INGENIEUR
Fig. 1: Path for diploma holder to pursue either engineering technology or
engineering degree accredited by the Board of Engineers Malaysia.
and trustworthy. Being a professional means both
having a job/career as well as acting according
to business etiquette. In other words, an expert
complies to a CoC to be a professional.
LAME GE’s are often viewed as expert and
professional. However, there is a difference
between an expert and a professional. The
difference between them is that an expert is
extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable while
a professional is of, pertaining to be, or in
accordance with the (usually high) standards of
a profession, represented by adhering to a CoC
with a typical example of LAME the field of aircraft
maintenance engineering. The licence held by a
LAME GE with its aircraft type rating shows one’s
expertise. It is clear that expert, professional
and CPD are interlinked in the development of
a LAME.
CAAM AML HOLDERS’ PATHWAY TO BE
PROFESSIONAL AT BEM
This section proposes a concise outline of the
pathways for AML holders registered at BEM
to achieve the goals of professionalising the
registered person. It also provides the general
assessment criteria and competency areas to be
assessed for the registered person.
CAAM Cat B Non-Type Rated (NTR) AML Holder
Registered as Inspector of Works
Though the IOW registration was only established
in the REA 1967 (Amendment 2015) [2] it shows
that BEM’s new amendment covers the full
spectrum of the engineering members from IOW
also known as technician, ET and GE. Based on a
BEM study, CAAM NTR AML qualifications may be
equated to a Diploma in Engineering Technology.
Therefore, an AML holder who is registered as IOW
in BEM may refer to the diagram above for the
proposed path to consider his/her progress from
IOW to ET or GE. With reference to Figure 1 above,
the registered IOW may have the option of either
pursuing a BEM accredited engineering technology
degree programme or an accredited engineering
degree programme. Depending on the individual
preference, there are people who enjoy work in the
field while others prefer to be involved in design as
they progress in their careers. For either one, the
path is clear.
CAAM Cat B Type Rated (TR) AML Holders
Registered as Engineering Technologist
LAMEs who are registered as an ET at BEM, may
continue to practise as an ET if they prefer to do
so. However, if an ET desires to be a professional
engineer, then the ET needs to qualify to register
as a GE first. Therefore, an ET needs to pursue
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