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| Weight | 500 g |
|---|---|
| Author | H Macdonald Steels |
| Publisher | ICE Publishing |
| ISBN Number | 9780727730039 |
| Year | 2001 |
Contents
Chapter One Introduction 1
Using this book 3
The format 4
Chapter Two Management of change 7
Change management through people 8
Change and trainees 9
Change management through a training programme 11
Specific business objectives of training 13
ICE training programme as an integral part of change management 14
Speedier processes, including training and development 15
Pride in the workforce 16
Balanced workforce 16
Chapter Three Operational factors influencing the business objectives of training 18
Speedier delivery 18
Information technology 19
External criticism 20
Public perception 22
The move towards sustainability 23
Chapter Tour Influences of personnel recruitment on the business objectives of training 26
Incoming trainees 26
Loss of experience ‘off the top’ 29
Technological advance 30
Training for change 31
Flatter management structure 32
Chapter Five How ICE qualifying and training criteria fit the business objectives 34
Moving goalposts 34
Detailed alterations for Incorporated and Chartered Members 35
Comparison of management and leadership 38
Changes in 1998 (SARTOR’97 changes) 39
The Technician Member 40
‘Developing today’s professionals for tomorrow’s challenges’ (2000) 42
Simplifying the system 42
Widening the membership 44
The revised 2000 series documents (2002) 45
Earlier qualification 46
Chapter Six The Institution of Civil Engineers’ Training Scheme 47
Initial Professional Development 47
The Training Objectives 49
Transfer from old to new Objectives 50
Flexibility across the three classes of membership 51
Flexibility across the engineering professions 52
Specific Objectives 52
Equivalent objectives 54
The target 55
Chapter Seven Preparing a training scheme 57
Why train to ICE standards? 57
The Scheme – introductory statement 59
Introduction to the organisation 59
Primary objectives 60
Key personnel 61
Quarterly Review 64
Placements 65
Chapter Eight Training Agreements for the ICE’s Training System 66
Previous experience 67
Registration of Agreement 69
Target class of membership 69
Length of Agreement 70
Transfer of Agreement 71
Termination of Agreement 72
Training without an Agreement 74
Chapter Nine The mechanics of the ICE’s
Training Scheme 75
The procedures 75
Supervising Civil Engineer 75
Delegated Engineer 78
Annual Appraisal 79
Preparation for an Annual Appraisal 80
Training Review for Completion 81
Academic assessment 83
Summary 83
Chapter Ten Recruitment of trainees 85
Tradition 85
Definition of graduate 86
Recruitment strategy 86
Chapter Eleven Mentoring – the theory 90
Historical background 91
Experience of mentors 91
Mentoring is individual 93
Mentoring for change 94
The purposes of mentoring 95
The art of mentoring 95
Adapting to change 98
Why is mentoring important? 98
Chapter Twelve Mentoring in practice 100
Context of ICE training 100
The prime objective of mentoring 102
Encouraging self-development 104
Problems with the system 104
The system in practice 105
Chapter Thirteen Quarterly Reports 107
Purposes of Quarterly Reports 108
Trigger the training process 108
Personal library of experience 109
Ability to review 109
Ability to report 110
Learning from experience 111
Backlog of reports 113
Common misunderstandings 114
Chapter Fourteen Mentor response to Quarterly
Reports 115
Comments on Quarterly Reports 115
Questions, not answers 116
Examples of mentoring dialogue 118
The structure of Quarterly Reports 120
The content 121
Planning 121
The format 122
Should reports be handwritten? 123
Summary 124
Worked examples of Quarterly Report responses 125
Chapter Fifteen Monitoring progress 129
Progress towards the target 129
Progress against objectives 130
Brief details under each Objective 132
Objective review of target 133
Chapter Sixteen ICE Professional Review 135
Roles of sponsors 135
Eligibility to sponsor a candidate 135
Overview 136
Sponsors’ declaration 139
Chapter Seventeen Sponsors’ scrutiny of submission
documents 141
What must be ‘scrutinised’? 141
The forms 143
Experience report 144
Project report 145
General notes on reports 148
Chapter Eighteen Preparation for Review 150
The presentation – visual aids 150
The presentation – content 151
Preparation for the interview 153
The Written Assignment 153
Chapter Nineteen The aftermath of failure 156
Appeals procedure 158
Retaking the review 160
Chapter Twenty The Reviewers 163
Reviewers’ approach to the Review 164
The Review schedule 165
Choosing potential reviewers 165
Training new Reviewers 166
Updating existing Reviewers 167
Availability of Reviewers 168
Appendix Critique of Quarterly Report extracts 170
Index 178
