The Engineering Council is the regulatory body for the engineering profession in the UK and it maintains the internationally recognised standards of professional competence and ethics that govern the award and retention of these titles.
It holds the national registers of 235,000 Chartered Engineers (CEng), Incorporated Engineers (IEng), Engineering Technicians (EngTech) and Information and Communications Technology Technicians (ICTTech) across a range of professional engineering institutions.
Categories of registration
ICE is licensed to award three levels of registration. For further details of each category select the below links:
Routes to gaining Engineering Council registration
The standard route to obtaining Engineering Council registration through ICE will require you to be successful at one of the ICE Professional Reviews as noted below.
However, registration can also be gained by a number of the ICE non standard routes
Benefits
The benefits of registering with the Engineering Council as a Chartered Engineer (CEng), Incorporated Engineer (IEng) or Engineering Technician (EngTech).
- Identifying you as having competences that employers value
- Indicating that your competence and commitment to professionalism have been assessed by other engineering professionals
- Demonstrating that your competence may be compared with standards applicable in other parts of the world
- Confirming that your commitment to professionalism is underwritten by the support of a national engineering institution or society licensed by the Engineering Council
- International recognition of your qualifications.
For further benefits please check the Engineering Council website
Fees
Registration fees are paid annually to the professional engineering institution through which you are registered with the Engineering Council.
Find out more about the Engineering Council registration fees
Reinstatement of Engineering Council Registration
Reinstatement of your EC registration is not automatic if you have allowed it to lapse. It will depend on the length of time you have been off the Engineering Council Registration roll and will be relevant to the level of registration held at the time of it lapsing.
More information
Please contact the Admissions & Transfers team on +44 (0) 207 665 2344 or email profrev@ice.org.uk.