This paper on "NAFEMS' Registered Analyst Scheme - Two Years On" was presented at the NAFEMS World Congress on Design, Simulation & Optimisation: Reliability & Applicability of Computational Methods - 9-11 April 1997, Stuttgart, Germany.

Summary

This paper complements that given by the same authors at the fifth NAFEMS International Conference, Amsterdam, 10 – 12 May 1995 [Ref.1], which describes the concept, objectives and structure of the NAFEMS’ Registered Analyst Scheme, then in embryonic form. It was noted then that "there remains much to do in setting up the organisation, standards and procedures" and "The main task lies in defining standards of competence and the assessment criteria ...."