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Victor Tsui CEng MIMechE MCIPHE MCIBSE

I decided to become professionally registered to enhance my credibility and demonstrate my commitment to engineering excellence. Registration signifies adherence to high standards of practice and ethics, which is essential for gaining the trust of clients and stakeholders in my role managing critical facilities.

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Engineering Council holds 2026 Summer Networking Reception for institutions

The Engineering Council hosted its annual Summer Networking Reception on 13 May at No. 4 Hamilton Place, the home of the Royal Aeronautical Engineering Society, in London.

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Pang Yiu Kei Kenji CEng MIMechE FCABE MCIBSE MAPM

Professional registration was a way to benchmark myself against international standards and demonstrate that my competence, ethics, and experience meet a recognised level.

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Publication of guidance for competence in the built environment

New guidance, Managing Competence in the Built Environment: An industry guide on how to meet the ICC principles has been published by the Industry Task and Finish Group (ITFG).

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2026 Salary Survey highlights continued salary growth for professionally registered engineers and technicians

The Engineering Council has been pleased to partner with The Engineer on its annual Salary Survey, which has been published today. It reveals that professionally registered engineers and technicians continue to command significantly higher salaries than their non-registered peers.

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Built environment apprenticeships at risk without caution in reforms

A new report from the Construction Industry Council (CIC) has warned that as reforms to simplify technical and professional apprenticeship assessment progress, high standards and clear professional pathways into the built environment sector must be preserved.

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Seema Tanwar EngTech MIET

Professional integrity means delivering accurate, safe, and sustainable engineering solutions while adhering to ethical standards. It involves transparency, accountability, and respect for public welfare. In BIM, it also means ensuring data accuracy, collaboration, and compliance with design protocols to support reliable infrastructure outcomes.

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Engineering Council refreshes brand to unite and lead the UK engineering profession through standards

The Engineering Council is introducing a refreshed brand identity, reaffirming its role as the UK’s regulatory body for the engineering profession. The new identity supports our ambition to bring greater cohesion across the engineering community and strengthen our leadership role in supporting a unified, high‑standards profession, “the promise of responsible engineering made real”.

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New £70 million Government funding announced to fix building safety gap

The UK Government has recently unveiled plans to fund building safety workforce shortages to support the building of around 1.5 million homes.

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Engage April 2026

Welcome to Engage, the Engineering Council’s bi-monthly eNewsletter.

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Maintaining professional registration through career breaks - supporting women in engineering

Women’s History Month is a time to honour the achievements of women in engineering – those who have built, designed and developed innovations; those who have broken down barriers, challenged expectations and pushed the profession forward.

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Engineering Council highlights flexible programme adjustments for exceptional circumstances

In response to the current situation affecting parts of the Middle East and recognising that some governments in the region have directed universities to transition to online learning, the Engineering Council acknowledges that higher education providers with accredited provision in affected areas may need to introduce temporary adjustments to programme delivery and assessment arrangements.

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