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  6. News

CEng

Chartered Engineer (CEng)



The Chartered Engineer (CEng) title is open to anyone who can demonstrate the required professional competences and commitment developed through education and working experience. The recognised qualifications laid down by the Engineering Council for CEng registration are:

A Bachelors degree, with Honours, in engineering or technology, accredited for CEng, plus an appropriate and accredited Masters degree or Engineering Doctorate (EngD), or appropriate further learning to Masters level

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An accredited integrated MEng degree

If you gained academic qualifications which, at the time you gained them, were recognised as the exemplifying qualifications for CEng, these are still considered to be so. To check whether your academic qualification is accredited for CEng please contact us registration@irse.org.

Chartered Engineers are able to demonstrate:

Chartered Engineers develop solutions to engineering problems using new or existing technologies, through innovation, creativity and change and have technical accountability for complex systems with significant levels of risk.

  • The theoretical knowledge to solve problems in new technologies and develop new analytical techniques
  • Successful application of the knowledge to deliver innovative products and services and/or take technical responsibility for complex engineering systems
  • Accountability for project, finance and personnel management and managing trade-offs between technical and socio-economic factors
  • Skill sets necessary to develop other technical staff
  • Effective interpersonal skills in communicating technical matters.
    Apply for Professional Registration
    To apply for, or to transfer to, Chartered Engineer (CEng) Professional Registration please complete the initial application form in the link below.
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