PRI preparation course

Date & Time

17 September 2026
17:30 - 19:15 GMT

Location

Online

Price

£65
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PRI preparation course

Regional

Date & Time

17 September 2026
17:30 - 19:15 GMT

Location

Online

Price

£65

Availability

Places available

Preparation course for the IStructE’s Professional Review Interview (PRI).

This comprehensive course, delivered through a single session, is designed to provide guidance on sitting the IStructE’s Professional Review Interview (PRI). The key aim is to enable the attendees to plan their preparation and approach the interview with confidence.
The PRI is one of two essential elements in Institution Professional Review process to gain the Chartered structural engineer title and obtaining the MIStructE. Passing the interview will enable to successful candidate to obtain the CEng via the Engineering Council.

The interview tests that candidates have satisfied all the core objectives within your Initial Professional Development (IPD) to the set level of competency. This course will aim to give the candidate an overview of the interview format and guidance on the requirements set by the Institution. The workshop style course is facilitated by experienced interviewers who will discuss the portfolio format, the initial presentation and all of the core objectives.
An engineer who passed the PRI will share their recent experience on how they prepared and any tips. The attendees will have opportunity to ask questions to the panel of trainers.

Pre-course requirements
None 

Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, you should be able to:

  • Plan your own preparation for the interview
  • Understand how to create the portfolio to be submitted ahead of the interview
  • Recognise what is required to satisfy the required level of experience and ability for each objective
  • Employ communications skills to use during the interview


The cost of the course will be £65 and numbers will be limited to 30 places

Speakers

Francesco Ferrari, MIStrcutE

Ing. Francesco Ferrari CEng MIStrcutE MICE AMSFE is a an associate structural engineer in Arup with over 20 years of experience in delivering challenging international projects. He has been a PRI interviewer for 13 years and is the current chair of the South Eastern Counties hub.

Toby Robison, FIStructE

Toby Robison CEng FIStructE is a project director at Mott MacDonald with consulting engineers with over 20 years’ experience of designing a wide range of buildings in many sectors. He was personally involved in creating guidance by the IStructE for the PRI.

Guusje Ubachs, AIStructE

Guusje Ubachs AIStructE is a structural engineer in Arup with experience in a range of complex building projects across multiple sectors. She was successful in passing the PRI earlier last year.

Additional attendee information

Intended for:

Graduate students 

Graduate engineers 

Mid-career engineers

 

Contact

Email - [email protected]

Name - Francesco Ferrari

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