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Professional Registration with ECUK
Professional registration with ECUK
demonstrates a high level of professional
competence and commitment to the engineering profession.
There are three types of registration:
- Chartered Engineer (CEng)
- Incorporated Engineer (IEng)
- Engineering Technician (EngTech)
Short profiles of each type of registration can be found
here
Registration requires membership of a UK professional engineering institution
that is licensed to assess the applicants for registration. A list of these
institutions can be found here.
Applications for registration are made to your Institution.
Registration requires you to demonstrate appropriate competences and commitment,
which are set out in the
UK-SPEC registration standards and made
discipline-specific by the engineering institutions. The registration process
assesses your education and professional development against these standards.
Education
The UK engineering profession has accredited a large number of academic
qualifications, which either fully or partially satisfy the education
requirements for registration. These can be searched
here.
If your qualification was gained outside the UK and is not listed on our
website, it can be recognised for registration if it is accredited by a
signatory to the
Washington Accord,
Sydney Accord or
Dublin Accord, or if it is a European qualification that is recognised
by FEANI.
If you are registered on another country's section of the
International Professional Engineers (IntPE) Register or hold a
professional qualification that is recognised under
European Directives 89/48/EEC or 92/51/EEC, your education and
professional development can be recognised for registration.
If your qualifications are not recognised through any of the above means, they
will be assessed against the exemplifying standard by your Institution. If this
assessment identifies a requirement for further demonstration of education,
your Institution will provide advice and guidance as to how this can be
achieved.
Some institutions provide interim registration, which is available to applicants
who have met the educational standards for registration, but have not yet
gained the experience to be able to satisfy the professional competences for
full registration. Interim registration does not confer any professional title.
MSc Professional Engineering
This offers a route to Chartered Engineer status for working engineers without the full exemplifying qualification who are unable to commit to full-time study. Alongside a learning contract approach, employees are able to develop the required competences for professional registration at the same time as meeting the learning outcomes for the award of the MSc. Further details are available in the Guide to the MSc Professional Engineering.
Professional Development
Some institutions operate formal professional development schemes whilst others
provide mentors to assist you in your professional development with the aim of
satisfying the registration requirements. Your Institution will be able to
provide advice in this area.
Professional Review
The final stage of the registration process is the Professional Review. The
Professional Review is based on your submitted registration application and a
portfolio of supporting documentary evidence.
CEng and IEng registration will usually require a professional review interview,
undertaken by two trained representatives of your institution.
The interview will be based on your submitted application and accompanying
portfolio. The process of assessing your credentials can take up to six months,
especially if an interview is required. Costs vary between £50-£400, depending
on which institution you are a member of, the status of your qualifications and
the registration category required (CEng, IEng or EngTech).
EngTech registration may include a professional review interview.
Most institutions can arrange the professional review interview to take place
outside the UK , but London-based interviews are likely to be quicker to
obtain.