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Individual Routes to CEng and IEng

Welcome to this page which explains how to achieve EC registration if you do not have the right entry qualifications for the Standard route to CEng or IEng.

The Engineering Council sets benchmark academic entry standards - Masters for CEng and ordinary degree for IEng. Older pre-2001 qualifications continue to be accepted: you do not need a degree. If you don't have these qualifications, there are various routes you can follow to prove equivalent knowledge; your options include:

• Engineering Council examinations (www.engc.org.uk/education--skills) - until May 2011
• further academic learning
• work based learning (WBL) drawing on several years of experience if you have a BEng (Hons) or a BSc (Hons) in engineering or science (CEng) or an engineering HND or Foundation Degree (IEng). (See Annex 2 of Documents IE4 and CE4)
• for IEng only, you can complete 2 projects to earn 60 credits to top up an HND or Foundation Degree (See Annex 3 of IE4)
• an employer-led accredited WBL programme (www.jbm.org.uk)
• a Technical Report focused on one significant project (see Annex 4 of Document IE4 and CE4), OR
• any combination of the above.

Documents IE4 and CE4 contain tables setting out these options more clearly and How do I get Qualified lists academic top ups.

Most applicants choose either to gain further academic qualifications or to use the Technical Report option. In all cases, once you have proved equivalence, you can make a Professional Review submission.

Be sure to get advice from IHE first on what routes are best for you.

How do I confirm which is my route?

For an informal assessment, ring IHE on 020 74367487.

For a formal assessment or if we need to refer you to the Academic Standards Panel for an individual career assessment, please send the following by email:

• A CV which also explains your current responsibilities
• A copy of your academic certificates
• A list of units/modules studied
• Brief details of any final year degree project or dissertation

It helps if you can also supply a weblink or any additional information on the syllabus.

If you have overseas qualifications, first ask UK NARIC for a statement of equivalence first.

Technical Report option

For this route you, prepare a report on a scheme or a theme to demonstrate engineering knowledge to Masters (CEng) or ordinary degree (IEng) level. You match your report to the 'learning outcomes' in Annex 1 of the relevant document CE4 or IE4.

In parallel, you prepare a Professional Review submission matched to the usual EC Statements of Competence and Commitment (CE3 or IE3).

Separate interviews first on the Technical Report and then on your Review submission are normally conducted on the same day.

There are a number of steps along the way for the Technical Report option and IHE will help as much as we can with example reports and synopses and mentoring back up.

Further Learning

The further learning options for IEng are only for engineers with a recent HND or Foundation or Cognate degree. For CEng you will need a BEng (Hons) or BSc in a cognate subject or engineering or be a senior IEng. Under this route, you compile a portfolio drawing on your complete work experience to show you meet the relevant "learning outcomes". (We can supply a template to help with this). IHE assesses your application normally by interview and once successful, you complete the standard Professional Review.