The Engineering Council’s Standards provide a framework for the assessment of the engineering competence and commitment required for professional registration. They also provide the criteria that educational programmes must meet to be recognised (approved or accredited) by the Engineering Council.  

These Standards are internationally recognised and industry relevant.

They provide employers, their clients and the public with confidence that professionally registered engineers and technicians have met the standards set by the profession and will act in society’s best interests. Standards focus on outcomes and what individual engineers and technicians can do.

The peer assessment process of individuals and degree programmes is undertaken by Licensee and Professional Affiliates that are licensed by the Engineering Council to assess candidates for professional registration and recognise academic programmes. The application process is set out in UK-SPEC (link below). However, if you have individual questions about how to apply, please contact the most appropriate PEI for you.

The Engineering Council also publishes the educational criteria required for the different levels of professional registration, known as learning outcomes. The learning outcomes can be found in AHEP (link below), and those to be met by non-degree programmes, including apprenticeships, can be found in AAQA (link below).

The Engineering Council works with its partners across the profession to set and periodically review the Standards, which are available to view and download below: