Professional registration with the Engineering Council is an internationally-recognised mark of quality. It demonstrates to employers, clients and the whole of society that you have achieved the standard of competence and commitment established by the engineering profession.

To achieve registration each individual’s competence and commitment is independently and thoroughly assessed through peer review. Academic qualifications are not a requirement - professional registration is open to any competent, practising engineer or technician.

What matters is the standards you've reached, not the route you've taken.

The engineers and technicians who achieve professional registration (registrants) are skilled professionals who have chosen to have their expertise independently verified. They are able to use post nominal letters after their names to show they hold one of these legally protected titles, demonstrating their professional status:

The first step towards professional registration is joining a Licensed Professional Engineering Institution (PEI) who can provide the information and support you need to complete registration when you're ready.

FAQs: Professional registration

FAQs: Professional registration

Need more information? Take a look at our most frequently asked questions on professional registration.

Becoming professionally registered

Becoming professionally registered

Read about the process of becoming professionally registered and find out what your next steps are.

Registration fees

Registration fees

Find the up-to-date fees for professional registration.

Fraudulent claims

Fraudulent claims

The Engineering Council has come across some fraudulent activities surrounding professional registration. Familiarise yourself with these to ensure that you don’t become a victim.

Engineering Council's professional registration statistics - 2023

Professional registration statistics

The Engineering Council has published its Annual Registration Statistics Report 2023, which allows us to present statistics on our key database.

Engineering Council education and skills

Education and skills

We support the development of high-quality programmes, including apprenticeships, training, qualifications, degrees and other educational programmes.