Becoming a professionally registered engineer demonstrates your high standard of competence and commitment. By choosing to register, you set yourself apart as an engineer with high standards and also demonstrate your commitment to maintain that competence in the future.
Whether you’re entering the engineering profession or looking for the next step to progress your career, gaining one of the professional registration titles can allow you to enjoy the benefits of greater mobility and career progression. Registration also provides a firm foundation of ethics, sustainability and professionalism.
Registration is open to any practising engineer or technician who can demonstrate the required competence – what matters is the standard you’ve reached, not the route you took to get there.
Why get Professionally Registered?
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Attain industry recognition for your years of experience, expertise and hard work | ![]() |
Gain international recognition of competence and commitment | |
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Increase your earning potential | |
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Enjoy letters after your name |
Why choose the IHE?
- We’ve been registering engineers and technicians with the Engineering Council since 1972
- You can take advantage of our extensive highways experience and trained specialist advisors, mentors and reviewers
- We offer Professional Registration routes for all our members
- We support new and existing registrants wanting to progress
- You will get a fair but rigorous review by your peers
- We can provide you with a free career assessment if you are unsure of your route
What we offer
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Find out more about becoming a Chartered Engineer |
Find out more about becoming an Incorporated Engineer |
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Find out more about becoming an Engineering Technician |
Find out more about becoming an ICT Technician |
In addition to Engineering Council registration, the IHE is licensed by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, to award Chartered IT Professional (CITP) and Registration for IT Technicians (RITTech).
CITP and RITTech demonstrates a broad awareness across IT, a depth of knowledge in a particular area of specialism (highway engineering) and is underpinned by periodic revalidation. Holding CITP or RITTech status reflects your integrity, professionalism and dedication.
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Find out more about becoming a Chartered IT Professional |
Find out more about becoming a Registered Information Technology Technician |
How to register
As soon as you join the IHE you can look to gain your Professional Registration.
To gain the accolade of Engineering Council registration, engineers and technicians prove their competence and commitment at a Professional Review of their submission.
Our review process comprises a report of your experience backed up by evidence and presented at an interview with two registered engineers if you’re applying for CEng or IEng.
There is normally no interview for EngTech or ICTTech.
There are also Individual routes to all registered titles.
Watch this video from the Engineering Council on the benefits of Professional Registration
Transfer your Professional Registration
Any members who are Professionally Registered (EngTech, IEng or CEng) with another Engineering Council licensed Institute can transfer their registration to the IHE for FREE before November. Please contact our Membership team on membership@theihe.org to apply.