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Phase 6 · Prepare for the review

Review day

What to prepare, what to bring, what is prohibited, and how the day runs online and in person.

Who this is for:Candidates at any stage

Most of what can go wrong on the day is logistical. None of it is difficult to prevent, and all of it is distracting if you have to deal with it at ten to nine.

If your review is at a venue

Institution of Civil Engineers

  • Plan your journey to arrive at least 30 minutes before the interview time, to register.
  • Dress professionally and bring ID, a personal copy of your review submission, your presentation visual aids, and a laptop if you are using one.
  • Ensure your laptop is fully charged and bring your power cable — no external power supply is provided.
  • Bring your two-page reference document for the Communication Task.
  • Your reviewers will collect you from the reception area. ICE staff give you the Communication Task details when you register, and an invigilator is present throughout.

From Incorporated and Chartered Professional Review Guidance, Institution of Civil Engineers.

If your review is online

Institution of Civil Engineers

  • Ensure you have a sufficient broadband, Wi-Fi or 4G connection, a laptop or PC with a webcam and a headset or microphone, a power supply, and a private area free from interruption.
  • Dress professionally, have your ID ready to be checked, and have your submission and drawing tools — or paper and pen — open and ready in advance.
  • Have some water with you. Join the online review at the designated time.
  • The Communication Task details are in your notification letter. Read the instructions carefully. An ICE invigilator is present throughout.

From Incorporated and Chartered Professional Review Guidance, Institution of Civil Engineers.

How the day runs

  1. Beforehand

    Finalise the presentation and keep practising

    ICE's own checklist puts this on the day-before list: finalise visual aids, continue to practise the presentation, interview and Communication Task, and prepare your two-page reference document.

  2. On arrival, or on joining

    Identity check

    In person you register and your reviewers collect you. Online your ID is checked, and at the Communication Task you state your name and membership number.

  3. First 15 minutes

    Presentation

    Seated across the table in person, or shared on screen online.

  4. Then

    Interview

    Up to 60 minutes total at IEng level, 75 at CEng level, including the presentation. Mobile devices off; recording prohibited.

  5. At the time in your letter

    Communication Task

    Be seated or joined 15 minutes early. Access details arrive by email about five minutes before the start.

  6. At the end

    Upload within 15 minutes

    Save as PDF and upload through the same page. The invigilator checks the submission for corrupted or incorrect files before you leave.

  7. Afterwards

    Wait

    Your result comes by email no later than six weeks after the review.

Prohibited, and easily forgotten

Worth doing

  • Switch off all mobile devices before the interview starts.
  • Tell ICE immediately if you spot a conflict of interest with a named reviewer.
  • Tell the invigilator if you need to leave your seat during the Communication Task.
  • Close everything except the permitted windows before the task starts.
  • Check what is visible behind you, since background effects must be off.

Avoid

  • Record any part of the review. It is prohibited, and reviewers report concerns to ICE.
  • Contact your reviewers directly, at any point, for any reason.
  • Use the internet, an AI tool, a search engine, another person or another device during the review or the task.
  • Bring reference material beyond the permitted two sides of A4.
  • Assume the venue provides power for your laptop. It does not.

The night before

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