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Published: 01/12/2023
The UK Government’s Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has announced that the Professional Qualifications Act 2022 (PQ Act) has come into force on 1 December 2023. The impact of this Act on the Engineering Council and its Licensees will be minimal. …
Published: 16/11/2023
The UK Government’s Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has announced that the Professional Qualifications Act 2022 (PQ Act) will come into force on 1 December 2023. The impact of this Act on the Engineering Council and its Licensees will be minimal. …
Published: 25/10/2023
The prime minister, Rishi Sunak, announced a new UK-USA Mutual Recognition Agreement for engineering during his two-day visit to Washington DC for trade discussions in June. …
Published: 28/07/2023
The Engineering Council is pleased to announce the formal signing of an agreement with the Royal Netherlands Society of Engineers (KIVI) which will facilitate the mobility and recognition of engineering professionals between the UK and the Netherlands.twork in the Netherlands today. …
Published: 09/06/2023
The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has referenced a new UK-USA Mutual Recognition Agreement for engineering during his two-day visit to Washington DC for trade discussions with US President Joe Biden. …
Published: 18/04/2023
There have been some changes to the titles available through the Engineering Council and how these are awarded. The International Engineering Technician (IntETn) is now being awarded through the Engineering Council for the first time, and some aspects of the European Engineer (EUR ING) title has recently changed. …
Published: 16/12/2022
Measures announced on 30 September to prohibit the provision of services to persons connected with Russia have been implemented today, with regulations under Section 55(3) of the Sanctions Act. These measures prohibit the direct or indirect provision of engineering services, IT consultancy and design services (as well as advertising services, auditing services and architectural services) to persons connected with Russia. “Persons” in this context includes legal entities as well as individuals …
Published: 08/11/2022
Global leaders must put data scientists and broader digital skills at the centre of their climate change ambitions, the professional body for information technology has said. …
Published: 21/10/2022
The Engineering Council is pleased to announce the formal signing of new agreements with Spanish professional bodies Asociación de Ingenieros Profesionales de España (AIPE) and Agency for Qualification of Professional Engineers (AQPE), which will facilitate the mobility and recognition of engineering professionals between the UK and Spain. …
Published: 29/09/2022
The Engineering Council is pleased to announce new agreements with Spanish professional bodies Asociación de Ingenieros Profesionales de España (AIPE) and Agency for Qualification of Professional Engineers (AQPE), which will facilitate the mobility and recognition of engineering professionals between the UK and Spain. …
Published: 09/06/2022
In 2009 the Engineering Council issued a policy where all honours degrees accredited as partially meeting CEng learning outcomes from intake year 1999 were deemed to automatically have ‘dual accreditation’ for IEng and be eligible for recognition under the Sydney Accord. This policy was reviewed during 2021 and revised to more clearly differentiate between IEng and CEng accredited degrees. It was decided to revoke automatic dual accreditation. This change to policy protects the international sta …