British Expats - Converting Qualifications & Obtaining a P.Eng

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Originally Posted by martin w (Post 8532975)

Congrats on getting the notice in and the application started!

I'm quite fortunate that I'm going under the Spouse/Family Visa as my Mrs in Canadian so I shouldn't have to worry about the Skilled Worker schemes. What is tricky is getting all our random qualifications recognised...have you had any joy with that?

I did go through as a UY and did the 1 year at Pompey, didn't know about the Masters scheme though, is that one of the distance learning ones? Does the 120 credits equate to 2/3 of the final year or is it the full final year you have to do...I'm not really all that clued up on degrees? Seems like a good way to spend some more of those ELCs! Have you managed to get to grips with all the courses and the Career Transition Workshops yet?

With regards the PEng thing, it seems to me the best advice so far is to not worry too much yet, get a job as an 'Technologist' and worry about the PEng bit when the time comes to sit back and sign of paperwork?

Really appreciate all the useful info from all of you on here, I don't feel quite so concerned about finding work now! :thumbsup: Well, not until they read my CV anyway...why can't everyone in the world write them the same way??!! :frown:

If you've got the SEMC (which I'm sure you have) and passed your MCQ it equates to 120 of the required 180 points for an MSc. Those remaining 60 points can be done either as a project or courses as run by Pompey Uni (usually valued at 15, 30 or 45 points). If you google 'learning at work' or 'Learning at work' along with Portsmouth Uni you'll get a contact number to help you further.

To get a job as a technologist you still have to pass the required exams. I was in Toronto in Feb and the feeling I got was that there are plenty of engineering jobs that do not require Technologist or PEng status. I agree it's something to crack on with once there.

As for the CV, write one up and send it to the White Ensign Assoc on HMS Belfast. Ex 2 1/2 will QA it for you at no charge (although as you are aware the format is slightly different). It certainly helped me put a decent one together - after several drafts!!

Notice is still in JPA and yet to get to Pompey Resettlement, although I have already spoken to them. 10 months to go to terminal leave.:thumbsup: