Published: 02/10/2026
Welcome to Engage, the Engineering Council’s bi-monthly eNewsletter
This October, the Engineering Council will be joined by the Science Council and Society for the Environment (SocEnv) for a first-ever collaborative webinar examining the value of professional registration across engineering, science and environmental practice.
The Engineering Council has published its Guide to Professional Registration for 2026–2027, providing the latest guidance on how engineers and technicians can achieve professional registration and demonstrate their commitment to high standards. The guide also brings together information on all Licensed Professional Engineering Institutions (LPEIs) and Professional Affiliates (PAs), helping readers find the organisation that best supports their professional journey.
New pathway highlights the growing importance of professional competence, ethics and engineering judgment in cyber security. The Engineering Council and the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec) have announced that CIISec has become the first body dedicated to cyber security to be licensed by the Engineering Council to assess candidates for professional registration.
The Engineering Council has begun a substantive review of our licensing processes, examining how they work from end to end. The review will identify areas where processes may create duplication, ambiguity or unnecessary delay, while drawing on the experience of the organisations that use them in practice.
The Engineering Council would like to congratulate the 28 distinguished registrants elected as Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering, in recognition of their contribution to engineering and society.
I chose to become professionally registered to formally recognise my engineering practice and the standards I uphold. It reflects my commitment to the profession and to continual professional development. As an educator, it is also important to lead by example and demonstrate the value of professional recognition to future engineers.
I pursued professional registration to demonstrate my competence, accountability, and commitment to high standards in fire engineering. It provides independent recognition of my skills, strengthens trust with clients and colleagues, and supports my development. Registration ensures I work responsibly and continuously improve within a discipline that directly affects public safety.
The Royal Academy of Engineering is accepting entries for its 2027 Rooke Award.
Nominations for the Royal Academy of Engineering’s 2027 Sir Frank Whittle Medal are open.