Our role as regulator

The Engineering Council is the UK’s regulatory body for the engineering profession, trusted to unite and lead through standards.

Operating as a charity under Royal Charter, we champion responsible engineering for society’s benefit, advancing standards across a growing community of engineering professionals.

We do this by:

• Setting, upholding and advancing standards for engineering competence and commitment throughout the UK engineering profession
• Licensing professional engineering institutions to assess individuals for professional registration and recognise programmes of learning and development
• Holding and growing the national Register of the engineers and technicians who are demonstrating these standards.

Our purpose is to deliver a vital public benefit: a trustworthy and accountable engineering profession that keeps people safe, promotes responsible and sustainable development, and helps protect both society and the planet, now and for future generations.

The Engineering Council is governed by a Board of Trustees. This Board includes representatives from our Licensed professional engineering institutions, as well as others with a strong interest in the effective regulation of the profession.

Through all of this, we help ensure the public can have confidence in the skills, integrity, and commitment of professionally registered engineers and technicians.