Assessment
How your application will be assessed and how long it will take
How your application will be assessed
Two suitably qualified members of the Institute’s Professional Affairs Board (PAB) will assess your application. They might ask you to submit additional information if they feel there are any areas that need clarification.
In order for your application to have the best chance of success, make sure it contains enough information for the assessors to answer positively all the following questions:
- Have you completed the necessary minimum time for professional experience (10 years) and senior professional responsibility (5 years)?
- Have you demonstrated sufficient breadth and depth of knowledge?
- Do your log book and reports contain sufficient work to enable the assessment to be done?
- Have you demonstrated sufficient experience?
- Have you demonstrated sufficient professional development?
- Have you demonstrated a systems approach to your work?
- Are your referee reports adequate and supportive?
They will also take into account:
- Your detailed job history.
- The details of your work and responsibilities over the last 10 years.
- Any awards and recognition you have received.
- Your CPD record, if you're not already Chartered.
- Your list of academic publications, published reports and books (if you have one).
- Any service to the profession of ergonomics and human factors and significant contributions to practice.
During the assessment of your application, all assessors follow specific written guidance and complete a checklist to ensure they work consistently and we maintain a clear record of your application.
We're currently updating the guidance and finalising an assessment rubric for the new PCC. Once we've finished, we'll make them available here.
Questions you might have
I already started an application before the introduction of the new PCC, do I have to start again?
No, there is a transition period until 1 September 2026 so you can continue with your current application. The assessors will look at:
- Your detailed job history.
- The details of your work and responsibilities over the last 10 years.
- Any awards and recognition you have received.
- Your CPD record, if you're not already Chartered.
- Your list of academic publications, published reports and books (if you have one).
- Any service to the profession of ergonomics and human factors and significant contributions to practice.
You will need to support your claim for eligibility with a 250 word summary, bringing your application together into a sound argument. This should not just be a list of the contents of your application but a coherent commentary that paints a picture of your professional development and achievements.
You should read these documents too before you apply to understand what the assessors are looking for, how they do their assessment, and to give yourself the best chance of success.
Download the assessor guidance.
Download the assessor checklist.
How long will the assessment process take?
That depends on several things such as the quality and completeness of your application, and the speed with which we receive your referees reports. The assessors are all volunteers so must find time to assess your application, though they will endeavour to do this as quickly as possible. If all goes well, we hope to have your application processed within 6 weeks.
If my application is successful, what happens then?
Congratulate yourself! If your application is accepted, we will let you know straight away and you will be sent confirmation of the decision. You will also get a certificate and will be able to use the post-nominal CErg.HF FCIEHF, as recognition of your professional status.
What if my application is rejected?
You will be given guidance as to the areas in which it was felt that your application was lacking, so that you get a chance to improve your application. We will help you all we can with this.