CIAT Membership and SEI

Warden Dios

What a farce this bloody country is.

After completing a BER Non-Domestic course and exam I submitted the relevant documents for registration with SEI as a Level 4&5 assessor. The SEI website states that you need a Level 8 qualification to assess at Level 5. I have Level 7 and Level 9 qualifications. They accept that my Level 9 is way in excess of the Level 8 qualification but are insisting that I have a Level 8 qualification (still with me!).

However, from the SEI website:

Equivalent Qualifications
SEI acknowledges the comprehensive system with which the following professional organisations apply to the qualification of its members.
Therefore the following memberships are deemed to be equivalent to NFQ Level 8 for the purposes of registration as interim non domestic BER assessors.
Members of Engineers Ireland (EI)
1. Pass an interim non domestic qualifying examination and
2. Be a member of Engineers Ireland at grade listed as follows:
o Fellow (CEng FIEI)
o Associate (AMIEI)
o Chartered Engineer (CEng MIEI)
o Ordinary Member (MIEI)
Members ofRoyal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI)
1. Pass an interim non domestic qualifying examination and
2. Be a member of Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) at grade listed as follows::
o Fellows (FRIAI)
o Member (MRIAI)
o Associate Member
o Architectural Technician Member (RIAI Arch.Tech)
Members of Society of Chartered Surveyors (SCS)
1. Pass an interim non domestic qualifying examination and
2. Be a member of Society of Chartered Surveyors (SCS) at grade listed as follows:
o Chartered Quantity Surveyors
o Chartered Building Surveyors


Notice the absence of CIAT.

SEI accept CIAT as part of the Professional Organisation Membership requirement but are not acceptable as a Level 8 equivalent qualification.
I can get around this by going RIAI Arch Tech or even MIEI but I wanted to take the MCIAT option as it would be of more use if become self employed in the near future.

archtech

I am reliability informed that CIAT are working on the matter and have been for some time.

Mellor

The funny part is, you need a level 8 qualification or equivilent to get to MCIAT.

Also, RIAT (Tech) is about on par with TCIAT, not MCIAT.





Anyway, I wouldn't worry about the professional body part. I'd insist that they accept your level 9 quailification.

Actually, if you don't mind, what exactkly is your level 9 quailification. If its level 7 (building) and level 9 (business/management) then they are right not to accept

Warden Dios

Mellor wrote: »

The funny part is, you need a level 8 qualification or equivilent to get to MCIAT.

Also, RIAT (Tech) is about on par with TCIAT, not MCIAT.





Anyway, I wouldn't worry about the professional body part. I'd insist that they accept your level 9 quailification.

Actually, if you don't mind, what exactkly is your level 9 quailification. If its level 7 (building) and level 9 (business/management) then they are right not to accept

My level 9 qualification is a MSc:Architecture: Advanced Environmental and Energy Studies. Rather relevent you would think.:rolleyes:

Mellor

Warden Dios wrote: »

My level 9 qualification is a MSc:Architecture: Advanced Environmental and Energy Studies. Rather relevent you would think.:rolleyes:

I suppsue........................:rolleyes: