered Ground Engineering Practitioner Registered Ground Engineering Professional Registered Ground Engineering Specialist Registered Ground Engineering Adviser

The six attributes are common across these grades but the competence level to be achieved varies according to the particular grade. All sponsors must be aware of the criteria and the competence level against which the candidate is to be assessed and provide in-depth comments against each attribute accordingly.

With the exception of those candidates applying within 12 months of Professional Qualification, all candidates are to indicate their main areas of expertise on their application form. These have been created in order to have the application assessed by assessors with similar expertise. Successful candidates are not registered under the areas of expertise but under one of the five grades only.

For a completed Sponsor’s Statement to provide any real added value to a candidate’s submission, a one-line statement noting that the candidate is, for example, ‘technically competent’ is not sufficient as this is of little use to the assessors.

This is not a personal opinion, but an informed statement measured against the relevant competencies set out in the RoGEP Guidance (Appendix A).

Sponsors must complete this form themselves and take all reasonable steps to ensure that the statements they have made are in no way misleading. Failure to do so may breach your host institution’s Rules of Professional Conduct.Please note: Documents relating to RoGEP are available at ice.org.uk/rogep

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RoGEP Sponsor’s formVersion 2 Revision 1 – 8 February 2019

CONFIDENTIAL WHEN COMPLETED - all sections to be completed by the Sponsor

Candidate’s detailsSurname       Other names       Title      

Name of host institution / professional body      

Grade of membership       Membership number      

Grade of registration applied for: Technician Practitioner Professional Specialist Adviser

Sponsor’s details

Surname       Other names       Title      

Email address      

Telephone      

Name of host institution / professional body      

Grade of membership       Membership number      

Are you a current RoGEP registrant? Yes No

If not a registrant, have you been approved to sponsor RoGEP applications?

Yes No

If you are a current registrant, or approved to sponsor RoGEP applications, please indicate your grade of registration or the grade you are approved to sponsor.

Technician Practitioner Professional Specialist Adviser

Approval to sponsor RoGEP applications

If you are not a current registrant, and have not been approved to sponsor, please request the non-registered sponsor’s approval form from registers@ice.org.uk and return it together with a brief two page CV.

Sponsor’s employment

Employer      

Position held      

Address line 1      

Address line 2      

Country       Postcode

     

Telephone      

Sponsor’s / candidate’s relationship

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I have full knowledge of the current requirements for application to RoGEP (details can be found at ice.org.uk/rogep Yes No

How long have you known the applicant?    Years    Months

Are you in regular contact with the candidate?

Yes No

What is your association with the candidate?

Current manager/supervisor Current colleague Current client

Other (please specify)      

Briefly describe your professional relationship with the applicant

     

Demonstration of attributesPlease indicate below how the candidate has demonstrated, in your experience, the criteria, as set out in Appendix A of the RoGEP guidance, relative to their grade of registration for which the candidate is applying.

1. Innovation

     

2. Technical Solutions

     

3. Integration

     

4. Risk management

     

5. Sustainability

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6. Management

     

General or concluding comments

     

Sponsor’s declarationI believe the candidate is a fit and proper person for admission to the Register of Ground Engineering Professionals. I recommend the admission of this candidate from personal knowledge of their technical and professional competence. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)The Institution of Civil Engineers and Thomas Telford Ltd maintain data on all members. We also maintain data on non-members who use our services. This will be used confidentially for normal purposes, including subscription and donation collection, mailing of publications, contract fulfilment when purchasing TTL products and services and notification of conferences and events.

Personal data relating to ICE membership may be stored securely in perpetuity for historical purposes. Personal data relating to non-members and/or TTL customers will only be held for as long as needed to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected.                                                                                                                                        

                   For more information on how and why we collect and use personal data and your rights as an individual please review the ICE Privacy Notice.

Signed       Date      

If this form has been completed and sent electronically, then the email address of the sponsor is acceptable, in lieu of a signature, if forwarded from the email account of the candidate indicated above.

This form should be sent directly to registers@ice.org.uk.

Professionalism and Registers ExecutiveInstitution of Civil Engineers, One Great George Street,

London, Westminster, SW1P 3AAT: 020 7665 2192 W: ice.org.uk/rogep

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