Chartered Engineer (CEng)

You need to complete a series of statements demonstrating how you meet the criteria for CEng registration. You also have to provide your CV and information about your experience and / or qualifications and CPD activity.

Your supporter could be an employer, client or colleague. They need to be working at your level or above and able to offer a reliable opinion of your knowledge and experience. We'll ask them to review your application before confirming their support.

Standard route
You can take this route to registration if you hold either:

• an accredited bachelor’s degree with honours in engineering or technology plus one of the following:
  • an appropriate master’s degree or engineering doctorate (EngD) accredited by a professional engineering institution
  • appropriate further learning to master’s degree level

OR

• an accredited integrated MEng degree.

Find out if your qualification is accredited for CEng at www.engc.org.uk/courses

Experiential route
If you don't hold an accredited qualification, our assessors will review your application and CV to ensure you have the knowledge and experience required to meet the registration criteria. Be sure to provide as much detail as possible in your application, including any relevant academic or vocational qualifications that you hold.

If you're unable to provide enough clear evidence to support an experiential route to CEng, we will contact you to discuss other options available to you.

Once we’ve assessed your application and your supporter has responded, you’ll be invited to meet our assessors online for a professional review interview (PRI). Our assessors will ask questions to verify your knowledge and competence. The interview usually lasts an hour. 

Professional recognition
Use your CEng post-nominal letters to confirm your new status to employers, colleagues and customers.

Continue your professional development
As a Chartered Engineer you’re required to maintain your competence and keep a record of your CPD activities. We may ask you at any time to provide your CPD record which needs to show what you learnt or achieved.

You can refer to the Engineering Council CPD Code for Registrants for guidance.

Get involved
Your knowledge, experience and opinion are valuable commodities which you can invest in BCS to support your CPD as well as the development of our industry.

• Mentoring network - inspiring another person, and seeing them progress and benefit from your insight, is a hugely rewarding experience.
• Volunteering - grow your professional network and the profile of your field, by taking an active role in the running of our membership community.