Eligibility of Corporate Member of HKICW or CIOB as TCP T3 to T1 (with academic background in civil/structural/geotechnical engineering)
Type of Building Works or Street Works	TCP T3 in AP’s Stream	TCP T3 in RSE’s Stream	TCP T3 to T2 in RGE’s Stream	TCP T3 to T1 in RC’s Stream
GIFW	Yes	N/A	No	No
Building Works with significant geotechnical content	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Foundation Works	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Street Works or all Building Works, (other than the above types of works and Minor Works)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Class I Minor Works	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Note: For eligibility of a corporate member of HKICW or CIOB as T4, please refer to TCP qualifications and experience in paragraph 8 of this Code.

2(a) A person who is an associate member of the Hong Kong Institution  of  Engineers of a relevant discipline for not less than two years may be appointed as TCP of grade T3 to T1 for street works or building works.

2(b) A person who is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Building (ACIOB) with a duly recognized higher certificate or higher diploma of the relevant prescribed qualification in Table 8.6 of this Code, and with not less than five years relevant experience, may be appointed as TCP of grade T3 in the RC’s stream to perform the corresponding work types specified in that table.

3(a) During the  early  implementation  stage  of  the  Supervision  Plan  System before 22 December 2005, site supervisory personnel who did not meet the required academic qualifications as specified in the Technical Memorandum, but had sufficient years of relevant experience as per part (a) of Table 3 (with Notes) below, attended top-up training courses organized by Vocational Training Council (VTC) or the Construction Industry Council Training Academy (CICTA) (formerly the Construction Industry Training Authority (CITA)) and acquired an Equivalent Certificate would be accepted to possess equivalent qualifications as specified in the Technical Memorandum on a permanent basis. He can be appointed as TCP of grade T3 to T1 in the respective streams in accordance with part (a) of Table 4 below.

3(b)(i)  As the industry has raised that there is shortage in the supply of TCP T1,  there is a need for organizing a “Technically Competent Person T1 Training Course”, similar to previous top-up courses, to enhance the technical ability of site supervisory personnel working in the industry but do not meet the required academic qualifications as specified in the Technical Memorandum, so that they can perform the duties of TCP T1. A person who has relevant prior experience of not less than 5 years is eligible to attend the “Technically Competent Person T1 Training Course” offered by the HK Institute of Vocational Education (HKIVE) or the Construction Industry Council Training Academy (CICTA) and upon acquiring the “TCP T1 Certificate” will be accepted to possess equivalent qualifications required for a TCP T1 on a permanent basis. He may be appointed as TCP of grade T1 in accordance with part (b) of Table 3 (with Notes) and Table 4 below.

3(b)(ii) With the introduction of minor works as a type of building works different from the major works in the Technical Memorandum, to facilitate site supervisory personnel working in the industry who do not meet the required

academic qualifications as specified in the Technical Memorandum but would like to continue their current role to supervise minor works only, if they have relevant prior experience of not less than 5 years, they would be eligible to attend the “Technically Competent Person T1 (Minor Works) Training Course” offered by the HKIVE or the CICTA and upon acquiring the “TCP T1 (Minor Works) Certificate” will be accepted to possess equivalent qualifications required for a TCP T1 for supervision of minor works only on a permanent basis. Any such person may be appointed as TCP of grade T1 for supervision of minor works only in accordance with part (b) of Table 3 (with Notes) and Table 4 below.