Engineering Council

Description 

The Engineering Council is the UK regulatory body for the engineering profession with its office based in London, United Kingdom. 

Scope

The scope of the Engineering Council’s Quality Management System includes the major product and services associated with its role as the UK regulatory body for the engineering profession, namely, to hold the national registers of professional engineers and technicians and to set and maintains the internationally recognised standards of professional competence and ethics that govern the award and retention of these titles. 

Background

The Engineering Council was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1981 to regulate the engineering profession in the UK. We are governed by our Board of Trustees, which is advised by a number of executive committees. Our core purpose is to set and maintain the internationally recognised standards for the UK engineering profession, found in the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC) and the ICTTech Standard.

The documents describe the competence and commitment criteria for the professional titles:

• Engineering Technician (EngTech)
• Incorporated Engineer (IEng)
• Chartered Engineer (CEng)
• Information and Communications Technology Technician (ICTTech)

Organisation functions include Administration and Support, Education and Skills, Governance, ICT, International, Licensing, Marketing and Communications, Office Services, Operations, Professional Standards, Project Management Office and Registration.

Key & Statutory Processes

The organisation Key Processes include:

The Statutory Processes include:

We seek external provision for ICT support, financial management services and legal representation. Our executive committees are comprised of volunteers from the Engineering profession and as a result of their expert knowledge, enables the building and sharing of knowledge and good practice, and helps to shape strategy and policy.

Key Products & Services

Our Business Management System (BMS) provides our stakeholders with a range of key products and services which include:

Exclusions 

This organisation is excluded from requirement 8.3 Design and development of products and services of ISO 9001:2015 Standard.