Certification
Certification is only conferred upon individuals who meet the strict criteria established by the IBFES. The applicant’s education, professional forensic experience, competence in technical matters and ethics issues, and general knowledge are all considered during a process of peer review, culminating in both written and oral examination. Applicants are additionally required to accept and agree to be bound by the IBFES Code of Ethics and Rules of Professional Conduct in their professional engineering science practice.
- To determine if you may be qualified to apply for certification by the IBFES, refer to the following document: Download the IBFES Information Package here (PDF).
- For application forms and instructions on the certification process, download and refer to the following document: Download the IBFES Application Package here (PDF).
Mail the $250.00 US application fee with a balance after a approval for 5 years of $550.00 US, for a total of $800.00 US/5 years. Check (Made out to INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF FORENSIC ENGINEERING SCIENCES) TO:
IBFES
80 Broadway
Hillsdale, NJ 07642
Email or via electric link send the entire application package including 3 reports to:
Edward Fronapfel, Vice President of Certifications : vp_certification@ibfes.org
Cc: Klas Haglid, President of IBFES: president@ibfes.org
Cc: Prof. Helmut G Brosz P,Eng, Director of IBFES: director1@ibfes.org
Qualifications for initial certification and recertification are found in the Certification scheme
The examination outline, suggested references, and example questions are contained in study guide.
Study Guide 2 – Avoiding Expert Challenges
Lessons Through Case Studies
Duties and associated tasks used to develop the certification examination are located in the job description.
For more information on the duties, tasks, skills, etc. that were considered in developing the examination, review the Examination Blueprint and DACUM research chart.
Forensic Engineering Scientist Screening Examination:
The IBFES Screening certification examination is designed for individuals who are actively working in a forensic engineering scientist capacity. This work may include, but is not limited to, performing site visits, engineering analysis, forensic engineering reports and studies and court room presentations to a forensic standard.