Recognised Standards

Licensed Professional Engineering Institutions (PEIs) may contextualise the reference standards to meet the needs of particular technologies or industries with which they are concerned. 

Recognised Standards are standards derived from the UK Standard for UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence and Commitment (UK-SPEC), such as proprietary sector-specific or specialist standards published by the Engineering Council and standards derived from UK-SPEC by Licensees in accordance with our Guidance.

Recognised Standards may also be third-party standards evaluated as fully or partially meeting the requirements set out in UK-SPEC, for which exemptions may be given when assessing applicants for Engineering Council registration. Licensed PEIs shall document where a Recognised Standard is used and the exemptions that may be given within their registration procedures.

The position of Recognised Standards in relation to the reference Standards is set out in the tree diagram below.

Engineering Council Recognised Standard for the Electrician EngTech

Engineers and technicians applying for professional registration are assessed against the standards of competence and commitment set out in UK-SPEC.

Assessment is carried out by one of the professional engineering institutions licensed by the Engineering Council for this purpose.

Licensed Institutions may contextualise the generic standards to meet the needs of particular technologies or industries with which they are concerned. Where the standards are contextualised in this way, they may be published as 'Recognised Standards'.

These 'Recognised Standards' must be fully compliant with UK-SPEC. The assessment of competence and commitment must also fulfil the normal requirements of peer review, as described in UK-SPEC.

The first such Recognised Standard has been developed by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). More information about this Electrician EngTech Standard is available on the IET website, including the competence statements and educational requirements.