Chartered engineer is a professional qualification in Engineering (not a degree) offered by professional associations with a Royal Charter from the British monarchy, similar to the Professional Engineer in other countries.
Examples[]
Examples of such institutions are the Institution of Engineers in India, the Institution of Engineers of Ireland, and the Institution of Electrical Engineers in the UK.
Details[]
European countries[]
Many European countries have similar qualifications (e.g. EurIng) which are considered, under European law, to be equivalent.
In UK[]
In the UK, the qualification is controlled by the Engineering Council UK and is awarded through its member societies.
In Australia[]
In Australia, the Institution of Engineers, Australia controls the qualification, although it is referred to as a Chartered Professional Engineer. A chartered engineer is allowed to use the post-nominal letters CEng.
External links[]
- Engineering Council UK
- Australia
- Institution of Engineers, India
- The Institution of Engineers of Ireland
- The Institution of Electrical Engineers, UK
- The Institution of Professional Engineers, New Zealand
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