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Recognition outside the UK

Degree programmes from UK universities that are accredited for the Engineering Council can be recognised under the or Accord. To find
out if your degree programme is accredited look it up on our .

No. The Dublin, Sydney and Washington Accords apply to accreditation within the jurisdiction of the signatory. In the case of the Engineering Council this
means universities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. If you studied in the jurisdiction of another Accord signatory, you should contact that
signatory for further information.

The Dublin, Sydney and Washington Accords apply to accreditation within the jurisdiction of the signatory. In the case of the Engineering Council this means
universities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. If you studied in the jurisdiction of another Accord signatory you should contact that signatory for
further information.

If you studied in the UK first check which Section your programme is accredited for. This will be Chartered Engineer (CEng) registration or Incorporated
Engineer (IEng) registration. This is shown at the top right hand side of each programme entry in the .

If your programme is a Bachelors and the Section is IEng your degree programme is recognised under the .
If your programme is an MEng and the Section is CEng it is recognised under the .
If your programme is a Bachelors started 1999 and the Section is CEng it is recognised under the .
If your programme is a Bachelors started 1999 and the Section is CEng you will need to check the Public Notes at the bottom of the entry to
see whether there is a further learning requirement.
If further learning is indicated for the year* you started** your programme it is recognised under the .
If further learning is indicated for your programme and you have also completed an accredited MSc programme the combination is recognised under
the .
If you have completed an accredited MSc but do not have a Bachelors degree accredited in the CEng Section, your combination of qualifications is not
recognised under either Accord.

* if the Public Notes state “further learning required from 1999” and you started your programme in or later than 1999, it is recognised under the
.

** if you were given exemption from one or more years of your programme, your start year is the year you would have started, if you had joined at the beginning
of the programme. Eg if you joined your programme in 2000 with direct entry to the second year, your start year would be 1999.

The Dublin, Sydney and Washington Accords apply to accreditation within the jurisdiction of the signatory. In the case of the Engineering Council this means
universities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. If you studied in the jurisdiction of another Accord signatory you should contact that signatory for
further information.

If you studied in the UK and if the Section is CEng and your degree programme is a Bachelors started 1999 it is recognised under the
.

If the Section is CEng and your degree programme is a Bachelors started 1999 you will need to check the Public Notes at the bottom of the
entry to see whether there is a further learning requirement.
An accredited Bachelors programme with a further learning requirement combined with an accredited MSc programme is recognised under the
.

If you have completed an accredited Bachelors programme with a further learning requirement, but not an accredited programme of further learning, your
degree can be recognised under the .

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If you have studied a programme that is accredited as partially meeting the academic requirements for a particular level of registration then further learning is
required to demonstrate your learning and understanding to the specified higher level. You may achieve this by way of a further formal qualification, sometime
referred to as a top-up qualification, or by a range of other means such as private study, workplace projects or attending courses related to work. However,
whatever means is chosen, it must be subject to rigorous and valid independent assessment.

From 1999 onwards the exemplifying academic level for CEng registration has been an accredited Bachelors with Honours in engineering plus further
learning to Masters level, or an accredited integrated Masters (MEng) programme. Programmes already in accreditation at the time were required to introduce
further learning from the next re-accreditation date, so further learning ‘from’ dates may vary between 1999 and 2003.

The Accords do not recognise programmes that are accredited as partially meeting the education requirements for registration unless combined with an
accredited programme of further learning to the appropriate level. For example, UK Bachelors with Honours programmes accredited in the CEng section and
requiring further learning can only be recognised under the Washington Accord if an accredited programme of further learning has also been completed.

Your degree can be recognised under the .

Accreditation is carried out at programme level so it is not possible to accredit an individual person's degree. Degree programmes are accredited for specific
intake years and cannot be accredited retrospectively. If you have a UK degree that is not on our it is not accredited and will not
be recognised under any of the Accords.

No. If your degree was awarded by a UK university and it is not listed on our it is not recognised under the Washington or
Sydney Accord.

Degrees that pre-date the Accord are not automatically recognised. However, Accord signatories may, at their own discretion, give exemption from some of
their requirements to a holder of a UK degree accredited before 1989.

No. The and Accords recognise the substantial equivalence of accredited engineering or engineering technology education
programmes.

Since the Engineering Council examinations are not programmes themselves, they are not accredited by UK professional engineering institutions. They are
accepted and used by UK professional engineering institutions as a means to demonstrate the underpinning knowledge and understanding requirements for
registration. They are also accepted by the majority of Washington and Sydney Accord signatories as a recognised pathway to meeting the academic
requirements. However, not all signatories accept them nor do they accept all combinations of subjects sat. You should contact the signatory you wish to apply
to for further information.

No, programmes on the are not recognised under the Accords unless they are accredited by one of the Accord signatories that is also a member
of FEANI (currently Engineering Council, Engineers Ireland). However, Accord signatories may, at their own discretion, recognise degrees on
the FEANI INDEX as equivalent academic qualifications. Please contact the signatory in whose jurisdiction you are seeking recognition for advice.

Programmes listed on the FEANI INDEX are recognised by the Engineering Council for the purpose of registration as an Incorporated Engineer or Chartered
Engineer.

No, programmes are not recognised under the Accords unless they are also accredited by/for an Accord signatory such as the
Engineering Council or Engineers Ireland. However, Accord signatories may, at their own discretion, recognise EUR-ACE® labelled programmes as
equivalent academic qualifications.

EUR-ACE® labelled degrees are recognised by the Engineering Council for the purposes of registration as an Incorporated Engineer or Chartered Engineer.

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If your degree is accredited for the Engineering Council you should state this and the relevant Accord in your Visa application.

If your client graduated from a UK university, please check our for the programme status (see Q3 in this section for details of
how to identify the applicable Accord). You can then include the programme reference number in the Visa documentation. If your client completed and
Engineering Technician programme, please refer to our . If the programme is not listed it is not accredited or
approved and will not be recognised under the Accords.

This should not normally be necessary. Please refer interested parties to the programme entry in our . If an agency or
organisation requires confirmation on headed paper, they should . Please note that there may be a charge for this service.

EngTech programmes are approved or recognised rather than being formally accredited. Any programme listed on the
is recognised under the , providing the full programme profile has been successfully completed.

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