INTRODUCTION

With a mission to elevate and strengthen design engineering expertise, this webinar introduces a standardized and comprehensive structured training programme designed to guide you confidently toward passing the Professional Interview.

Gain the support you need to achieve Corporate Member status with the IEM and secure professional recognition from the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) — whether as a Professional Engineer (PE) or a Professional Engineer with a Practising Certificate (PEPC).

Tailored especially for Civil and Electrical engineers involved in design, this session will unveil our 2026 series of structured training programmes, carefully developed to equip you with the technical competence, practical insights, and strategic preparation needed to succeed.

Join us and move one step closer to professional recognition and career advancement.


BIODATA OF SPEAKERS

1.    Ir. Raftah Mahfar
        Chairman, Search Committee on Civil Engineering
        Special Committee on IEM Structured Training, Session 2025/2026

Ir. Raftah Mahfar is currently a Director of SCG Consultants Sdn. Bhd., a Structural, Civil, Infrastructure, Geotechnical and Railway engineering Consultants. She holds a Degree in Civil Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (1985) and Master of Science in Civil & Structural Engineering from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (1990). She has more than 30 years of technical experience in Geotechnical Engineering design and construction. Her projects include Upgrading of Jalan Segamat-Tangkak, Pembinaan Kompleks Istana Baru Terengganu, Slope Repair Works at Jalan Baru Naik Ke Bukit Fraser, Electrified Double Track Project Ipoh to Padang Besar and etc.

Ir. Raftah is a Professional Engineer with Practicing Certificate with the Board of Engineers, Malaysia (BEM). She is also an Interviewer and Reviewer for IEM’s Professional Interview. Ir. Raftah is active as Corporate Member of Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM). She has been a Committee member of IEM Women Engineers from year 2008, Committee member of IEM Standing Committee on Activities, Committee member of IEM Standing Committee on Professional Practice and past Committee member of IEM Standing Committee of Welfare (2012/13).

She is the Chairperson of IEM Women Engineers Sub-Committee for session 2012/2013, the Chairman of IEM Women Engineers Section for Session 2013/2014 and Section 2014/2015. She also the Chairman for WiSET 2018 conference, committee on Disaster Risk Reduction Advisory Board and Committee member for Special Committee on Structured Training.


2.    Ir. Prof. Dr Lim Yun Seng
        Chairman, Search Committee on Electrical Engineering
        Special Committee on IEM Structured Training, Session 2025/2026

Ir. Prof Dr Lim Yun Seng pursued his undergraduate studies in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), United Kingdom, in 1998. Subsequently, Lim pursued his PhD at UMIST in the area of power system from September 1998 to September 2001.

In 2002, he worked as a postdoctoral research assistant at UMIST in the area of renewable energy. Over the past 9 years, Ir. Dr Lim has secured 11 external research grants from The Ministry of Green Technology, Water and Communication, The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation as well as The Ministry of Higher Education for the research projects on smart grid and renewable energy. The total amount of research grants received so far is RM 4.33 million or USD 1.23 million.

Ir. Dr Lim has published 24 international journals with the total citations of 300 at h-index of 8. He has filed 4 patents on his inventions. One of the patents is filed with the Chinese State Intellectual Property Office. Of all his 12 postgraduate students, Ir. Dr Lim has successfully graduated 7 postgraduate students so far.


Moderator:
Ir. Hj. Mohd Radzi Salleh
Chairman, Special Committee on IEM Structured Training, Session 2025/2026


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•   FREE ADMISSION