Timeline on Transition of HKIQEP Qualification Process

Time Frame	Professional Assessment (Part I) Scope		Minimum Work Experience Requirement for Professional Membership Application
	From Accredited Programmes	Others	From Accredited Programmes	Others
Current	All sections must be completed		5 years environmental work experience for applicants with Environmental Related Degree; 10 years for other degrees
2023	All sections must be completed		5 years environmental work experience#	10 years environmental work experience
2024	Exemption in the accredited areas of their degree programmes *	All sections must be completed	5 years environmental work experience	10 years environmental work experience

^# For graduates admitted before the eligible academic years as listed in http://hkiqep.org/accredited-programmes.

* For graduates admitted during the eligible academic years as listed in http://hkiqep.org/accredited-programmes.