The Engineering Council is the UK’s regulatory body for the engineering profession and a registered charity.
Our purpose is to deliver a vital public benefit: a trustworthy and accountable engineering profession that keeps people safe, promotes responsible and sustainable development, and helps protect both society and the planet, now and for future generations.
We regulate by:
- Setting internationally recognised standards: We define the competence and commitment required of engineers and technicians through our Standards, including the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence and Commitment (UK-SPEC). We also set requirements for recognising programmes that meet the necessary learning outcomes for professional practice.
- Holding and maintaining the national Register: We hold and publish the Register of engineers and technicians who have demonstrated their competence and commitment, and who are professionally registered with titles such as Chartered Engineer (CEng), Incorporated Engineer (IEng), Engineering Technician (EngTech), and ICT Technician (ICTTech)
- Licensing professional engineering institutions: We work in close partnership with more than 50 professional engineering institutions (PEIs), which represent all sectors of engineering, and we license many of these to assess individuals for professional registration and to accredit learning and development programmes. This ensures a consistent and rigorous approach to recognising competence across the profession.
The Engineering Council operates under a Royal Charter and is governed by a Board of Trustees. This Board includes representatives from our licensed professional engineering institutions, as well as others with a strong interest in the effective regulation of the profession.
Through all of this, we help ensure the public can have confidence in the skills, integrity, and commitment of professionally registered engineers and technicians.
