Hi guys,

Been away (oversea) to work for more than a year and recently came back to work in Malaysia.
I am planning to get my Ir due to the nature of my current work (consulting).
Gone through the BEM website and also called them up to clarify but would like to get second view (BEM staff's response is typical standard answer, not too convinced) on the following doubts:

1) I am a Malaysian, hence I can utilize either Route 1 (BEM) or Route 2 (IEM) to get my Ir. While Route 2 is pretty straight forward, already there when I graduated, Route 1 is something new for me which I believe was only recently (past 2 years or so) implemented. Can I go with Route 1, if I do not have an Ir mentor in the company? (in other words, I need external mentor)

2) Having worked for 6 years already in the same industry, could I "backdate" my experience from the past for either Route 1 or Route 2? For Route 1, different company is an issue and getting an Ir to endorse my past experience will also probably be an issue. Even if both the issues are ridden of, BEM's recognition/approval of this is questionable. For Route 2, in the past, I was told that I could backdate 1 year of my lapsed experience for the logbook, is that still the case? (Pardon me, I haven't had the time to go through IEM's website yet)

Thank you in advance for all the insights.

Thanks jitshiong.

1. Provided I have such Ir, will there be any complication? (I actually worked under an Ir from different field) i.e.
a. different field - I worked 4 years under an Ir of different field, and now that I am with another company. (understood that prior approval is required for Ir of different field)
b. company letterhead - if I manage to find another Ir who could endorse my experience and growth, how do you suggest I can sort out the company letterhead requirement? the Ir will be someone who was and is not in the same company as myself. (BEM's staff told me to go through IEM)

2. Do you mean if I could write a report encompassing my 6 years experience as of now, I could get it certified by Ir and could proceed with registration without having to undergo the "professional training" process again?

Thank you.

This post has been edited by ysh_kobe: Nov 13 2017, 11:16 AM