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Engineering Council UK 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. 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:
Assessment for registration is typically carried out on ECUK's behalf by a '''Licensed Member''' institution. Licensed Member institutions
The City and Guilds of London Institute conducts on behalf of the Engineering Council UK a world-wide Examination for those who wish to meet the academic standard for Chartered Engineer and Incorporated Engineer,and for those overseas who wish to obtain a well respected British engineering qualification. Engineering Council UK examinations It is possible to meet Engineering Council UK's academic requirements for professional registration by taking examinations administered by the City And Guilds Institute . Examinations exist at three levels:
INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION Engineering Council UK 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) ECUK has relationships with many similar organisations world-wide. It has responsibility for the UK sections of two international registers:
European Engineer registration entitles the holder to use the European-style prefix title EurIng; International 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. REFERENCES
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