Chartered engineer

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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.

Contents 1 Examples 1.1 Details 1.1.1 European countries 1.1.2 In UK 1.1.3 In Australia 2 External link

[edit] 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.

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[edit] European countries

Many European countries have similar qualifications (e.g. EurIng) which are considered, under European law, to be equivalent.

[edit] In UK

In the UK, the qualification is controlled by the Engineering Council UK and is awarded through its member societies.

[edit] 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.

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• 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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