Benefits of achieving EngTech:
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Evidence of your competence as a professional technician to employers | |
Recognition by the worldwide engineering community | |
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Ongoing career progression, as you establish your professional credentials within the industry | |
The use of the EngTech post-nominals after your name | |
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Gives you an advantage over those who have no professional registration | |
An important stepping stone in the process to become IEng for CEng |
Who can become an Engineering Technician?
In order to obtain EngTech registration you will first need to be an existing IHE member paying an annual subscription. Please refer to our website at www.theihe.org/membership if you need to apply for IHE membership.
Anyone who meets the competence and responsibility standards can become an Engineering Technician – there’s a route to suit all competent technicians.
EngTech is the most appropriate grade of Professional Registration for practitioners working on the highway on work such as: highway maintenance, temporary traffic management and highway reinstatement including road markings and linings. It is also suitable for highway practitioners working in office based roles such as: CAD technicians, application and administration of Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders (TTRO’s) and contract administration.
Many will have a BTEC Level 3 (or equivalent) or SCQF Level 6 equivalent qualification. Others will have gained the necessary skills, knowledge and experience through a non-academic route because of their practical experience in the highways industry.
How to apply
To gain Engineering Council registration, engineers and technicians prove their competence and commitment in a Professional Review of their portfolio submission to the IHE. There is normally no interview for EngTech registration.
To get started read the guidance document below for the route you wish to apply for and when you are ready click ‘Apply for EngTech’ at the bottom of this page to begin your application. You will be directed to the IHE members area where you will find a link to our Professional Registration Management Information System (PRIMS).
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| Guidance for EngTech Recognised Qualifications Route |
Guidance for EngTech Individual Route |
Update: On 3rd August we updated the EngTech Guidance documents to version 2.0. The guidance notes are the same as V1.2 except that we have separated out the different routes. You can still use v1.2 until 30th September as the application process has not changed.
What does it cost?
One-Off Application Fee – £120
*Includes initial Engineering Council EngTech registration entry fee £22.26
Annual EngTech Registration Subscription – £24.06 (2026 rates)
Resubmission Fee – Applicants required to resubmit after ratification by the Membership and Qualifications Group will pay 50% of the applicable application fee at resubmission.
Terms & Conditions
Please note: The application fee will not be refunded if you withdraw your application or you do not supply enough information for your application to be assessed.
What are the submission deadlines?
The deadlines for your Professional Review submission can be found here.
Please note: Submission deadlines are cut off dates for us accepting applications into each cohort, but do not guarantee a result by any given date.
Need help?
If you have any questions or are unsure of how to proceed please contact us by emailing ProfessionalReviews@theihe.org.
Apply for EngTech
I’m an IHE MemberIf you are an IHE Member, you can log in to the members area to start your application. |
I’m not an IHE MemberTo apply for EngTech, you’ll need to become an IHE member. |
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