In February 2016, Licensing Manager Brian Cameron left the Engineering Council after six years with the organisation and having made a valuable contribution to licensing activities during this time. With Brian's departure, the opportunity has been used to undertake a broad review of the Engineering Council’s licensing function which will inform the appointment of a new head of the department. 

At the January and April 2016 Quality Assurance Committee meetings, the Committee agreed to renew five year licences for:

• Nuclear Institute (NI)
• Institution of Lighting Professionals (ILP)
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
• Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE)
• Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE).

In addition, the Committee has approved interim reviews for:

• Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM)
• Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS)
• Energy Institute (EI)
• British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT).

The Committee has also re-approved the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) as a Professional Affiliate of the Engineering Council.