Engineering Council

Professional registration provides a benchmark through which the public, employers and their clients can have confidence and trust that registered engineers and technicians have met globally recognised professional standards.

To achieve registration each individual’s competence and commitment is independently and thoroughly assessed by their peers.

Registrants possess and maintain the knowledge, skills and commitment required to meet the engineering and technological needs of today, whilst also catering for the needs of future generations. Professional registration therefore underpins the systems and processes that ensure the current and future safeguarding of society.

There are currently nearly 223,000 people professionally registered as:

• Engineering Technician (EngTech)
• Incorporated Engineer (IEng)
• Chartered Engineer (CEng)
• Information and Communications Technology Technician (ICTTech)

In order to gain these titles applicants first join a relevant professional engineering institution licensed by the Engineering Council to assess candidates.

The figure above includes 6,000 engineers and technicians on the national Register who only hold interim titles, having registered their intention to work towards one of the professional titles above.

Find out more about becoming professionally registered and the benefits for your career, from our 'Professional registration' leaflet.

For more information about how the composition of the Register is changing over time, view our Registration Statistics page.