Membership
“Fellow”, “Honorary Fellow”, “Member”, ” Associate Member”, “Companion”, “Affiliate Member”. “Associate”, Student”, “Resident Member” and “Graduate Member”, mean members of respective membership classes of The Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka Queensland Chapter who are collectively referred to as MEMBERS.
“Fellow of IESL”, “Honorary Fellow of IESL”, “Member of IESL”, “Associate Member of IESL”, “Companion of IESL”, “Affiliate Member of IESL”, “Associate of IESL” and “Student of IESL” as stated in these Rules refer to the members of respective membership classes of IESL inclusive of non corporate classes of membership.
In order to become a Resident Member, the applicant shall be a resident in Queensland and provide evidence to satisfy the Committee that he/she has one or more of the following qualification/criteria.
(a) is a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng.) of Engineers Australia
(b) holds a current registration of RPEQ with the Board of Professional Engineers, Queensland, provided he/she in the past was a Fellow or a Corporate Member of the IESL
Resident membership is free
In order to become a Graduate Engineer, the applicant must hold an engineering degree from an Australian University, or an engineering degree recognised under the Washington Accord.
Graduate membership is free
Membership Eligibility Criteria Flowchart
Check to see the Membership Eligibility Criteria Flowchart to evaluate if you are eligible to become a member.
Application Process – Chapter Membership
An applicant for Membership of the Chapter must be proposed by one MEMBER (the proposer) and seconded by another MEMBER (the seconder). Of the proposer and the seconder at least one should not be a Student. An application for Membership must be:
Upon receiving an application for a class of Membership (other than for the class of a IESL Provisional Member), the Secretary, must obtain confirmation from IESL of the applicant’s membership status.
For more information about membership, please contact secretary@ieslqld.org
Reinstatement of IESL Membership
The Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka has introduced a reinstatement process for engineers who have not been able to maintain their membership for many reasons.
Please refer the following link for the Reinstatement Process.
Chartered Engineers
Stage 1 Engineers who are 1 to 3 Years in Arrears
They can pay the re-registration fee, submit an application for reinstatement and CPD records with a declaration and be reinstated in the membership subject to checking and confirmation of the availability of records in substantiation at the Secretariat and acceptance by the Council. Refer Note 02 of the Reinstatement process.
Stage 2 Engineers who are over 3 Years in Arrears
They Should apply for re-admission to membership as a new applicant and will be required to follow the process of registering as a fresh member with a new membership number. Refer Note 03 of the Reinstatement Process.
You will require to submit CV and a report of 1500 – 2000 words demonstrating the maintaining of the competences 3, 4, 5 that are evaluated for the corporate membership.
For competency 3,4 and 5 please refer pages, 7 and 45 to 47 of the Professional Review Rules below.
Associate Members
Stage 1 Engineers who are in 1-3 Years in Arrears
They can pay the re-registration fee, check the records of educational qualifications at the Secretariat, submit the application for reinstatement with the declaration and be reinstated in the Associate membership after acceptance by Council. If the associate member has been registered in any pending training programs with the IESL, he/she will have to be reinstated in such programs after the membership is reinstated.
Stage 2 Engineers who are over 3 Years in Arrears
They should apply for re-admission to the Associate membership as a new applicant and will be required to follow the whole process of registering as a fresh Associate Member with a new membership number.
Other Classes of Membership
Student Members: Membership will be reinstated after verifying the status of the studentship on production of evidence of continued enrolment in the study program.
Affiliate Members: The procedure will be similar to that for the Associate Members.
Associates and Companions: The procedure will be similar to that for the Associate Members.
Reinstatement Fees for 2019
Please refer the following link for the reinstatement fee for all classes membership in 2019.
Migrant Engineers Support Program (RMESP)
Please use below documents to apply for the Recent Migrant Engineers Support Program (RMESP) for QLD.