PLEASE NOTE CHANGES TO SME REGISTERED MEMBER QUALIFICATIONS EFFECTIVE January 1,2016.
In September2015 the SME Board of Directors approved the recommendations of the SME Registered Member Admissions Committee to increase the minimum years of experience for Registered Member applicants from five (5) years to seven (7) and to designate area of competency. Specific changes to existing criteria are as below:
“Applicant must have a minimum of seven (7) years of professional experience**, of which at least three (3) must have been in a position of responsibility, defined as one in which the individual was depended on for significant participation, management and decision making relevant to their respective area of competency.”
The applicant’s “Area of Competency” when signing as a QP – check appropriate boxes
- Geology
- Resource Modeling
- Geotechnical Evaluation
- Engineering, Mine Design, Infrastructure
- Metallurgy and Processing
- Environmental
- Market and Financial Analysis
- Other (please specify)
For more information on SME Registered Member program see: http://staging.smenet.org/membership/join-or-renew/sme-member-qualifications