"The UK's best engineers and technicians are likely to be members of
professional engineering institutions and are registered by the EC(UK) as
Chartered or Incorporated Engineers or as Engineering Technicians.
"Professional membership and professional registration are the hallmarks of
a professional engineer or technician.
"The Engineering Council (UK) [EC(UK)] was created on 22 March 2002. It is a
direct successor of the chartered institution first established in 1982 to
promote and regulate the engineering profession in the UK. It succeeded the
Council of Engineering Institutions, taking on responsibility for the
Register of Chartered Engineers, and the Engineers Registration Board. It
continues to run the Register of Chartered Engineers, Incorporated Engineers
and Engineering Technicians.
http://www.engc.org.uk/who_we_are/
Governance
"EC(UK) is governed by a Charter and Bye-Laws which set out its governance
and obligations."
http://www.engc.org.uk/registration/summary.asp
Their "Standards and Routes to Registration (SARTOR)" were revised in 1990
and 1997
"Chartered Engineers are concerned primarily with the progress of technology
through innovation, creativity and change. They develop and apply new
technologies; promote advanced designs and design methods; introduce new and
more efficient production techniques and marketing and construction
concepts; and pioneer new engineering services and management methods. They
may be involved with the management and direction of high-risk and resource
intensive projects. Professional judgement is a key feature of their role,
allied to the assumption of responsibility for the direction of important
tasks, including the profitable management of industrial and commercial
enterprises."
Adrian Smith
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