Requirements for the application process for senior professional titles in Beijing

1) Continuing education: This needs to be counted as class hours; is it mandatory in Beijing? Where to learn*sign up? ------It is necessary, and the duration should be over 2 years. 2) Published papers: Is it required to have published articles? ---------------------It has already been weakened; there are no applications available, and those that are submitted will definitely not be approved. 3) Patents: Are they necessary? Those who work on design are not in R&D, so there are no patents. . ------------------It’s not necessary; a patent is merely an additional advantage. It’s difficult to fare well without one, especially if one ranks low. 4) Various awards: None; it’s not clear whether they are available or not. . . ----------------------------It can be omitted; it has no impact. Is anything else needed? Could those who have gone through this process please offer some guidance? Thank you!

1. Continuing education is necessary; requirements vary among different evaluation agencies. Some of them organize training courses, while in other cases a certification of continuing education issued by your employer is sufficient. You can call for inquiries when registering； 2. It is not required to publish, but those who do publish will definitely get a higher score than those who don’t ； 3. A patent is not mandatory; it’s just a bonus factor. Things such as the First-Class Constructor certificate, registration certificates for surveying and design work, and any awards received can also be submitted as bonus factors ； 4. Currently, evaluations are based on scoring, and those with higher scores pass.

There are services for evaluating professional titles on the Zhongke Talent website; many people in our organization use this service to get their titles evaluated. As long as the organization approves it, that’s sufficient – no other requirements are needed; having the required number of years of experience is all that matters. It’s just that the cost is high. Before, to become a senior engineer one had to meet requirements related to computer skills, English proficiency, and the need to publish papers. Now, with this online evaluation system, it seems extremely easy to get such a title; it appears that senior professional titles are losing their value increasingly.

Have you passed the intermediate level? One needs 5 years of experience at the intermediate level to apply for the senior associate rank, provided all other requirements are met

For continuing education, you need to obtain a certificate in your local area or find someone to handle it online; it costs around a thousand yuan. It is preferable to have 2 provincial-level papers, one of which needs to be defended. A patent is not necessary, but it gives a bonus if one exists. The most important thing is to have work achievements; I’ve seen that the number of pages detailing such achievements for those applying for the associate senior rank is around 300–500 pages. This includes copies of various documents from the pre-signing phase for the projects you have supervised or been involved in, with requests for the relevant organizations to stamp them. What’s most frustrating is that my department refuses to stamp it, claiming it’s a matter of confidentiality; all that work on over 100 pages has been in vain.

Do papers have to be published in journals with a print version only? Are electronic journals not good enough?