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Work experience. 2131 Civil engineers vs 0211 Engineering managers

Armenak

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Oct 9, 2013
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Hi.
I am applying as 2131 Civil engineer on FSW program.
Filling in the application I met following issue:

My experience is:
5 years as civil engineer of design department
2 years as Manager of design department
However, being a manager of design department I still do civil engineering work. I am signing all project documentation as a senior engineer. In fact I am also senior civil engineer or chief construction officer.
The question is which occupation to mention in the form.
Both 2131 Civil engineers and 0211 Engineering managers are in the list of Eligible occupations.
But the issue is getting necessary points.
As it is mentioned on CIC site, points are awarded as below:
1 year 9 points
2-3 years 11 points
4-5 years 13 points
6 or more years 15 points

Question.
How many points shall I expect if I mention 5 years as 2131 (Civil engineer) + 2 years as 0211 (Engineering manager)?
Will experience on both occupations be summed (5+2=7), resulting to 15 points or I can be awarded only 13 points for my primary occupation (5 years on civil engineering)?
If I can get only 13 points in this case do you advise not to mention experience as Engineering manager at all and mention instead of it 7 years as civil engineer?

Thanks in advance for any response.
 

ESZB

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Jun 22, 2013
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Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
2131
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21.10.2014
Hello Armenak,

You can get 15 points for the 7 years whether you choose 2131 or 0211 as primary NOC but at present you are advised to go for 2131 as primary occupation because 0211 is very close to reaching the 300 cap. If you show only experience as civil engineer (5 years) it will earn you 13 but if the 2 yr as engineering manager is added (in the form of reference letters) it will give you 15 points.

The reason for this is that once you satisfy the eligibility criterion of having atleast one year experience in the eligible occupation, any experience gained under other occupations falling in Skill level 0, A or B also gets counted towards the work experience points.

For any further query, you can PM me.

Best Regards
ESZB

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swift

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