EngTech

Becoming a registered Engineering Technician (EngTech) demonstrates your commitment to your field. It sets you apart from the competition, and shows your professional competence.

Who is it for?

Engineering Technicians work in areas such as:

• Equipment management and installation

• Operation

• Maintenance

• Incident/change/problem management, administration

• Security, fault diagnosis and fixing.

They typically work in a range of jobs that involve supporting or facilitating the use of equipment and applications by others.

Engineering Technicians can demonstrate underpinning knowledge and competence in the following:

• Applying proven techniques and procedures to practical engineering problems

• Hold supervisory or technical responsibility

• Contributing to design, development, manufacture, commissioning, decommissioning or operation

• Maintaining products, equipment, processes or services

• Showing a creative approach to your work

• Applying safe systems of working

How much does it cost?

Application fees and costs are payable at various stages throughout the registration process.

Once awarded Professional Registration, annual membership fees are payable to the ITP and Engineering Council.

Fees are as follows:

• Professional registration application fee: £85

• One off administration fee £TBC

• Engineering Council registration fee: £20.66

• Total: £105.66

To remain a member of the following professional bodies, these are the ongoing annual fees:

• ITP membership

• Engineering Council Annual Registration Fee £22.34

See our full professional registration fees for a detailed breakdown.

How do I apply?

You will need to present evidence to demonstrate your level of competence on an application form.

To demonstrate competence you must be able to show:

• Knowledge of the technologies, standards and practices relevant to the applicants area of work and having evidence of maintaining and applying this knowledge

• How you apply engineering knowledge effectively and efficiently to individual tasks which need to be undertaken in your role

• The ability to plan and manage your work effectively and efficiently

• The ability to consider and identify improvements to maintain quality of your work

• The ability work with others to explain ideas and proposals clearly and to discuss issues objectively and constructively

• The ability to act in a professional manner in your work and dealings with others, setting a standard with regard to professionalism

The list below sets out the different ways in which you may demonstrate the knowledge and understanding to underpin the competences for EngTech registration:

• Successful completion of an apprenticeship or other work-based learning programme approved by a Licensee

• Alongside appropriate working experience, holding a qualification, approved by a Licensee, in engineering or construction set at either: level 3 (or above) in the Regulated

  Qualifications Framework or National Qualifications Framework for England and Northern Ireland level 6 (or above) in the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework

  level 3 (or above) in the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales

• Alongside appropriate working experience, holding equivalent qualifications or apprenticeships accredited or approved by a Licensee, or at an equivalent level in a relevant national or international qualifications framework

To find out if your qualification is accredited for look at the list of Engineering Council accredited degrees.

Remember that formal education is just one option. If you do not hold a formal qualification, but can provide other evidence of your technical knowledge and understanding, you can still become registered. See later section for more information on work-based learning.