SIMPLIFIED ROUTE TO

PROFESSIONAL
ENGINEER (P.Eng)
For Graduate Engineers
Ir. Syed Fadzil Syed Mohamed, PEPC, CEng
IntPE(MY), APEC Engineer (MY), FIEM, MIMechE, ACPE

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 ABOUT THE FACILITATOR

Ir. SYED FADZIL BIN SYED MOHAMED, PEPC, CEng

PERSONAL DATA QUALIFICATION
Place Of Birth Pahang Darul Makmur University of Paisley, Scotland B.Eng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
Telephone 019 - 322 3375 Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) Professional Engineer with Practising
Certificate (PEPC)
Email syedfadzil@gmail.com
syedfadzil@instech.my Engineering Council, UK Chartered Engineer (CEng)
International Register Coordinating International Professional Engineer
Committee IntPE (MY)
syedfadzil Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT) Professional Technologist (P.Tech)
The Institution of Engineers Malaysia Fellow (FIEM)
APEC Engineer Coordinating Committee Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC)
syedfadzil.syedmohamed Engineer
ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer
Coordinating Committee (ACPE)
AREA OF SPECIALISATION
Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK Member (MIMechE)
▪ Failure Investigation and Analysis.
▪ Materials Characterisation and Qualification. CERTIFICATION
▪ Engineering Components Fitness For Service American Petroleum Institute ▪ API-510 : Pressure Vessel Inspector
▪ Plant Remaining Life Assessment ▪ API-570 : Piping Inspector
▪ Equipment Inspection and Condition Assessment ▪ API-653 : Above Ground Storage Tank Inspector
(New and In-Service). ▪ API-577 : Welding Inspection and Metallurgy
▪ Technical Assessor : ISO/IEC 17020 : General criteria for the operation of Professional
various types of bodies performing inspection. ▪ API-580 : Advanced Risk Based Inspection
▪ Third Party Independent Engineering Inspection Professional

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 DISCLAIMER
❑ The presenter does not officially represent the Board of Engineers Malaysia
(BEM) or the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), for this presentation

❑ The opinions expressed in this presentation and on the following slides are
solely those of the presenter and do not represent the opinions of any entity
with which the presenter has been affiliated or will be affiliated

❑ The performance data presented is historical; past performance is not a

reliable indicator of future performance

❑ While the presenter seeks to ensure the information is accurate and reliable,
he makes no representation and accepts no liability whatsoever resulting
directly or indirectly for the accuracy, correctness, completeness or suitability
of such information via this presentation

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PRESENTATION CONTENTS
❑ Roles and Function (BEM / IEM)
❑ BEM Registration Hierarchy
❑ Registration of Engineers Act / Regulations
❑ Summary of Entitlements
❑ Routes to Professional Engineer
❑ Submission for Reporting
❑ Elements for Reporting
❑ Required Experience
❑ Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
❑ Further Professional Development

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 ROLES AND FUNCTIONS
Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM)
❑ It was formed in 23rd August 1972
❑ The Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) is a
STATUTORY BODY constituted under the
Registration of Engineers Act 1967.
❑ To keep and maintain the registrar.
❑ To determine and regulate the conduct and ethics of
the engineering profession.
❑ Registration is MANDATORY
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Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM)
❑ The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) was
established in 1959
❑ Primary function is to promote and advance the
science and profession of engineering in any or all of
its disciplines and to facilitate the exchange of
information and ideas related to engineering
❑ To hold meetings, exhibitions and visits, and such
other activities as The Institution may deem incidental
or conducive to the promotion or attainment of the
profession of engineering
❑ To raise the character and status and advance the
interests of the profession of engineering and those
engaged therein
❑ Registration is VOLUNTARY
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BOARD OF ENGINEERS MALAYSIA (BEM)
REGISTRATION HIERARCHY
ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY PRACTICE (ECP)
Professional Engineer With Practising Certificate (PEPC)

Professional Engineer (PEng)

Graduate Engineer (Grad Eng) Engineering Technologist (Eng Tech)

Inspector of Works Inspector of Works Inspector of Works Inspector of Works

(IOW) (IOW) (IOW) (IOW)

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 REGISTRATION OF ENGINEERS ACT 1967
AND
REGISTRATION OF ENGINEERS REGULATIONS 1990

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 SUMMARY OF ENTITLEMENTS
NO. ENTITLEMENTS SECTION ENGINEERING GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL
(REA) TECHNOLOGIST ENGINEER ENGINEER ENGINEER
(with Practising
Certificate)
1 Practise or to carry on a business Sect. 7 NO NO NO YES
which requires him to carry out or (1A)
perform professional engineering
services
2 Take up employment which Sect. 7 YES YES YES YES
requires him to carry out or perform (1) & 7(2)
professional engineering services
3 Use the title “Professional Sect. 7 NO but use Eng. NO but use YES YES
Engineer” or the equivalent thereto (1)(aa) Tech. Grad. Eng
in any other language
4 Use “Ir.” & “P. Eng” before or after Sect. 7 NO NO YES YES
the name (1)(aa)(iii)
5 Display sign, card or other device Sect. 7 NO NO YES YES
implying he is a Professional (1)(b)
Engineer

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NO. ENTITLEMENTS SECTION ENGINEERING GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL
(REA) TECHNOLOGIST ENGINEER ENGINEER ENGINEER
(with Practising
Certificate)
6 Entitled to recover in any court Sect. 7 NO NO NO YES
any fee, charge, remuneration (1A)(d)
or other form of consideration
for any professional engineering
services rendered
7 Entitled to use the P.E. stamp Sect. 7 NO NO YES YES
(1)(d)
or 7(1A)(e)
8 Entitled to use prescribed Sect. 7 NO NO NO YES
Practising Certificate (1A)
9 Entitled to submit plans, Sect. 8 NO NO NO YES
engineering surveys, drawings, (1) & (2)
schemes, proposal, reports,
designs or studies (only if he is
residing in Malaysia)
10 Entitled to (9) only in relation to Sect. 8 NO NO NO YES
the branch of engineering he is (2)
registered in

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NO. ENTITLEMENTS SECTION ENGINEERING GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL
(REA) TECHNOLOGIST ENGINEER ENGINEER ENGINEER
(with Practising
Certificate)

11 Not prohibited to make valuations of any Sect. 8 Prohibited Prohibited Prohibited Not prohibited
structure, plant, machinery & equipment, and (3)
making valuations for mining purposes, in
connection with his professional practice

12 Entitled to submit plans or drawings invented Sect. 8A NO NO YES YES

by him or sold by him or his employer.

13 The right to be heard before the Board makes Sect. 15 YES YES YES YES
order of punishment under Section 15(1A) (2)

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 ROUTE A
Professional Assessment Examination
I. has obtained 3 years practical experience as specified in Regulation 22(1) which shall include
the following:
a. at least two years of general training that will provide a sound basis for professional
development; and
b. at least one year of professional career development and training providing wide exposure
to the various managerial and technical expertise in engineering practice where;
c. at least one year of the above training must be obtained in Malaysia under the supervision of
a Professional Engineer in the same branch of engineering as that practised by the Graduate
Engineer.
❑ Professional Engineers in other related branches of engineering may be accepted with
the prior approval of the Board
II. has passed a Professional Assessment Examination conducted by the Board;

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 ROUTE B
Route for a Professional Engineer from an overseas Regulatory Body
I. Applicant shall pass Code of Conduct Assessment based on Registration of Engineers Act
1967 (Revised 2015);
II. Applicant shall submit to BEM a certified latest Professional Engineer Certificate issued by a
Regulatory Body of other country;
III. The professional engineers status shall be check that it is equivalent to BEM’s professional
engineer qualifications eligibility;
IV. The applicant is not entitle to be registered as a Professional Engineer if at any time prior to
his registration there exist any facts or circumstances which would have entitled the
Disciplinary Committee to cancel his registration pursuant to Section 15 of the Registration of
Engineers Act 1967 (Revised 2015);
V. Summary of practical experience not less than 3 years using company letterhead certified by a
Professional Engineer in same branch of engineering at which the applicant did his practical
experience and;
VI. has complied with the requirements as determined by the Board.

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 ROUTE C
Corporate Member of IEM
I. A Corporate Member of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM)
II. has complied with the requirements as determined by the Board as follows:
a. has obtained 3 years practical experience as specified in Regulation 22(1) which shall
include the following:
i. at least two years of general training that will provide a sound basis for professional
development; and
ii. at least one year of professional career development and training providing wide
exposure to the various managerial and technical expertise in engineering practice
where;
iii. at least one year of the above training must be obtained in Malaysia under the supervision
of a Professional Engineer in the same branch of engineering as that practised by the
Graduate Engineer.
❑ Professional Engineers in other related branches of engineering may be accepted with
the prior approval of the Board

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An applicant who applies
for registration as a
Professional Engineer BEM
BEM
(P.Eng) must be a
registered Graduate
Engineer with BEM for a
minimum of 3 years.

Graduate
Engineer

IEM CEng
The Institution of BEM
BEM BEM
Engineers, Malaysia BEM
(IEM)

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 STEPS TO BECOME
A CHARTERED ENGINEER (CEng)

Submit Assessment /
Graduated an Complete the
documents Interview and Chartered
accredited CEng
and info of 2 prepare Engineer
engineering Application
supporters development (CEng)
degree Form
(CEng) plan

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 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING INSTITUTIONS LICENSED TO
CONDUCT PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION (CHARTERED ENGINEER)
▪ BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
▪ British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT)
▪ Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE)
▪ Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)
▪ Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES)
▪ Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT)
▪ Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE)
▪ Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management
(CIWEM)
▪ Energy Institute (EI)
▪ Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE)
▪ Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
▪ Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)
▪ Institute of Cast Metals Engineers (ICME)
▪ Institution of Engineering Designers (IED)
▪ Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
▪ Institute of Explosives Engineers (IExpE)
▪ Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE)
▪ Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM)
▪ Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE)
▪ Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management
(IHEEM)
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▪ Institution of Lighting Professionals (ILP)
▪ Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology
(IMarEST)
▪ Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
▪ Institute of Measurement and Control (InstMC)
▪ Institution of Royal Engineers (InstRE)
▪ Institute of Acoustics (IOA)
▪ Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3)
▪ Institute of Physics (IOP)
▪ Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM)
▪ Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE)
▪ Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE)
▪ Institute of Water
▪ INCOSE UK, the UK Chapter of the International Council
on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)
▪ Permanent Way Institution (PWI)
▪ Nuclear Institute (NI)
▪ Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS)
▪ Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA)
▪ Safety and Reliability Society (SaRS)
▪ The Society of Operations Engineers (SOE)
▪ The Welding Institute
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 CHARTERED ENGINEER (CEng)
TO PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER (P.Eng)

Complete the
P.Eng
Chartered
3 Years Valid Registration of Application Professional
Engineer Engineer (P.Eng)
Graduate Engineer by BEM Form (Route B)
(CEng)
and submit to
BEM

An applicant who applies for registration as a Professional

Engineer (P.Eng) must be a registered Graduate Engineer
with BEM for a minimum of 3 years.

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 ENGINEERING BRANCH / DISCIPLINE
MECHANICAL CIVIL ELECTRICAL CHEMICAL
❑ Aerospace ❑ Building ❑ Computer ❑ Bio-Chemical
❑ Agricultural ❑ Construction ❑ Electronics ❑ Bio-Engineering
❑ Automotive ❑ Environmental ❑ Communication ❑ Energy (Fuel, Natural Gas)
❑ Building Services ❑ Geotechnical ❑ Environmental
❑ Manufacturing ❑ Highway ❑ Petroleum
❑ Marine ❑ Hydraulic ❑ Process (Polymer, Textile,
❑ Material ❑ Mining Pharmaceutical, Food)
❑ Mechatronic ❑ Municipal
❑ Metallurgy ❑ Structural
❑ Mining ❑ Transportation
❑ Naval Architectural ❑ Water Resources
❑ Nuclear (Plant)

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 SUBMISSION FOR REPORTING TO INCLUDE
(but not limited to)
ELEMENTS DESCRIPTION

Application of engineering • Highlight the engineering principles used in your work e.g. mechanic of materials,
principles (including thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, stress & strain etc
designs and calculations) • Involvement in design including conceptual and rational of choice is essential
• Best standard practices application
• Adequate use of engineering codes
Project management ▪ Scheduling
application ▪ Resource planning
Safety and health issues ▪ Highlight your involvement in issues concerning safety and health at work place
Finance and costing ▪ How you make the project commercially viable to be implemented
▪ Elements for commercial consideration
Social, environment and ▪ Benefits to society
surrounding impact ▪ Impact to surrounding
Engineering codes and ▪ Integrity
ethics ▪ Conflict of interest
▪ Commercial pressure
▪ Review / Approval

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 ELEMENTS FOR REPORTING TO INCLUDE
(but not limited to)
DATE DURATION PROJECTS ELEMENTS
DESCRIPTION
Engineering Project Safety Finance Social Codes
Principles Management and and and and
Health Costing Surrounding Ethics
Impact

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 REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
ELEMENTS DESCRIPTION

DESIGN EXPERIENCE • Period, in months, of training and experience that the candidate
spends in an office environment to plan, manage and execute design
work, feasibility study, development work, or operation and
maintenance work under a Supervising Engineer (preferably CEng /
PEng)

SITE EXPERIENCE ▪ Period of training and experience of the candidate during which he
spends his time in the site / field either supervising an engineering
work or being involved in operation work.
▪ Site / field experience shall not consist merely of routine site / field
inspections or attending site meetings
▪ Include activities which demonstrate engineering proficiency and
competency like trouble-shooting, site problem solving, clarifying of
design uncertainties, proposing of better alternative designs,
reviewing parameters and improving work procedures and practice
and work sequencing

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 EXAMPLES FOR EXPERIENCE IN DESIGN FOR VARIOUS ENGINEERING
DISCIPLINE AND BRANCHES (NOT EXHAUSTIVE)

MECHANICAL Drawings and calculations for the design of an item of work related to mechanical
engineering, such as machinery or machine parts; power-house or machine-shop
equipment; factory or workshop layouts; earth moving and quarry plant, compressed
air equipment, diesel traction units, pumps, engines, air conditioning systems, fire
fighting systems, other building services, etc. and
Notes or records on methods of machinery: accuracy, workmanship, tolerances;
testing properties of materials; performance of tests on plant and machines;
workshop organisation; maintenance; work study, etc.

CHEMICAL Drawings and calculations for the design, in whole or in part, of an item of work
relating to chemical or process engineering, e.g. heat exchangers; absorption towers;
distillation plant; liquor filters; plant layouts; and
Notes or records such as the operation and/or testing of chemical plant and items of
equipment; the preparation of process flow sheets showing heat and mass balances;
maintenance and planning coordination; the economic assessment of alternative
schemes; the instrumentation and automatic engineering techniques.

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 EXAMPLES FOR EXPERIENCE IN DESIGN FOR VARIOUS ENGINEERING
DISCIPLINE AND BRANCHES (NOT EXHAUSTIVE)

CIVIL Drawings, calculations and quantities to show adequate knowledge of the practical
application of the theory of civil engineering design in relation to highway
engineering e.g. the design of bridges, retaining wall, earthworks, paving and
drainage. and
Notes or records on highway capacity standards in relation to estimated traffic
volumes with particular reference to junction layout; highway materials and pavement
design; road location in urban or rural areas.

ELECTRICAL Drawings, charts, calculations for the design, installation, construction and operation
ELECTRONICS in whole or in part of a system or an item of work related to electrical engineering, for
example, utilization of electric plant and equipment such as generating plant,
switchgear, transformers, substations, transmission and distribution, electric drive,
lighting systems; and
Notes or records on operation, maintenance, testing of electrical plant and equipment
or telecommunication equipment; generation, transmission and distribution of power;
application of electricity to transport, industry, radio broadcasting, commercial and
domestic premises, etc

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 CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT (CPD) PROGRAMMES
❑ BEM under Section 4(1)(ec) of the Act will enforce “continuing professional
development programmes” for a Professional Engineer, Professional Engineer with
Practising Certificate and Inspector of Works.
❑ The annual CPD Hours required to be obtained by a Professional Engineers with
Practicing Certificate (PEPC) shall be 50 CPD Hours.
❑ The annual CPD Hours required to be obtained by a Professional Engineers (PE)
shall be 25 CPD Hours.

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 MOVING FORWARD CHECKLIST
A. The Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) approved Engineering Degree
B. Register with BEM as Graduate Engineer ASAP upon graduation
C. Find and select Engineering Mentor(s) / Supervisor, P.Eng / CEng with
similar background and experience
(Joining the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) is highly recommended,
Student Member, Graduate Member, etc)
D. Identify suitable project(s) for assessment
E. Meet Mentor(s) / Supervisor regularly to discuss progress
F. Keep good and systematic record keeping, evidence and supporting
documentation
G. Prepare for Professional assessment

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 PROFESSIONAL APPLICATION
JUNE JANUARY 2021 2023 JANUARY
2020 2021 2024
3 Years
Minimum
ENGINEER 1

Graduation BEM Registration as Engineering Experience Application for BEM P.Eng

Graduate Engineer ROUTE A
Approved

JUNE JANUARY JANUARY JANUARY

2020 2025 2026 2029

ENGINEER 2
Graduation Registration as Chartered BEM Registration as Application for BEM P.Eng
Engineer Approved Graduate Engineer ROUTE B
Approved

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 WHAT’S NEXT?
FOR FURTHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ASEAN Chartered Professional
Engineer, (ACPE)

Professional Engineer with

APEC Engineers, APEC (MY)
Practising Certificate (PEPC)

International Professional
Engineer, IntPE (MY)

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