An Engine for Change - A Chronicle of the Engineering Council

190A CHRONICLE OF THE ENGINEERING COUNCILNeighbourhood EngineersNominated BodyA scheme through which volunteer RegisteredEngineers co-operate with their local schools withadvice and assistance on projects and design andtechnology.A body (usually an Engineering Institution) certified bythe EngC to assess the competence, commitment andprofessional conduct of individuals, and hence theirsuitability for admission to the EngC’s Register.Nominations and Audit Committee The EngC executive committee responsible forevaluating and recommending whether applicant bodiesshould be Licensed and, utilising the system of EngCReps, ensuring compliance with the conditions oflicensing.Professional AffiliateProfessional Associate(discontinued in 1995)Register, TheRegister, Sections of theRegister, Stages of theRegistrantWashington AccordA professional engineering body (not necessarilycomprising individual members) having a formalassociation with the EngC.A professional engineering body which cannot,or does not wish to, be Nominated or Institution-Affiliated but whose contribution to engineering iswelcomed by the EngC.The EngC listing of names and addresses of individualswho have satisfied the requirements of registration.There are three Sections of the Register:Chartered Engineer (CEng)Incorporated Engineer (IEng) EngineeringTechnician (EngTech)For each Section of the Register there are three Stages:Stage 1 – Satisfactory EducationStage 2 – Satisfactory TrainingStage 3 – Satisfactory ExperienceAn individual listed on a Section and Stage of the EngCRegister.An international agreement whereby a graduate from anaccredited engineering degree course in one of theparticipating countries is recognised in all the othercountries as possessing an academic qualification equalto their own accredited engineering degrees.© Engineering Council UK 2004