Engineering Council UK registration

Would you like professional registration as a fire engineer? The IFE is licensed by the Engineering Council UK and, if you are appropriately qualified and experienced, you could be registered as a Chartered Engineer, an Incorporated Engineer or an Engineering Technician. If you have recently graduated and want recognition of your qualifications whilst you build your experience as a fire engineer, you could become an Interim registrant.

Chartered Engineer

Who are Chartered Engineers?
A Chartered Engineer develops solutions to engineering problems using new or existing technologies and through innovation, creativity and technical analysis. They may be accountable for complex systems with significant levels of risk. They hold a wealth of roles in the fire industry and generally have academic knowledge that is at master’s level or equivalent.

In the fire sector, Chartered Engineers include, but are not limited to, directors, chief fire officers, partners, associates, consultants, designers and senior fire engineers.

Chartered Engineers can demonstrate:

• • The theoretical knowledge to solve problems in new and established technologies and to develop new analytical techniques.
  • Successful application of the knowledge to deliver innovative products and services and/or taking technical responsibility for complex engineering systems.
  • Accountability for project, finance and personnel management and managing trade-offs between technical and socio-economic factors.
  • Leadership and development of other professional staff through management, mentoring or coaching.
  • Effective interpersonal skills in communicating technical matters.
  • Understanding of the safety and sustainability implications of their work, seeking to improve aspects where feasible.
  • Commitment to professional engineering values.

Why become a Chartered Engineer?
Achieving professional registration as a Chartered Engineer demonstrates that you are a professional and competent engineer. The letters ‘CEng’ after your name carry considerable prestige and clearly mark you out as a significant player in the world of fire engineering.  Chartered Engineers are at the forefront of meeting the world’s most pressing challenges and colleagues, customers, and the public more widely, are likely to have a higher level of confidence in you.

Chartered Engineers also benefit from:

• • Professional recognition in the global fire sector.
  • Enhanced career prospects and earning potential.
  • Access to IFE special interest groups.
  • Subscriptions to the IFP Journal and IFE newsletter.
  • Local and international CPD events and CPD tracking facilities.
  • Use of Engineering Council CEng logo.

Incorporated Engineer

Who are Incorporated Engineers?

An Incorporated Engineer maintains and manages applications of current and developing technology, and may undertake engineering design, development, manufacture, construction and operation. They hold a wealth of roles in the fire industry and generally have academic knowledge that is at bachelor’s level or equivalent.

In the fire sector, Incorporated Engineers include, but are not limited to, fire investigators, consultants, lecturers, directors and project managers.

Incorporated Engineers can demonstrate:

• The theoretical knowledge to solve problems in developed technologies using well-proven analytical techniques.
• Successful application of their knowledge to deliver engineering tasks or services using established technologies and methods.
• Contribution to the financial and planning aspects of projects or tasks and to leading and developing other professional staff.
• Effective interpersonal skills in communicating technical matters.
• The ability to specify and operate to safe systems of work and to demonstrate appropriate consideration of the principles of sustainability.
• Commitment to professional engineering values.

Why become an Incorporated Engineer?
Incorporated Engineers command respect. The letters ‘IEng’ after your name mark you out as a key member of the fire engineering profession whose work is critical to your employer’s performance and efficiency.

Incorporated Engineers benefit from:

• Professional recognition in the global fire sector.
• Enhanced career prospects and earning potential.
• Access to IFE special interest groups.
• Subscriptions to the IFP Journal and IFE newsletter.
• Local and international CPD events and CPD tracking facilities.
• Use of Engineering Council IEng logo.

Engineering Technician

Who are Engineering Technicians?
Engineering Technicians are trained specialists with practical knowledge and the ability to solve engineering problems. They hold a wealth of roles in the fire industry, particularly those responsible for the hands-on delivery of projects, and are able to demonstrate learning to NVQ/SQV level 3 or similar.

In the fire sector, engineering technicians include, but are not limited to, operational firefighters, individuals responsible for servicing an array of fire safety systems and fire risk assessors.

Engineering Technicians can demonstrate:

• • Engineering knowledge and understanding to apply technical and practical skills.
  • Evidence of their contribution to either the design, development, manufacture, commissioning, decommissioning, operation or maintenance of products, equipment, processes or services.
  • Supervisory or technical responsibility.
  • Effective interpersonal skills in communicating technical matters.
  • The ability to operate in accordance with safe systems of work and to demonstrate an appropriate understanding of the principles of sustainability.
  • Commitment to professional engineering values.

Why become an Engineering Technician?

Achieving professional registration as an Engineering Technician shows your competence, credibility, and commercial professionalism. The letters ‘EngTech’ mark you out as a skilled professional engineer, and colleagues, customers, and the public more widely, are likely to have a higher level of confidence in you.

Engineering Technicians also benefit from:

• Professional recognition in the global fire sector.
• Enhanced career prospects and earning potential.
• Access to IFE special interest groups.
• Subscriptions to the IFP Journal and IFE newsletter.
• Local and international CPD events and CPD tracking facilities.
• Use of Engineering Council EngTech logo.

For further information on registration with the Engineering Council UK, please email a full CV to us at adminstaff@ife.org.za or call Jennifer on (011) 788-4329 or 083 445 9722.