Join the Safety and Reliability Society
- 1. Growing SaRS for the future The benefits of joining SaRS Colin Dennis Chairman of SaRS
- 2. What I am going to cover Continuing Professional Development why do we need it? How can SaRS help? What is SaRS? Why be a member? Joining SaRS helping you develop Benefits of Professional Registration Safety and Reliability Society 2017
- 3. Continuing Professional Development What is it? Its the systematic way of keeping up to date in your professional work. Why do we need it? To refresh, widen and challenge our knowledge to keep us moving forward with our career development Establish a path to join a recognised body like SaRS and potentially to professional registration Good for you Good for your organisation Good for the profession Safety and Reliability Society 2017
- 4. CPD - How can SaRS help? Help with career path planning and advice on mentoring Events and publications for learning new skills, networking and cross-industry learning Advice on progression to Professional Registration Provides recognised levels of membership (eg. Member, Fellow) to help employers and customers know the level you are working at within your professional domain. Safety and Reliability Society 2017
- 5. What is SaRS? The Safety and Reliability Society (SaRS) was formed in 1980 SaRS is a Professional Affiliate of the Engineering Council SaRS has links with many organisations including European Safety and Reliability Association (ESRA) and British Standards Institute (BSI) SaRS is run by volunteers who know and understand Safety and Reliability Its run by the members for the members It promotes Safety and Reliability learning, development and recognition across all industries in the UK and Internationally Honorary Fellows include individuals such as Lord Cullen and Mike Weightman Safety and Reliability Society 2017
- 6. Why be a member? Being part of an established professional body with recognised titles after your name: MSaRS for Members and, for the more experienced Fellows, FSaRS Broadening your horizons through cross-industry learning and knowledge transfer Access to free and discounted safety and reliability related events Keeping informed on safety and reliability developments through the regular SaRS specific newsletters and the peer reviewed quarterly Journal Raising your profile through opportunities to speak at events or on webinars and/or getting papers published in the journal Safety and Reliability Society 2017Good for you - Good for your organisation - Good for the profession
- 7. Why be a member? - and theres more Networking opportunities to establish valuable contacts and friends that are key for enhanced learning and career development Introduction to new techniques and technologies Access to advice and peer review from cross-industry experts Access to a comprehensive website, including a specific members area, which has been developed with the needs of the membership in mind www.sars.org.uk SaRS provides a route to Incorporated Engineer and Chartered Engineer registration with the Engineering Council Career path planning through mycareerpath on the website Safety and Reliability Society 2017Good for you - Good for your organisation - Good for the profession
- 8. Types of Individual Membership The Society has five grades of individual membership; Fellow Member (direct application or Experience Route to Member) Associate Member Associate Student Details on the website - www.sars.org.uk Safety and Reliability Society 2017
- 9. Membership Anyone can join SaRS as an Associate or a Student Its not just for engineers mathematicians, physicists, chemists, psychologists, sociologists, etc. working in the field can (and do) join and benefit as members Becoming a Corporate Member (MSaRS) is a straightforward process you need a good degree in a relevant subject and a minimum of two years experience in relevant S&R work Look at the guidance on the SaRS website and see - www.sars.org.uk Safety and Reliability Society 2017
- 10. Expertise The membership of the Society includes experts from both safety and reliability, from many specialisms, from a wide range of disciplines and across many industries including: Defence, Rail, Oil and gas, Transportation, Nuclear, Energy, Chemical, Aerospace, Maritime This provides a unique learning environment for: The transfer of knowledge from one industry to another Learning lessons from enquiries and incident reports that are analysed for cross-industry differences and commonalities Accessing advice and peer review from cross-industry experts Safety and Reliability Society 2017
- 11. Professional Registration Safety and Reliability engineering is a specialist area SaRS has worked hard to get Safety and Reliability expertise recognised for Professional Registration with the Engineering Council We have a route to Registration with the Society of Environmental Engineers A few words on Professional Registration Safety and Reliability Society 2017
- 12. Professional Registration Benefits of achieving Chartered status*: Improved career prospects Higher earning potential Demonstrate professional attitude to employers and customers Enhanced status leading to higher self-esteem International recognition Evidence of expertise Video *see the Engineering Council website: http://www.engc.org.uk/benefits.aspx
- 13. Affiliate Organisation Membership SaRS has 30+ Affiliate Organisation Members These include leading companies, universities and consultants who are showing their thought leadership in the field by joining SaRS SaRS provides benefits to supporting organisations such as Discounted advertising rates (recruitment or general) Entry into online Affiliate Organisation Directory Entry in quarterly Journal Affiliate Directory Free full page entry per annum in quarterly Journal Discounted delegate fees at SaRS events and co-sponsored events Discounted membership fees (subject to minimum numbers and block payment terms) A full directory of Affiliate Member Organisations can be found on the SaRS website and in the SaRS Journal Safety and Reliability Society 2017
- 14. Summary SaRS is run for the benefit of its members and for the wider development of safety, reliability and risk management practice Being a member of SaRS is recognition of your expertise SaRS provides a route to Professional Registration for S&R specialists SaRS relies on growing its membership to ensure its continued success Its never too early (or too late) to join its easy Join and get involved Good for the profession Good for you - Good for your organisation - Safety and Reliability Society 2017
- 15. Contact Details If you are interested in any aspect of SaRS please contact us - we will be happy to help: Colin Dennis chair@sars.org.uk In the office: Jacqui Christodoulou - info@sars.org.uk Thank you for your interest in the Safety and Reliability Society Safety and Reliability Society 2017