The Engineering Council is pleased to announce that BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has received approval to assess its members for professional registration as Engineering Technicians (EngTech). This is in addition to the Institute’s existing licence for Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Incorporated Engineer (IEng).

Engineering Council CEO Alasdair Coates said “The Engineering Council’s vision is to maintain society’s confidence and trust in the engineering profession. We achieve this through working with partners across the professional engineering community and are pleased to see BCS offering its members a pathway to EngTech registration. This underlines the importance of engineering technicians across sectors and of professional registration for all engineering roles”.

Paul Fletcher, CEO – BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT said: “This is great news. BCS is delighted to have received approval to assess our members for professional registration as EngTech.

Registration brings with it internationally recognised standards of competence and ethics – giving employers, government and society confidence in the skills and commitment of registrants”.

Details of all currently licensed professional engineering institutions can be found on our website. 

For press enquiries:    

Kate Webster, Engineering Council – kwebster@eng.org.uk, 020 3206 0567

The Engineering Council holds the national Register of Engineering Technicians (EngTech), Incorporated Engineers (IEng), Chartered Engineers (CEng) and Information and Communication Technology Technicians (ICTTech). It also sets and maintains the internationally recognised standards of competence and ethics that govern the award and retention of these titles. By this means it is able to ensure that employers, government and wider society, both at home and overseas, can have confidence in the skills and commitment of registrants. For more information visit: www.engc.org.uk