Accredito ICEC (testo integrale in lingua inglese)

the full certificate of Certified Cost Engineer CCE/ICECA (Esperto in Ingegneria Economica) that has been granted for the first time in 1993
the lower level certificate of Cost Engineering Practitioner CEP/ICECA (Praticante in Ingegneria Economica) that has been granted for the first time in year 2000
the accreditation of the Course in Total Cost Management. that has been granted for the first time in year.

All the above accreditation are due to expire by the end of February, 2008. he AICE is now pleased to request that all the above accreditation be renewed for five year term, namely until February, 2013.

If we refer to the previously accredited certification programmes, we note the following modification:

The body of knowledge has been updated
The formative course has been updated accordingly; the base and advanced course have been integrated in a single course, divided into six modules that can be frequented jointly or separately
Postnominals have been updated to make it possible to use them in the Italian correspondence and visit cards

Furthermore, instead of two separate examination criteria for the Practitioner and for the Expert, they have been integrated in the same framework.

B. Contact person

Reference persons for this procedure are:

dott. ing. Gianluca di Castri, President of the AICE, e-mail Questo indirizzo e-mail è protetto dallo spam bot. Abilita Javascript per vederlo. , telephone (+39) 3482727671
dott. Emanuele Banchi, Delegate of the AICE to the ICEC, e-mail Questo indirizzo e-mail è protetto dallo spam bot. Abilita Javascript per vederlo.
prof. ing. Luigi Pojaga, Honorary Chairman of the AICE, e-mail Questo indirizzo e-mail è protetto dallo spam bot. Abilita Javascript per vederlo.

The full address of the AICE is printed above.

C. Characteristics of the AICE

The AICE, Associazione Italiana di Ingegneria Economica, is a non-governmental, private society, constituted under public act, not incorporated, as per Italian law on private societies.

It is a non profit organization, fully independent in all decisions regarding the certification programmes.

D. Certifications

The full certificate of CCE/ICECA has the same purpose of all CCE certificates accredited in the world, while the lower certificate of CEP/ICECA has been created with the double purpose of

being the entry-level certificate for graduate people, who aims at becoming full CCE in the future, as well as
being the certificate for experienced undergraduate people working in total cost management.

The certified people shall have the right to use the ICEC logo according to the ICEC regulations and the postnominals CCE/ICECA or EIE/ICECA for the Experts and CEP/ICECA or PIE/ICECA for Practictioner; as an alternative, they can use the full title of

Esperto in Ingegneria Economica (certificato AICE – accreditato ICEC) or Praticante in Ingegneria Economica (certificato AICE – accreditato ICEC) in Italian
Certified Cost Engineer (certified by the AICE - accredited by the ICEC) or Cost Engineering Practitioner (certified by the AICE - accredited by the ICEC) in English.

E. Requirements

Requirement for certifications shall be in accordance to the following framework:

Academic background, up to a maximum of 200 points:
1. University Courses – 10 points per year of standard duration. One year of standard duration should have at least 180 hours of lesson, if less the points can be reduced
2. Post-University Courses – 10 points per year
3. Specific courses in cost management, cost engineering, project management and related matter – 15 points per year
4. University degree (3 or 4 years) – 100 points
5. University degree (5 years) – 150 points
6. Master (not less that 400 hours) – 50 points
7. Doctorate – 50 points
8. Seminars, minor courses – up to 10 points each
9. Congresses – 5 points per day
10. AICE – ICEC congresses – 10 points per day (IPMA and PMI congresses can be granted the same points)
Formative background in total cost management, up to a maximum of 200 points
1. Full course in Total Cost Management, accredited by the ICEC – 200 points
2. Other courses in Total Cost Management or related matter – up to 120 points
Exam, 200 points as standard (can be increased up to 300 points with honors)
Professional background and other experience, up to a maximum of 400 points:
1. full time work in total cost management, contract management, cost engineering, project management, project controls and related matter: 50 points per year
2. full time work in engineering and construction or other project oriented organisation: 25 points per year
3. other full time work: up to 20 points per year
4. teaching and lecturing: 20 points per year; up to 50 points per year if related to total cost management, contract management, cost engineering, project management, project controls and related matter
5. papers: up to 150 points total, up to 25 points for each paper
6. other activities: up to 100 points

The points required for the certification as Practitioner shall be 500, for certification as Expert shall be 750.

F. Certifying body

The certifying body, as per the bylaws of the AICE, is appointed by the Board of Directors in accordance with the requirement for the ICEC accreditation.

The certifying body reserves the right to deputise one or two members for interviews and admission session.

G. Validity

Both certifications shall be valid for 5 years. Recertification shall be allowed under simplified procedure, based on information and documents submitted by the candidate (evidence can be required) or continuing professional development.

H. Course in Total Cost Management

The full course in Total Cost Management is being organized by the AICE together with Bocconi University. It is to be held in Milano and in other Italian main towns.

The course is divided into six modules and shall cover the full body of knowledge of the AICE. The total duration shall be 240 hours.

I. Public disclosure

All examination procedures, as well as the minutes of the oral exams, shall be subject to public disclosure.

In detail:

responsibilities of the certifying body shall be defined in an official document to be issued by the AICE;
the body of knowledge is enclosed;
the programme of certification is free from any discrimination relevant to age, sex, race, religion, nationality, disability or marital status;
the application and testing procedures are subject to review to ensure that they are fair and equitable;
the tests shall be done, at least once a year, in Milano; the AICE reserves to make more sessions, in Milano or elsewhere, according to the actual number of candidates;
the test results shall be notified to the candidates within one week from the last test;
the failing persons shall be notified, under their request, about their areas of deficiency, this notification shall be oral and subject to the privacy requirement of the Italian law;
all the examination results shall be kept confidential as required by the ltalian law;
the results of the examination are subject to appeal to the Association itself, as well as to the administrative or judiciary appeal to the proper courts as provided for in the Italian laws and regulations.

The whole procedure shall also be in accordance with UNI regulation 17024 for certification of persons

J. Public responsibilities

The examinations shall be set up to ensure that the successful candidate has an adequate knowledge, skill and ability in the required fields.

The certificates are duly registered in a roaster, updated at least twice a year. This roaster is publicly accessible by written request (however, the candidates could require their names be kept confidential and not disclosed as per law no 675/1996).

The certified people shall be subject to the rules of professional discipline stated in the Association Memorandum and other related documents, even in case they are not members of the Association.

K. Referred documents