Membership Examination Preparation Course 2025

The Surrey Regional Group is once again holding this successful series of evening classes at the University of Surrey for candidates sitting the Chartered and Incorporated Membership exams and the Chartered Membership Supplementary exam.

The course will be of benefit to those sitting the examination in the summer of 2025 and to those intending to take the examination in future years.

The course will be run on six successive Wednesday evenings from 29th October to 3rd December between 18.30 and 21.00.

On some evenings there will be separate sessions for Building Structures and Bridge candidates. Evening 3 is geared towards Building Structures candidates only.

Evening 1:

Introduction to the CM, IM and CS examinations. Examiners will talk about the marking procedure, general tips and time management. Joint Bridge and Buildings session

Evening 2:

Scheme Designs 1- Separate Bridge and Buildings sessions

Evening 3:

Scheme Designs 2, and Client Communication - Buildings candidates.

Evening 4:

Calculations - Separate Bridge and Buildings sessions.

Evening 5:

Drawings and Method Statement - Buildings candidates

Scheme Designs 2 - Bridges candidates

Evening 6:

Mock two-hour test with a choice of two building structures and one bridge question.

All course leaders and helpers are experienced practising Structural Engineers drawn from the Surrey Region membership.

You will not need any special equipment but please bring pens, notepaper and a calculator.

It will be useful to have your reference files filled in with extracts of any specific design guides, codes, load-span tables, material properties, etc.

A pad of graph paper will be useful for sketching.

The course fee of £225 will be a donation to the IStructE Benevolent Fund, after deduction of Eventbrite's fees. The presenters are giving their time freely for the benefit of the candidates and the Benevolent Fund.

If you wish to join our 2025 CM, IM & CS preparation course, please register on Eventbrite by 15th October.

Room Locations

The course will be run in the inspiring Thomas Telford Building at the University of Surrey.

Lecture Theatre A - Buildings and Bridges, evening 1

Room 40AA03 - Buildings, evenings 2 - 6

Room 39AA03 - Bridges, evenings 2 and 4-6.

Any changes to rooms will be notified by email, please check junk mail.

Parking

There is now a charge for parking in the visitors' car park which can be paid using the Ringo app. Please ensure that you read the signs and park in the correct area for visitors otherwise you may receive a penalty notice. From the car park allow for a 10 minute walk to the seminar rooms.

Queries

If you have any queries please contact [email protected]

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