Our professional engineering titles are protected by civil law under our Royal Charter and can only be used by individuals currently on the national register.

Registration is renewable annually, through membership of a Licensed Professional Engineering Institution (PEI).

The Engineering Council holds the national register for the professional titles:

Professional registration is open to everyone who can:

  • Demonstrate both the competence to perform professional work to the necessary standards, and commitment to maintain their competence
  • Work within professional codes
  • Participate actively within the profession

The professional title that an engineer or technician is eligible for is often indicated by their academic and vocational qualifications as they demonstrate a candidate’s level of knowledge and understanding. However, all round professional competence will be the deciding factor and there are ways for applicants without the relevant qualifications to demonstrate that they meet the criteria for their chosen title. These can be found in UK-SPEC for CEng, IEng, EngTech and in the ICTTech Standard for ICTTech.

Please talk to your Licensed PEI for further advice.

Find further information alongside the specific benefits and eligibility criteria for each professional title below.

Engineering Council Chartered Engineers

Chartered Engineer (CEng) ›

Becoming a Chartered Engineer is obtaining the highest level of professional registration in your career. Find out more how you can achieve this here!

Engineering Council Incorporated Engineers

Incorporated Engineer (IEng) ›

Incorporated Engineers maintain and manage applications of current and developing technology. Click here to find out more.

Engineering Council Engineering Technicians

Engineering Technician (EngTech) ›

Engineering Technicians (EngTech) apply proven techniques and procedures to the solution of practical engineering problems.

Engineering Council ICTTech

Information and Communications Technology Technician (ICTTech) ›

Professionally registered ICTTechs work in a variety of environments and invaluable to a workforce. Find out more.

Engineering Council interim registration

Interim registration ›

Interim registration is a useful start to your journey towards gaining professional registration. It can give you an edge over other recently graduated engineers when applying for jobs.

Engineering Council resources and guidance

Resources and guidance ›

Our resources and guidance will help you on your journey to become professionally registered with the Engineering Council.