An engineer who meets the following requirements may apply for registration with the Board:
 
1) Educational qualification - anyone who:
  a) holds any degree, or qualification listed in the Professional Engineers (Approved Qualifications) Notification; or
  b) satisfies the Board that he is otherwise qualified by having proper and recognised academic qualifications in engineering and who satisfies such conditions prescribed by the Board.

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2) After obtaining the approved qualifications, acquire not less than 4 years’ practical experience in such professional engineering work and at such level of responsibility as to be sufficiently competent for registration as a professional engineer.

The type of relevant practical experience should be as follows:

  a) where the person seeks to be registered in the civil engineering discipline, the practical experience shall be obtained:
    i) during a period of not less than 12 months in a design office whilst under the supervision of a registered professional engineer who has in force a practising certificate; and
    ii) during a period of at least 12 months in supervisory work at a project site or engineering investigation work whilst under the supervision of a registered professional engineer who has in force a practising certificate.
  b) where the person seeks to be registered in the electrical or mechanical engineering discipline, the practical experience shall be practical experience in electrical or mechanical engineering work, as the case may be, obtained during a period of not less than 2 years whilst under the supervision of a registered professional engineer who has in force a practising certificate.
  c) where the person is engaged in full-time teaching or research work, such relevant practical experience as may be acceptable to the Board obtained during a period of not less than two years whilst under the supervision of a registered professional engineer who has in force a practising certificate.
3) Sat and passed the following examinations.
a) Fundamentals of Engineering Examination.
b) Practice of Professional Engineering Examination.
Where a person applies for registration within 6 months of 1 Dec 05 and has at least 5 years of practical experience as at 1 Dec 05, he is exempted from the above examinations. 

An application for registration as a professional engineer shall be made within 5 years of passing the Practice of Professional Engineering Examination. The application for registration as a professional engineer shall be accompanied by a fee of $300, which comprises a non-refundable registration fee of $150 and $150 for certificate of registration.

You can download the Application Form PEB 1, which is a Microsoft Excel file.


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