Not yet professionally registered? We recognise a number of academic qualifications for CEng, IEng and EngTech. If you are interested in achieving professional registration with CIHT please complete an initial assessment to check your eligibility.

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Professional Registration Through Mutual Recognition Agreements

If you are a registered engineer with Engineering New Zealand, Engineers Ireland, Ordem dos Engenheiros, Asociacion de Ingeneros Profesionales de Espana (AIPE), Agency for Qualification of Professional Engineers (AQPE) or Netherlands Royal Society of Engineering (KIVI) you may be eligible to gain professional registration with CIHT and the Engineering Council UK via a mutual recognition agreement. These agreements provide exemption from some components of the assessment process, where an equivalent procedure has been completed by your home institution. You must be or become a member of CIHT at Member grade (MCIHT) or above in order to apply. 

If you are registered as CEng, IEng or EngTech with CIHT you may also be eligible to apply for mutual recognition with the listed institutions. You will need to apply directly to the relevant professional body and the CIHT education team will be happy to provide a confirmation of your current registration. Please contact education@ciht.org.uk with any queries about this.

How to apply

For the following institutions the first step in the process is to contact them to complete a pro-forma:

• Ordem dos Engenheiros
• Asociacion de Ingeneros Profesionales de Espana
• Agency for Qualification of Professional Engineers
• Netherlands Royal Society of Engineering 

Please contact education@ciht.org.uk if you need any assistance with this

To apply via a Mutual Recognition Agreements, you should submit the following documentation to education@ciht.org.uk, as one comprehensive PDF file.

• A completed Mutual Recognition Application form
• Detailed CV     
• Copies of academic qualifications/diplomas and certified translations. If your courses are not already recognised for Engineering Council registration, CIHT may need additional information about the knowledge assessment undertaken by your home institution  
• A certified copy of your professional institution membership certificate and engineering registration certificate 
• UK-SPEC Evidence Forms (500 words for each section). Please e-mail education@ciht.org.uk
  for a template.
• CPD Record (25 hours for each of the two previous years)

Submissions can be made at any time. Your application will be assessed by two CIHT reviewers and their recommendation will be presented to the Chair of the Engineering Professional Standards Panel for approval. Candidates are normally informed of their application outcome within 6 weeks.

Fee

£155.00 (payable online via your MyCIHT account once an admin check has been completed) 

CEng Registration with CIHT for IntPE

If you are registered as an International Professional Engineer (IntPE) with an International Professional Engineers Agreement (IPEA) member you can apply for a streamlined route to CEng.

IPEA members:

• Australia (Engineers Australia)
• Canada (Engineers Canada)
• Chinese Taipei (Chinese Institute of Engineers)
• Ireland (Engineers Ireland)
• Hong Kong China (The Hong Kong Institute of Engineers)
• India (Institution of Engineers India)
• Japan (Institution of Professional Engineers Japan)
• Korea (Korean Professional Engineers Association)
• Malaysia (Institution of Engineers Malaysia)
• New Zealand (Engineering New Zealand)
• South Africa (Engineering Council South Africa)
• Sri Lanka (Institution of Engineers South Africa)
• United States of America (National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying)
• Pakistan (Pakistan Engineering Council)

How to Apply

To apply for CEng as an IntPE you should submit the following documentation to education@ciht.org.uk as one comprehensive PDF file:

• A completed IntPE recognition application form
• Detailed CV
• Current CPD record showing 25 hours in each of the previous two years
• Evidence of IntPE registration
• References from two sponsors who have personal knowledge of your competence as a professional engineer
• UK-SPEC evidence forms (500 words for each section)

Submissions can be made at anytime. Your application will be assessed by two CIHT reviewers and you will be invited to attend a professional review interview.  Results are confirmed by the Engineering Professional Standards Panel.

Fee

£155.00 (payable online via your MyCIHT account once an admin check has been completed)

CIHT Members who are professionally registered as CEng, IEng or EngTech may be eligible to gain international recognition as an International Professional Engineer (IntPE), International Engineering Technologist  (IntET) or International Engineering Technician (IntETn).

 Applications are managed by Engineering Council UK  Please contact education@ciht.org.uk with any queries 

European registrants

Recognition of EEA and Swiss Qualifications

You can apply for CEng, IEng or EngTech if you hold an EEA or Swiss qualification. Accredited courses are listed on the EUR-ACE database and  Engineers Europe database

Complete an initial assessment to check you eligibility for CEng, IEng or EngTech with CIHT

Complete an initial assessment

EUR ING Registration

The Engineering Council is the UK National Member of ENGINEERS EUROPE. 

The title provides a guarantee of competence for professional engineers, in order to:

• allow practicing engineers to move within and outside the geographical area represented by ENGINEER EUROPE's member countries
• ensure mutual recognition of qualifications, should engineers wish to practice outside their own country
• encourage the continuous improvement in the quality of engineers by setting, monitoring and reviewing standards

You must be a CIHT member and registered as a Chartered Engineer or Incorporated Engineer with the Engineering Council to be eligible to apply.

EUR ING applications are now to be made directly on the application tool found on the ENGINEERS EUROPE website. This is linked from the Engineering Council's EUR ING page, where information has been updated to reflect the new application process. For any EUR ING related queries, please e-mail euring@engc.org.uk.