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C.WEM Work Based Learning Guidance FINAL

The document provides guidance for the Chartered Water and Environmental Manager (C.WEM) Work Based Learning Route for candidates who lack exemplifying academic qualifications but have gained substantial knowledge and understanding through work experience. It explains that candidates must submit a reflective statement mapping their work activities to the 14 mandatory competencies and provide a reference letter from a sponsor. While there is no additional interview, candidates must still complete a professional review interview to earn C.WEM status.

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C.WEM Work Based Learning Guidance FINAL

The document provides guidance for the Chartered Water and Environmental Manager (C.WEM) Work Based Learning Route for candidates who lack exemplifying academic qualifications but have gained substantial knowledge and understanding through work experience. It explains that candidates must submit a reflective statement mapping their work activities to the 14 mandatory competencies and provide a reference letter from a sponsor. While there is no additional interview, candidates must still complete a professional review interview to earn C.WEM status.

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Chartered Water and Environmental Manager (C.

WEM)

Work Based Learning Route Guidance


In addition to holding exemplifying qualifications to demonstrate the knowledge and
understanding elements of professional competence, there are other ways a candidate can
demonstrate the necessary knowledge and understanding for progression to Chartered
Membership of CIWEM (C.WEM).

CIWEM’s C.WEM Work Based Learning route provides a means of enabling very experienced
applicants who lack the exemplifying academic qualifications to demonstrate the knowledge
and understanding which they have acquired through their working experience and to
validate this against the QAA qualification descriptor for Honour’s level.

Further guidance for completing your application can be found here.

Is the Work Based Learning Route appropriate to my circumstances?


The Work Based Learning Route is suitable for experienced candidates whose qualifications
fall short of the exemplifying qualification or those who do not hold academic qualifications.

How will I demonstrate the necessary knowledge and understanding?

In addition to the standard submission, applicants are required to provide a reflective


statement describing the specific knowledge and understanding they have gained through
their work (and any other relevant activity) for each CIWEM Mandatory Competence. This
should be supported by evidence of any assessment or evaluation which has taken place.

Role of the Candidate’s Sponsor


CIWEM additionally, require a letter of support from the Candidate’s Sponsor testifying that
the individual has indeed undertaken the activities concerned and describe what the
applicant learned through them. The applicant’s Sponsor must be a Member of CIWEM or a
Chartered Member of an equivalent UK body.

Will I be interviewed as part of the Work Based Learning Route?


There is no additional interview requirement for the Work Based Learning Route however
candidates will still need to undertake a Professional Review Interview.

QAA Qualification Descriptors


The 14 CIWEM Mandatory Competences have been mapped to the QAA descriptors for
honours degree level, the following table outlines how these descriptors align to each of the

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14 Mandatory Competences. Please see here for further information:
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/quality-code/qualifications-frameworks.pdf

Descriptor 1 | A systematic understanding of key aspects of their field of study, including


acquisition of coherent and detailed knowledge, at least some of which is at, or informed by,
the forefront of defined aspects of a discipline

Descriptor 2 | An ability to deploy accurately established techniques of analysis and enquiry


within a discipline

Descriptor 3 | Conceptual understanding that enables the student: to devise and sustain
arguments, and/or to solve problems, using ideas and techniques, some of which are at the
forefront of a discipline

Descriptor 4 | Conceptual understanding that enables the student: to describe and comment
upon particular aspects of current research, or equivalent advanced scholarship, in the
discipline

Descriptor 5 | An appreciation of the uncertainty, ambiguity and limits of knowledge

Descriptor 6 | The ability to manage their own learning, and to make use of scholarly reviews
and primary sources (for example, refereed research articles and/or original materials
appropriate to the discipline).

Descriptor 7 | Apply the methods and techniques that they have learned to review,
consolidate, extend and apply their knowledge and understanding, and to initiate and carry
out projects

Descriptor 8 | Critically evaluate arguments, assumptions, abstract concepts and data (that
may be incomplete), to make judgements, and to frame appropriate questions to achieve a
solution - or identify a range of solutions - to a problem

Descriptor 9 | Communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist


and non- specialist audiences.

Descriptor 10 | The qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment requiring:

• the exercise of initiative and personal responsibility


• decision-making in complex and unpredictable contexts
• the learning ability needed to undertake appropriate further training of a professional
or equivalent nature.
C.WEM Mandatory Competencies QAA Identifier

A. Existing and emerging factors


influencing environmental and water
issues

A.1 Knowledge of wider environmental Descriptor 1, Descriptor 4


issues and trends

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A.2 Ability to develop strategies or plans to Descriptor 2, Descriptor 3

address changes in your sector

B. Planning, implementation and


evaluation of work

B.1 Ability to analyse and evaluate Descriptor 2, Descriptor 6, Descriptor 7


environmental and/or water problems

B.2 Ability to solve problems by identifying, Descriptor 3, Descriptor 8


developing and evaluating options

B.3 Ability to initiate, implement and Descriptor 5, Descriptor 7


manage change

B.4 Ability to plan and implement solutions Descriptor 7, Descriptor 8


and monitor their continuing performance

C. Safe practices and effective working


practices

C.1 Ability to manage resources effectively Descriptor 2, Descriptor 7


and efficiently

C.2 The promotion, understanding and Descriptor 1, Descriptor 7


application of Health and Safety (H&S)

C.3 Your contribution to sustainability Descriptor 2, Descriptor 4

C.4 Understanding, promotion and


application of quality enhancement and
quality assurance Descriptor 2, Descriptor 9

D. Professional ethics

D.1 Ability to communicate in English Descriptor 9

D.2 Work professionally, ethically and Descriptor 10, Descriptor 5


comply with relevant codes of conduct

E. Professional development

E.1 Demonstrate continuing professional Descriptor 5, Descriptor 6, Descriptor 10


development

E.2 Discuss your commitment to CIWEM Descriptor 10

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