Engineering Council

The Engineering Council grants licences to professional engineering institutions, allowing them to assess candidates for inclusion on the national register of professional engineers and technicians. They can also be licensed to accredit or approve degrees, professional development schemes, qualifications or apprenticeships.

Licensed institutions are deemed to have sufficient experience, procedures and resources to undertake the following tasks:

• Assess the competence and commitment of candidates for registration
• Monitor the continuing professional development of registrants
• Monitor the conduct of registrants 

A list of professional engineering institutions currently licensed can be found below. 

Becoming professionally registered

The first step to becoming professionally registered with the Engineering Council as EngTech, IEng, CEng or ICTTech is membership of a licensed professional engineering institution. The institution will act as the awarding body for your registration. 

When choosing which institution to contact it is best to join one closest to the discipline of engineering you work in.  They will be best placed to assess your competence for professional registration.  If you find that there are two or three suitable institutions, you might wish to join more than one, or contact all those suitable to choose which best meets your needs. 

There are many benefits of professional engineering institution membership, including:

• Recognition of the member’s professional status, which may include post-nominals
• Support and guidance with professional development, including the registration process
• Technical regional events, seminars, conferences, often at a special membership rate
• Monthly journals and other technical publications
• Access to technical library
• Careers advice
• Specialist interest groups and other networking opportunities
• Health and legal advice

Professional engineering institutions licensed to award professional registration

Although Professional Affiliates are not granted licences to award professional registration, they may register their members through an agreement with one of the licensed professional engineering institutions listed: