Engineering Council UK
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The Engineering Council UK (ECUK) is the UK's regulatory authority for registration of professional Engineers and Technicians, holding a register of these and providing advice to students, engineers, employers and academic institutions on the standards for registration and procedures for registration. It responsible for the accreditation of educational and training programmes, delegating this responsibility to Licensed Member institutions. The Council's address is 10 Maltravers Street, London, WC2R 3ER, United Kingdom.
ECUK is recognised by the British Government as the national representative body of the engineering profession in the United Kingdom, working in partnership with other engineering institutions, and is a "designated authority", under the implementing regulations for Directive 89148/EEC. This directive is implemented for engineering in the UK by Statutory Instrument (SI) 1991 No 824 "The European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 1991". ECUK is a member of the European Federation of National Engineering Associations (FEANI)
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[edit] Professional registration in the UK
UK legislation is generally 'permissive' and, as such, the title 'engineer' is not protected by law. Registration by professional engineers is voluntary, and candidates are required to demonstrate a high standard of professional competence acquired through education, training and responsible experience in order to register. There are three categories of registration:
- Chartered Engineer (CEng)
- Incorporated Engineer (IEng)
- Engineering Technician (EngTech)
Assessment for registration is typically carried out on ECUK's behalf by a Licensed Member institution.
[edit] Licensed Member institutions
- Institute of Acoustics
- Royal Aeronautical Society
- Institution of Agricultural Engineers
- Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
- Institute of Cast Metals Engineers
- Institution of Chemical Engineers
- Institution of Civil Engineers
- British Computer Society
- Institution of Engineering and Technology
- The Engergy Institute
- Institution of Engineering Designers
- Society of Environmental Engineers
- Institution of Fire Engineers
- Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers
- Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management
- Institute of Highway Incorporated Engineers
- Institution of Highways and Transportation
- Institution of Lighting Engineers
- Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology
- Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
- Institute of Measurement and Control
- Institution of Mechanical Engineers
- Institution of the Motor Industry
- Royal Institution of Naval Architects
- British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing
- Institution of Nuclear Engineers
- Society of Operations Engineers
- Institute of Physics
- Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
- Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering
- Institution of Railway Signal Engineers
- Institution of Structural Engineers
- Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management
- Institution of Water Officers
- The Welding Institute
[edit] International registration
ECUK has relationships with many similar organisations world-wide. It has responsibility for the UK sections of two international registers:
- FEANI's register of European Engineers.
- The International Professional Engineer register.
European Engineer registration entitles the holder to use the European-style prefix title EurIng; Internatinal Professional Engineer registration entitles the holder to use the suffix IntPE(UK). The qualifications required for international registration are similar to those required for CEng registration.
