HKIE Professional Assessment - Electrical Discipline study plan
HKIE Professional Assessment - Electrical Discipline · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Electrical Discipline core subject areas (Scheme "A" training)
Map the Scheme "A" core electrical syllabus against your own training record and mark every topic as strong, weak, or untested
Derive and re-derive from first principles the load schedule, diversity and maximum-demand method used in Hong Kong building services design
Solve three cable-sizing problems end to end covering voltage drop, derating for grouping and ambient temperature, and protective-device coordination
State the statutory and code basis for earthing and protective conductor sizing in low-voltage installations without notes
Your checkpoint
A one-page syllabus gap map plus a worked cable-sizing sheet with three fully annotated calculations
Electrical Discipline core subject areas (Scheme "A" training)
Explain the operating principle, protection settings and discrimination requirements of the main low-voltage distribution arrangements you have worked on
Calculate fault current at two points in a simple radial network and select breaking capacity accordingly
Describe the design and testing sequence for an equipotential bonding and earth electrode system
Compare the requirements for periodic inspection and testing of an existing installation against a new one
Your checkpoint
A two-page fault-level and protection-coordination note with hand calculations and selected device ratings
Electrical Discipline core subject areas (Scheme "A" training) & Formal training and training logbook requirements
Explain the working of transformers, induction motors and generators at the level needed to specify and commission them
Size a motor circuit including starting method, cable, contactor and overload setting for a given duty
Audit your training logbook against the Scheme "A" training objectives and list every objective lacking recorded evidence
Draft the logbook entries needed to close the three largest evidence gaps, using factual records rather than recollection
Your checkpoint
A motor circuit design sheet and a logbook gap list with draft entries for three missing objectives
Formal training and training logbook requirements
Structure your logbook so each entry states the activity, your role, the standards applied and what you learned
Write entries that demonstrate progression from supervised work to independent responsibility
Identify which training objectives require a countersigning engineer and confirm who will sign
Prepare the narrative linking your training record to the competences expected at professional assessment
Your checkpoint
A complete, countersignature-ready logbook section covering at least six training objectives
Professional practice and rules of conduct
State the core duties of a professional engineer regarding public safety, competence and honesty, and apply them to three realistic dilemmas
Explain how to handle a conflict between a client instruction and a statutory requirement, and who to escalate to
Describe the correct response when asked to sign off work you did not supervise or cannot verify
Set out your obligations on confidentiality, data handling and declaring conflicts of interest
Your checkpoint
Three written dilemma responses, each under 300 words, with the rule applied and the action taken
Professional practice and rules of conduct & Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Draft a personal CPD plan for the coming year with activities mapped to your identified competence gaps
Distinguish qualifying from non-qualifying CPD activity and justify each item in your plan
Describe how to record CPD evidence so it survives audit, including reflection on outcomes
Explain the disciplinary and registration consequences of failing to maintain competence or misrepresenting your record
Your checkpoint
A twelve-month CPD plan with at least eight activities, each with hours, rationale and evidence type
Electrical Discipline core subject areas (Scheme "A" training) & Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Revisit the weakest core electrical topics from week 1 and close at least two of them with worked practice
Explain the design and coordination of a standby or essential supply system, including changeover and testing
Complete a full timed mock under exam conditions and mark it against model answers
Update your CPD record with the learning from this week and note what the mock revealed
Your checkpoint
A marked mock result with a written analysis of every lost mark and the reason for it
Electrical Discipline core subject areas (Scheme "A" training) & Formal training and training logbook requirements & Professional practice and rules of conduct & Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Rehearse a ten-minute spoken account of your training and key projects, then tighten it after feedback
Answer rapid-fire questions across all four domains from a question set you have built yourself
Re-read your logbook and CPD plan for consistency, dates and claims you cannot defend
Confirm all documents, signatures and copies are complete and submitted ahead of the deadline
Your checkpoint
A final submission pack checklist signed off as complete, plus a rehearsed ten-minute presentation
Milestones
Week 2: You can size a cable and select a protective device for an unfamiliar circuit without reference material, and explain each step aloud
Week 4: Every Scheme "A" training objective has either recorded evidence or a dated plan to obtain it, and all required countersignatories are confirmed
Week 6: You can answer any conduct question by naming the duty owed, the party owed it to, and the action you would take
Week 8: Mock score is comfortably above your own pass threshold, all four domains have been practised, and the submission pack is complete and checked