Benefits of IPENZ Membership

Benefits of IPENZ Membership

1. Professional Development Services
   Members can access IPENZ professional development courses and seminars at reduced rates
2. Professional identity and contribution
   Members can gain a sense of pride from active Membership of a self-regulating professional body.  IPENZ works actively to promote the engineering profession and advance engineering practice in New Zealand, and Members have a range of opportunities to contribute to this work, including submissions, policy development and Informatory Notes.
3. Access to IPENZ publications
   IPENZ produces a range of regular member publications, including the bi-monthly magazine Engineering Insight , monthly newsletter Engineering Dimension and weekly email newsletter Engineering-Direct.
4. Access to the results of the annual IPENZ remuneration survey
   The annual IPENZ remuneration survey provides Members with invaluable information on salary levels and movements.
5. Career information on services and career development
   In the Members’ Area of the IPENZ website there are tools to assist in recordkeeping for a potential competence-based membership application. There is also information on career planning, writing CVs and employment agreements advice.
6. The IPENZ Practice College
   If currently competent, competence-based members can join the IPENZ Practice College
7. Networking opportunities
   Members can network with peers at Branch functions and the annual Convention, through Technical Interest Groups and by participating in web-based forums and discussion groups.
8. IPENZ awards and scholarships
   Members are eligible to enter IPENZ awards and apply for IPENZ scholarships.
9. Employment opportunities
   IPENZ provides a Web-based IPENZ JobHunt service.
   
   Note: Student Membership is free but has limited access to the above benefits

Benefits of Competence-based IPENZ Memberships

• Professional Membership (MIPENZ)
  Professional Members have demonstrated their competence through an assessment by their peers and are entitled to use the post-nominal MIPENZ as a lifetime mark of professional standing and engagement with the New Zealand engineering profession. MIPENZ is internationally benchmarked.
• Technical Membership (TIPENZ)
  Technical Members have demonstrated their competence through an assessment by their peers and are entitled to use the post-nominal TIPENZ as a lifetime mark of their standing as an engineering technologist and engagement with the New Zealand engineering profession. TIPENZ is internationally benchmarked.
• Associate Membership (AIPENZ)
  Associate Members have demonstrated their competence through an assessment by their peers and are entitled to use the post-nominal AIPENZ as a lifetime mark of their standing as an engineering technician and engagement with the New Zealand engineering profession. AIPENZ is internationally benchmarked.

Benefits of Competence Registers (CPEng, IntPE(NZ))

1. Recognition of current professional competency and use of the post nominal(s)
   By the nature of reassessment, CPEng and IntPE(NZ) registration are both quality marks that indicate current competence. Registrants are entitled to use the postnominals CPEng and/or IntPE(NZ) to signify this current competence.
2. Enhanced career opportunities
   The term “professional engineer” is not restricted in New Zealand, which means that anyone can claim to be a professional engineer. CPEng is a quality mark that assures current competence to users of engineering services. Companies also use CPEng as a quality standard for clients (e.g. on tender documents).
3. Enhanced employment prospects
   CPEng is increasingly being used by New Zealand companies as a benchmark for recruitment and professional development.
4. International mobility
   The IntPE register lists those engineers meeting an international standard with slightly more specific eligibility requirements than CPEng.  When a person on the NZ section of the register seeks registration in another jurisdiction, IntPE(NZ) registration by IPENZ maximises the credit that can be gained (other than by proving competence directly within that jurisdiction).

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