07-02-2017, 10:44 AM
Think we all can accept the institution is small and run mostly by volunteers. Time is precious, the Institution works hard.
However, many of the timescales seem ludicrously long. Need to apply by January to gain membership to sit an exam in October! Potentially, can we see benefit in putting a short white paper together where exam candidates have a special membership committee that also vets exam applications far closer to a "reasonable" deadline, i.e. end of July? Accept expression of interest before then to get an idea of scale and to be considered for inclusion in the "special" meeting and be given the full application pack. Also, a prescriptive set of dates of what/when candidates need to do as well as when the IRSE will notify, i.e. acceptance onto the exam, results being issued...
Some of this is in place. Some not. Comments?
Jerry
However, many of the timescales seem ludicrously long. Need to apply by January to gain membership to sit an exam in October! Potentially, can we see benefit in putting a short white paper together where exam candidates have a special membership committee that also vets exam applications far closer to a "reasonable" deadline, i.e. end of July? Accept expression of interest before then to get an idea of scale and to be considered for inclusion in the "special" meeting and be given the full application pack. Also, a prescriptive set of dates of what/when candidates need to do as well as when the IRSE will notify, i.e. acceptance onto the exam, results being issued...
Some of this is in place. Some not. Comments?
Jerry
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