Currently completing my route to chartered. I've covered all steps prior to compiling my portfolio of evidence.

The guidance states I am to submit competency area 10 - Personal performance first, assuming for the IOSH PR panel to check i'm uploading evidence and reflective statements correctly. It also states to submit my 3-5000 word professional discussion paper, which is supposed to be based on my completed portfolio of evidence - which i've not yet compiled as i'm following their guidance and only submitting Area 10.

Blueprint won't allow me to submit the evidence without uploading the PDP, which I wont do until I have all the evidence compiled. Am I missing a step here? Or do I send a partially completed paper based on the evidence compiled so far?

I've emailed IOSH, but the expected response time is 5 days and I don't really want to lose momentum!!

TIA

Hi Steve

I'm with Kate - it sounds much more complex than it used to be.

Problem is that there isn't really anyone to touch base with so that you can share experiences of the process as there are so few who have gone through the new process.

Today I have an email commenting:

"[Name redacted] recently became the first person to earn Chartered membership through our professional development assessment process."

At New route produces first Chartered Member | IOSH IOSH says that the new route was introduced in August 2024, but there appears to be very little published guidance on some of the elements of what is involved.