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21-771: BINDT is a licensed member institution of the Engineering Council and a full member of the European Federation of NDT (EFNDT) and the International Committee for NDT (ICNDT). Their headquarters is located in Northampton , UK. BINDT maintains PCN ( Personnel Certification in Non-Destructive Testing ). PCN is a personnel certification scheme in NDT methods, welding inspection and condition monitoring , which

42-533: A City and Guilds award comparable to a level 4 qualification. The Incorporated Engineer (IEng) may obtain the Graduateship (GCGI) in engineering, comparable to a level 6 qualification. The Chartered Engineer (CEng) may obtain the Membership (MCGI) in engineering, comparable to a level 7 qualification. Engineering Council is a "designated authority" under the implementing regulations for Directive 2005/36/EC . It

63-475: A remerger to create the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), though in 2016 the Department for International Trade (DIT) was split off. Energy returned in 2017 with the creation of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS); BEIS lasted until 2023 when this department was again split and mixed with other responsibilities, into the Department for Business and Trade (DBT),

84-466: A royal charter. From its recommendations, the Engineering Council was established in 1981, watching over 54 separate institutions. It gained a royal charter on 27 November 1981. The first chairman was Sir Kenneth Corfield , followed by Francis Tombs, Baron Tombs in 1985, Sir William Barlow in 1988, Sir John Fairclough in 1991, Dr. Alan Rudge in 1996 and Dr. Robert Hawley in 1999. It formed

105-530: A week later, after widespread derision, including some from the Confederation of British Industry . In 2007, part of DTI merged into the new Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), while most of it was renamed as the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR); part of that would become the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) in 2008. The responsibilities which had gone to DIUS largely returned in 2009 with

126-466: Is a trade magazine for NDT, inspection, condition monitoring and quality practitioners. It is sent free of charge to its members and to PCN certified personnel. This article about an organisation in the United Kingdom is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Engineering Council The Engineering Council (formerly Engineering Council UK ; colloquially known as EngC )

147-503: Is a member of the European Federation of National Engineering Associations (FEANI). Engineering Council has relationships with many similar organisations worldwide. It has responsibility for the UK sections of two international registers: European Engineer registration entitles the holder to use the European-style prefix title EurIng ; International Professional Engineer registration entitles

168-624: Is accredited by UKAS according to ISO 17024. PCN certification schemes for the major NDT methods conform to BS EN ISO 9712 (2012) . PCN condition monitoring certification schemes in Vibration Analysis, Acoustic Emission, Infrared Thermography and Lubrication Management and Analysis conform to the appropriate parts of ISO 18436. BINDT publishes " Insight - Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring ", which includes original research and development papers, technical and scientific reviews and case studies. BINDT also publishes "NDT News". This

189-571: Is the UK 's regulatory authority for registration of Chartered and Incorporated engineers and engineering technician . The Engineering Council holds the national registers of over 228,000 Engineering Technicians (EngTech), Incorporated Engineers (IEng), Chartered Engineers (CEng) and Information and Communications Technology Technicians (ICTTech). The Engineering Council is also responsible for establishing and upholding globally acknowledged benchmarks of professional competence and ethical conduct, which govern

210-501: Is voluntary and candidates are required to demonstrate a high standard of professional competence acquired through education, training and responsible experience in order to register. There are four categories of registration: Assessment for registration is typically carried out on Engineering Council's behalf by a licensed member institution. The Engineering Technician (EngTech) may obtain the Licentiateship (with post nominals LCGI),

231-549: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). The DTI had a wide range of responsibilities. There were ultimately nine main areas covered by the DTI: From 1999 to 2005 it led the national E-Commerce Awards with InterForum, a not for profit membership organisation that helped British businesses to trade electronically. This aimed to encourage Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises to develop their business through

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252-578: The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills on 28 June 2007. The department was formed on 19 October 1970 through the merger of the Board of Trade and the Ministry of Technology , creating a new cabinet post of Secretary of State for Trade and Industry . Additionally, the department also took over the Department of Employment 's former responsibilities for monopolies and mergers. However, in January 1974,

273-633: The WISE Campaign in 1983 to encourage women to become engineers. In 1996, the diamond logo was replaced by a circle. Engineering Council is recognised by the British Government as the national representative body of the engineering profession in the United Kingdom, working in partnership with other engineering institutions. The Engineering Council regulates the professions of chartered engineer, incorporated engineer and engineering technician in

294-451: The UK. UK legislation is generally 'permissive' and, as such, the title engineer is not protected by law therefore anyone can call themselves an engineer or professional engineer or registered engineer and many semi-skilled and unskilled trades adopt this title. However the 'professional' titles awarded by the Engineering Council are protected by law. Registration as a chartered and incorporated engineers or as engineering technicians

315-496: The award and retention of these titles. This guarantees that employers, government bodies, and the broader society, both within the UK and abroad, can place their trust in the expertise, experience, and dedication of engineers and technicians who are professionally registered with the Engineering Council. Professional engineering institutions in the UK began in 1818 with the formation of the Institution of Civil Engineers . The IMechE

336-588: The current Engineering Council and EngineeringUK currently carry out, as well as some others. Around this time, 33% of the UK's GDP was in manufacturing, lowering to 29% in the early 1970s. A royal commission, from the committee of inquiry into the engineering profession, chaired by Sir Monty Finniston , was set up in 1977. It looked at the formation and registration of engineers, producing the Finniston Report - Engineering our Future in 1980. Engineering institutions thought they may have lost their autonomy. There

357-549: The department's responsibilities for energy production were transferred to a newly created Department of Energy . On 5 March that year, following a Labour Party victory in the February 1974 general election , the department was split into the Department of Trade , the Department of Industry and the Department of Prices and Consumer Protection . In 1983 the departments of Trade and Industry were reunited. The Department of Energy

378-441: The holder to use the suffix IntPE (UK) . The qualifications required for international registration are similar to those required for CEng registration. Department of Trade and Industry (United Kingdom) The Department of Trade and Industry ( DTI ) was a United Kingdom government department formed on 19 October 1970. It was replaced with the creation of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and

399-449: Was also the possibility of statutory licensing (direct government control) of engineers, as other professional practitioners such as doctors and architects, but the work of engineers is more confined to work with other engineering companies, providing a nominal level of inherent professional self-regulation against misconduct. Keith Joseph at the DTI chose not to have a statutory body , but have

420-573: Was formed next in 1847. The IEE (Later Renamed as IET ) was formed in 1871. These three are known as the Big Three institutions since together they represent 80% of registered UK engineers. The Joint Council of Engineering Institutions was formed in 1964, which later became the Council of Engineering Institutions (CEI) in November 1965, which had a royal charter . This provided functions similar to those that

441-514: Was re-merged back into the DTI in 1992, but various media-related functions transferred to the Department of National Heritage . Until it was succeeded in June 2007 the DTI continued to set the energy policy of the United Kingdom . After the 2005 general election the DTI was renamed to the Department for Productivity, Energy and Industry , but the name reverted to Department of Trade and Industry less than

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